Ke Au Okoa, Volume III, Number 4, 16 May 1867 — Pane ia W. P. Alexander. [ARTICLE]

Pane ia W. P. Alexander.

E kuu makamaka o na "Wai-eha; aloha maikai oe.—Ua heluhelu hoi wau i kou manao i kakauia ma Wailuku i ka la 19 o lanuaii, a e ku pu la ma ke Kuokoa, Fcb. 9 i kaahope ae nei, me ka wanana ko ole o kou puluna o Lahaina. Ke olelo nei oe e Alexanedcro, "0 ka Palapala Heinolele no ba Lunakanawai kiekie nana e hooholo i na olelo hoopaapaa no ka hoomana aDa, a nana no e wehewehe i na mea i hooholo ia e na ekalesia a me Da uianao o kanaka, aole mea e ae." Auhea oe e ka makamaka e Alexanedero. Ke inahalo nai nei wan i ka Palapala Hemolele, he makana inaikai ia mai ke Akua mai; ke mahalo nei no ka ekalesia oiaio ia waiwai e naauao ai kakou ma na mea o lee Akua, ke maopopo kona ano maoli. Aka ea, ma ka pōlolei nae a me ka oiaio e olelo ai kakou nona, a no kou ao hewa ia i kou wa opiopio, no'kou heluhelu ana i na bukemanao kekee, a no kou noho ana kekahi paha inawaho o ka ekalesia o ke Akua, na hele kon kukola manao mawaho o ka pololei a me ka oiaio:

1. Ua kue kou manao i ka noonoo maikai a me ka pololei. No ka mea, ma na aupuni a pau o ka honua nei, aole huikau ka buke kanawai me ka Moi a me na aha kukakukamalu; he okoa ka buke kanawai, he okoa hoi ka aha lunakanawai; okoa hoi ka buke, okoa ka aha kaapuni) a aha kiekie paha. Ina he buke kanawai wale no, aole ilamuku, aole lunaauhau, aole lunakanawai, e ike ana oe, aole hele o kanaka i na hana o ke aupuni, aole auhau e hookupnia'na; hana wale na loio, aole e malu ka aihue, ka pepehi kanaka, e lilo ana ka aina i aina pioloke me he hale pakui la o Babela, kahi e hoolohe ole ai kekahi i ka kekahi. Pela no, e kuu makamaka, ina o ka Baibala wale no, e paakiki ana kekahi kanaka mamuli o kona manao iho, a e paakiki ana hoi kekahi mamuli o ka manao kue; aole hoi e kuika'ni e like me ka makemake o lesu ka mea i hooponopono i kona ekalesia me ka naauao loa e kuikahi ai a e maopopo ai ka oiaio. Nolaila, ua akakano, ua hele oe mawaho o ka pololei a me ba oiaio maoli. 2. Ua uhai oe ma kou kukuln manao i na rula o ka Logika, ka lala o ka naauao e ao an?s i ke knkulu manao me ka pololei. Mamuli o na rula o ka Logeika, oia na kukuluīa ka manao malu'na o ke kahua paa, a pili po-na-ka manao honua me ka manao waena a me ka hope manao, a pili pono na koo e koo ai me ka manao, alaila pono. Aole pela oe e Alexanedero, no ka mea, aole honua o kau olelo, aole loa i hoonohoia ka Baibala e lesu Kristo i lunakanawai kiekie nana'e hooholo i na olelo hoopaapaa no ka hoomana, aole loa; aka, he mau kanaka no kai kauoha ia e ao, e kiai, e hooponopono; aole ka pepa a me ka imka, Jta mea ekemn ole. A o na pauku au i wae ai e koo i kou manao, aofe pili iki, me he mea la, ua kukulu oe i kou manao maluna o ke one; aole hoi he mea e paa'i. No ka mea, i ka olelo ana o lesu, ua lalau : oukou i ka ike ole i ka Palapala Hemolele; aole oia i hoonoho i ka Baibala i lunaEa'nawai kiekie; ina e olelo o L. Kamehameha V i kekahi kanaka, ua lalau oe, no ka ike ole i ke kanawai, o ka hoonoho no anei ia i ka buke kanawai i lonakanawai kiekie ? Aole loa, e kuu makamaka. Ua nana hoi wau ma Ep. 2:20 i kuhikuhiia e oe, he mau kanaka kai ikeia malaila, he mau apotolo, he mau kaula, o lesu hoi, aole loa wahi olelo hookahi e i ana i ka Palapala Hemolele ka mea nana e hooholo no na hoopaapaaa, aole loa, ka makamaka. A o ka pauku hoi e kuhikuhi oe ma Oihana, aole e koo iki mamuli o kau, aole loa he olelo malaila o ka Palapala Hemolele ka'lunakanawai kieīeie. Ina no e mahalo ia ka Palapala Hemolele b°, pololei mai ka mua a ka hope, ke pololei ka unuhi ana, pono no, aole nae i hai kaPalapala Hemolele i ka nui o na buke i pololei; aole loa iio i hai ia malaila ka mea e koo ai ka inanao 0 kuu makam&'ka o Wailuku; aole loa. Nolaila, ua kue kou kukulu manao i'na rula o ka Logika pololei. Ua hiolo wale. 3. Ua kue kou manao e Alcxanedero i ka Palapala Hemolele; no ka mea, ua olelo o lesu i na kanaka, aoie i ka buke : " 0 ka mea e hoolohe ia oukou, oia Ke hoolohe mai ia'u," me lie mea la, he kauaka mea kuleana mai ia lesu mai ka kakou e hoolohe aku.' Ua olelo ia ma ka Palapala Hemolele, ina he hookuli kekahi i ka ekalesia, e waiho ae iaia me he eteni la, oia hoi me he mea manao ole 1 ke Akua oiaio la. Mamuli o keia, na ka ekaleaia e hooholo, aole ka pepa a me ka inika ka mea leo ole, o hookuu wale ana i ka hoopaapaa me ka hooholo ole. Ua hoouna o lesu i mau kanaka e ao i ko ko ao nei: • ' aole i kauoha i ka pepa a me inika, oole loa. Aole wawae, aolo eheu, aole noonoo ka pepa 0 hole ai ma kela wahi keia wahi e hoopau 1 ka hoopaapaa, aolo. He mau kanaka no i hoouohoia i poe kiai e hanai i ka ekale3ia o ke Akua, i pakole i na iliohae, i ka poe e olelo i iia mea hoopunipuni, e hoohuli i haumana mamuli o lakou. (Oih. 20: 28, 29, 30.) Ho mau kanake no i hoonohoia i mea hooponopouo i nu hu'pule, i kamalii ole ai kakou ma ia lwpe aku ī ka alealeia a me ka lauwiliitt\e aa niukani a pau o ka olelo ma ka apiki a kanaka, a me ka maalea a lakou e imi ai i ka hoopuuipuui. Epeß. 4:11,12, 13, 14. Mumuli o keia mau 01010, e kn makaumka, ua liiki ia oo ko noonoo, ua kuoloaoe i ka'Palapala Hemolelo ma kou kukulu manno ana, nolaih, ua pono ole loa no kau mea i kakau ai. Ua ike wau, he mea paakiki no ke haalele i na naea i aoia i ka wa opiopio;

aka nae, o ka pololoi a me ka, oiaio ka pono; e hoomoe oc ma ka papa i na manao kuhihewa au i omo ai me ka waiu, i hele oe ma ke alamii o ka malamalama, e hiki ai hei oe ma ka lani, no ka mea, e hihia nui ana oe no kou alakai ana ia hai mawaho o ka oiaio, a kapa lakou i ka malamalama he {>ouli, a ika pouli hoi he malamalama. 4. Lunakanawai mumule a me ka ekemu ole. E Alekanedero e, ht keu maoli kou lunakanawai i ka ekeinu oie, 1800 a keu na makahiki i hoopaapaa ai ka poe kue ma ka ekalesia; aole hoi i lele mai ka Baibn!a, a olelo iho, o mea ka i pono, a o mea kai hewa, aole loa. Ua hoopaapaa ia mai ika mea o na Apotolo no ka okipoepoe ana, aole i ku mai ka 6aibala a olelo ae, eia ka nono, a eia Ua hewa, aka, he mau kanaka no ka poe i hoohiki ia e noho mau loa ana ka uhane o ka oiaio me lakou: A, mahope oke kukakuka pu ana, ku no o Petero,'a hooholo no ma kona ano Lunakanawai kiekie, a pau oo ka opaapaa ana. " 1 Ma ke keneturia eha, ua hoole o Ario i ke Akua ana o iesu, a pela no hoi ka poe Hoolepope (Jnitario e noho nei ma Amerika Hui; aole kakou i lohe, ua ku ka Baibala a hooholo no ka pono a me ka pono ole, aka, ua akoakoa no he maa haneri Epitopo ma Nike, a hooholo no ka hewa o Ario ma. A pela hou no, a pela hou no a hiki i ka wa ia Lutera roa, ua hoole o Lutera, aole he palapala Akua, aka, he apokempa ka palapala a PauIo i ko Hebera a me kekahi palapala e ae, ua hoole o Kalavina i ka hoike ana, ke hoole nei oe e Alekanedero i mau palapala i apo ia e ka ekalesia ke kia a me ka honua o ka olelo oiaio; aole h.ji i ku ka Baibala a hoapono i ko oukou hookapae ana, no ka mea, he Lanakanawai leo ole ia i makemake loa ia ena kipi a pau no kona hoahewa ole & hoapono ole, a hookuu waie i na kipi a pau e hana e like me ko iakou manao he pono. Aole huhu mai i ke kanaka hewa, aole e hooholo no ka aoao pono, aole olelo mai, ua hewa oe e Ario i kou hoole ana i ke Akua ana o lesu, ua hewa oe e l£alavioa ma, ua hewa oe e Alekanedero ma, i ko oukou huna ana i kekahi hapax>iaio oka Palapala Hemolele. Aka, ua hoohewa ia oukou e ka poe ia lakou ke kuhikuhi ina olelo o ke Akua. Ua malama ka eka!esia ke kia a nae ka honua o ka olelo oiaioina buke a iia Makahee a me kekahi mau buke-Akua e ae, ua hnna oukou ia mau buke, ua hoole oukou i ka leo o ka ekalesia, o ko oukou hoole no ia i ka lesu, a o ka hoole ia lesu, o hoole no ia ika Makua; oka hoole i ka ka ekalesia, o ka hool* no ia i ka ka Uhane Hemolele. Auhea la ka hana aoe Kristo. e like me keia 1

Ke ike oei oe e ka makamaka, aole ka iki kou kukulu manao i ko ka Baiba;<-,- kue loa no, a ina e hoao oe e pane mai,~ aole oo e ku. ana ka Baibala i uauhi hewa ia 6 oukou ma ! ka oielo Hawaii, a hooholo iwaena o kakou, e imi wale ana oe i mau pauku e hoopaapaa mai ai; aka, aole loa he pauku hookahi ma ka Baibala oiaio e kue ana i ka ekalesia oiaio i kukulu ia e leau, a i ike mau ia i nialamalama no ko .ke ao nei a pau. 5. O kou kukulu manao e ka makemaka, he ano paipai ma ke kipi a me ka hookuli; no ka mea, ke olelo nei oe, "ke manaoio oei kakou i ka Palapala Hemolele, aole.no ka .h.ooia ana mai oka ekalesia." Aole anei ia he kipi i ka ekalesia i kukulu ia e lesu ? Aole anei i kauoha o lesa e hooiohe ia ia ? Aole anei i kaooha o lesu i koaa ekalesia e ao inala a pau, a oia pu me ia ? Aole anei i hoohiki o4esu i kona ekalesia e noho mau me ia ka Uhaoe o ka oinio ? No keaha kou kue ana pel/ ia lesa a me ka Uhane Hemolele ? No keaha kou kukuln i manao kue i ka noonoo maikai, a me kou kue i k& pololei. Ua oleloia e kekahi poe, he kanaka maikai oe, mamuli o na rula o ko ke ao nei, nolaila, minamina wau i kou poho okoa iloko o ka lui nenelu hohonu loa o ke kuhihewa, a minamina hoi wau i na uliane au e nikiniki paa iloko o ua lua la e make ai oe me lakou iloko o ka lua o Gehena. E noi oe i ke g-aratia o ke Akua i ike oe i ke ao io o ke Akua, a haalele oe i kou aiakai hewa i keia lahui. Me ke aloha a me ka mahalo. Acberete, Kahunapule. Lahaina, Mei 9, 1867.