The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-31
HE PACIFIC
SATURDAY
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
HOME MISSIONS
PRESENTED DEC. LIST, 1881.

The time has evidently come wher
the work of Outstanding the Chinese
population of these Islands must claim
more thanther hito, the attention, &C
tivity, sympathy and generosity o
Christ's people. What efforts have
been made in this direction, have beer
hitherto mainly tentative and desul
tory.
Since the year 1880 there have beer
Cinnamon on thse islands, at first, only
struggling individuals scattered here
and there.
In 1852, the first Chinese laborers,
SO in number, were imported into the
Hawaiian Islands, by the bark 1hetiS,
from Annoy, arrived August .. The
continued diminution of the native
population, and their ~inaptitude for the
strain of continuous toll, as well as the
need of a large number of laborers for
larger enterprises than had been pre-
viously undertaken, were the controll-
ing reasons then as now, for opening
these Islands to the countless millions
of Chinese. The Census Tables show
the ~suddenness and %recentness of the
increase of that element of u popu-
lation. X
Since the last census in 1873, the
Custom House Tables show that in
1879, 3,499 Chinese were added, in
1880, 1877, in 1881, g mos.) 1918,
in 3 years 6,898. The present number
of Chinese, according to the figures, is
II, 1904, out of a total (estimated) pop
ulation of $685.. According to the
census of 1873, there were, on Oahu
2,216 Chinese; Hawaii, 1893; Maui,
1890; Kauai, $50; Molokai and Lanai,
"a,
OF these, there are, according to the
computation of the Acting Pastor of
Honolulu, a total on all the Islands, of
286 Church members. Yet these few
constitute an element whose influence
is vigorous, healthy, and strongly felt
all through the Kingdom. In Homo
lulu, a Chinese Church was duly or
ganized by a Council convened June
1879, 80 joining by letter, and 6 by
profession. 1t now numbers 81, (Nov.
1881. Stimulated by a generous do
from j. T. Warehouse, ESQ.,,
the work of building a chapel was un-
.ertaken, and a lot purchased. A beau
tiful and commodious house Of worship
was dedicated Jan 2, 1881. 1t is 60
feet long, 80 feet wide, with social
below, and a large audience
room above. The total cost was about
1880, the lot alone costing "a, 700,
The builders work Sc, $50, furnishing
md other expenses $1,000. OF this
amount, SIS, 500 has been paid by the
Chinese themselves, $500 were rails
ID at a Fair organized by a few ladies,
he balance has been given by our cit
zens generally.
There is a regular Sunday Congrega-
ion of 40; a Sunday School in Chi
lese, every Sunday morning, with an
.~ttendance of so; l., in English, Sunday
fternoon of 80 pupils, and 40 teachers.
\ Wednesday evening prayer meeting
5 regularly maintained with an attend
nee of 20. A Choir of 20 lead the
Services, and there are large
eed organs in both upper and lower
ooms, which Chinese men and wo-
zen have learned to play. The con
regation a sing nearly 70 different
The hymn book used, is one
ubllshed by the Presbyterian Mission
! Shanghae. The Church has pledg-
d Sit Moon the acting pastor, a salary
f $3.50, though the Church members
with two or three exceptions very
COR, mostly day laborers, and cannot
more than $500 themselves. The
est is paid by a few Christian friends,
no have pledged themselves t. sup !
ly what may be lacking of the salary
romised.l + ]
A Chinese Young Mems Christian
.ssociation vas organized in 1877, amp
uly chartered, according to law, Nov. !
1877, under the name of you !
Jihu Taw Hue" 1t has now !
membership of 131, not all residents :
Honolulu. 1t occupies the premises
o. SO Nuuanu street. The upper |
ont room is a Social Hall, with pic !
Tres, tables, chairs, books, &c. The :
wer room is a crockery store, man. :
5ed by the Association, and the prof !
8 spent iD various ways in promoting l
vangelistic work among the Chinese. 1
he rear building is a warehouse and I
dging-house. The Association has a \
.gular monthly meeting for business, 1
maintaining its own devotion :
meetings, Sunday noon and evening, }
Immediately after the Church services. L
is to these meetings that they bring L
cir countrymen, and tryto lead them +
the acceptance of Jesus Christ as L
e only Divine Redeemer for sinful Q
en-. This Association not only helps q
the support of Sit Moon, but aids c
ID stimulates the feeble bands of I
1%ristian Chinese located at different e
,ints on the other islands. a
X CENSUS TABLES. a