Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-11-07
PASTOR Jones
SAYS FAREWELL
Praise for Generous Spirit of
Giving Of Honolulu Bus
mess Men.

Pastor Jones of the Methodist
church preached his farewell sermon
yesterday and that sacred ediflce was
filled to the doors.
Final Counscls" was the apprcpri-
ate subject of the discourse, and was
taken from Pauls advice to the Cor
inthians. In part. Rev. Jones said
'In selecting a text for this hour |
could find nothing more appropriate
than the one Just announced, in view
of the fact that today is the last Sab
bath that ! shall be privileged to
preach to you as your pastor. This
farewell message Of the Apostle Paul
TO the church at Corinth was express
sive of the intense desire of the apos-
tie for the peace and prosperity of the
church. This parting word. farewell,
meant more to him than mere sig
nal Of separation. II was uttered by
one whose heart was overlooking with
love for his fellow servants. He
really desired that the brethren in
Corinth should fare we'll
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NTH great possibilities, and animated
by the hope that the church should
lay aside her faults and foibles, her
contentious and strifes. her backbit-
ings and chickering's, and every dis
heartening and contemptuous practise,
he gave utterance to the final counsels
of the text, BE perfect, be of good
comfort. be of one mind, live In peace
II seems characteristic of every or
ganization, whether secular or relig-
ious, during. its formative period, to
be occasionally more or less threat
encd with disruption on account of
disagreements and contentious. The
church at Corinth was no exception.
Paul established the Christian Church
at Corinth In tho, year of orr Lord
80, and remained there for :, year and
half, preaching the Gospel with all
the earnestness and fervency that he
could command. lie was signally sue
cessful, although he never had to deal
with any people so inflated, so full of
self-esteem, SO Indifferent to his suf-
ferings. so inconsiderate of his we'll
being. But Paul was prompted by
higher motive THANH desire for popu-
larity or personal comfort In his no.
BILE service; and The very fact that he
succeeded In spite''of adverse circum-
stances was highly gratifying to him
and filled his soul with a mingled
feeling of pity and affection for the
church at Corinth; and when writing
to the brethren after his departure
he was mindful of their needs and
was careful to instruct them In order
that they might triumph over their
infirmities and become so rooted and
grounded In love that they might
honor and glorify God in their bodies
and In their spirits which we're
Gods"
After two years in the city as pas
tor of the First Methodist church, Mr.
Jones is leaving behind monument
to the strenuous work he has put In
In those two years. the beautiful new
building on Beretania avenue, near
Thomas Square. II is certainly a won
derful result for 80 short time.
In this respect, Rev. Jones said 1:
Two years ago ! came to iiscour-
aged church, ready to close her doors
and disband her congregation"
The pastor Is high In his praise of
the generosity of the business men
and others of the monied interests in
the city who have made 1t possible
to erect the new church through the
generous donations that have been
made with decidedly free hand
Pastor Jones and his wife will leave
for the Coast on the Wilhelmina next
Wednesday. and will spend some lit
tie time on the Coast. visiting with
friends, before going on to the held
Of his future labors at Normal. III,