The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-10-15
THE CHINESE CHURCH FAIR

Held on last Thursday afternoon and evening ia
the vestry room Of Fort Street Churh, was u
very interesting and successful affair. The Csu-
casian and MOngolian assembled on this occasion
to carry ont a scheme Of brotherhood,
and to celebrate a fraternal love feast.
The grounds of the church were Illuminated
with an array Of Chinese lanterns. II was a
Feast of Lanterns 10 promote the worship Of the
true God. Inside Was n striking display Of
quaint Chinese dragon pattern drapery and Of
Chinese tapestry, and spangled silks aud q lot
of gentlemen en- queue, and n number of neat,
cleanly Chinese women in their old homo cos-
tune, with n lot Of odd looking pretty dainty,
quantity dressed Chinese babies, and youngsters
of all ages, all of which presented n lively inn
preston of the great Flowery Land. And inter
blended, yet directing and ruling the occasion,
were bevies Of beautiful, graceful, and assidnous
Caucasian ladies and the busy man of western
progress, whose yearly round Of schemes, is
said by the poet to be better than "a cycle OF
Cathav." That may be; but TO open away 10
the hearts of four hundred millions of our fellow
beings. seemed n Zig occasion. Aud we thought
as We stood in the midst of the pressing throng
Of gay, cheerful, and perspiring people (the
evening was very warm); and looked AZ the
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lery Of art, and at the tables; and ran over mo-
mcntarily in orr mind the history Of Chinese
association with other races aud nations we
Thought, thus. Would there have ever been n
massacre in Batavia, If Valckenier had pro-
NOTED Chinese church fairs Would Rajah
Brooke have been driven ont of Sarawak amid
blood and fire, to retaliate with more blood aud
more fire. and plant the seeds of eternal hatred;
if the ladies Of his society and little court, had
been making up goods and experimenting
tables for Chinese welfare ? Aud would hatred
and massacre have ragged in Siam, Sumatra,
Perm, and Cuba, as they have done, between
European and Monaghan; il there had been
any endeavor for mutual understanding, frater-
~niZation. and peace ? Never-Our fellow men at
many lands, have many ingrnined prejudices
hard for us 10 understand; but the human
heart will respond happily TO the touch OF true
love and brotherhood everywhere. And We
were dad to be AT the Fair last night TO contri-
butte q mite towards promoting Chinese instruc-
ton. feeling assured. that every dollar given
this way, is worth more than a hundred collected
in the shape Of taxes for augmcnting our police
force.
Her ROYAL Highness the Princess Likelike
was there. Hon. A.. S. Cleghorn, His Elk. Gov
ernor DOminis. aud Of course J. r. Waterhouse.
the chief patron Of the church was there, Also
Rev. DIR. Damon, Rev. DR.. Hyde, Rev. A. Mac
intosh. Rev. j. A. Cruzan, Prof. Frank Damon,
the s0ul of the occasion, and a noble throng OF
ladies and gentlemen.
The ladies who so busily and pleasantly pre-
sided nj the sales tables Mrs. ]. Il. Warehouse.
Mrs. sBickerton, Mrs. WV. Hall, Mrs. A.. Her
bert. Mrs. Haalelea, Miss Payson, Mrs. Levers.
Miss Along. Mrs. Rev. A. Macintosh, Miss
Judd, Miss Parke. and many others; also Miss
Winter and Miss Chamberlain at the Gallery
of Fine Arts, - realized altogether the handsome
sum Of Sl423 40 amount received previously.
1927 So. total, Sl72l %.