Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-20
PASTOR MAKES present DAY
APPLICATIONS TO old HYMN


titled Modern Messages from Fav-
orite Hymns" was delivered by the
Rev. Elmer Smith, pastor of the Me-
thodist Episcopal church before a
large an interested audience Sun
day morning. The theme was Near
or My God to Thee and the entire
discourse was given over to "a dis
cussion of present day applications of
this old favorite.
Rev. Smith said in part:
"For many years this hymn has
been a general favorite among all
classes of people throughout the civ
ilized world. The dominant note of
the hymn appeals powerfully to the
human heart. But In suite of Its
great popularity and helpfulness II
has been severely criticised as the
production of a Unitarian. Such cri-
tics exclaim with horror,--"Thc bless
cd name of Christ does not occur in
the entire hymn" The compilers of
the Baptist Hymn-Books In England
were SO displcased with this omission
'hut 'hey had tne hymn rewri''eh III
oruer W p'ace inc name Oh ohris' '''
every verse.
All such criticisms are puerile. On
such basis we could criticise the
Book of Esther because II does not
contain the name OF Goo' oh such
OASIS we couid cri'ic'se scores Oh
inspiring hymns. we are not ready
w oni,' inc BOOK Oh Es'her rom ,ne
h'oie because !" uoes MOI coh'ai' '','
name Oh "od' Ne"her are we reaoy
10 omit IRON our hymha's such hymns
as Nearer MY 'od 10 ihee OF
uuioe me- ihou "rea' 'enoNah oe-
cause tney 40 not contain 'he name
VI christ IL is certainty a iooiisl'
prejudice lor 'rihitar'ah 10 eNpe-
renee any tw'hses OF conscience u.
.he lhousht Oh neri'lnS any Spiri'ua'
inspiration from unitarian hymn
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contains ho'hhhg vi onfis.' put W
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