Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-06
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A1lURlH FEDERATION MEETING

Before a congre CATION composed OF
members OF nearly every church in
tine city and many who have no con-
TectiOn with any one church, the
monthly meeting of the lnter-ehurcn
. Federation was held in the BijOu
theatre last evening. There was
hardly a seat vacant in the large the
atre and those connected with The
! Federation are inclined to believe
that the meeting last evening proved
the practical success Of their under
taking
Following the singing of several
| well-selected numbers by the choir OF
the Central Union Church, Rev. r. FL
mer Smith delivered the address of
the evening choosing for his subject
The Man for the Hour" and taking
as his text: Watch ye, stand fast
in the faith, quit you like men, be
strong" | Corinthians, 1913 Mr..
Smith spoke, in part, as follows:
MY heart has been profoundly
stirred as / have read with deep in
terest the history of the achieve
1nents of the ancient knights. Their
tireless vigilance, their sublime faith,
their indom1table courage, and their
sterling character have appealed to
true manhood in every age. In the
text of this hour we have a message
from a gallant knight of the first
century. He had earned his knight
hood on many moral battlefield in
many hotly contested battles. He
was prominently a man for the hour
in which he lived. In this text he
gives a very vivid picture of the type
/ of man demanded .fof that day and
generation. And the type of man de-
manded for Paul's dayfis the same as
is demanded for our day.
First Characteristic.
"The first characteristic o. the man
for the hour as suggested by our text
is vigilance: This Is clearly express
ed in the words, Watch ye' Paul
gave this admonitiona to the Chris
tians in Corinth in view of the Pc
culiar dangers and temptations which
surrounded them Ancient Corinth
was one Of the most corrupt cities in
the. world at the time these words
we're uttered. The Christian con-
Serts were in danger of becoming
corrupted by their surroundings. So
he warns them to be watchful, to
keep wide awake, to be vigilant, to
constantly be on moral guard duty.
F"This is a military metaphor and
suggests the soldier on guard duty,
watching for the approach of the
enemy. Paul would have these
Christian men in Corinth watch with
the same vigilance as is required of
a sentinel = who guards a sleeping
army. Christ emphasized the neces-
sity of vigilance .when he exclaimed:
what say unto YOU, say unto all,
watch
Second Characteristic.
THE second characteristic of the
man for the hour as suggested by our
text, is a study of faith. This is
clearly expressed in 2 the. words,
Stand fast in the faith. Paul thus
urges these Corinthian Christians to
have firm faith in God, to maintain
Christian truth and to adhere to the
doctrines of the gospel with unwav-
ering constancy.
"They were surrounded by heather
arts, false teachers and fake doc.
trines. Amid these trying surround
ings Paul urges them to hold on firm
ly to their confidence in God.
8. I'm ascending the Alps, the trav-
eler passes through different regions
Of vegetation. First comes the vine,
then the fruit trees, then the stately
forest trees, then the stunted pines,
then the dwarf trees and MOSES and
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nal snow. But almost on the very
top of the mountain, tiny sweet
flower is oftimes seen peeping through
the snow. 1t is said that the travel
ers are profoundly stirred at such an
unusual sight There amid eternal
snow it blooms, ,cheerfully and
sweetly. r..
This flower is fitting symbol of
sturdy faith; it grapples with adverse
conditions and masters them; it sur
mounts tremendous difficulties and
tramples them under foot with a
shout of victory; it ascends heroic
heights; it laughs at seeming impos-
sibilities and cries, 1t shall be done
1t bids defiance to opposition and
sweeps all barriers into the depths of
the sea; it blooms amid the cold,
bleak storms of life; it lifts it's head
in beauty and triumph amid life's
eternal SHOWS.
KniahtIy ChiVaIry.
Another characteristic of the man
for the hour, as suggested by our text
is chivalry This is clearly expressed
in the world: Quit you like men,
This expression means to DE man
ly or brave, to not be cowardly, or
timid. or alarmed at enemies; but to
be thoroughly courageous. A SINH
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