Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-03
THE REvELL CASE.

Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin,
Sir: Kindly permit me TO draw at
tention to one feature of the Reyell
case which might be misunderstood.
Mr.. ReveIl was referred to as \ church
worker and active In Epworth League
work. Common justice demands that
this should be emphaticafly denied, so
far as 1t relates to the present. He
has had nothing whatever to do with
Epwe-th League work for over two
year, has done no work Of any kind in
the church during that time and has
rarely attended church during the
Iast year or more. =, 49,.
am informed that Mr.. Reyell came
to Honolulu under q cloud but this
fact was kept quiet by the few who
knew It The people Of the church
which am proud to serve as pastor
took a very kindly interest in Mr..
ReveH from the very beginning and
have helped him in many ways. Know.
fng something Of his financial embar.
rassments, have had several earn.
est interviews with him during the
past month and have urged him to
piay the man, to live economically,
to pay his debts, etc. He promised
he would do all this and was appar.
entity sincere. 5se5.' 'ss' I: 5 @..<
Our church people in trying to
help him have simply done what We
are commanded to do by the Master
Eof men. There are some unfair. pre-
JUDGED, unkind, thoughiess indiTidu-.
ais who very foolishly and idiotically
throw their dirty filings and gibes at
the Church OF Christ when someone
who has been identified with it in,
the past goes wrong. They Seem to.
forget that there Is q vast difference
between "professed Christian and
christian. No man is a Christian
who consciously does wrong whether
he belongs to any church or not. One
twelfth Of the apostolic band were
.hypocritical and ] am sure that the
modern evangelical church does not
contain that relative number of hypo
critics. The church asks no man for
pity-it simply asks for that same Inn
martial Judgment and fair considers.
ton which men Of affairs give to
other organizations and institutions
in human society. s.. 3
II Mr.. ReEell had kept In close fell
lowship with the church and its work,
and II his life was swayed by Chris.
tian ideals he never would hare got
within a million miles Of his terrible
fan The Honolulu Iron Works were
very kind to him. They showed him
every courtesy and consideration. No,
reasonable man Is inclined to blame
the Honolulu Iron Works because they
thus treated him courteously, raised
his salary and did everything which
business firm could do to make man
out OF him. Neither should the church /
suffer any reproach because the good
folk In it tried to help and encourage !
him to make the building of Christian
manhood the supreme task of his life.
These, remarks are prompted by some
silly slurs which some men have in
Obliged in. because Mr.. Revel has been
in the past related to the church. II
such men had more brains they would
reach saner conclusions. = . /
For Mrs. ReyeIl and the two pre-.
cious children who are so deeply
wronged we all have the most tender +
sympathy II one.haf of the reported
Of Mr., ReVell are true, it is
hard for the most kindly heart to
have scant sympathy for Mr.. Reyel. i
He has proved to be modern Judas In :
the treatment Of the best friends he
ever had. But retribution will over
take him as it win eventually all
wrongdoers The Old Book was right
Ia debating that ati1e way 9of trans.
gressors Is hard - What every young
men In Honolulu needs more than all, !
else besides Is to govern his thinking
and acting BY the principles of the
greatest teacher and philosopher Of
The ages Jesus Christ. I.
& So = - r. EEMER SMITH,,
Pastor First Methodist Episcopal
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