The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
CHRISTIAN UNITY AND
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
Bishop RESEARCHES Charse--Warring Against
the Emmanuel Movement. -Shocking
Social Conditions.

among CHRISTIAN churches and closing |
appeal for the brotherhood of man, the |
Bishops charge was read yesterday at
the convocation service in ST. Andrews /,
Cathedral. Bishop RESEARCHES address |
was a mastery one, touching On the |
vital points of the church s history for
the past year and urging upon those
who heard, clergy and laity alike, a
special effort for the year 30 come.
The charge contained a special refer
ence to the Emmanuel movement.
warning ehurehmen to suspend judg-
ment on this until it had stood the
test Of time and science. The Bishop
referred to the social conditions existing
IN the Territory, conditions too shock
ing to be told. He also urged a more
liberal support of the Church, stating
that some members now paid more for
c.up dues or for cigar bills than for
their support to the Church.
His charge, in part, was:
AC A4OSb AUtdUIG eNGuI III the All
gliean Communion last year was the
Pan-Ameriean Conference on Missions
and the Lambeth Conference, both held
in London. Although it was not prac-
ticable for the Bishop of Honolulu to
attend, yet we are glad that we had
at the missionary conference delegates
both clerical and lay who represented
these distant Islands.
1.-The Lambeth Conference, while dis
appointing in not expressing definite
position on some points, did great ser
vice in again calling the attention of
Christians TO the matter of Unity 1t
recommended conferences among Chris
tians with view to the removal of
difficulties and of better understand
ing. We are glad to say that circum-
stances arose here, when words Of the
Bishop led to an arrangement for
conference here between committee
appointed by the Bishop and one APP
pointed by the Hawaiian Board. We
had no plans and no expectations other
than to seek the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, who is moving the hearts of
Christian men to desire Unity as they
never did before. One meeting of these
committees has been held and arrange
ments have been made for a series of
conferences later. | should like this
convoeation to nominate a layman and
clergyman to act with the Bishop In
this matter of conference with the COM
mittee appointed by the Hawaiian
Board.
ave repeat here what we have said
before; the waste of men and money
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is not only unbusinesslike, but shame
to Christian men as well as contrary
to the mind of Christ. May God grant
US all wisdom to further the Unity of
all who call themselves Christians.
"I have made a further study dur
ing the past year of religious eondl-
tions on these Islands and have taken
pains to get accurate information.
While I am not ready to make this
public vet. I can say that my convic-
ton is stronger than ever that the
people need to be given positive and
constant instruction in matters of faith
and duty. To this end IN the day
school. night school, Sunday school and
by sermons the clergy and workers
should teach, teach, teach. 1t is not
emotion the people want, it is not guess
ing and debating about Biblical ques-
tions. They need to be taught those
things which Christian ought to know
and believe TO his soul s health. They
need to be taught the fundamental prlB-
ciples of the Christian faith, their duty
to God and man, and the need Of prayer
and grace to enable them to do that
duty. The Church Catechism teaches
first. who we are; second, what we are
TO believe; third, what we are to do,
and fourth, how we are to be able to
do it. Enlarged and amplified by the
intelligence and knowledge of the
teacher and illustrated by his own life
and conduct. this, if anything, viii i'm
prove conditions.
"There are thousands of people IN
these Islands who have been to Sun
day school and preaching service for
years, who hardly know whether there
are any commandments. Emotion, sing
ing and discussions about different
points, often trivial, do not promote
moral character. and religion without
morality is a dead, meaningless thing.
''When the people have been taught
| their duty, then they must be induced
in every possible way to seek God s
grace, that they may carry their knowl-
edge into good effect in their lives.
at is because I believe that the sys-
tenn which the Church possesses would,
if applied, help greatly TO remedy exist
ing evils, that we should use every
effort to reach and instruct the young.
Social Conditions Bad.
'fIt may be said that it is not
priest s work TO teach school Let me
say then the growth of the Church IN
these Islands is due more than any
thing else TO its work of instruction
Some missions with growing member
ship have been built up from its
schools. It does entail hard work on
the clergy. but it is worth it, and those
/ who do the work know the satisfaction
| of such service If the school IN some
| form Is the best way to reach the heart
and mind and to illumine the soul vita
| the Light of the world, then it is the
priest 5 work OF course, IN all this |
mean a teaching saturated with reli-
gion. Secular learning alone never did
and never will make people better
| There are moral conditions in the Is