Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-11
Bishop Restarick Has
His Work In Honolulu

suming passion of his life, love and
devotion to Jesus Christ. He pictures
himself as bound a captive to the cha.
riot wheels Of Christ as captives were
bound to the wheels Of the pretorian
Roman general. He knew what yic.
tory by the cross meant. Il meant the
willing subsection. the sacrifice of all
conduct affairs on sucn u basis as that.
To be successful in this day we must
act boldly, must not have too sensitive
conscience, and must rise by crushing
opponents"
And yet-and yet, dear friends, pause
a moment! Look down into the bottom
OF your hearts and you know that il is
true, absolutely and eternally true.
that the selfish, self-seeking life is not
lived on a high plane. Your heart
knows In its quiet depths that the best
manhood, the noblest womanhood,
comes not by following the promptings
Of the physical and intellectual. but by
glad sacrifice of these for truth. for
high principle. for spiritual purpose.
Take the question into the affairs of
our country. What of the self-sceeking
politician? What of those whose idea
of the country is to make something
out of 1t! Does that life commend itself
to you? But how your heart thrills as
you hear of some soldier who goes cool
~ toalmost certain death for his coun-
try, or who goes to a plague-stricken
city and loses his life that he may
svae life. What inspiration we gain
from the lives of men like Washing
ton and Lincoln. in whom the sacrifi.
cial spirit reigned-who. in their I'M
selfish lives, lifted them up and still
lift them up, uplifting them to some
little of their own spirit. Or in the
history of these Islands, good Queen
Emma was so called because of her
life of unselfishness. Or take ii In
home life. How much of sorrow and
of the breaking of family
ties, comes from those who must have
their way or their rights, real or ina.
gined, aud who are unwilling to sacri.
flee.
why, dear riends, we know. you and
!, that peace and happiness in the home
spring from each seeking to sacrifice
for each. How well we know In our
hearts of hearts that joy true, real,
lasting joy-comes from crucifying
self, putting aside ones self. in fact
living by the measure of the cross. II
you and ! look back and find inspira-
ion from the mother in the home far
IN over the sea perhaps, her power
over us for good which has led US to
Win moral victories has come from her
owing sacrifice of self. The true
mother life Is one of sacrifice She gives !
% her babe her life, her time; she cuts |
herself of from things she yikes be- |
'ause she loves and finds joy aud gives |
oy in sacrifice.
Or take ii in business. It is not as a |
'ule that the hard, selfish, crashing
nan really succeeds. Solomon said long |
go The liberal heart shall grow fac"
nd 1t Is the man who looks after the
Welfare and interests of those who toll
or him who really succeeds. And II
he mere selfish life is success as a
mere matter of dollars and cents. What
failure such a life is. How 1t goes
ut dark, and leaves a sense of having
Missed its divine purpose.
Is sacrificial life-life by the meas. I
re of the cross-a failure? II we judge
y natural standards, sometimes it is
may not amass a pile of gold 1t
nay lose something in the struggle for
osition. In fact, what was the life OF
esus? He setting out to do His Faith
RS will finds Himself without place
, lay His head. He taught the Truth
nd His relatives wished to call him
n as a mailman. He spoke openly
sainst public sins and the authorities
ounded Him to death. Was His life
failure? The cross marked its every
mated at Calvary. Was II failure?
he Romans certainly thought so in
Ieir contemptuous pity. Was it
lure? The Jews were sure of II and
,ulted over ii. The Greeks smiled at
e folly of 1t all. Was it a failure? :
he crosses on the spires of the
urches of Christendom proclaim that
Is life was the victorious life. The y
eatest, the best, the wisest men in
e world, past or present. see in Him :,
e Great Victor and agnostics. rever- ~
1 men vying with Christians, pro-
lin with Renan. Jesus will never be
or with Strauss, who says: "
he sweetness, the gentleness, the @,
embracing charity of Jesus fur =,
shes the germ out of which has "
own all that we call humanity" h,
But we need not go to others. Your T.,
arts, In the moment when passion is \,
m and when the world is still, know -,
It Jesus Is King OF men-the One 10
70 wrought victory by the cross-the n,
g who showed that HIS life was the -,
e, eternal life by His rising from as
dead. Since He was on earth I'M aa
d millions have found in His exam .o
inspiration and help, love and life 30
| victory. They have learned to -,
ny not In self-seeking ambition or or
uggle for wealth or place, but in an
ltleness, patience, love and sacrifice. ~,
Tow we understand in a measure -,
at st. Paul means in the text. He 49,
much in which he could glory. ~
had a descent from a line which ah
ched back to the best of the an
lie race from which he sprung; ~.