The Hunger of the Hawaiian
People for Righteousness
Demonstration of His
Superiority
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 “And Kapiolani came unto all the
people, and said, “How long halt ye
between two opinions? if the LORD be
God, follow him: but if Pele, then follow
her.”
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1 Kings 18:21
Rev. Sheldon Dibble wrote:
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“The spirit of our general meeting of 1836 seemed to
be blessed of the Lord. The state of mind that led us
to pray much was indeed a preparation for revival
among ourselves.
“All…were thoroughly convinced that the present
measure of prayer …(was) inadequate.
George Whitefield
70% of the people in America
heard him Preach
Ben Franklin Saw Change
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"wonderful...change soon made in the
manners of our inhabitants. From being
thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it
seem'd as if all the world were growing
religious, so that one could not walk thro' the
town in an evening without hearing psalms
sung in different families of every street.”
Timothy Dwight’s Service
in Connecticut
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 Head of Connecticut's Federalist Party
 Head of Congregational Church
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Scenes of Revival Meetings
GOOD TREE  GOOD FRUIT
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 THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE SHOWED GOOD FRUIT
HATRED OF EVIL
LOVE OF WHAT IS GOOD
LOVE OF ONE ANOTHER
ESCHEW EVIL
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Definition:
 “Deliberately avoid using
 Abstain from - avoid - shun evade - dodge - forbear - elude
A Man called Job
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“There was a man in the land of Uz,
whose name was Job; and that man was
perfect and upright, and one that feared
God, and eschewed evil.”
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Job 1:1
Even God Noticed
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“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast
thou considered my servant Job, that
there is none like him in the earth, a
perfect and an upright man, one that
feareth God, and eschews evil?”
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JOB 1:8
Frog in Boiling Water
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Jesus Hated Evil
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 “(Because) Thou hast loved righteousness,
and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy
God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows
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Hebrews 1:9
During Time of “Free-Eating”
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 End of Kapu System - ʻAi Noa
Beware of those who teach to
abstain from certain foods:
Enjoy! Enjoy!
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 The Spirit says clearly that some people will
abandon the faith in later times; they will obey lying
spirits and … the teachings of demons … Such
people teach that it is wrong to marry and to eat
certain foods.
 But God created those foods to be eaten,
… Everything that God has created is good; nothing
is to be rejected… because the word of God and the
prayer make it acceptable to God.
Love that which is GOOD
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 Love Work
 Love Prosperity
 Love Truth (“Love correction”)
Love Correction
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 “This is a nation that obeyeth not the
voice of the LORD their God, nor
receiveth correction: truth is perished,
and is cut off from their mouth.”
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Jeremiah 7:29
Constitution of 1840
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 “It is our design to regulate our kingdom
according to the above principles and
thus seek the greatest prosperity both of
all the chiefs and all of the people of these
Hawaiian Islands”
Further Guarantees
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 “These are some of the rights which
He (GOD) has given alike to every man
and every chief of correct deportment;
life, limb, liberty, freedom from
oppression; the earnings of his hands
and the productions of his mind”
Remember Whitefield ?
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 Traveled Everywhere
Preaching the Gospel
 70% of the population
heard his preaching
Titus Coan - Evangelist
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Historians write of Titus
Coan’s life of LOVE
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“Love was the driving force in his
life: he loved his wife, he loved
Christ, and he loved his work.”
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Gavan Daws
Love Compelled him:
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Influenced by Charles Finney
One day in June, 1837 he baptised 1,705
(2,400 took communion)
In 1839 and 1840 about 7,400 were
received into the church at Hilo and
12,000 were baptised
Lincoln’s Gift
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