The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-08

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the Middle Ages. do not mean to say
that God loves an educated man any bet
ter than he does an ignorant one, unless
the ignorant man is ignorant by reason
of his own neglect. God does not judge
men by the number of talents trusted to
them, but by the use they make of the
trust whether it be large or small And
so we are plainly taught to improve to
the utmost all our faculties, and to make
the most of ourselves in every respect
QUALITY OF THOUGHT.
But what is there that God has given
us nobler than the thinking faculty,
more capable Of development and i'm
provement. and more wonderful in its
powers, lifting man as it does from a
place but little higher than the brute
to place but little lower than God Him.
self? What piece of work Is man!
How noble in reason, how infinite in fac
ulty; in form and moving how express
and admirable; in action how like an an
gel. in apprehension how like God" 1t
is this widening of the mind and soul, of
the intellectual and spiritual faculties,
and not simply the development of bone
and muscle, which contributes real
growth and transforms the child into a
man. 1t Is this which makes him angelic
in action and god-like in appearance.
And the forces upon which We must rely
for this process of transformation are the
twin sisters, education and religion. They
do not necessarily work together through
the same agency, for the church and tho
school are two distinct Institutions. 1t
is not the business of the church to teach
human learning, but to proclaim the
gospel. 1t is not the business of the
school and college to proclaim the gospel,
but to acquire and teach human learn
ing. Yet the church is not on that ac-
count to Clothe itself in the garments of
illiteracy, nor breathe an atmosphere OF
ignorance; neither is the school to be-
come agnostic and breathe only the air
of unbeief. Centuries ago religion tried
her best to make the world right without
education, and later times education has
tried to make the world right without re-
ligon. Both failed. But when they have
joined hands, through each doing her
own work, they have never failed. Re
ligion and education were both friends
when the foundations of our country
We're laid and they have never deserted
the land thus dedicated to their service.
They were present when our Oldest
American institutions of learning were
founded in the interest of both. They are
here today, for We are met today to lay
the cornerstone OF a building that is to
be used, not in the interest Of an educa-
ton which knows no God, nor of a re-
ligon which ignores culture, but of an
education which Comprehends as far as
possible all useful learning and is not in
consistent with devout recognition of
God in all his works, and of Jesus Christ
as the true light of the world that light
eth every man that cometh into the
world. The church in the Middle Ages
made the mistake of supposing that ig-
norance and devotion go together But
we have learned that the man of God In
order to be furnished unto all good works
must know something as well feel
lsomething-must be enlightened in mind
as well as warmed in heart.
The cornerstone was then laid. Prin'
cipa S. =. French of the school spoke
at lone length saying it was a most
inspiring day for the teachers of the
school, who We're looking forward t.
the better conditions for their work
and adjuring the children to loyalty Il
the school.
DIR. Hiram Bingham spoke of his rec
objections of the days when the Puma
hou grounds We're the property of hi:
father, who devoted them to the caus'
of education, and how there was {
sense of pride to him in being called
to otiiCiate upon such an occasion, FOL
he believed that he was there becaus,
of the relations of his father with thu
school. He said there We're being lait
down the two principles of science anc
faith. LAS long as this institution
stands for Jesus Christ" he said, SO
long will God prosper it
To the music of the Oahu yell tbs
box was then placed in the cavity, ant
DR.. Bingham and Mr.. French tool
charge of the final act of walling 1t IL
with cement. This concluded, Mr.. A
II. Wood, representing the Board o
Education, spoke from the standpoin
of the educator and friend of schools
in general. He said:
MIR. WOODS ADDRESS.
The Board OF Education has no juris
dictlon over the oahu College. The aim
and interests of both institutions, how
ever, are identical, as they have as thei
ideal the betterment of the individual
through the leading out of youthful
minds into higher plains of thought ant
action.
We congratulate the President an'
Trustees of Oahu College today upoi
this occasion of the laying of the corne
stone of the new Preparatory Building
This achievement is the result Of mucl
thought and labor, and as an environ
ment has much influence in training, W,
| believe that modern equipment ant
: healthful and aesthetic surrounding
! may become potent factors in the prac
| teal development of our children.
{ We cannot escape the fact that Ha
wall, with its cosmopolitan population
I and as yet underlined and undetermined