Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-03

as presented by this singularly con-
stituted band OF eVangelists. These
guests not only preached with unusual
power and sang as no other religious
combination had ever sung here but in
mastery fashion they conducted in
stitutes where freest questions were
welcomed and frankly answered. Many
Honolulans got new vision OF what
the gospel really meant and it is safe
to say that the religious life Of our
city can never again be just what
it was before these visitors came. 1t
is broader, better, more vital and
normal thing than ever before.
If anyone expected this movement
to end in large accessions to church
membership such as characterized old
time reviyals, he was disappointed.
That was not the hope, however, OF
those who on the ground engineered
the campaign. They looked for the
kind OF results achieved and knew that
the fruitage must be gathered not en-
nasse at one time but through the
years in steady enlargement Of the
Christian enterprise. The most nota.
BILE gain was seen in q drawing tn
gether Of those who viewed religion
as purely matter Of individual sal
yation and those to whom 1t stood for
the redemption of human society. IT
was the sanest; wholesomest religious
campaign Honolulu has ever known, d.
Another notable visitor was Rev. s..
ID. Gordon whose "Quiet Talks" were a
mighty stimulus TO the sort of pietys
that believes in the simple life. For
everyday folk. who do the bulk of the
worlds work, for those who think
deeply and live thoroughly, for men
not carried away by the surface hustle
and the froth of life Mr.. Gordon's
message was. like dawn upon the
mountains. He was followed by John
L. Mott, the great captain of Christian
strategy of our time, who with his two.
brilliant aides sketched the progress
of the world campaign which he Is.
directing. b. .:E....z .... s
The legislative session brought to
our city great practical questions with
large religious bearings, such as the
social evil, the control OF corporations,
education and like. These were given
very frank consideration and evoked
widespread. discussion, all of which.
led our people to- face the ideal in
volved in every measure concerned
with community welfare. There is a
Christian side and an antiIChrist side
to the great civic problems Of our
time. Hence every fight for better
conditions of life Is distinct religious
gain. We found this to be true dur
ing the sessions of the legislature OF
1913. ........ ........>-.
The churches were busy in all this
work. Week by week they kept be-
fefe the people the idea IF Cod and
His Kingdom here among mel. They
made ii impossible for their members
not to take Him and His puelmse for
His human children into Consideration
in dealing with all the practical prob
lens Of individual life and the pab-
lie questions under debate They also
took open part in some of tie 'rore1
important discussions and illus help
ed keep ideals to the from: They sent
their members into every torn Ct up
lift and every movement for reform
in the community and thus permeated
the entire social lumn This they
are always doing more or less but in
1913 there, was distinct advance in
this service of the church to society
in Honolulu.
It is impossible to tabulate the re.
suits Of all these various lines of &C
tivity. Statistics are vaIueless be-
cause they cannot READ the real heart
CT religious progress, the inner life
Of men and enumerate the gains there
in. There have been the usual addi-
tons to membership One new church
full of future promise has been launch
ed into Independent life. But these
are only surface indications. The real
advance is that of leading men into
closer partnership with God in daily
living and that of getting more OF
Christ into the life of society. We
believe that 1913 marked distinct prog
reSs along both of these lines