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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23

There vast differences in people You will always
have IN every community class of suckers parasites
Any benevoence either in the Church or in the State which
keeps people paupers is curse; and of the problems
that the General Overseer of ZION must solve is this very
question: How to help people help themselves When an
abeboded comes to the benevolent fund for assistance
that man ought to be put at kind work where he
could earn something. 1t simply dole out money and
that gives nothing in return and he gets the idea when
he wants money he always get it. you destroy his man
hood and the first thing you know you have number of
people who say, WELL don't have to do anything; we
don't need to stir ourselves if need little help we can
get it."
When came to this city, of the first things dis
covered nancer, the doing of $40 900 year.
here in charity Now, somebody worked for that money
You know you spend money unless you get some
where For to hand out five dollars must have gotten
from place. Now somebody had to work for that
and there must have been number of people working to
supply the ten thousand dollars that doed in
charity WE'LL stopped that practice That one of
the first things did, and there some people who
went to work hen and they have been working ever since
They had to do it.
do not want to take the time to go into that question
although it is of the most perplexng questions that
man has to face. At the bottom of that will take time
to say the spirit of the world the spirit that engen-
dered and fostered by labor unionswhch is very bad
spirit. unless get certain kind of work to do
not going to do anything at all " that is what they say
WE'LL have not got that spirit. will do any kind of
honest work. do not what and would like to see
the day come in ZION when every and will have
that spirit you haven't that spirit you haven't got the
ZION spirit I'll tell you when soldiers are ordered to build
bridge they expected to build that BRIDGE when they
ordered to throw up breastwor they expected to
do it. Any other kind of army would not be worth
much
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
NEVER FAILING PROMISES

The Hymn Entitled GLOW Firm a Foundation" was
sung by the congregation:
How firm foundation, We saints of the Lord!
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say than to you He hath sad,-
To you, who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
Fear not, I am with thee OH be not dismayed
For am thy God, will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee help thee and thee to stand
Upheld by My gracious omnpotent hand
when through the deep waters | call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For will be with thee thy trouble to bless
And sanctify to thee thy deepest Distress
"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
will mott will not desert to His foes;
That sou-though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never-no never-no never forsake!"
GENERAL OvERsEER-Let all bow their heads in silent
prayer
After large number of earnest prayers had been Of
fered the General Overseer spoke as follows:
A REASON WHY FAITH is OFTEN TURNED ASIDE
GENERAL OvERsEER-We often wonder why peo-
pie fall away easily and why it is difficult to get
answers to prayer for healing. and more per-
suaded that the root of the matter is this that people
not avail themselves of the of grace they ought
and therefore, instead of being spiritual giants they
spiritual pygmies
You can no more live the Christian life without study
ing the Word of God than you live without food You
can no more in grace and become strong in Christ
Jesus without taking up your and following Him. than
you live without food or water.
The desire of my heart in connection with this Church
is that every one in it shall be spiritual giant; that you
shall not always have to be fed the milk of the Word
that you will be able to take the solid meat of the Gospel
child, four years of age, who neither walk
talk u.s. physically an anomaly and the of great dis
ress the part of the father mother and the members
OF the family In the spiritual realm when people claim
to have been born from have become new creatures
in Christ Jesus not to be able to walk spiritually to talk
spiritually is just as great an anomaly
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
POVERTY IS A CURSE.

Dr. Dowe's teaching was wonderful He said that
poverty of the devil, and he right about that
Poverty is of the devil Poverty is curse
There is bad spirit in this world and we have got
people in ZION who have the spirit of the world instead
of the spirit of ZION. says, eff cannot get three
dollars day. will not work at ALL" WE'LL will work if [
get only twenty five cents day.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
SUBJECT:
"Absolute Trust in God"
SUBJECT:

The meeting was opened by the singing of Hymn
No. 800:
o Christian traveller fear
The storms which round thee spread;
Nor yet the noontdes sutry beams
On thy defenceess head.
CHORUS
Fear thou not, for | am with thee:
Be not dsmayed, for I thy Cod
Thy Savior, Who upon the
Thy full redemption paid,
Will not from thee His ransomed one,
Withhold His promised aid.
A safe retreat and hiding-place
Thy Savior will provide;
And sorrow cannot fill thy heart,
While sheltered at His side
No; in thy darkest days on EARTH
When every joy flown,
Believer, thou shalt never tread
The toilsome way alone.
Hymn No. 581, followed:
Simply trusting every day.
Trusting through stormy way;
Even when my faith is small,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
CHORUS
Trusting the moments fly,
Trusting the days go by;
Trusting Him whate'er befal,
Brightly doth His Spirit shine
Into this poor heart of mine;
While He leads / cannot fall
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Singing, if my way is clear;
Praying, if the path is drear;
If in danger, for Him call;
Trusting Jesus, that is ALL
Trusting Him while life shall last,
Trusting Him till earth is past;
Till within the jasper wall,
Trusting Jesus that is ALL
GENERAL OvERsEER-We have sung two hymns on the
subject of Trust There only two kinds Of life in
this world the FAITH and the other is the
LIFE OF SIGHT.
What is the use to have God unless He is One you
fully trust? What the to bother with religion at
all unless you go all the way?
Let all turn to the Gospel according to ST. Matthew
the sixth chapter beginning with the twentyfourh verse
Elder Carey will please read Let all follow very prayer
fully.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23
Tabernacle Addresses
By Wilbur Glenn Voiva
Bv Wilbur Glenn Voliva

shelter ranent) shall added He either the
truth, or else He spoke untruth
The solution therefore, for all the difficulties that
front mankind is the religion of Jesus Christ faithfully
preached and put into practice.
Let all turn to Philippians. I want Elder Carey to
read part of the second and part of the fourth chapters
Let all listen to the second chapter the first eleven
SCRIPTURE RECORDED IN REGARD THE PURPOSE
BEING ONE MIND IN CHRIST JESUS
ELDER CAREY:
eff there be therefore any consolation Christ if any
comfort of love- any fellowship Of the Spirit if any bowels
and merces.
Fulfil We my joy, that we be lkeminded, having the
same love- being Of one accord, of one mind
LET nothing be done through strife vangory; but
in owness of mind let each esteem other better than them
selves
"Look not every his things, but every man
also on the things of others.
LET this mind be in you, which also in Christ
Jesus
Who being in the form of Cod thought not robbery
to be equal with God:
"But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon
Him the form of servant made in the likeness of
men:
"And being found in fashion a man, He humbed
Himself and became obedent unto DEATH the death
of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him. and
given Him name which is above every
That at the of Jesus every knee should bow of
things in heaven and things in EARTH and things under the
earth;
"And that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
GENERAL OvERsEER-The fourth chapter beginning
with the fourth verse and closing with the ninth.
THINGS FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN TO SEEK
ELDER CAREY:
Rejoice in the Lord Away: and again say, Rejoice.
'Let your moderation be known unto all men. The
Lord is at hand.
Be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer
and supplicaton with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known unto God.
"And the peace of God which passeth all understand
ing shall keep hearts and minds through Christ Jesus
FINALLY, brethren whatsoever things true, what
things honest whatsoever things of good
port if there be any virtue and if there be any praise
think these things
'Those things, which have both learned, and re-
ceved and heard and me- do and the God of peace
shall be with you.
NEVER FAILING PROMISES
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23

The thought of absolute trust in Cod That Scripture
lesson in the sixth of Matthew began by saying No
can serve two masters" There are great many people
trying it. Muttudes of people have just enough religion
to make them miserable not enough to get them into
Heaven. Now, that is great truth = it is selfeviden
truth mo man two masters. You cannot do
it; it is absolute mpossbility.
There two masters in this world One is God, and
the other is mammon money" That word translated
mammon there, be translated riches" You cannot
worship God and worship the world
l. very often in my private worship, thank God that
able to truthuly that nothing for the things
of this world would like to have hundred million dol
lars-not for myself not that anything at all for the
things of this word-save only that them in do
ling good unto my felowmen The good has,
the better off is humanity. If faithful and just
steward there are great opportunities for doing good all
around
The line between the Church and the world is very
sharply drawn in the Scriptures and Jesus said No
two masters There is not any use to try it,
because you cannot do it.
We told, again, that friendship with the world is
enmty against God, and that is true. You cannot be
friend of God and friend to the world at the time
it is an utter impossbility.
We have to have food shelter and raiment I do not
know if you have thought of this matter seriously or not
but it is true.
Andrew Carnegie has given away now, many millions
OF dollars but Andrew Carnegie cannot eat than
you he does need any bigger bed than you need
because he could not occupy but besead he had hun
dreds of bedeads all decorated in rubies diamonds and
pearls and he cannot clothes than you
His needs for food shelter and rament the same
yours and he enjoy any than you the poor
est of men enjoy
The Savior did not talk about food shelter raimen
just to be talking. That great truth
The struggle, today for existence, is intense
it is hearrendng That shows you that satan the prince
of this world, has humanity in his power
The Savior says that if will seek first His King
dom and His righteousness shall have food shelter and
raiment :-"A these things shall be added The man
who does that will never lack.
Instead Of people seeking first the Kingdom God and
His righteousness the first thing they seek is food shelter
and raiment have often put it. they Giving at the
wrong end of they have reversed Gods order There
is the difficulty
POVERTY CURSE.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-23

There amusing things connected with this
whole project If people who enlisted in ZION there
for life would turn this world upside down shortly
but there lot of people who today go away
next week. They privileged characters Now the fact
of the matter is they called by the Holy Ghost
into ZIoN-that is all there is to it. could pack
my trunk tomorrow and go off Oregon or British Col
umba New Zealand, and do pleased, than could
fly without wings believe that am here by God called
through the Holy Spirit, and am here for life. have
not any choice about where go what do.
delivered last summer, number of addresses the
Holy Spirit and sought to teach the people and show
them what it really to be and daughter of
God but the great difficulty with most people that these
hymns and passages of Scripture that sing and read
absolutely nothing to them-it is mere FORM and
that is all there is to it. If could get body of peo
pie to whom these Scriptures reality-a Divine and
eternal reaty-we would shake the world and we would
usher in the Millennium.
We talk about being bought with the precious blood
of Christi talk about being "sons and daughters of
Cod but tell you the rank and file do just they please
You have right to withhold yourself your money
house. o farm from Cod than you have to
cut your throat, if you and daughter of God
You may think have-that all right: that your
privilege but have my doubts about your having
been sealed and daughter of God-my serious
doubts When has been sealed as a son of God he
belongs to God-he is not his He go where he
likes do he peases he has got go the call God
and do what God says and if he does to do that
he is not of God.
There are many beautiful theories = lovely theories
The bulk of the religion of this day is simply beautiful
theory When you to put it into practice you will find
the greatest lot of balky peopleyou will find nney-n
out of every hundred who will bak find So AS long
as let them sing, Lord riches neither
silver god does not hurt them bit AS long as YOU
let them g Il donot ask for earthly store beyond days
supply everything is all right but if you ask them to con-
tribute five dollars out of their housanddolar bank ac
count why, they will go crazy &c. you see actual life re-
duces the whole thing to farce screaming farce There
nothing in it, it is nothing but of hypocrisy and
lies,-that is all there is to it.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25
SMALL FARMING IN THE oLAA
r.. DISTRICT.
.Hilo, Hawaii. March 81


.s1 Hilo, Hawaii, March 81.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: i was looking through your
book published December. 1914, and
offer you a few remarks about part
i happen to know--Hlaa.
l state that between Hilo to the Vol.
cano House there re very few resi-.
dences. left in fact, almost none ex.
cepttng those congregated around the
plantations. One of the last was sold
q few months ago. the last of the 'cof.
fee planters. $4,000 house with out.
buildings in good order, with 20 acres
fenced land, for $500.
He. vas considered lucky to get that.
Ali the other places have long since
been Eold for old lumber at give-away
prices and the land left. The fact Is
the land is little good and small farm.
ers around have q hard time making
their salt, let alone living. All the
coffee growers, Jas you are probably
aware, were ruined and glad to escape
with whole skins, and since then quite
a, few Gallicians and others, practical
farmers, went a little off the road and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25

have proved to be valuable assets to
the. community. Through the invita-,
ton OF Rev. Akaiko Akana. the gen,
eral superintendent Of the Young Pee,
pies League, Mr.. Thompson consented
to cooperate with the educational. de-
fartn,ent OF the league in enlarging
its sphere Of usefulness in the com.
Ennity, and In using il. as one Of the
instruments. for the expansion OF NOR
al and religious instruction among the
young people Of Honolulu and OF the
Territory. 81 - = H. ,=s..z..eEt g.
While the educational activities OF
the league are for the benefit of its
members, yet the public in general is
invited to hear Mr.. Thompson and 9th
ers whom the league will have. A
special invitation IS extended to the
educational leaders OF the city to como
and hear Mr., Thompson.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25

founded Q little village they zeailed
"Squattersyflle::" built q good school
thouse and put In their all in the land
and .heir cottages. After. two years
they one aud all left the place and
everything there, not being able to
make living: and even the lumber
there was unstable. A fine place.
truly, for small farmers, who with
the. same means in California, and
other places could build up a COM
Portable income bearing home!
Bananas. pineapples. etc.. which I'M
doubleday win grow, have been killed
by high freights and other causes,
which are prohibitiye to anyone rails
ing them. The few that were shipped
after dumping considerable overheard
owing to careless handling on board.
landed the shipper in debt. ~ $3.50
About the only thing that does pay
is the sugar as handled by the large
} plantations. Even this rarely pays in
diyidgal growers who: have no mill and
has to sell to the plantations at the
best price they can get, which you
may be sure is none too much. az
The little coffee now grown is in
the Kona district and as far as know
-. there is not a large amount shipped
bit | do not know enough about It
to say what the possibilities are be-
yoDd he fact that all. those who had
coffee plantations in the, 0lal district
were ruined. ....,... .. ,.,- D..
l could criticize some Of your. other
statements had 1 the time, but know.
ing olaa, thought I would give You
these facts =. ... ....,. 49,.
! Yours truly,
- .= = LEONARD CARTER.
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NO MEETING FRIDAY

h - ~
There will be no meeting OF the
Young Peoples League at the Kane
hameha School for Boys Friday night
as planned. and as announced last
Sunday morning. The fact that the
examinations are on at Kamehameha,
and that the boys are preparing for
camp, next week make it impossible
for Mr.. Thompson to, begin his work
with the League this week.
The opening mseting is therefore
postponed to Friday night. April 8. ut
1880 O'Clock. Mr.. Thompson for Is
years has given much. thought AMI
study to the science of eugenics and
his lectures, some of which have al.
ready been published in the Edgea-
tional Reviewed. the Star-EuIletin,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25

occasions en- route to the Orient He
is now returning to China after four
months tour OF the United States
where ne has held conferences with
YIN. c. a. leaders about his work in
the Orient.
This gathering win be the first def.
mite step toward charging the scope OF
the Y. ~. G. A. Until now the central
building has maintained several
branches, but the recent growth of the
Japanese association promises to ne
eessitate new department. Associa.
tons of Koreans and Filipinos have
been formed, and the Chinese associa-
ton is being reorganized.
As souvenirs of the dinner the com.
nlittee IS planning programs with flags
Of all aces represented on the covers.
r. HI. Trent will preside. The COM
mittee working with Lloyd r. Killam
is. So ~.
w. ID. Westervelt and w. A. Bowen,
American; Y. Sega and H. Koyasu
Japanese: C. K al and zap See
Young, Chinese; Sam KanSaiopili and
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HAVE YOU A FEW BOOKS you WILL
GIVEq

"a q - ~
Residents of Honolulu have an opportunity
to assist at very slight trouble to themselves
in building mp library at Schofeld Barracks.
Gen. w. II. Carter has in contemplation the
construction of a suitable building at Schofeld
Barracks for library and reading and writing
rooms for the garrison The government makes
no provision for this and Gen. Carter has IN
dertaken personally to assemble d library and
to secure the building material and equipment.
Books donated BY friends are arriving by every
mail from the mainland In every household
there are novels, books Of travel, ETC., not
valued as part of the family library It's pos
sible that many residents Of Honolulu may de-
sire to add to this service library from their
own collections. If so, they may send their
books, to Gen. Carter's headquarters in the
Young Hotel Building.
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MARCH s1915 ),
ITALY STEADILY NEARs WAR.

f. If Italy and Austria go to war, the ill-luck
that seems to be DIGGING the house of Haps-
burg will again be exhibited. That and a con-
tinuation of the sort of diplomacy which irri-
tated little Serbia until the Serbs dared the
Dual Monarchy to do its worst.
The German ambassador to Rome, Prince
Won Buelow, had apparently accomplished a
task that called for the most delicate of finesse
asiwelEas the most direct of firmness- the task
of keeping Italy from seizing the opportunity
TO vent her grievances against Austria. Under
the circumstances this would, of course, mean
fight With Germany, foo. Won Buelow has
always exercised a great influence in Italy and
as. was pointed out in these columns many
months ago. ibis appointment as ambassador to-
Rome was regarded rs an exhibition of real
craftsmanship.
Austria and Italy have been drifting further
and further apart Old wounds smart in Italy's
side; old sores break forth afresh. And the
European desire for expansion of territory,
bred Of the crowding populations of Old World
countries, is showing very plainly in the utter
alces at Rome. Yesterday the Italian chamber
of deputies was spoken Of as ready to advocate
war 70 realize the NATIONAL aspirations" of
ltalywllicil means more rritoEy, "a larger,
field for commerce $3.50 81
Austria IS Red Book" latest of the official
gazeites dealing with the events Immediately
preceding the war, shows plainly how strongly
Vienna was forcing the hand of the Serbs
Since then the Austrian minister of foreign af-
fairs has retired and given place to an Hun
garian Baron de Burian, but very likely it is,
too late for change 10 diplomats to avert hos
tilities Had i not been for the earthquake,
disaster Italy would ere now be warning with
Austria 81 the opinion Of many observers.
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TO
SPEAKTD YOUNG
PEOPLES. !. LEAGUE

The Young Peoples League made
the following announcement today.
THE problem of the proper adjust
ment of the races throughout the
world is as big as the life OF the hui.
man race itself, and it is. problem
which is stirring the minds and hearts
Of the leading educational and relig+
ious leaders everywhere. Perhaps no.
where else Is this problem SO notices
able as it is here in Hawaii, and per-
haps nowhere else can there be found
a more suitable place for its solution
than right here on Hawaiian soil For
this reason the leaders OF education
and of world interest in Hawaii have
given much time, thought and study
to the problem and through their en-
deayors some ways and means for its
solution have been worked out and
Partly laid before the public.
Some time ago q. conference for the
free expression of opinion on the sub
iect was held. at the University Club
house. Mr.. Mathews and DR.. Gulick,
who returned from japan recently,
gave very stirring addresses on the
matter, especially In relation to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS question. In add
stion to the thoughts of these two men,
practical suggestions were contributed
by many Honolulans. And among
those who spoke was Mr.. harrington,
who presented some very yalna BILE and
very practical ideals for the, young
generation of men and women of all
.nationalities in Honolulu and In the
territory .a ( q =.
Hearing these practical ideas Rev.
"A. Akana, the general superintendent
of the, Young Peoples League, who
was present at the conference, extend
ed an invitation to Mr.. Harrington 10
present in detail the. development Of
those ideals to the members of the
league, and with his consent next
Sunday morning at II o'clock IS set
for him to address the young people.
The public is invited, especially those
who are interested in international,
questions. Mr., Harrington has given
much time and thought to the study
.of the subject and It is certain that
his contributions viii be of great value
to the educational forces Of the city
and. of Hawaii: 80 Is. 80