Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-09
GIFTS
AT CHRISTMAS
ARE CONDEMNED
Evangelist Brown Says Hoi-
days Should Be Season OF
Communion With God


That Christmas giving has been
made burden and curse was de-
clared last night by Evangelist John
Brown. after he had finished his even
ing sermon and was waiting for the
collection to be taken.
Some folks don't get out OF debt
from one Christmas TO another" he
said. "and yet we call 1t Happy
Christmas!' We've made this matter
OF Christmas giving a burden and a
curse. II ought to be a season ofclos-
er communion with our God"
Yesterdays efforts of Brown and
Curry resulted in practically 400 con-
versions. At last nights meeting 100
went forward, while at the afternoon
session 300 students declared their
faith. They were mainly young people.
The meetings are being held at Cen.
trail Union church.
Evangelist Brown made the rich but
moral young man, mentioned In the
tenth chapter OF st. Mark, the theme
for his discourse last night. This In
dividual believed he had all the neces-
sary qualifications for Christian, but
Jesus told him, "One thing thou lack
est" The evangelist said that in the
young mans case, this was an ac-
knowledgment of Jesus Christ.
How TO Win Happiness.
Stress was placed by Evangelist
Brown on the fact that riches do not.
always result In happiness. He ar
firmed happiness to depend on each
persons inner being, his ability to
create and hold the spirit Of content
ment.
Dwelling on the great difference
manifested In the enthusiasm devoted
respectively to religion and worldly
affairs, the evangelist cried: Il hope
the day will come when we will put
as much spirit. FIRE and enthusiasm
into our religion as into our other af-
fairs
Several striking phrases accented
the evangelist's sermon last night
Were having q good time is
cry that many times masks bleeding,
broken hearts, he declared.
Speaking Of enthusiasm In religion.
he said: We're perfectly willing to
run to the baseball or football game;
to-. our business. to our office. TO our
political meetings But we 60 very
slowly ana deliberately to our church
and religion.
1--WE believein . revival IN business
lodge aifairs. IN literature. in our clubs
and politics. he added But when
Il comes TO the affairs of Jesus Christ
the slogan seems to be Please Go
Away and Let Me Sleep.
Morality Not chrIstianity.
That there Is q difference between
moral and Christian existence was
emphasized by the evangelist, who
said one can be moral and yet not be
Christian. I'm every instance. how
ever" he said, "the person who has
in himself what he lacks"
IL made my appeals to old folks
when I started evangelistic preach
ing" Evangelist Brown said. land
when I won some of the aged | felt ]
had done q wonderful thing. realize
now, though, that when young per-
son or child is won to Christ 1t may
mean salvation for hundreds or thou
sands Of people later, The young have
many years ahead of them In which
to aid actively the cause Of Christian
ity"
He then devoted several minutes to
arraigning passionately the opposition
of older people to the conversion OF
children. THE skepticism OF the
world In this regard is appalling" be
asserted 1T is often difficult to reach
the youngsters because Of the active
or passive opposition or their elders
to their conversion"
Tonight's meeting is Newspaper
Night" and the evangelist will speak |
on Making Excuses"