The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-07
CHE @ai1g 9nllstin.
TUESDAY. DEC. Z, 1886.
W. c. T. U.
THE sEcRETARY's REPORT.

: Another year has passed away.
Our work for the year is done. 1t
is too late TO undo our mistakes or
even to modify them in the least.
We can only ask ourselves if we
have been faithful in this particular
field of the Masters vineyard. If
the inward monitor answers in the
affirmative, then we may lay aside
all regrets and look back, only to
find our mistakes and save our
selves from repeating them. We
began the year with fond hopes of
accomplishing great things in this
grand work of reform, but at its
close we see but little fruit of our
labors. This does not prove that
we have been idle, neither does it
signify ultimate defeat. During
the great war of the Rebellion, brave
men stood before the lannon's
mouth, facing danger and death
only to be repulsed and defeated,
while their comrades on other fields
were gaining victory after victory.
But in the final result, the grand
victory of right over wrong, all
were alike triumphant. So should
we stand by the right, holding high
the standard of temperance, al
though we see small chance of q
speedy triumph of our cause in Ha-
wall. In America, grand victories
are browning efforts of our w. G. I.
u. Women. But it has been through
Il long fought battle that each con-
quest has been gained, and that too
after repeated defeats. Then let
us take courage and with faith in
the God of truth and righteousness,
go forward.
We hope to gain little ground
by some act of the Legislature.
Our Legislative committee held
counsel with members of that body
upon the probable chances of pass
ing :'Local Option Law" At
first, it was Thought feasible; but
upon further investigation, it be-
came apparent that such an effort
would be utterly fruitless.
During the year we have held our
regular monthly meetings and one
special meeting, at which Mr.. Noble
!. presided. The average attendance
i has been twenty eight, from mem
$ bership of about sixty. There has
been decrease in our honorary
membership, more from neglect on
/. our part, perhaps, in calling upon
|. the gentlemen for renewal of Their
e membership, by repayment of the
!. annual dues, than from any lack OF
t interest or willingness to help, on
= their part. We have reports from sew
!; eral superintendent of work showing
that each has attended faithfully tc
= her department. Miss Green, oul
!. worker among the Hawaiians, VIZ
4 sometimes think, aocomplishes more
l than we ought to expect of one little
! woman. Her energy and interes
+. seem untiagging. But, she will re
d port for herself, and all will agree
o with me that she is a power of ;goo(
u to the natives of Hawaii nei. An
= other work, exceedingly interesting
and one of the foundation stones
in the structure of temperance re
"a form, is the Juvenile department
n over which Mrs. f. M. Simpson ant
q :, Mrs. L. B. Coan preside. From
lc Mrs. Coan's report, l deduce tn
following:
70 Under the efficient leadership o
=, ~ Mrs. A. B. Southwick, Il juvenile
IT Temperance Society, connecte,
with the Fort-Street Church mis-
S. sion work, was organized in 1884
When Mrs. Southwick left Homo
nolulu, this society became an oh
ject of solicitude to the Woman
Ie Christian Temperance Union. !
" WAS too precious to suffer the harm
is of being disbanded, and promp
y measures we're devised to take i
q under the fostering care of th
n Union. The roll call at presen
d numbers sixty-two. Their age
u range from five to fourteen. III
y, ~ nationalties represented are Amer
% can, English, Scandinavian, Portu
is guese and German. The MONTH
$, meetings are held in the Y. M. {
70 A. Hall. The children are instruct
I ed in the Temperance Catechisl
le and in cold water songs. The
I. enter with zest into the games whic
le form part of their entertainment
., ,e and seem fully toappreciate the cak
I'd kindly donated by the ladies of I'll
n, w. G. Il. U. The hours thus spel
in mind and heart training al
:, bright spots in the lives of thes
u children; and we can but hope thu
rs they are being bound by the three
g. fold cord OF love, joy and trutl
I'd which cannot be broken by the ten
tations that Turk on many a sire
corner to ensnare our youth.
this connection, will speak of OF
step we have taken in advance.
Early in the year, Mrs. Il.
Adams, our Superintendent of Seize
titic Instruction, until her departu
from Honolulu, brought before u
Hawaiian Roar1 of EIucation III