The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-28

would be far better, and more reason
able than waiting until they began, as
young men, to drink. (Hear, hear).
Above all he appealed to the boys not
to lie; and to fathers and mothers not
to threaten their children and thrash
! them so often that they had to defend
themselves by telling. lies. He thanked
God for the coming in of the kingdom
| of love, and of tender consideration for
the dear children. He wanted ALL too
to be tender to those who had signed
! the pledge, and show that they had ap-
| preciated the stand aiken by them
More hospitality should be shown In
! vite people to your houses: be gener-
Gus; and don't kill the chicken that's
a brother TO the one that crowed for
/ Peter. Laughtel). Keep him tc show
his breeding. We should all be generous
now, and not wait until it is too late
Then we will be sorry Bring people
; into church and sit close to them in
/ your pews. Bring in the publicans, and
show love and consideration for the
men who sell liquor He had spoken
to one of them, and the man had wished
him success Jesus Christ alone could
save men: the police court wouldn't do
! it-G2 and costs would have no COOL
! effect Mothers and fathers would do
an! thing to show their love for their
| children when they strayed from hcme.
land what would not God do for al of
! them? Mr.. Murphy gare-in a concise
and thrilling allegory-al outline Of the
i life work of Abraham Lincoln whe
showed an example any young man
might follow. Now the time had come
/ to say farewell: he was no good at it;
{ but it had to be done. Let u.s." said
/ Mr.. Murphy, wait for he incoming IF
the glory of God, and the exaltation of
| HIS children. Good night. God be with
you forever" cloud and continued ap-
/ plause).
| The hymn. God be With You Till We
! Meet Again." which was comp osad in
honor of Mr.. Murphy was then sung
Afterwards Mr.. Murphy thanked Mr.
and Mrs. Stephens for their hospitality;
! the choir for their attendance each
night: the people for their kindness;
the worthy secretary: and the press for
the assistance given him Bef IRE laav-
ing many people said goodbye to Mr.
Murphy, who attends a meeting III
Newcastle tonight. Then he viii take a
rest before beginning a mission in sgd
ney on June 18th. on June 5th, Mr.
see his friends once again.
IN SYDNEY.
! The Sydney Herald says: Last even
ing at the Century Hall. York street,
was witnessed what was practically the
commencement of ten days gospel
temperance crusade by MI Francis
Murphy. who is described as the Am
C,oSDal 'TeYnnarar1re < A
preliminary meeting of workers was
held in the hall on Saturday evening,
when a strong organiza ion was formed
to further the mission. Yesterday after
noon Mr.. Murphy delivered al. address
in the Domain to a great ccncourse of
people. the musical portion Of the pro-
ceedings being aided by q large choir
and band OF thirty-ore performers,
the last-named under BanGmaster Mr.
Huegill Last night the Centenary
Hall was crowded in eve"v part, in
Guiding the galleries TO hear an ad-
dress by Mr.. Murphy. Tie opening re-
! ligious service was conducted by the
Rev. W. c.. Taylor, who, before hand
! ing the meeting over to Mr.. Murphy 5
direction, announced that they We're
that day commencing self denial eff
, fort in connection with thu seventeenth
anniversary of the Central Methodist
Mission They desired to raise $500
during the fortnight. ard only that
day he received checks for $50 and e10
respectively towards the fund.
| Mr. Murphy expressed his thankfulness
for being there that night. He wanted
the vast audience before him to unite
! with him in seeking to suppress the evils
of the great liquor traffic. He wanted
n rtt Il
to learn how, by the grace of God, to
become a free man, freed from the en-
! tanglement not only of drink, but of
! whatever sin beset him. He found, how
ever. that the great trouble of most OF
! them was that they were ashamed OF
Jesus Christ He could induce a good
many men to sign the pledge, and PUT
| on the blue ribbon, but they were not
! willing to say a prayer. They had been
indoctrinated with the idea that they
We're all bad lot; but he believed that
there was something of good even in the
) poor drunkard God had given each one
a heart and there was some bond of hu-
man sympathy in every breast. He want
ed to touch that chord, and by doing so
arouse the poor drunkard, and win him
from his bonds. He besought parents to
safeguard their children by the law of
love, to be gentle with the froward, and
. I TO WIN lISledu VI ItptiiillS tLShi' III
thrilling tones he told the story of his
own life. the audience listening spell
bound while he narrated the facts of his
conversion. and how he had been raised
to new life in Christ Jesus.
He breaks the power of cancelPd sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood avail'd for me.
He had become a sober man because
God had saved his soul. Since that time
he had been honored by being made of
use to his fellow-men in different parts
of the world. Mr.. Murphys address
scintillated with sallies of wit and hui
NOR, while at times it was characterized
by deep pathos. AT the close of the ser
vice numbers of persons went forward
and signed the pledge. AS announced
elsewhere, Mr.. Murphy will hold a chat
with men and women" in the Centenary
Hall today between 1 p. m. and p M,
| and will deliver address in the same
building at s o'clock tonight.