The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-28


congregation of Kawaiahao
church. He expects to leave on the So
noma tomorrow. The church was filed
to its doors with mixed audience and
Mr. Murphy's words were interpreted
by Rev. Mr.. Desha.
Just at first he was a little embar-
rassed, but his Irish wit came to his
rescue and he made joke that set
things right, and slapping himself upon
the knee he declared that his Hawaiian
was all right and asked if any one diff
fered with him. He expressed his pleas
ure in speaking to so large an audience
and told in few words his simple mes
sage of love and human kindness.
When Rev. Mr.. Desha had finished
the Interpretation of his first few para
graphs, Mr.. Murphy arose and said he
had forgotten where he left off; but he
said he had often seen his sweet mother
knitting in Ireland and that when she
dropped a stitch she kept picking away
with her needles until she got hold of
it again, and then away she went; that
was the way he would have to do, and
QCSSSo ne WOuld nave " piCh up
the stitch of love and kindness, as that
was a good stitch to pick up any time.
Much laughter was occasioned by Mr..
Murphy's imitation of his mother hunt
ing with her knitting needles for the
lost stitch and by Rev. Mr.. Desha's in
Mr.. Murphy dwelt long on the subject
of drink, appealing gently to the Ha-
waiians to beware.
You are a kind and generous peo-
ple," said he; that is said about you
and have been hearing
about it ever since 1 came to the Is
lands-they are always telling me how
kind and generous and gentle you are,
and just because of this 1 want you to
listen to my words. It is the kind and
the generous and the loving people that
are in the most danger, for they are
the most easily ensnared. Dear men
and women, listen to me-you are COM
ing now into great light, and your
world, your beautiful little Island
world, is being made new kind of
world; you are being surrounded and
mixed up with the great outside world,
and it is bringing to you a great many
dangerous things.
"Oh, beware, for I say that in the
kindness of your heart and the gener-
osity of your natures you stand in
great danger of being betrayed. The
dangerous things that are coming in
from the great world to you, they are
the wickedness and sin, and they are
like a wolf, ready to devour. Yes, my
friends, and the greatest and hungriest
and cruelest wolf of them all is drink
| tell you this because / have suffered.
have suffered, oh, so much, and have
had great sorrow; I have drank as deep
cup of sorrow, l think, as ever was
given to man; but God be praised L
have come forth from my sins and my
sorrow into the light of Jesus Christ,
who in His great goodness and love
reached out and saved me. He gave
me the strength to turn my back upon
evil habits. He will do the same for
you, oh, believe me, He Will do the same
for you. You great, loving, open
hearted children, it is so grievous to
think of you being betrayed and drag
ged down into the white mans sorrow
through the white mans burden of sin
and his evil habits; don't let them be-
tray you, don't do it. They bring
great light, a beautiful wide light, and
great tidings of beautiful things that
are good and pure and holy and JOY
ous-but they bring also the bad things,
the evil habits that will ensnare you
and bind you in the bonds of misery
and helplessness unless you look to God
and pray. In Him there is safety, and
He will show You the way"
Mr.. Murphy then told the story OF
Paul and led up to the crucifixion, tell
ing of the love of the Savior and His
great unselfish purpose, and entreating
that His suffering be not in vain.
At the close of the meeting there
were eighty who came forward and
signed the pledge, and many were the
alohas given to the venerable old gen
tleman as he shook hands with them
all.
Rev. Mr.. Parker also addressed his
congregation and J. X. Kaulia gave
testimonial of what gospel temperance
had done for him. The question of the
new temperance league was given some
consideration at the hands OF the repre-
sentatives of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association and some of the new
IIv pledged Mr.. Murphy gave the move
ment his blessing and urged the Ha-
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