The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-18
RELIGIOUS|
VERITIES
Mr.. KinCaid's Theme
Yesterday.
SOME MISTAKEN BELIEFS
bwish O'speusation TEN porarv:
That OF Christians Final
aud uaivsrsal.

IuENNh.h lhihbS IN NeliEiOn." He
uak uB test from Hebrews. 1927.
rt removing % those things which
rt shaken. as OF things that arc made.
tat UUsg things when cannot be- sbak-
n. may remain"
uo spoke la part as follows:
ff.mt. some Unshakon rhings fl, po-
r0r. I,Nt, Heb. t2:23. "rhe romovin.,
M.a. IImHs that are shukon ~ -
hmga lhut Wg made, that those things
fa.l ,tlult 20. SHAKEN may remain"
Tho auJnur OF the epistle 10 Tho Fte.
TiNa undoubtedly refers here TO the
hWHh dspousutiou which was Partial
nt temporary in distinction from fbe
Christian, which a. universal and fnaI
Hd WsDu ounuut pnss away. Iut I de.
fr. lhIs morning. 20 use the text in IA
f,''.I s' u.s., mere are some things
fIle there are others which contqin the
NUli ul an immortal llfe. ana can never
To u about some % those "unshak-
t0IItI mat I want 90 talk 10 Won in
tmUIlr way at thls time. They NAV
ni nU tnly many. but they are very
amrulai. Aud am gotnR to speak
r1d lHp other day "a story of II vo,tno,
INWA uu tho coast of England who
00t hrr boat ouo bright summer after
aIl l'wcd out some two miles from
On hrd to "a buoy and then. dlIed by
l0 nfpfuuon Of the sunlight and the
N Che pushed on further and further.
fleu lu hgr thoughts, she noticed
I.Nk about her until. suddenly awnk.
iuw DER day.drOams, she saw that
H0lt iIg bank creeping down had corn
.ry ~ lea the shore. Then. in her
ror, LOSING her presence of mind she
f.tmeuCo that she broke one Of them
~ was Ioft. the fog hiding tho shore
"a creep.aE, down upon her. cold aud
.IUs lhut Ia tire son OF doubt epnd 4
No known what N Ia to be ON thaI sea
1'o known what 10 IL 10 have an the
u vrruCa o. religion n idcu I'm the
W'g only two--fa,th In my own soul
rl milh in some unknown God. can
np1 .te with those that are Mn the
Hloul9 De- strangely inhuman N I
,o. and ! want % say. this morning,
.msplvcs Ina the fog that Tcnnyson's
birds are true!
there lives more faith I'm honest do,,bt
NiotD me, Than Ia half the Crccds."
no VIRTUE IN BELIEVING.
t yuu have thought deeply enough to
WDuoud human ulo. you cannot fail
ua'e seen tnat every honest, earnest
heart with faith. tor he VINO doubts
AZ a part ulNr thing ~ true thereby
N'tats his earnest, honest CONVECTION
y be truth - somewhere, ana that
lD'H not conform 60 a.
n lniug We are after in this world IL
l,h-tu see things ~ they are. 60 adj
our tNNNt 70 itNIiLifNs aus should
le object OF all human ondsavor As
fudy the vast 4 cannot but feel that
Wu women have believed altogether
taauy. 1noy nave bel eved WITHOUT
itIuut evidence. they have believed
auso they have feit that they ought
BECAUSE ~ has been urged upon them
q natter % duty, because tnev have
aliud thut too wOuid PUNISH them
Wty dlu not, because ptiests and dog
llsia have sCOurgod them with the
fs pi Tear az 20 tho results nv the
t WORLD, " they did not believe IN
hut, thank God, We are ivinE In "A
WlDt uu man need TO aposog .Xs' for
lhhE. avery man ought 20 apologiza
Nul uouuuug fath ~ not n Question
lusnuty. thore n no virtue m be-
lHs a. suud deal nor "a little.
ihe Eioat thing ~ Co believe mat which
iet, atu 90 uisuchCNc that which IL
eud tlis Saupath morning ! want
ava 10 YOU, not Of the things that 1
lA are 300, not even OF the thtngs that
pm reasonably sure ~. hut OF the things
lthttuu That 4 have come today 20
do The unshaKen Things OF God.
let, ln speaking 90 you OF these un-
.'u thluHs, l 40 not deny the right
WY mbn TO investigate for himself.
@ toaDn h,s own conclusions. Tne
s,., 70 hvesugate ~ an inherent aud
Nle fght 81 the human mind. and
never mon say. You must not In
sale, ~ that very fact they In
'p ~ Doubt the proposition which thoy
,e mado, YOU have night 20 invt sU-
" eyoty proposition that n made la
,Nlh ot rei gion. You have a right
WWe tuat ts, 20 Try, TO testaevcry-
Ana the denial OF this right ~
Nnu nave been On authority ~ tho
~ hHa done more to create skepti-
w ivan anything else. The mind WIS
W una out amt appropriate truth.
"pIid uoea not want stagnstlon. IL
lei want papal authority ~ wants
.m Use utNit ~ will no longer
lhe outing Of shsckles upon
Ngpeshi u there - Godf You have
."H I'd a.
rali You have right to Oh inyse est
N" he bible lnHpirodf You have "a
IN w investigate a. Was Jesus III
\, az leu have . right 90 investigate IL.
'ss " you take any one. or all
propositions and make them the
90 ttsh and or ginal study on
,uug.usious by your own research.
.n'Nh o. y0u then, upon the Things
tt4l mat 90 mo rumain mistaken.
nt,. ,ln say, 7 know, Z ann denying
IN. ~ .thl o. reopen them, Co invcs-
,NI himself, 90 reach his own con-
600 20 proclaim those contiu-
I'i'.,ss,y ana freely TO ail the
RELiGioN - UNsIfAKEN
w. arst place. religion ITSELF re-
Wa1 30 much ronRIon In the
'' never was go much true re-
~ ."H sunday morning. ~ long
rr W. IKE ut llutufCh. we IND him
We traverse the world over,
hNt In tu nud cities without walls,
.In .I'fs. wlthhut kings. without
a| .lhuut schools ana theaters.
sn l without u temple. or that prac-
ono w"lship, prayers. ana the IKE.
an. ~ saw When. Prot Tyn-
n H., me twenty years ago his IA
d address In which he prcdi-
M. ,'trt thing upon matter "a the
am. .4NV potency % every form and
viii l.',,' u trend OF mine, endoW-
.aI Nl common sense, and strong
ts. N.wDra, after reading the address.
Iff.I" ~ me bis grave fears lest such
t..in would evontunllv do away
Is,t.A'on, euace n from mans soul,
tei MN n being simply OF Intellect
l ~. lowers, l3ut they who talk
ha " n't man. Historically. rclig-
No af'l'u "a most conspicuous part
Mrr Nv or the world More than
it 'le 70 has ruled in the conflict
rE qua u still holds sway
Hn.. grounded In the intuitions
nar. .uic. ~ cannot be destroyed
lht. W'p reason. Imagination, Ius-
n.rI.t .u mercy can be destroyed.
Nalruy all the Bibles of the
hf . Mut an the churches, burn
r..'i but religion would re-
aDI AZ generation for some
sfd . n1Wcr. hope, which looks
n fI.' 'Ifhter scenes. cOnsc enCe,
ul an idea % right and
usss.. lu1l ~ which unitca US TO
q dI II. world; ana love which leads
r... ~ all men.
n NJ UNIT that these are scrti-
Hn l common human nature,