The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10

.,yregatiOn attended ana
~. - earnest words of the
I'm took his text from St.
as bearing upon The
:, Religion in the Life of
u was his subject.
- vas in part as follows:
:. ordinary statement to say
our model. We hear it
he character of Jesus. as
--feet man, is everywhere
=. rs for our imitation. 1t
N. of the great purposes
tssns came into the world
-. the concrete embodiment
! INST and true and holy. He
,oTnded, symmetrical life.
I, an IDEAL life for any one
: nor for any one occupa-
: i5ssI for every class and
ZION. Jesus did not pretend
q mechanic, or an ideal mer-
.-vrr or physician. as such.
4 :, bseu many men who have
lii much more than Je-
uy of practical example in
/ ,sssn line Of labor. But this
eng from the pre-eminence
"A, showed men that wheth-
Mechanics, merchants, law
Inns they must first of all
!, ran. The kind of occupa-
~ the kind of life and char
.1thing. In this lies the Sc
ai7srsality of Jesus example
sulnsnee over all other ideal
s.zeter and equality of life
-.-,nt. il is well 10 ask what
s.racter and life, what is
- tbese in the greatest de-
4 actor in ourselves and in
.--ent that chiefly makes
-5,eed this factor is religion.
!. ,.lgious more OF less, and
& their religion bears a di-
70 the quality of their char
IL With his belief in evil spir-
r.ip Of evil-minGed gods, is
asrailess, cruel, sly and ~
hs can deceive his gods.
Il Romans had capricious
/ BY evil passions, quarrel
.sful and immoral. 1t was
they should follow their
rsVme debauched. The few
Esre men who forsook the
AMI rose higher. We will
true today. If a mans re-
I are strong, pure and high,
|, pure and noble; if they are
hx, the man is weak. vacil-
EsEzHe aud nine times out OF
:iGlOus and evil.
Il the man who says he has
Character varies directly as
E7als. Nov Jesus reveals to
sfteei Character and the COM
ant me most prominent fea-
iais character and life was relig-
US vas pFreminently religious.
snsat 0. His character. every
His hts, vas dominated by the
z11s purpose, To do the will
iiher There was no division
s1s religious life; all was one.
IsEning too much to declare
zfaeier and life should be to
kgTse religious? To admit
y han this is to deny Jesus
seaeL So many of US have
I 1ar gaze upon this or that
1aSts character and have ex-
z energies TO develop it in
NE We have overlooked the
Essential principle of the life
the acknowledgement of
sustaining of a definite per-
u With Him, Is the founda-
aae qua non of all specific
~aoat this, virtue is unstable
With this. righteousness
@yelops until the whole life
4s Jesus as our ideal, let US
u start at the bottom In
%ag 10 possess this or that
Eadent Of God, let US first
e On the right ground; fol-
q great example, and enter
AaA Intimate relation with
-a to a father. Become re-
highest sense.
son was not kept secret.
- out expressed. His daily
0se a constant expression
A- This great character
religion We may can its
Perhaps no one day
more complete expression
"ss life than that described
: Of our text. There are
aenents that make up the
as religion. First, He
he mountain to pray and
night in prayer 10 God,
union worship. Second.
.0n them twelve whom He
-s0slies- And He came down
$40 stood in the plain, and
q His disciples, and a
-e OF People out of all Ju-
Saiem and from the sea
-!fe and Sidon, which came
and to be healed of their
LOT there went virtue
and He healed them ALL
pfession of divine work,
1--WE. Third. He blessed
blessing them He gave
VI leading men to truth
man of prayer; 1t is
! N often went apart by
ray; no day was begun
r.. he carried the prayer
always. He was con-
Is uaion with the Father.
49, this element of relig-
T. enter into our lives?
A0iie prayer. Do we feel
alter day without pray
ssS r religion in that case,
e. Hao" We were religious
MAJ Where is the
a %. = course? We are not
% example. . Do
s. 9lsnip in sanctuary and
Esa,v, With God. or is 1t a