Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-24

that the Chinese Church was organ
lied. Repeated efforts have been
made through correspondence with DR..
Happier, of Canton, and others, and by
personal solicitation to secure some one
competent to take charge Of this wids
and open field OF Christian labor, but
hitherto with no success. In the good
Providence of God, just ut this juno
ture, we have lately welcomed home
the son OF one of our own members.
MIR. +. w. Damon has returned after
five years absence, to the land of his
birth. He comes with all the high
powers God has given him, developed
and perfected in the discipline Of school
and court and travel, after years ofthe
best culture that modern society can
give. He comes ready to conseorate
all to the service of the Divine Re-
deemer in laboring for the elevation
and Christianization Of the Chinese
whom Gods Providence has recently
brought in such numbers to these Is
lands. This Board has invited him to
take charge of this department OF
Christian work in behalf Of our
Churches and for the furtherance OF
Christ's Kingdom in this world, and
he has consented to do so. 1t now on
ly remains to take suitable action for
the proper organization and maintain
ance Of this department.
Your Committee think 1t unwise to
impose any additional pee,i8iary obiiga.
ton upon our enfeebled Ha~swihsse.
Churches. This Board WINS originally
established for the management Of the
Missionary work undertaken by His.
waiian Christians. The following sta
tlstical table will show what changes
have occurred in the relative ability Of
Hawaiian Churches aud the foreign
residents:
Tot, Cont, ,,5ssss .s 1871 is ssss. .s.
| For. Res lsA.6i saJsa s4ss2 sso.iS Sa.ss
Tot, Cont , 1882 10 ,sS e ~. s $3.50.
For. Res. i,s.1si i,sss.as a,i9o.T s7o.2O aSsio
rS' S S. ' soss ' $ss,S @ s $500 s
E Es. s Ger. s;s:: ' ss;$ss " s;s
Since 1872 the Hawaiian contribu-
tions have fallen year by year. The
foreign residents, that first gave one
fifteenth, now give one fifth Of tht to-
tai amount.
Yet tmust be remem bered alsdkhat
there are ut present many and pressing
calls on the Christian liberali,y athis !.
community. Oahu College needs ut
least $685. for prope. enlargement.
The Y. M. q. A. building fund has nj.
ready secured subscriptions to the
amount of $4,000, and will require
$4,000, besides large annual oniMy.
The Honolulu Library Association
wishes to put up building as soon m
$12, 900 can be secured. M
As an indication of the readtness Of
the Chinese to welcome Christian ef-
fort for their enlightenment in Chris
tian truth, it is worthy Of mention that
at the little Hawaiian Chapel in Pala-
ma, suburb of Honolulu, twenHaiour
Cinnamon came in to heur the Chinese
colporteur preach TO them. There are
sixty Chinese in the prison, 9pdssSeps,,
in the hospital. who Tnr. .e3G
Nor must we forget that Willie ~.
work of Christianizing the UhDa.s
resident on these Islands has a6wn
into great Importance, and is int mate
ly connected with the future prosuer;tv
Of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the reflex
influence of our work here on the peo-
pie of China, is also becoming y matter
Of great Importance. When there
shall be more direct and frequent in
tercoursc between Honolnlu a,,d Hong
Kong, we shall hear even moro fire.
quently than we now do, Of the infiu-
ence OF our work here, on missionary
work in China.
In view of the facts now presented.
your Committee would recon mend the
adoption of tho following rssolusiol,s:.
lst. That special effort BE- made
to secure ut least, $4,000 A,,aually. 10
be spent under tho dirsctinn d this
Board, for this department II Chastisn
Evangelzation; that ths A. BIC. r.
NJ. be asked to ASST ct IN III work by
a grant in aid, Of 81, 600 annusily; aud
that ut least $1,000 be raised arp o.,g the
g., 4 o..