The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-09
P[RCENTISM
The CURSE
rommerciaIiSm Rules
The World.
N4I THE MISSIONS LAG
s.,.l,s, Smith Of Oahu Scores the
Prevailing Sentiment Of
America,

.r.trF s Ju address delivered |
..rt a. 49, smith ~ oahu col
h 49,. fFs Mission Children's So
rF h''''' '
HU
... annual report contains the re-
.....H.. ...i... .nd't cap
....N TH &c.," 10 suggested to
MN. ...lf Problems winch have
missionary societies thr ugh
.ra..IH world during the last
.....ra Fu gravp that the
.f.H. discouraged and hcart-stc
N..t.. nf... .fsr.f upon more than
..r.r. BOARD strangely enough.
...u..f .r SWING up missionary
..r..f which .u many Instances
.r.f ... ..fr.HUHwput. is so-called-
.HaH" n fHa address just men
II. rUrmH president ~ this So
.r. u.. Ia fh. I'ndius argument
.. .Hu.H..I IUr l'syoutiuuiug this
..l... .I. l.I that many ~ those
..u.ft HtI been regular lu attend
r| 600 Hf Interest f.r the work had
If.t# away Hv tho multiplied inter-
,rI attractions of business and so
.H4f IT, Hv ..vNEltlon.'
..s mupr Iu note that the retiring
isal though willing that rho policy
H.HHs Uf tno society should be
... .1mUVrtt tb meet new condi-
Ia. tts tuH unwilling that IL should be
..r.aI Missions or "civilimtiour
s..s must y.u' Formerly the Chris
y. r.s.UHtr went forth 90 conquer
.sHsasm To-day bo must nght-shall
d sf ufI na desperately with social
\ IV..nHun H. The function OF the
.tr UIfaf0vu when that which We
rF .t CIVILIZATION has been extended
..lh t'l tBp worlds
Hfmlnr Years christian missions have
". struggling with that great empire OF
Hat hettNpnIsu.a china. Gradually
fHH Influences nav, been forced
Hr Fur.iuu Ideus, customs. laws.
sH.lt have gradually crcpt In and
DO slowly Hut surely established them
HHf mo very foundations o. a great
ancient kIurlom are shaken. by the
fiInu I1d absorbing lntrlgues % "civ-
FI nations Non Say missionaries are
f.flhlo With the disorder and destruc-
fH chu1 today Missionaries claim
'.lvIlltHtlon.' IN IT, commercial and
ful greet s The spirit ~ evil that
trllol 'he superstition and Ignorance
'aH ui1 bloody fury Mou of more
I'M ordinary Intelligence aud ability are
.HW.HF mat tho age Of missions
passed. and that what tho world now
r'. .ImwUr... commerce. commerce
m.I.rII. dose 1f "t b. D'a.' Trade
u IN0u 10 fbe cry
Woo H ..N.lfJf.Or' what ls mission.
'.. 'NH two I've togptberF
W element NJ modern civilization
t.'0.s what most uf us would call
.U...w. 7 cannot consent thus
r b. Ur there Ia commerCialism
|..1.Uf.'H rood. which benefits
.H every community reached
'' exchange of goods ideas. GUS
hIaH nj mutual bouodt-who
.Ii 10 hls NOT been one % the
PM IHa evolution or every race
a..N I .Imwpr.IrlIsm. how.
Pho '.. fundamental rhtructcris-
commerce MAY I coin "a
'Iu. ... Hr4f element or our
...t|..U .u,rprutiam Per-
w D.. own .Jkn' To make 3. 90.
w CONT REGARDLESS 90 the er-
... transaction uu HIt concerned
. H HWf that there are many
I'M Iur MODERN ne. witch. be-
- mutual and general good
readily earn 1D or mo per cent
r nrNm'urrs but compared with
' number OF enterprises. business
corporations. whose only watch
money "porcputlsm.' these
,'''rNrars conducted because
h'n'Nrul are "a drop In tho
.. IN. wl'.bword ~ civilization to-
I.f.rnutm
u0 thousands % mon who will
'. sums uf money for tho sole
4" ."n.nf and obtaining and
''I .n.ovIng the percentage 81
'' Who when approached by
IL. ''IaOu 0r worthy cause. de-
much Ua they would love "a
.l.. nome tO spare az present.
l'. How could a man call In
''' 'f Investment In order "a
..... .'.H som" ono or something
..In' .lf ISN'T huelnoss"'
moro lru those here who will not
'nf 'Itt perHoutiam ~ the pre-
''Irn 'f our modern civil
l " 10 H Christianity on
. ...I' .Nn 1F tho influence OF tho
church. uft tho f,cts ne,
0 opinion NUt more than one
... .H .Na United states cnp bs
hey. I..Hiug man. What ar,
N"r H..Hrf Tuey 1r.. rouptipe
".h.N'H an owing ana manning tc
WI greater Der cont Percent.
America f1dHy' IN clutches nj
'.r modern NE. m pervndes
H... "I 'Ir rlIae ~ the worthy
U... I.I.U.t tho class Of the un.
I .nHI, unable. ~ H. trying u
N..I .InI oD tho policy OF educa
# DO a driving churche.
SLY n'HI Inl uut o. existence.
IH# NI'H poeslmlstlcf uut Il Il
NIy I say here that N,
.H.. m.r" firmly than ln the va
".. M.H uf the Gospel ~ Jesu
...I .... .' confident Of N that
.'.' iHu manner In which "a q
..I.. EIf flr the present. per
'N" Jli 'he good In on
.'I' CON ho placed. ~ AM
".. .'...'H. under the categor,
N...f DO rules our great cities
Who are IN politics 70
H..t '.." can make or steal rub
N.. '.U'f every city Of impor
H... United states New Yorl
almost completely by n ban,
Ha,. InI Chicago bv "A gang q
N... .' .I.' Tho proportion that no
.r American city Of i'm
.rI I' ho set upon bv wolve
"... ''h.nE f1r the per cent Their
r.. 'nn.'. u'rreotlsm IL not all a
fH.. 0f1t.0u There IL alcoholism
1.... 'n.l on tho other hand. not :
H r...'' are public education. law
.|.f 1n1 certain amount q
F... .I aesthetic culture.
Ii#rf H WIssio1ism9 Because IN
IA. H..i ~ M historical missionary II
fr. '1i boldly we are inclined
.'r. .f . ''Nf" tho missionary EFFORT Z
M.I historical events Mission
,rr.... ''rn considered the sondin
M @Y 'rNerf To- a foreign. heathe