The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-10

eousness- temperance parity oeca1ss
these things viii profit a. Others n
the community .iaesudinq soeae wig
hold high governmental Positions w1nt
unrFSheeousness- intemperanee- IN
surity. because these things will pro
81 them: but their motive IS inc0ra
parahly stronger than that of any on
Of Us. because while righteousness aud
purity viii profit Us little Hnrigat
eousress and frnpuriry win profit then
thousands SO long as we live in this
region OF low motive what can Ne
expect but endless defeat
Chrisf never stroys 10 win men TO
goodness for the sake Of any advas-
taxe TO himself or 20 the church or 10
society. but for the sake of the mar
himself. This Was his all-eoutrolling
power. Because godliness IS great gain
We want 10 extend It for the sake OF
the gzir- Il is q gain from burden
Of cost. society would be freed II all
men loved ard served God No ponce
no tails. no courts Of Law. no armies
or navies- The tax rate would be re-
duced TO a nominal figure. but does
any one dream that these considera-
Christians were meant to be the saN
of the earth. TO make and Keep !
sweet. but salt works b. actual touch
ing ard losing itself in the mass It
sweetens. The years in which Chris
tianity made its greatest strides
against the evils of the times-strides
so great that history has never fur
nished a parallel-were those that
saw her too weak either TO rebuke or
chastise the wrong doer-- Why did
she succeed so marveIously In Antioch
and Rome and Corinth. and why is she
falling so lamentably in the American
city todaye
Honolulu will be good and clean
when her people shall be made good
and clean. Not Australian ballots nor
prohibitory legislation. nor the re-
striction of this evil or that viii do it
These have their place and function.
they are important and deserve the
thoughtful consideration OF every
man. But after all Is said and done.
the people Of the community get just
what they want II they have econo-
mis- Injustice. the social evil in its
worst form. the open sd loon. is be-
cause they want it or at least because
they don't want the opposite. Master,
WHY cannot we cast him OUT
Heed his reply. You can il YOU go
about it rightly" Do you really care
for the poor fellow who wobbles foam
ing2 Do you want him cured because
the sight of him is an offense to your
ascetic taste, or because of the man
in him that is worth saving? II the
spirit of good in anyone of You is
stronger than the spirit of evil in him
and YOU will go and sit beside him iu-
til his poor confused heart hegins 10
realize that YOU really yearn for him
then YOU can take him in YOUR arms
and put him on his feet and the devil
will run out of him.
Master why cannot We cast him
out?' You can. but it must be by the
Masters method. one by one. Best be-
gin with one of your own acquaintance
and not wait for Legislation TO act. Is
his life impure. let him see in yon
of the beauty of holiness.
Are his ideals those of the pot house
politician or the sensualist. let him see
in YOU one who does not envy that
kind of success, or the gains which
have upon them dishonor and blood
Is he greedy. crashing. let him have
your cloak also. Is he hungry. feed
him. Is he despised of the people?
Go and speak to him. In word let
me remind you that there are no evils
in society which do not show them
selves in the acts of living men and
women. If you can by any means
transform one from an evil person
into a good one, YOU will have cast out
a devil from society and admitted an
angel into your own heart