The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-17
DECISIONS ARE MADE
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After the song service DR.. Kincaid
offered the invocation. Mr.. Hills then
led in the Sunshine Song after which
the announcements were made and the
offering taken up. DR.. Ostrom then
introduced Mr.. Butler by telling of
the occasion on which he first heard
the song My Saviour Leads Me All
the Way" Mr. Butler then sang the
beautiful hymn with a depth of feel
ing that stirred the congregation.
At the conclusion of the solo, DR..
Ostrom spoke of the seventy-five home
prayer meetings that We're held
throughout the city yesterday morn
ing. He spoke of the work of Miss
Florence Yarrow in organizing the
meetings and said that it was hoped
that there would be at least one hun
dred next Tuesday when the sessions of
the Evangelical Association open.
The evangelist took as his scripture
lesson the story of the death of Jesus,
taking as the text two words from the
4Sth verse of the 23rd chapter of Luke
THAT sight" He said in part:
These words represent the greatest
tragedy the most diabolical murder
that the world has ever seen. I have
met men who would admit that Christ
was a great and noble man, better
than Confucius, better than Buddha.
better than Shakespeare. But if Jesus
is to be such a one he must be more.
If he who said he could save the
world was not more than simply a
good man. he must have been a hoax.
a fraud. If he was not what he claim
ed to be he could not be a good man.
He is the Lord of Confucius, the King
of Buddha and Shakespeare.
Joseph of Arimathaca and Nicodemus
wanted to see that Christ's body was
respectfully treated. Pity it is, but the
that they respected Jesus Christ. Nico-
demus was a learner, secretly, for fear
of the Jews He was a courteous
coward. Joseph was a learner, but on
iy in a sort of formal way They were
courteous but they were not deep, true
followers One must be more than
or respectful to be a Chris
tian. 4 merely respectful Christian is
like a husband who respects his wife,
but refused to live with her or support
her.
There is no sadder fact to me than
that multitudes on multitudes are turn
ing away from Calvary dazed and mys-
titled Small wonder it is that they
are dazed in view of the actions of some
of those who profess to be followers
Of Christ Missionaries have said that
the greatest curse of India is not Budd-
bisrn. it Is the influence of white men
who go to rob poor ignorant natives
under the guise of Christian clvlilza-
ton. The greatest atrocities in those
foreign lands have been committed by
those from so-called Christian lands
Another view of Christ's death was
that taken by the soldiers. They were
told to break limbs, to thrust a spear
in Christs side. They did it. Then
they sat down and gambled for His
garments. What was it? The usual
thing with them. the routine. That IS
the trouble with many of US. We are
caught in the whirl of the routine life.
behave that a mans honest business
is a sacred thing but when man gets
so wrapped up in it that he mas no
time TO help save people from their
sins How many men will go to the
show when their church is conducting
q revival. how many will arrange en-
tertafnrnents. perhaps questionable IN
cbara6ter when the church Is gong
ont Ia do battle with Satan and ev-
arv soldier is needed. Pity. it is, but