The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-05-19

vIction that Christianity should mean
. like Christ
An Evangcls, pasted throughout a
certain city small slips OF paper on
which were printed these words. Get
right with God" The following Sab
bath prominent divine OF that same
city took as his subject these words:
Get right with man. and you will be
right with God"
When the Rev. Charles VI. Sheldon
gave TO the religious world that grand
book, "In His steps" he brought face
TO face the Christianity that is and
the Christianity that should be. He
has not given the world meaningless
theory nor a visionary scheme.
The writer personally knows the
works Of this man; knows that Anne
RIGA possesses no truer nobler practi-
cal Christian than he. He daily asks
the question: What would Jesus
do?' then proceeds to do Il. He is
man prominently identified with all
that lifts man ont of the religious
and economic ruts of the present; a
man identified with associated chari-
ties, and it is serious mistake to sup
pose that he, in his book, even by i'm
plication advocates the indiscrlminate
|, giving of aims. He does believe that
a righteous God will condemn society
even more than society now condemns
her criminals.
We find this same man 10 the fore
in kindergarten work among the
poor; establishing a free library and
reading room amons the ignorant,
and daily moving in and ont among his
people as did Christ.
Alexander Powers is not alone a A.
cure of fiction. His other name Is
Sheldon. the man who has daily gone
into the midst of thousands of toilers
during their noon hour, and done his
little towards giving them ray of
sunshine, Increasing their already too
small store of human happiness and
knowledge
, Professor Marsh bears more than II
paper name. His real name is Sheldon,
blicity. has nevertheless not hesitated
10 organize what Christian force he
could against rum and political cor
ruption.
, Virginia Page IS not alone a word
painting of Christian grace. Her proto-
type can be found in one c. NJ. Sheldon.
smoky Row" the hell OF KANSAS
capital. knows him almost as we'll as
does his own well dressed, Intelligent
parishioners. doubt whether he ever
visits these places that he does not
silently ask: How long shall Christ
ian people continue 20 support, by
their silence and their ballots, the
greatest form OF slavery ever known
in America"
man or his books. 1t took an Uncle
Toms Cabin" to arouse the political
apathy of a Christian nation in days
= gone by. 1t will take an In His
T Steps" TO arouse the Christian apathy
I of to-day. 1t is not book good for
one TO read TO arouse little religious
enthusiasm. 1t is a book TO live.
1t would be absolutely impossible for
= any individual, single handed, under
5 our present defective and cruel social
system to dare take as his motto:
What would Jesus do?" Be he rich
t or poor, learned or ignorant, he
5 would fall before the battle was fairly
e begun, and that too by the very hands
5 of those who would profess moral
! support.
But, how different 1t would be with
? united body OF earnest men and
women, a sufficient number to form a
= society unto themselves, whose COM
= bined religious enthusiasm, moral
t courage, Intellectual and financial
!, strength could and would win lasting
victory for humanity and God.
! d. II. c.