The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-13
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theithings enumerated liepoutside
this category. The Church has
but one duty as to them. they
have been received, so they must
be transmitted.
And if because of this men shall
object, and 1t may be scoff and
sneer; if they shall call the
Church narrow and bigoted, and
behind the age, so be it. 1t re-
quires no vast exertion of man
hood or of faith to bear that bur
den and to breast that storm.
"The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his
Lord; if they have called the Mas
ter of the house Beelzebub, how
much more shall they call them of
his household"
BY these principles we priests
and people must be prepared to
stand with all stedtastness, not
abating one jot or little of them;
for the notion that we can pro
mote unity the better by compro-
missing our principles, yielding
this or that point, for Charity's
sake, is, ] am convinced, altoge-
ther false and deceptive. We shall
succeed for better by courageous
ly holding fast to what we are
confident is Gods truth as hand
ed down by His Church through
all the ages; but holding fast to
it in all charity and Christian for
bearance. AT this same time, we
must beware of giving undue pro-
mihence to matters of minor i'm
portance, which involve no real
principle nor touch the founda-
tons of our faith; matters which,
perhaps, may have no surer found
alton to rest on than our own in
depreciation, or mans view of
Gods truth.
If we-clergy and laity, officers
;&td individual members of the
Anglican Church--could but act
together as one united body.
standing fast in one spirit, with
one mind striving together for the
faith of the Gospel, kint together,
because one in Christ; if we
could all be of one heart
and of one soul, all having
the same object and aim,
all working together in union
for one purpose, and with
one will, what a mighty, almost
irresistible power would be exer-
cised in these fair islands of the
Pacific for the advance of Christ's
Gospel, and for the growth and
expansion of that pure branch of
Christ's Holy Catholic Church
the Anglican Church in Hawaii.
Union is strength; division a
sure source of weakness. Our
Lords words assured us that
"every kingdom divided against
itself is brought to desolation;
and every city or house divided
against itself shall not stand"
Whereas could we but like
minded toward one another ac-
cording to Christ Jesus, so as
with one mind and one mouth to
glorify God, even the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ" we should
possess a power and influence
that all our adversaries would not
be able to gainsay or resist.
That young Priest who was ems
of the clergy of this Cathedral
Church, and who God in His wis
dom has seen fit to take away
from us within the past few
weeks, has left us this as his dy-
ing message-"Be at peace
amongst ourselves" These were
his last words on earth, and if |
were addressing you for the last
time this morning l would desire
to deliver to you the same mes
sage.
My brethren of the clergy and
laity let us beseech God to take
away from us all hatred and
prejudice, and whatsoever else
may hinder us from Cody union
and cencord;" let us implore Him
to "pour into our hears that most
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