The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-26
BISHOP URGES
BETTER THINGS
Makes Stirring Appeal to Large
Audience at Empire Theater
in Extension Movement.
(From Saturdays Advertiser.)

Right Rev. Henry b. Restarick, Epis
copalian Bishop of Honolulu, was the
principal speaker at the big meeting of
the Christian Extension Movement at
the Empire Theater last evening. The
bishop was very forceful and his ser
mon was declared to be one of the most
effective he has delivered in this city.
Though brief, the discourse was, as it
were, a Christian call to arms or at
least a demand that the protesting
churchgoers of this city arise and an
swer the call of God as it applied not
alone to their everyday lives and as.
sociations but to their interest in the
welfare of the city, of the womanhood
of the city, and the protection of young
girls who are exposed to insult and out
rage.
The meeting opened with the usual
song service, led by Fred Butler. The
singing continues to improve and under
the experienced leadership of Mr.. But.
Ter the massed choir composed of about
a hundred of the church singers of the
various Honolulu churches renders we'll
known hymns in manner pleasing and
inspiring. The sacred numbers of last
evening included "Lead Kindly
Light" "Come, Thou Almighty
King" Work for the Night Is Com
ing,D 'Stand Up for Jesus "My
Faith Looks Up to Thee and several
others. Mr.. Butler, with even unusual
power and beauty of tone rendered a
beautiful sacred song set to the tune
of 'fOld Black Joe.''
The opening prayer, by w. A. Bowen,
was one of real strength and appeal,
and was followed by Bishop Restar-
lexis discourse. The latter said in part:
The Sermon.
"The Master is come and calleth for
thee. The world IS Master, the world IS
Light, calleth to thee. Every man and
woman has master. 1t may not be a
master Of choice or of will, but it is
master nevertheless.
ga few years ago Jay Gould, accom-
panying friend Of mine through Ne
braska, asked about a certain rafi-
road, when the friend said, 'Oh, we
must not touch this line, we would in
jure so.and-so.' Then Gould said, Il
have not friend that L would not
squeeze What was his masterf We
know.
81 once saw an ex-university profess
| sor, staggering along the streets. He
was staggering on his way to drunk
| ard g grave. He had a master. l
once knew a beautiful woman who
thought but of dress and style and
worldly pleasures She was going on
her way, too, directed by her MASTER
master of pride and sin.
"Who is your master, my friendsf
Is he the real Master, the Master of the
worldH The word is not mine, it has
been used by all the great men of the
world. Napoleon, Carlyle, Renan, hun
dreds of others, great in the world g
history, have acknowledged Christ to
be the master mind of all the world.
But it is not because these men have
called Him so, but because in our own
hearts and our souls, in the skies, by
the sun, the moon and the stars, we
all know that God is the Master and
Christ is His Son.
GOOD is here tonight, He is here
in this hall and he is calling this very
minute to you, brothers and sisters, tc
come to Him and do His will. When
Lady Henry Somerset, full of doubts
and fears, walked in her garden, she
asked God to tell her what she should
believe. And then and there God told
her and the voice sank deep in hel
heart and remained there.
eff you doubt Christ, if you doubt
the existence of God, put God to the
test. Try it tonight, try it tomorrow
but whatever you do, Follow Me and
learn of Me- Try to do as Christ would
do under given set of circumstances
and prove to yourself that God is OF
high and that He loves you.
"There is, my friends, really more
Christianity in the world today thar
ever before. But there is vastly more
Indifference among our Christian peo
pie. There is not enough of Christ, Hi
life, His love in this Christianity o.
today.
I" And what is the condition of Chris
tianity in these Islands7 All, ] an
panied when / look about me and SCI
the sons and daughters of the earl,
Christian fathers and mothers win
built up splendid Christian organism
in these Islands doing nothing to fur
Their today the blessed cause of Jesu
Christ There is plenty of latent Chris
tianity here-but it needs more of tn
real Christ in It'll May these people O.
Honolulu hear the call of the voice O.
God and awaken to a realization o.
what that call means to the soul and t.
the body.
"In these days, in this day and gen
Grafton, when we need to save our coun