The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-01-07
Mrs. Hampson's Mission.

The opening services OF the lady evangelist Mrs.
Hampson took place at kawaiahao church on the
morning OF the 4th inst. The following account
is supplied by the Bulletin.
Mrs. Hampson the evangelist, who is celebrated
for successful work in her native country England
and in Australia and New Zealand began her pub
lie mission in Honolulu yesterday, holding two
services in Kawliahao Church. At II O'Clock the
body of the church was filled with people, in
GLIDING a goodly number of the natives whose
place of worship it is and the galleries accomoda-
ted the overflow. Mrs. Hampson gave out the
opening hymn Come We that love the Lord,
Pastor Oggel delivered prayer, and Mrs. Hamp-
son read, with impressiveness the seventh of Mat
thew. Pastor Cruzan made announcements re-
ative to the mission, and then further devotional
exercises including prayer by the evangelist, led
on TO the sermon.
Mrs Hampson selected as her text the 9th verse
of the 9th chapter of Galatians, "Be not weary in
wel.doing, for in due season We shall reap II ye
faint not.,' greater oratorieal effort than the
discourse could not often have been heard in this
city. In the main it constituted a magnificent
panegyric upon Christianity as the only genuine
| civilizing and elevatiug agency in the world II
wildly held up as an example to be avoided the
| course of protesting Christians who not con-
| cerned beyond their own salvation. The preacher
urged with remarkable fOrce the value OF the
Apostles advice, showing by striking illustrations
| that good deeds yield r certain harvest, even
though 1t may not appear in the lifetime of the
doer. They had ia the text work, not words; do
/ ing, not saying. she was very Impressive at the
close in pointing out the hollowness of what goes
| for success in the world. Looking down over the
platform, if into the grave of one of the worlds
greatest kings and warriors, she enquired in gra-
| phic terms if those dust and ashes were success
and then with burning eloquence depicted the an
tithess of an eternal crown and scoptre for those
| who devoted their mortal lives to welldoing.
The usual closing choral services were then
| sung and the large audience retired seemingly
] deeply impressed with the effective sermon.
| The evening services, which commenced at 40
| o'clock, were attended by larger congregation
and the sermon was no less powerful, the speaker
/ gaining the sympathy of her audience from the
/ start and holding their attention to the close.
! Meetings will be addressed by Mrs. HampsoI
/ every evening during the rest this week at half
/ past seven, in Kawaiahao Church, and a praye
meeting will be held in connection with the mis-
| sion At noon every day in the Bethel Nestry.
] Mrs, Hampsou carries force of character and
/ eaTuestnesS in her countenance, is possessed Of
/ histrionic abilities that would give her higt
| position IN any profession where such are at a
/ premium, and witbal seems to have the natura
orators indefnable power over an audience. The
service which she is engaged in deserves a cons
taut attention the part of the public and eTerN
opportunity is offered to hear this gifted speaker
| nj kawaiahao Church.