The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-09

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empty loima they failed % tte that
ihtufands urea thousands OF youhG
tays and fifit vera wasting their lives
and their souls in vicious pleasures.
81 wnnt 30 cay hight hers that ono
Of the most Interesting moments 81 my
life wae When | had The happiness 20
meet Misn Jane Adams, that great
social worker IN Chicago on my recent
trip. ~ I looked into that face, and
took that hand, and knew che history
of that noble woman before me ! was
hurt and saddoned by .the knowledge
that a. that very time, in the midst OF
her splendid lhblru, this true and heroic
woman was being opposed by some OF
the Leading churches OF Chicago,
"ARain say that in many ways the
churches have failed to see whore and
BY what means their better work 1ould
be performed. They have failed TO sec
the men and women wage earners all
about them who were looking for the
light and crying and dying for the
truth Too long the church has re.
manned an institution, when its duty
has been to men, to instill good into
their souls and cheer and light into
their hearts. oh, when l thought OF
Jane Adams and the work she was do.
ing and the opposition that she en-
countered could not but think Of that
dictnm of Christ's; IF they are not
against us they are with no.
Wage Farmers FAN Away.
sis it any wonder that, under such
conditions as / have stated, the wage
earners have been gradually falling
away from the churchesf Let me say
that l do not believe the wage Garner
is an evil or wicked man. The wage
Garner is not as general thing dis
solute man nor wicked at heart. On
the contrary am firmly convinced that
there is more real religion in the heart
of the workingman today than ever
there was before. But there 10 LESS
ceremony, less desireE perhaps for it.
And still for some reason the church
and the wage earners do not get to-
gether as they should.
sEfTo nv mind one Of the greatest Of
movements in the world today'twould
be that for the getting of the wage.
Farmers and the church together. Let
us be in this movement that viii have
as its great object the reconciliation Of
the workingman and the church. 1t is
not to give him q taste Of the 'old
time religion but it is to bring him
in touch with the words Of our Master,
the true and glorious spirit of true
religion. n
Intellectual Freedom.
"This tremendous movement, the
fifth period through which the church
is passing, is strong and becoming
! stronger in seventy-two cities Of the
United States, and it is bound to grow
in spite of all opposition.
''in this movement there is freedom
of thought, and it is through this great
principle Of freedom of thought and
expression that men are to be brought
together in brotherhood and truth.
T'In this connection I may say that
there is one great matter which has
not as yet been settled-but it must be
settled and settled right. It is this
same freedom of thought to which
have referred. If you compel the mar
in the pulpit to be insincere, If you
make him insincere, | believe you are
doine a much greater injury than any
| possible wrong that might result from
his free expression of thought.
@ The New Program.
1.-THE new program of the churches
as it is Of the settlements, is the study
/ of conditions about them Tt 10 just
as necessary to study the eities Of to
day as well as the cities Of Syria
Egypt and Palestine. Indeed, right
here, let us make a study Of our owr
beautiful city of Honolulu and see
what are the needs Of its men, itl
women and its children.
cit is not enough that we come tt
church and once a week listen to {
sermon OF hear the gospel read, ever
if afterwards we go away and sub
scribe few dollars to some worthy
charity. No, it is necessary if we have
real religion in our hearts and an ear
neat desire to do good to our fellow
men that we learn and study and know
than and their needs.
In many respects our beloved Ha
wall is truly fortunate. With us thu
child labor problem is practically nil
and of absentee landIordism we have
even less to complain; but there is Q
housing problem in this city to b.
solved by our people
The Good Samaritan.
''And there is chance here for thu
work of the good Samaritan. Still lie
me tell you that it is not enough tina
we relieve, but that we ascertain tn
causes and do away with them. LIE
us not only give n helping hand bu
flet us see to it that the road to Jericho
is well lighted and well policed.
mean by this that we should surely
look for the causes and stamp then
tout
"There is a preventive religion al
well as preventive medicine and i
is up to us, to us people of Honolulu
to apply that medicine with frmnes
land love and charity .
"In these days we must apply thu
final test: II is character and no
creed; ethics, not statement of belief
In these days men recognize sincerity
and IL we face the problems that con
front us in that spirit and with do