The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-06-26

atr WitiiE our own pariy We condemn
iir bret measures 40 they Gre iu HH up
posing ylfty W fnn With rhut eyes a.
elect to- most unpfinD pi,d men iu office
HUH iH rive nut iHnNe itf In itfuf uf tH.
most corrupt legislation, lf the mrty bos.
so commands. ~ Important DO We hnIi
I loyalty to rartv and su ! rhuy loyalty
10 truth ana honor nnd political raht
euuHurssi Hn Wcnk ard Cnwnrily are we
iu political mntttrs' Shame on usi l.lt
uH have tho toufaEN OF our convictions
f.Tt us refuse 90 follow the ltadCrfh % of
base men, plotting for base ends. ict us
put purity. principle the welfare Of the
public. ns high above PARTY as the h,at-
ems ere above the cnrth
FINALLY, be loyal to your convictions
De- religion lnls b. most important Of
Hil aud the reason BE-. that r,lig ON goes
deeper, or ought to, than anything disc
II We are sound nnd honest aud true in
religion u viii Eo FAR toward making
va sound aud honest aud true IN All our
HE; while, on the other hand n we are
false and insincors. II We hide our real
convictions and 80 with the crowd tor
popularitys sake. " we keep silent whom
We should speak. u We let ourselves 40.
pear 10 believe what We DO not believe,
and outwardly assent TO what our hearts
deny. then We undermine our own char
sctcr. and make that which ought 20
minister To our moral life mil.s to our
moral destruction The terrible thlng
about religious disloyalty or insinceri;y
IL that IL not oRly destroys our own re
ligious honor, and pavcs the way to our
own spiritual death. but II Injuries In the
deepest way the cause OF religion In the
world. Men soon see through our pre-.
tense. and because OF our cant and in
sincerity they turn away from religion
itself with dlstrust and contempt, saying
It Is fraud and delusion.
Members of tho graduating class II
oahu College. | know OF no better word
TO speak to you this evening than to urge
you to be loyal TO your deepest convic
lions OF what Is true and noble and
right. There ~ no higher ideal you can
take With you us YOU go forth into the
world than the Christ ideal. Make Hts
exalted lifc-motto yours-"Not to be min
istercd unto, but 10 minister, and to give
his life ransom for many" II ever
the world is to be saved from its sorrow,
it's ignorance It's suffering and its sin,
you and must have part In saving II,
DO you want such a part? linen take up
your cross daily and follow Him whose
life was the very embodiment of loyalty
and love and self-sacriticing service. II
you would attain TO the Christ ideal az
loyalty, you cannot evade the cross.
Upon some cross Of pain or woe
Each son of God must lie;
Each soul redeemed from self and pain
Must know its Calvary"
In one OF the most terrible battles OF
the American Clvil War. n color bearer
who saw the line near him waverinu,
broke from the ranks and started with
the flag to the front The captain shout
ed to him; Bring back the colors TO
the regiment" But the answer came
lack in accents of defiance; mo, | viii
not: YOU bring the regiment up TO the
colors." Even SO Christ, whom we AL
Master, calls back to you this evening".
What response win you make? O, tina,
you might feel that ovormasterins senae
of loyalty to Him which one of our poets
has expressed in burning words:
III Jesus Christ is a man
And only a mani say
That of all mankind / ccavc to HIN
And to Him win cleayc Away
m Jesus Christ is God
And the only God-l swear
/ viii follow him through Heaven aud
Hell,
The earth. the sea, and the air.
In bidding you Godspeod, this evening
invoke upon you tho richest blessings
of heaven. Amen.