The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28

income, 10 De met as SomeIhlnG Que,
and which must be paid. What is
given beyond this is matter of con-
science and devotion.
Years Statistics
In looking at the returns for this
missionary district / find that the hap
tisms last year were larger than those
of any previous year, and the eonfrma.
lions were the largest of any year in
the history of the Hawaiian Islands
The actual communicate members of
the church in Hawaii has increased
over 120 per cent IN seven years. On
Easter day, in nearly every parish and
mission, it was reported that a larger
number of communions were made
than ever before. There is also shown
a spirit of giving which is most graft
flying. The Easter offerings were
everywhere larger. The Sunday schools
in the lenten offering for missions
showed an increase of 81 per cent. over
last year. The offerings of the parishes
for missions showed an increase of 81
per cent. The Woman S Auxiliary has
given twice as much as last year.
Roman Catholic Confidence.
Brethren of the clergy and laity,
you have done well in the past, and
God has blessed us. We are in a bet
ter position than ever to do the work
which the church is called to do, and
which we are specially fitted to do. In
the first place, we GO to men with a
positive message. We do not say,
Let us meet together and make be-
lief We GO and say, This is the
faith once for all delivered to the
Saints, always held by the Holy Cath
Ole and Apostolic Church. Men may
think that they can win men by mimi
MIXING the faith, but in the end this
always ends in disintegration and de-
cay. The religion of Jesus Christ is
the religion of the Incarnation Let
any religious society ignore or deny
that and its members become a prey
for all sorts of vagaries in religion. In
such soil the Church of Rome goes with
confidence, knowing that men must
have something positive, and her con-
fidenee that the United States will be-
come Roman Catholic, comes from the
drift from the Incarnation by various
religious bodies. This church stands
for the religion of the Incarnation. and
if others drift away from this, then so
much the more should we assert it. It
will win, because there is no logical
middle ground between God manifest
| ed in the flesh and bare human specu-
iatlon. Either men have only guess
work and surmise, or they have God
| made known to them in the person of
Jesus Christ. A positive, definite faith
/ wins in the end, and our work is to
proclaim it and teach it and practise
/ II
Emmanuel Movement.
/ "New methods or old ones in a new
| dress come up in every age. While a
/ blind conservatism binders and stiles
an ill-considered following of the new
may mean distress and disaster; there
are movements in every age which men
| are apt to take up. and fret because
the church does not at once endorse
them. These movements are the
| thought of the day and attract men,
but mere attraction may do harm un-
/ less the basis rests on truth. The
! Churcn may well watch and examine
any movement before it commits itself
| II have pointed out several times
here that while in the past generations
| the danger to the faith came from ma
| terialism, that in this generation il
would be from the psychological side
| We must not be carried away by
theories or partly digested facts. We
should all be open to truth, but we
should not be in haste, nor should we
be eredulous. Much is written and
| said about the Emmanuel movement
/ DIR. Worcester, well known to me, is q
learned and good man. But psychol
/ oglsts Just as learned as he deny the
! existence Of the subeonscious mind or
which this and kindred movements are
based. We do well to wait until the
fundamentals of the science have been
I placed on a certain basis before the
| Church commits herself to ANYTHING
/ which might react TO her danger and
| loss. Whatever individuals may do
| the Church must carefully serutinize
! every new agency which men bring be
fore her. The restless spirit of the age
in its whirl and rush, has upset the
nervous balance of many. But ] be
/ lieve that the work of the priest is
! primarily to arouse and cultivate il
/ souls that faith in a living, loving
| Father, and obedience to His law!
which induce to health of soul and
| body. | believe that the restoration OF
| the visitation and communion of tht
| sick and the encourageme of the
| patient in faith and hope and charity
viii be potent factors for health OF
soul and mind and body. Let US be
I, ware lest new ideas of appeal TO sug
gestion are not attempted substitutes
for plain, oldfashioned faith and trust
in the wisdom. the goodness and tht
love of God
'.Brethren of the clergy and laity
we need faith, hope and love in thi;
varied work of ours We need not only
faith in God but faith in the capacity
of man to respond TO the message OF
1 the Gospel. We have work calling Il
us on all hands. The other morning a.
| sat in my Office, having business will
/ a white priest, there came in Japan
/ csc eatechist: while he was there. tive
Chinese workers came. then a Korean
put in his appearance, and soon afte
a Hawaiian worker. These were al
together IN the office at one time. i
is an illustration of the work. It ha
its difficulties, trials. discoura gements
but living faith, constant hope anc
loving heart viii find joy in thi
york. Seek TO nuture these qualitie
Of mind and heart and turn TO you
work with enthusiasm and zeal. an
the results viii come; some result