The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-08-11


'rest the basic principles right
have further ' s 90 s .fss IN we no,
under
the other heads given by
vertise kindly tell by what rule right" be distinguished
''wrongf" q W. E. PoTWINE
show that they were
% down for the discipline of tribe of desert nomad They
specifically addressed to those who had Egypt
and the house of bondage meaning
people of AOcks and herds which pretty
venass Of G tribe Their ld Nose. saw that b 4 o h ANU @
they feared wrathfu
and vengeu Jehovah their theology
up which precisely met the
which Almighty. down
US in Biblical history under the of the Ten
Most of these Mosaic principles wrong
but not all of them They inhibited murder robbery bpemy
arts which the bright flowers civilization
making the likeness thing
now was necessary then BECAUSE these people who had lived
wee therefore be prescribed by leader who
Ihu Do t bo @ @ ~ or tne gGOa
the Ten Commandments principles
Then there the trait
which the society the motive power of business and which is vital
the
century prompts
the industry and which position
in life the education of he admires
like it, the singer the painter the orator ove fame and works for it,
the clerk eove the great business that employs him and strives acquire it,
pung great enterprises
Hence humankind
which was under his beeJbecause he wanted S obedience d that ALONE
are who live 5000 after him. to seriously his command
ment' Thou no
upon the old ideas Sabbath observance
based the to keep holy the the week
that the church which correspondent law
lightly that permits golf
suits that substituted another woshpi
the Sabbath day. to keep holy Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy
thou shalt not do work Our friend the Rev. Mr. Potwn chooses
seriousya "a agS
being entirety expression
the will of Cod modern scholarship win hardly with
that extreme view Moses said they like
of his and future tried his temporal by
militant Thus saith the which
triked and still trucking political
dwel the lencesor
today and majestic to petty medder the
Nevertheless change uper
still still every
human than other Hebrew his else he would not
become the Israel; time worldconvulsr the
then volcano Sinai smoked umb and famed he his chance
deceive his followers for their them Gods word his
iveanee his Ten Commandments And all the people the thunde
and the ghtnngs and the noise and the mountain smoking and
Moses The begged him
to they die; and taking instant
want int; Tho smoke whore m said God was ana brought hack nnnord
Him. his tribe making sacrifices Here
the worldly but for who
the working the machinery to also
being played Joseph
uated and the kings who divine right cacu-
atng Moses did the tremendous of religion making
politically oednt But who shall that king awgv has Gda Who
His confdns Who that God had needed
la finite representatives.
question distinguishes right
The of the has made it
what benefits enos society and what harms deades
the
parallel societies heard
himself his code, gath
knowledge
of antiquity. its had
trouble in distinguishing wrong murder theft
the right in and honesty truth and
and foaanee There need Of revelation on the
subject had experience lamp their feet ard conscience
certainly the moral equals of
after Moses died
Potwnes communications but the Adver
passing upon tribal discipline, merely line
church that clngs to
irrational old the rational because has claim
hereafter, supporting
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