The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-26
G. A. DIcKEY.
$. W. WILCOX.
W. G. ACHI.
w. w. HARRIS.
CHAS. a. RICE.
s. KALEioPu.
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Conference CLOSING
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even the death of the cross When the
outward law says. This is the way,
mans best judgment says That Is the
way and his heart confirms IT. The
outer law and the inner law must
tally and be in accord.
when the scripture speaKs of old
men and young men seeing dreams and
visions 1 think it means visions such
as we see now. Visions Of a day
when government shall be righteous.
when houses of i'll fame shall be CLOSED,
when the world shall be Christ's. Wei
all may have visions. One cannot read
poetry without its bringing him vi
sions. So IL We can see visions in
these things why cannot we get an in
sight into Gods government. Paul,
endorsed on the Damascus road, saw a.
vision of the character of Jesus and his
claim on his soul and so acted that he
was able to say to Agrippa i was not
disobedient unto the heavenly vision
Men will admit that insight is all
right in the realms of science and in
vention, electricity, in arithmetic, in
forecasting the weather. but many of
them refuse to believe that insight and
NlSlOn are pOSSibic Al tic iSiieS iOtS
realm. But insist that it is all right
in religion. History records many ex-
amples. Such heavenly visions came
to Martin Luther, John Knox, John
Wesley. Charles Sturgeon and scores of
others, heroes of the Christian church.
They were not disobedient unto the
heavenly vision.
."Such a vision came to that modern
st. Catherine who cried out to William
Booth We have rung the bell long
enough for people to come to us. Let
us go out to them That began the
great work of the Salvation Army that
organization which has saved millions.
think with all honor to William
Booth that the great power that moved
the Salvation Army was Catherine
! Booth
III have mentioned these few
and you may say: oh, yes. but l
can't be as great as these Yes but
1 would remind you that the little
spring is as important as the gushing
well. If they had the great mountain
top vision We can have the little knoll
vision. Every man has a right to a
spiritual vision.
II cannot close without speaking of
the vision of the preacher. The aver
age preacher has to take raw-hide of
purpose and whip himself into the pull
pit the first time and some have to the
hundredth time. But some day there
comes the vision. 1t burns like a fire
in the soul. Pity the man in whom
it has burned out. Oh, brethren let us
working in these islands grid ourselves
and obey the vision. You may go down
to some plantation and preach ten
years and seem to have no results and
then see one boy that has been brought
up under your teaching becoming q
leader in the emancipation of men
from sin.
IT must remind you of the visions
that come to men in all walks of life.
\ Has a vision come to you? If 1t has,
nurture it. Keep it as man on a
prairie with no means of making fire
would nurture the little flame he has.
Have you obeyed the vision? What is
the trouble with us-disobedience. Let
us get back to God and He will get
back to u.s.
At the close of the sermon the au-
dience remained with bowed heads
singing softly Nearer My God &c
Thee" Then DR.. Ostrom asked the
ministers and workers who wished tc
receive the heavenly vision and be
obedient to it to rise. Then he asked
fellow-members of the church who
wished to say the same thing to rise
Then, while Jesus, Lover of my Soul
was sung the appeal to those who hat
not been identified with the church
was made. Many rose in answer t.
the question do you want to know
God and live as Christ would have
you?" until nearly every person in the
church was standing.
During the distribution of the deci
sion cards Mr.. Butler sang beautifully
Jesus Will Help If You'll Try" Their
, the congregation sang Happy Day.
The dismissal was informal many re
manning for group prayer meetings ant
for conferences.