The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04
A TEACHER
Rev. G. [. Pearson
Speaks on School.
A BACCALAUR[ATE SERMON
Preached to Kamehameha Scholars
at the Chapel on Sunday
Morning.

Rev. G. L. Pearson preached the bacca-
laureate sermon of the graduating class
of kamehameha School at = the school
chapel yesterday morning.
! The chapel was filled by teachers. stu
dents and their friends. The anthem of
the choir and the singing by the school
were excellent. Rev. S. p. Perry, VINO is
the chaplain, conducted the services.
which were inspiring and helpful The
| part:
.! am come that they might have life
ana that they might have it more abund-
"As My Father hath sent Me even go
send l you" John 20:21
Jesus came into the world to be the
teacher OF men. Soon after entering IN
on His public life He had gained the at
tentlon of the multitudes and his fame
as teacher was spread abroad The peo-
pie declared that He spake as none ofber
man spake. Not as the Scribes and Phar-
isees, put with power. His school was
per1patetic one. 1t had no local hab-
lta5ion. His wanderings took him from
Gaialea to Jerusalem, from Perea on
the east to the borders of Tyre and Sid
on. HIS school was open to ALL No GER
tiflcate OF good character was demanded
Age was no bar. Multitudes, represent
ing all degrees of faith, character and
station, attended. There We're self-right-
e 1osd Ph lai who scqrned Him yet fol-
lowed Him to know what He taught:
Sadducees, who wondered at his popular
lty, hated Him and cruelty prosecuted
him, even unto death: Nicodemus, a
e teac .h OF the law to whom Jesus reveal
ed the great truth of the new birth; the
woman of Samaria, to whom He first
stated that He was the Compromised
largely composed His school and heard
| Him gladly.
Abraham Lincoln said God must have
loFed common people, because He made
mon people and welcomed them to Him
self. The blind came to Him, heard His
gracious words and received their sight
Even the poor soiled one of the street
| came to learn-to seek mercy and return
ed IN JOY to pray and trust.
Within this circle was a smaller one
where chosen ones We're privately in
| structed. He developed their insight in
| spiritual things, their knowledge of di-
| vine truth and their faith in God For
| three years He patiently bore with them
/ III their dullness of understanding and
! their hardness of heart. No teacher had
greater need of patience After their
course ended and commencement
! day had come, He sent them forth say
ing, As My Father hath sent Me even
| so send | you
Jesus came into the world to give to
! humanity, by His teaching and His work
| a larger intellectual, social and spiritual
! life. Mans life is increased as mind and
soul are developed in capacity to know
ana enjoy the things of nature and of
| God. The education of hand and eve and
! ear and mind and spiritual nature en-
largeS mans conscious environment and
| thus gives him a more abundant life.
! WHAT a mighty impulse Christianity gave
! to Intellectual life! Today it is a living
! inspiring force. 1t has ever fostered ed
ucation as the common school systems
| and the great universities do abundant
! ~ testify. Education brings into
! touch with ''the starry worlds on high
| with the world of mechanics and art
and science and philosophy.
| Jesus by His teaching and life and
| power among men, has marvelously
changed for the better the social condi-
lions of men. Slavery has been put
away. woman has been exalted and en-
| nobled, children respected and protected
| The temporal conditions in heathen-land
| compared with those of Christian lands
| indicate the blessed social results of
! Christianity. The home is ennobled and
purified and protected by Jesus. The com
forts; the Injuries and common blessings
ance of life We inherit in Jesus and are
prophetic of a still larger life.
Jesus carries on this work as He sends
| forth into the world those who have re-
ceved the larger life. You have receiv-
| ed a measure of this life. There is more
for you: and you are now sent forth
under the claims of God, who in His
| providence has done great things for you.
! You go out from this sheltering care
| this happy social life and inspiring asso-
Citations with teachers and students-into
| a world of humanity, intelligent and ig-
norant good and bad, noble and ignoble
| the generous and the lustful, to live and
to work out your lfes' problem. Yo go
! with much strength to lift up, not to be
! pulled down. You must show men how
to live in the shop and store in the home
and in society. Everywhere you must
shame sin into hiding, by your righteous
ness, and help the ignorant and weak by
your wisdom and your strength. You are
| to stand for the oppressed against the
oppressor, for the truth against error,
| for righteousness against sin, and by
your word and work and ballot be a pow
er to help others into larger life. God
calls you to this pure and helpful life.
AS you go forth go with the resolution
| to honor this institution which has done
so much for you; resolve to be true to
the highest interests of mankind with
whom you live; resolve to be true to the
interest of your whole being. body soul
and spirit; resolve to be true to the
claims of God upon you and the pur-
poses of God in your present and eternal
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