The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-06

warning countries. President Wilson =
proclamation that Sunday be set aside
as "peaee day. was carried out in
the spirit yesterday all over the eoun-
try. and from chapel and cathedral and
humble tworshiping place, the prayers
of n nation arose.
And in Honolulu, remote from the
rest Of the world, but bound closely to
il in sympathy, sapplieations in sew
eral tongues were audible-the Eng
.lish, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Jap
nnese. German and Spanish--the pray
ers for one purpose: the end of a ter
rible war.
Rich and Poor Kneel
II was day for the rich and poor
In praver--the free and the imprisOn-
ed Imprisoned--fo at the Oahu ipeni-
Tertiary services were held, under the
auspices Of the Y. M. @. A.
Praying for the peace of all ma
tions now engaged in war" was the
text. The president proclamation
was read in three lapguages--Japanese,
Hawaiian and English. A convict read
the proclamation.
Appeal for Relief Fund
It was such a picture as this that
w. r. Castle, chairman of war relief
committee for Honolulu. sketched in a
short address at the. Central Union
Church yesterday morning.
He spoke of the general feeling
among Honolulans that they should do
something to help the sufferers, and
the deep hold the Red Gross movement
had taken among the people. He said
II was the plan of the committee to
get all the money to Europe without
expense. .iE& Gt.
The npeaee day. prayer at the Gem
trial Union Church was offered by Rev.
william b Oleson, superintendent. of
the Hawaii Board Of Missions. y.
Governor Pinkha-r Present
Governor Pinkham waspresept and
took part in the services by reading
President Wilson's proelamatiop,
In practically every. church in the
city special prayers for peace were Of
fered, and 10 many q SPECIAL service
was given. This was NOTABLY true of
81. Andrew = eathedral, where the
Right Rev. Bishop Restariek conducted
special services in the eyeping,
The attendance at all Of the churches
was large, and the congregations seem.
ed to be touched with the spirit of
''peaec day,,'sst3 rttth tE f6i
Ian Are In Spirit IA
The terribleness Of thu, situation they
were called upon to bright, through
their prayers, seemed to, DO fully re,
allied by all classes the intent, of the
president Is proclamation seemed to be
caught by the FOREIGNERS, Oriental and
European. 4 la,ffs Diiott ~,
! One OF the striking features OF the
day was, ~ TACT the part taken by
the Japanese and chinese; WHO prayed
in their Own way, TO their, oTp gods
asking the same blessing which the
whole nation asReq, which was peace
in Europe. s.lrA WITH 49, :. - ~.
! hG. Some Hope Of Gain 81
Bishop Restarick say some hope OF
the world obtaining a, great gair
through the war--perhaps the Fealiza
tion that brute force capnat rule. ! A
the close he saids rs,. s,{f,p5j 81 . 4 T.
| "If the lives. sacrificed in this awfu
carnage bring as q result ~ clearer
vision Of the brotherhood OF mar
through the fatherhood Of God ther
the bloodshed will not be in vain. II
the sacrifice brings in any way, an en-
during peace tby agreement to refer al
questions between nations to courts
then the result will be worth the cost
/ As we look back the, Civil War, with
4 its cost Of blood and treasure, the unity
Of national life and the bIotting OUT
4 of national sin We're worth, all Il
cost, Z, ,ss,t
when we look at the One who il
bitter agony suffered on the cross, W,
cry out at the shame that an ipnoeeni
man who went about doing good, wh'
was perfect, sinless man and God mani
fest in the flesh, that He should haY,
endured this fearful death. But wheI
we see what has come from that wit
ness to the truth, the growth Of pity
the idea and growth Of helpfulness, tn,
moral, spiritual and social pplift shown
Ia thousands of ways daily, then W,
know that the sacrifice, costly as /
was, was worth white. ~
i Hope Of the Future NJ
4 "If future generation can lool
back and see that from this war cam
i o reconstruction Of society, puttinl