Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-17

snl In last weeks paper
The Christian church Is essentially mission
afy In ils character. Mission. arc no new
thing fr they TOOK their origin from the father
u Christianity himself, and they date RON
The time when lie gave the commission 10 the
FIRST misaiopade, IN these word. "Duy yc into
all the world and preach the gospel 10 every
creature" Naturally the word mission !.
applied TO the egJrs n the church In the con
version u The heathen Asa writer on Mis-.
sions in the Literary chufcbman says "Tt
has been described ~ settlement IN an inf
del country for the purpose of bringing the
people 10 the kno~iedge of Christianity
"yc although We may have thousands who arc
virtually healhen in our g'eat cities, the mis-
sion, In the sense IN which We have become
familiar with the word, deyotcs somcnhai
different process We know ~ better dcfni
tion than that which hss been giyen--a mis-
sion Is concentration N spiritual iofce on
given place fof short time
Such was The character ~ the mission held
ls,, month In East London Wy the clergy of
The Anglican church NJ that city aided NY
mia,ioncN from other parts, one even from
California. Immense congregations were drawn
together mission helpers all about the
streets were continually bringing tog 'lhe all
.ons of roughs, women without bonncts, and
men fresh caught from the slums." Meetings
were held ior intcrccanon, ~ for menii ming
gases where in,etces,ion had been asked for.
Conferences u the mssoncn themselves were
held In shieb their experiences, and the best
way ofsccunng effects, were discussed. Child
fens services were held, and II Is said that one
day over a thousand were collected in one
church.
The following story is told by one Of the
missionen after one of the childrcn's ser.
vices, little girl went home, and said TO her
mother, Mother, ! have no name" " What
do you mean Annie ~ said the mother "My
mother, I've never been baptized" answered
the child; "Why don't you have me bapii,edf
Don, you remember tha, baby died unbapiircd
only mon,h agor Please have me baptized.
The fesul, wa. the child was taken to the
fun, within iony.cigh, hours.
rough passcrs.by to go into mission room.
One Of them went up to missioner with a
beaming face and said " Use got five mans. v
The children had been ou, into the streets ny
,wos and ,hrees and had caught hold u people
as they wen, along. and had simply led them
into the churches. Crea, work was done In
rescuing fallen women, and in the formation o
societies for self.help.
The mission which has been led by Mrs
lIampson in Honolulu during the past tive
weeks is Of the same nature. II has been q
audabc atemp, to concentrate spiri,ua
force in our community. Wonderfully IL
earnest, with her cause deeply at heart. thii
lady daily and nightly KEEP, large eoneourses o
people thoroughly interested. often for more
than an hour. She was, in manner, remark
ably free from those exaggeraiions so common
to enthusiasts, ye, one could not but wish tina
the call to the enquiry room had been lei
to the conviction and appreciation Of each in
+ dividual with the simple invitation.
Mrs. Ilampson has tried very hard to brinl
. souls to the Savior whom she herself loves 81
we'll 1t is TO be hoped that when the excite
mcnt is over they whom she has been tn
means Of converting may no, relapse into ths
: state (Which is worse than the FIRST"
/ There is no doubt that much more Is es
: pected from such lsbors than can possibl
be realized The world, in general. is yer
D A,henian in its tastes. People do run afte
any new thing. When people rush to hear
], missioner with the ideas only Of being tickle'
i or Of passing away an hour, it is not to be es
[ pected ,ha, they will be content to settle dow
n TO calm and quiet Christian life, TO be salts
fed with the old paths or to recognize tn
!. truths Of Christianity as placed before them b
u their own pastors. STILL If only one soul ha
C been made to turn to God, IL one sinner ha
e been aroused to do deeds we'll pleasing /
,. God, to acts Of faith, hope, love and contri
,ion, II one heart had been sof,cned, or on
life reformed by the grace of God thro' 6
Mrs. Hampson's preaching and labors, he
. mission has been successful and all tru
k Christian hearts will rejoice.
Il Your correspondent in last weeks Pres
e makes an observation that the Angica
Church has not, as body, taken part wit
Mrs. Hampson in her mission. The Anglica
Church has not seen as yet the necessitv
a number the gentler sex in its order Of preachers
il yet, as Mrs. Aampson tbeing member I
i that communion) is doubtless fully aware, u
- bishop Of the diocese can grant certain power
and these, without doubt, would have bee
= extended to that lady had she desired then
d Sincerely, A CORDIAL SyMPATHIzER.
J, Honolulu, January ia, 1884.