Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-13
SERMONS At
THE CHURCHES

Minister Peters OF the Christian
Church preached the second of a SO. |
, ries of sermons that are taken from
the same topic at the church yester.
! day morning. "a bruised reed lie
! will not break and a dimly burning
I wick will he not quench."
The sermon was powerful one,
and using the subject for center, he
| surrounded II with belt of promise
! to the Christian drawn from this strik.
! ing picture of the attitude of God in
the Christ toward his people.
| Mr.. Peters said In part:
"To the person who feels that he
can do things better than anyone else >,
| have no message this morning. My
! message Is to the man and woman
who are discouraged because they rec.
/ OgniZe their limitations, and are ready
10 quit because they believe their work
Is useless
I'VE of the world erect arbitrary
standards and then require others to
live up to them. II they fail there Is
but little charity for them.
you are familiar with the state.
ment frequently made from this pulpit
that the man who understands the life
and spirit of the Christ understands
the spirit and life of God. This was
the Masters claim; He that hath seen
me hath seen the Father
Men Judge us by what we do. The
Father judges us by what we want TO
do. That is the difference. and in
that difference lies the source Of the
encouragement | want to bring to you
| all this morning
n 10 u
over the Christian world as Mothers
Day. and is being used in many of the
churches to honor the mothers. II is
appropriate that my message of en-.
I enlargement should be directed first
this morning to the mothers who are
/ present. You have had ambitions for
| your children. What mother has not |!
| II may be that you have been disap.
| pointed in some Of them; and It NAV
be that the big cruel world has, In its
bungling way of Judging things, laid
| some of the blame for this failure at
your door. The world has said you
have been but a smoking wick But
the world does not know all the hours
of patient toll. the agoniZing of hear
when you have prayed, the tender
observation-disclosures as you have worked
] far beyond your strength for these
children; and therefore It judges
amiss. The Father knows. He viii
not quench with harsh judgment you
pickering little light. No. And faith
ers, too, would not miss them. How
many times have found men In m!
score OF years pastoring folk who hav,
been blamed by other men becaus,
they made such poor showing. Blu
have known something of that ter
ribly heavy load these fathers car
ried. Other men have not known; bu
the pastor learns things to make hi
charitable. And so the world has san
he Is but "a bruised reed - break him
Harsh sentence is passed.
And In the last place ! address IN
message of encouragement to Chris
tians who feel that there Is nothin
for them to do in the fight to redeer
the world. He knows the longing
that prompt the little we do; and h
knows how great the cost OF the littl
/ service we render. lie will not brea
| the bruised reed. He will not quenc
the smoking fax. He gathers up tn
| bruised and broken reeds that hay
been ruthlessly cast aside by too e.
acting world and pours the cement c
His love and grace into the cracks III
I'll they shall be able again to SCUM
forth as sweet notes as ever befor,
The little smoking wick he will trim
and into the vessel he will pour a ne
supply Of oil until sometime you VIII
ore now hesitating and refusing /
render even the little service va
might. shall become great lights 3,
for the lighting of them that sit In
| great darkness. And this Is the me
sage ] bring you today
At the Bilou.
Last night the last Of the evangeli
tic services were held at the Bic
. theater building and the theater wa
crowded as at the other sessions. Ov,
1900 persons were present, as on Il
week previous, and the members
Macwattcrs Quartet assisted by
large chorus again directed the must
The theme of the sermon, whiC
was preached by the Rev. s. Ada
Cakes, a member of the quartet, WI
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