Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-20
Rev. R. E. Smith Gives
Practical Sermon
That Holds. d,

Gradually, under the guidance Oi
Fred. Butler, the singing spirit of iio-
nolulu is being brought into evidence
Last night at the meeting of the Chris
tian Extension Movement held In the
Empire thcater those present entered
into the swing of the music for the
first time. They got together, learned
the songs fast. and enjoyed singing
them Butler was plased with the eff.
forts. Splendid" he exclaimed. why
| did not know that YOU could do so
well. Now let us have 1t Just once
again" And the people put their
hearts into It.
Tho work has only been on for
! three days at the Empire but already
good results are to he seen. Many
people are signing the cards who
would not under ordinary circum-
stances stand up In tho thcater and
proclaim themselves. The crowd is
| becoming more heterogeneous; the
movement is reaching for those for
whom II was intended.
Tonight there will be six nationali-
ties. gathered in different parts OF the
city. all working along the same lines
while next Sunday night the Chinese
people have taken the big Liberty the
/ there
The hymn Every Day I Need Thee
| More and More Is fast becoming a
! popular one and Buffers audiences are
making great progress with II. Where
! there was uncertainty about the sing
! ing at first there Is now solid volume
of sound. They are singing now with
their hearts and before the meetings
! are over the power of some OF the
popular songs will draw an enormous
crowd.
Practical Speaking.
| Instead of depending on sentiment
or rhetoric Rev II. T.. Smith, pastor
of the Methodist Church, who spoke
last night, pointed out practical truths,
to his audience. Has the Gospel run
out?" he asked them. and then pro-
ceedcd to show how the gospel can
never run out while there is sin in the
world.
Little, everyday points were quot
ed. SIN Is very often a thing that Is
cherished by man, he said. in its in
fancy under the idea that II Is good ,c
have a little sin. Then he told tho
story of the ivy plant and the wall,
how the little plant like sin, starts
out and how In the end the wall Is
broken down by the full-grOwn plant
Nothing Else.
One of the strongest points that hi
made, however. was that In all the
history of the world nothing has evel
been found that can take the place OF
the gospel Nothing has ever been
found that has ever been able to al,
feet people to such great extent. Al
most without exception people turn t.
God before they die. The greatest
sinner will do so and there is no other
creed in the world of which this can
be said.
lie told in simple language the
story of a boy who had gone wronf
from start to finish and whom he hat
been called into sec. The boy hated
preachers and for Il long time MI
Smith could make no progress with
him. Although at deaths door h,
could not understand that God coult
do him any good, for he thought that
Through his life he had been too great
la sinner.
At last Mr.. Smith had an inspira
ton. He told the boy that Icsus
Christ had died especially to save HE
very soul. This was new idea ID,
you really mean that Mr.. SMITH" the
boy asked. 81 do" was the answer
The boy thought 1t over and the mex
day took new heart and new faith. BE
fore he died he was happy, for he be