The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-20
DECEMBER 20
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

Epistle to the Romans an pitome
history OF Christian Era: For know
that the whole creation oaneth and travaeh in together
now
developed priesthood externally puerle but possessed of
knowledge and belief of which entered into the com
mon heritage of civilized mankind The BABY
syans filled the world with the insanity of despotism The
intensity OF human
will The Greeks had originated ploso
ply loosest Epicureanisn Rome
lad drawn from and had produced Pes
logic melt the widest and most illogical excuses
alone amidst many fluctuations and eapses had maintained
conception and Personal God and the Twelve Com
mandments vigorously applied the Lvca Law but spun INTO
endless threads by interpretations and CLOSES
The whole creation human and animal animate and nannae
matter energy and kind OF conscious
hess had never ceased groan travail pain together The
unidentified victims Of Moloch and Mars wherever the loot OF man
had tro had swept remoseessy silence that the
sweet singer of Israel the prophets had
Disease had decmated the and there were no
hospitals to house suffering Florence Nightngae
gentle Sisters of Mercy Charity relieve pain and to whisper
hope accumulation had never been stirred
m philanthropy or benefcenee The ran
barely modified by Children born and reared under the
supremacy and arbitrary force The military spirit
1ess subordinaons by cruelty and delugng the
nations with blood predominant the howell the palace
savage demands of brutal only tempered by ruth
less wars and individual Women slaves
ena except in the rare instances sovereignty the
of Israel who held however, within the lines OF
specialized povincaisn home society," the humanies
scarcely known Republic which Re
publican had persisted Conquests and slavery had de-
its faint perceptions liberty murdered
in the Senate House. ejaculation of d Brute which
rachey friendships had been condensed had touch
ed no responsive traitors
Such roughly sketched and suggested condition of
birth Christ Dark and fierce beyond expression
was the aspect old the womb OF
and when least expected while the porten black
word love uttered in tone OF mingled
that has expanded and flowed down through
become the ubant music Of civilization
Christmas born and the lines of of OF unulhed
of reckless ambition Of sordid greed
Indifference have slowly but progressively faded until now
globe moderate arshes
competitions There still areperhaps
and the enranchsed and
improving Millions but the very of babarism and
humanity dcord measuaby hushed by the peace
and good will tH##t -
h largest aspects speaks of the great
berazed Of the recognition
Interchangeable rights of the ameoraon of conditions of easeless
upon every of evil and misery of institutions OF learn
from the dmentary the most advanced of practical
reforms extending all classes of and promoted
higher levels of morality and religion overlapping anacism and
rapid capitalization of Man 1t penetrates and brghtens
all society It the radim of progress of human
aaon conveying the stored warmth and light of than nine
centuries into the heart and mind Of civilization.
But the angelic with which Christmas charged,
finest the nensihcaon
family affection and in the charities which rebapize the
the sanctuary of life All the EARTH under the gleng stars
amidst the towering ceberg of the north the sparkling fro
futerng and those favor
where Joaquin Miller has beautifully sad the white
replace colder of aduous cme and
islands of the tropical clothed emerald and brilliant
colors Christmas bells will chime the dawn of
of blood the claims of the
poor be acknowledged and homes will be filled with plenty
and will with those exquisite sentiments and acts OF tender
which fill the with happiness and humanity with
strength energy unendg toll and endurances OF apra
ton and of faith.
admirable banquet last night, we'll