The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-23
THE man AT WORK
Religion and The Man in
Business Life.
SERMON BY REV. Mr.. KINCAID
Commerce Has Done Much for the
Races Securing and Applying
an Ideal.
SERMON BY REV. Mr.. KiNCAID

The series of sermons On Man" at
Central Union Church was continued
| last evening, the Rev. VIM. NJ. kincaid
| selecting for his subject, "A Man in
| His Business and reading for his text
| from Luke 2:49, twist ye not that l
must be about my fathers business ,"
| When man goes into business he
is very apt to think that ne is engaged
in something not very near the Divine.
In fact many business men entirely
divorce religion and their business.
| The preacher considered the ques-
ton. WHAT has business done and
what is it doing for the world" What
has business done for the material
side Of man? a mans grade of de-
velopment is determined by his wants.
Place beside the hut Of the ignorant
savage, the modern mansion and the
difference between the TWO will show
to you Immediately the advancement
which a part OF mankind has made.
The advancement of man is due more
to a search for wealth than to religion.
The discovery OF the Western Henri
sphere and what is known today as the
great American continent was due to
the desire for wealth. It is true that.
Columbus held a hidden religious pur
pose, but Ferdinand and Isabella who
made the voyage possible were led by
a desir to secure 4 portion of the
| tabled wealth of India. Africa was
opened up by business enterprise. The
exploration of the East Indies was a
question Of pounds, shillings and
pence. and yet, hough the purpose
may have been !. scTdid one, from
| those explorations and Investigations
there has come an enlightenment
which has made possible the modern
or higher criticism
| 4 man, whatever may be his state
of development, is 2 child of God, and
we are brethren. Business has taught
us this. Business has bTidged rivers,
tunneled through mountains, crossed
oceans and brought the world together.
| Business has had more to do with
bringing on this era Of Peace than any
other influence. War is too expensive.
The business of the world will not en-
dure a war longer than is necessary
The speaker then took up the main
part of his address, telling OF the all
round, practical man; what he Will DO
and what ne will not do. He will work
| The man Of good health who is not
producing as much as he is taking out
of the world, no matter whether he Is
rich or poor is living on charity ana
| should be called q beggaT. The preach
er said with animation, shame on the
sons OF rich men who think they 90
not have to work because their fathers
| worked before them The man who
is man will not engage in any bus1-
ness which will work an injury to any
of his fellow men. What is the diner
ence so far as the humanity of it is
concerned between the man VINO
knocks you down and picks your poe
kets and the man who by stock mani
puIations gets your money? One is as
much a brute as the other. Greed is
the lowest element n man. This spir-
it possesses many Of the American peo-
pie. heart, head and hand. There is
something deathly, there is something
deveIish in the passion for gold when
it once takes possession of man. A
mailed boot IS on the PROSTATE form
OF a young man, and a mailed hand Is
crushing the face Of young woman
Young men should get their ideal
in the church and out there in the
field of business, they should live 1t.
THE CHILDREN.