The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-11-05
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

The Frs1IvAL-in aid Of tie I. 5. Chris;ian
Commission, will De he'd on Tuesday evening Of
ncx, week, at Concert Hall. The entertainment
consists G: 4 Fair aud Tea Party, vocal and instru-
mental music, tsbleaux, Sc, &c. From al ne
can hear. the fair will comprise a larger display and
more liberia! contribution than has been witnessed
here for = long time. Some families propose to fur
Lish entire tables. The tableaux exhibition will
be The attraction. however. aud promises to call
ca; scme # tie latent aud humorous talent o.!
the young ladies sad gentlemen Of Honolulu.
Those who wan: 70 know what tIbleaux are,
mu4I g and see for themselves. \ fair was held
lass month in Sacramento, by the adde's, 10 aid
this same object-,he Christian Commission; and y
Notice o. it IN oue Of the papers Of that city is So
Gprop2s, and applicable to ,he present occasion. that
ne copy II entire
AID -Ha LAprrs-The ladies Of us civ. lusr.NI l., tn,zr
sentiments Of philanthropy raSuvaI To the !aaia'ne heart. Hmd
iupeIi by lie fcin-s q. patriotism 50 bc,umins ia the
American Hasson ANA maiden, have eyula,a the. ,h.s'- a"d
Talents for . mos, praiseHoghy object Touched L, the tales
q s11-r-ag which come 10 Us m" Cared ba''onsil' "he'e
Country, these adde's have deN,Iot ;artr eurisjrs to the ".sk
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-. 80 ~ So-."-'sy |t .w,aS "a'" - ,y
E,=s q; Christian sepGIurc ga shc names 40 those who have
tie glorious, patriots aud Christian result which ,nry aim at,
these benevolent ladies have got up = Gir Al which arc displayed.
l. u most tempting manner ana elegant taste. hcauuhl and
useful articles q every description. In patTousfluE Mia fair
NETt -AL-- e sihEs- q CAiur> EANahN between S' l9tii'Il'
AM humane gentlemen. =, he festival where the sruti 81
L=1=volence - the person OF lovely ami intelligent Women Pre-.
=-ts- ID zen CA LSr an ~! 'S a>'Iy All INN" ""'i'n''"
cf=lu-s % the cause Il Charity with a truly hbcrai hand, AMI
thus aid IN soothing The wounds and amehoraias the suncring~
q 'a7se hres Who have bt behind The comforts Of houe aud
sweet family cOnpa.IJIshp % brave the dangers and haulshipS
Of TIE ba"!-nsi n cur country behalf. II the patriotism
al o=Ie'ofHc= O: ;i= men q TINS cry only hAf equals iant
u tie ~oIaeI. ths Ladies Fair vii add thousands OF dollars 10
tie fund O: tie Christian Commissiod, and thus greatly u
crease rs power for doing gooi.-B.e.
= The friend. OF the American Board Of Foreign
Missions, will be glad to learn that the fears enter
tanned Of the Society's being largely in debt at tie
close Of its fiscal year (Sept. l. are removed, and that,
Notwithstanding the troublous times in the United
States, it closed its year with 8 surplus. Az ex-
change says:
The American Board Of Missions VII be able to announce
at -heir snuual meeting at Worcester. that TIE financial year
closed not only without d debt, but with q small balance il the
s,oHaEy HOUSE the receipts II July amounted 10 ssXty-three
thousand dollars, and in August y one hundred and ten thou
sand, with .he prospect CT an increase for the latter month 10
one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
This large sum will all be required to make up
the loss in exchange On funds RENTED to foreign
50 that really the available income Of the
Society is not 20 large as in former years. Now, if
American Christians, in war times. can raige
SI25,000 per month for charitable purposes, what
can they not do in times Of peace!
- Since the above was written, the following has
handed in So.
Honolulu, Nov. 3. 1864.
Nh. WHITNEY, II beg to acknowledge, through your paper,
I'D oC the funds Of the i. B. c. z. II, and it Viii also be graft :
yinE to It's friends 10 learn that us supporters in the United
states have come up nobly to IT. aid; 80 that the contributions
q the L.: months Of its financial year viii probably sweep or
Respectfully you're, :. y. CASTLE.
agent Of the i. b. c. +. ".