Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-08
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They we're pennies and three-cent
pieces, and e now has all the coins
be had when he landed with the ex-
Ccption Of one. He has prospered:
he is now 4 wealthy philanthropist
and is Is years old, but he has been
teaching continuously Bible class in
this church since 1867. It was my
privilege 10 see him with that class,
and to snap my camera upon them.
FrHit OF Missionaries
Many other churches are growing
strong. and are giving evidence of
how the Christian life was planted by
these first messengers The Episco-
palians have a great cathedral there.
The MetIodists nave strong churches,
and the Disciples OF Christ have re-
Gently begun to work Another evil
dence Of this abiding power is the
magnificent Young Mems Christian
Association building, costing $247 900,
eli subscribed and paid for by Homo
lulu men. They have no debts, and
heir bills are paid monthly. They
have 1900 members, and 10 choice
men on the staff of employed secre-
taries. II is the equal of any associa-
ton in any city of that size | have
ever visited, If indeed il does not ex.
eel anything in any city of chat size.
AN additional evidence that these
men planted virile truth came to us
in the closer study and knowledge of
the incidents which led to the reyolu-
ton, the establishment of a republic,
and later to annexation The most in
tense element in this is the fact that
the principle which brought the revo-
luton was not a desire for greater
commercial gain, but was one essen
tally moral. Christian and spiritual
The men who led in that insurrec-
ton faced the possibility not only of
commercial wreck and the loss OF
their property, but they took their
very lives in their hands, Tor had the
movement failed, their heads would
not have been worth 10 cents apiece.
They all knew this, and yet, for the.
sake of the kingdom of God which
they held dearer than life, they made
their daring challenge, and they won
out Time servers, commercial slaves
and playhouse toys do not launch re-
forms OF that kind.
Perhaps, however, the supreme
evidence that these missionaries had
and lived a real Christ life is to be
found in the fact that the leading
Christian workers now in the islands
are their sons and grandsons We
heard much about the second and
third generations This is the meth
cd of describing the families of mis-
sionaries mp to date. The third gen.
GRAFTON is now pretty largely upon the
stage of action. Some of them are
missionaries. some are teachers, some
are business men, Some are the
wealthiest and most benevolent Civ
ers of money upon the islands. Pracs
ticaliy every great BeheF0lenee has
come with the name of a missionary
attached to II The money given by
one of the second or third generation
is often given in memory of the old
folks. II is true there are some sad
instances where sons and grandsons
have driftcd away, but they are com
parativeiy few Everything you touch
In Honolulu that is worth while is
filed with the influence of those war
ring. vigorous missionaries who went
out under the American board from
1920 to 1885. Other churches have
followed and are doing a grand work,
but those first great saints laid the
foundations, and no man can tear
them up
AS ! came into contact with that
tremendous yigor, could but wonder
whether New England's present
Christianity can send out another
band who can render such service as
did these. Frankly, am afraid they
cannot. II these men and women
mad Started for that buffeting of six,
seven and eight months from New
Bedford around Cape Horn on old
sailing ships to the heather scenes of
these islands, most of them facing the |
probability OF never seeing their ma.
tive shores again. with big interro- !
alton point in their theology touch |
ing the Bible as Gods Word, Jesus |
Christ as the son of God, and CONVEX |
SIGN as a supernatural work, they /
would have skipped for home with !
nervous prostration,' the cloak for |
many modern defeats, by the first re-
turning ship As / witnessed these |
marvellous results, / thanked God !
they had real religion. u |
c Outstanding Influence |
Honolulu is great in its strategic |
Christian possibilities. I was pre-
pared for some things we were there |
to meet, but was utterly unprepared |
to realize that we were going to stand
on that small spot of ground and I
sound out the message of our move
ment almost to the uttermost parts
Of the earth. I do not believe that
there is another city in all the world
which can influence so large a radius
Of the unevangeIized parts Of the
world as can Honolulu. The ad- !
dresses which Robins and / gave
were in part or in full printed every
day, not only in English, but in Japa-
nese, Chinese and Portuguese.
The. shores of the Pacific ocean
are to form very large part of the
forum for Christianizing the unpos-