The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-09
GREAT PROBLEM
IS RIGHT
HERE
g-ss $40 O. 1i. hta d
-af
Mr. Rath Tells Of New Period
Through Which Church
go Is Passing.
CONSCIENTIOUS SINCERITY
, Head Worker Of Palama Settle
a.. ment Talks to Large
Gathering.
CONSCIENTIOUS SINCERITY
fFrom Mondnr,n Adrertlrer.l

I'll II
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nuiDete ~ s"e H'- A-OA
Ohurch last nient hstebea 70 stIOhB
and edifying address entitled "New
Vino in Old Bottles,'' by James A.
Path baod 1vorler NJ Palama aettle.
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'Haen', VINO nlAs JUST Ie'uineu AIO" eis ~
month 3 travel and study on the main
land. Mr.. Rath was filed with the
enthusiasm of his work and subject,
delivering a straightforward discourse
tnaS must long remain IN the memory
OF those privileged TO near IL
Al, approaching ms SupJect Ihe sPeaHeI
eaio ~ might DC ASKED rom "nIIn
HleWpolnt ne lntehueu 10 nahule ~ ne
tnen explained that LOT Inc past mus
teen or twenty years ne nt1u peen on.
gagged In settiement WORK among me
lower ciasses, IN EUROPE, IN inuiti IN
donoiuln; and ne ioanu oy lons n39
varied experience tnat t uniess nc e9uiu
tooA upon conutt .S no iio a Wy 49,.
point of those to whom ne would render
aid 1t was lmposslpie 70 90 gooo VOTE
among OF for them. rhen ne re1erreo
TOT the words Of Christ in the gospel
text of the evening, He that is not
against us is with us, Mark TX, 40.
IAN great movements" said Mr..
Rath, have four periods, ridicule, OPP
position and persecution, success,
capitalization. Even the church went
through all of these, but the church 10
now going through fifth period-a
new consciousness of what is going ON
in the world-the needs of the wage
'earner-tho consciousness that preach
-iue, alone win not solve the problems
chat confront M.
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Is 49,
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80 Ky A 'nnS;+;ons ,rars Sxed there was
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is..o o, ";.Sont Az I;abt of ambition. Car.
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! 1,.ttH $50. vo io,,a, ,,a-o oarcotad
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but noitnei -. nj.
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TAIS .ho,, n hacaue the Yelioiop OF
tbs ststo II had grown from strata
! IN ,tTata entered the palaces and be-
+ ca,1n yv6slthv. Riches poured in upon it
!. and magnificent churches and cathedrals
wore erected. But there was little
Christianity or religion in this church
q which had now become an Institution.
Persecution by the Church.
Z. tcAu this was followed by a period
of darkness. Hereties were destroyed,
liberty Of thought was suppressed and
progress was blocked. Inc people . were
hela IN !ehglous pIn1 t inu no -
was l..is u any 10 ~ Az
Sne moiiu paso.nt 80 nd ,rh;Io FOR
t;Hso ottara annaayad ;nnroved this
sama rofnrmation hronobt in it's train
S S,anv Of tha nc and Evils Rama nism
Ia hron,bt Tbo cbnrcb aeain vaxed
-;cb and strong and mighty. and IA Il
Aid II hogan the persecution of Calvin.
lists and dissenters and others. Then
again il began to wane.
F'With the discovery of America there
came greater democracy in the
church, but there were dangers even
in that. 1t had led in education, in
wit and in literature; in the care of
the poor and sick, and in the struggle
for democracy; but it was surely drift
ing to conditions that were not Chris.
tian.
"Then came the time when the real
functions Of the church were forgot
ten and quanels over denominations
began. Matters of church polity,
questions Of baptism and predestnn'
ton oec1pied the attention of the
ehnrehmon and theologians.
Now Problems Developed.