The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-20

schools possible. Like the ancient He
brew prophets who knew not the con-
tent and the reach Of their message, he
dreamed not that he was the divine
agent through whose initial courage
and conquest and craftsmanship these
schools should be established In the
divine economy of the unseen world
we may well believe that the scales
have fallen from his eyes, and that
now he knows. and. knowing, his face,
once stern and infiexible, is radiant
with the light that shone in the face
of Moses as ne looked upon the Prom
ised Land of his countrymen.
I can not efface this vision If I
would. wish that I might pass it
on to you, as real as it is TO me.
would that every son and daughter Of
Kamehameha might be always worthy
of all that the great Kamehameha,
with the light of eternity in his eyes,
could wish for you. If all those
through whose hands this great estate
has been handed doYn, from the first
Kamehameha to the last, could speak
to you tonight, I am sure they would
say: Here is your heritage. Use it
worthily. Be true to the light you
have. And may you never fail to be
worthy sons and daughters Of the
great King of Heaven.
But the vision is not ended. I seem
to see in the background the men who
made Kamehameha's conquests possi-
bie-the makaainanas, coming from
homes of privation, and from irksome
and disheartening tasks, and rallying
to the standard of their chieftain with
a spirit of sacrifice and devotion that
ought to have been chronicled long
ago in the songs of heroes.
The Kamehameha Schools We're made
nossible by the staunch heroism and
LOYALTY to their leader of your own
forefathers. 1t was at the cost OF
their suffering and at the sacrifice OF
their lives that you are 'given the
privileges of these schools. WHAT
think you would be their wish for Yoa
could they voice it here tonight? What
think you would their progress and
future have been had their lot and
yours been reversed? They We're eager
for light and advancement. the
strides they made were phenomenal,
and the call that comes to you out Of
the sacrifices and conquests of your
fathers, ought to make your opportu-
mites here throb with a high purpose
to meet them worthily.
But still the vision is not ended
Moving among your forefathers, not
with the spear of conflict, but with
the torch of truth, seem to see the
hardy men of New England, under
God the most powerful agents in shap-
ing those early days and in making
possible all that is best in the life OF
this land They were great-hearted
men. They were wise civilizers. They
were the spiritual fathers of those
critical days when heathenism was
thrown aside and there was nothing
to take its place. Then they came, the
pioneers of Christian faith and Chris
tan conduct living among your people
in a beautiful simplicity of life, and
permeating the whole land with new
joy and hope. What think you would
be the message of those men and wo-
men to you tonight could they speak!
Would it not be a clarion call TO range
Yourselves in line with the men ana
women who have wrought in all these
| generations. for pure-hearted ana
useful manhood and womanhoodg
And still the vision is not ended. Back
| of the conuuests of Kamehameha, and
back of the sacrifices of his loyal ad-
herents, back of the inspiring message
of the missionary, and back of the
generous spirit of the founder and pa
tron of these schools. is the creative
and animating spirit of the Son OF
God Our eyes are indeed blind if we
do not discern His hand and realize
the prompting of His spirit. You
owe to Him a grateful allegiance for
all that is yours. The potent power OF
His presence in your hearts will be the
real secret of your success in the
making of your life. You can do all
things through His help. You can be-
come the master of self when you
| make Him the master of your heart.
A thousand voices are summon1ng
YOU to the making of your life. They
speak to you out of the past. Tney
| call to you out of the present. AND
| their summons is the same: Be true
to your heritage. Remember at what
cost your privileges have been bought.
Honor the name you are permitted to
bear, and so long as your days last,
let that name be the synonym in your
own life of courage, rectitude, purity
and every good thing in the sight OF
God and men.