The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-17

must be considered blessing to the
giver. Some gave themselves and
did the work Others could give
their mite and the work would go on.
Mrs. Lechler and himself had taken
leave of their friends on the islands
and proposed to go to California on the
next steamer and on to Germany to
see their friends, and then go back to
China if it pleased God. He asked
their prayers for missions IN China and
everywhere.
Mr.. L. w. Damon began his adj
dress by remarking on the central
position these islands occupied. They
we're like star radiating to all points.
Although the population was a little
company, there were samples OF all
people here. If there was one coun-
try in the world. where national idiosyn-
crasies should be erased it was the
Hawaiian Islands There was no
country where Christians were more
privileged to hold the cup of cold
water to thirsty lips. He had been all
over the world, but never felt more at
home than on these islands This
country did not occupy position OF
insularity. AS he went over the
islands he felt a desire for increased
spiritual power. He could not under
stand people saying they had to 60
abroad to find sufficient scope for good
work. They must be little men who
could not find enough work to do here.
Honolulu had almost too much OF
spiritual privileges, or rather they had
too many religious meetings. In the
country they had less stimulus; but
there many faithful workers in Kohala
and Hio, on Hawaii, and different
parts of Maui This year there was
no difficulty in getting Chinese to con,
tribute The contributions had
= quadrupled at some points. Subscrip
tons of $1o $40, $50 and $40 were
grand tribute to the earnestness oil
I, Chinese Christians He cited as ev
= idence of the Chinese adapting them
selves to our customs, the reception:
! given Mr.. Lechler and himself at Ko
! hala and Hilo. They were given fresh
! encouragement to so forward in thei
work, and hoped they should have the
= assistance of that congregation now a
4. in the past. The Chinese came Il
, this country to make money, or to have
: money made out of them for Others
e He believed they were here TO have tn,
= Gospel of Jesus Christ preached t.
D them. He did not say they SHOULD
t get more of them for the sake of Civ
e ing them the Gospel; that was for
e higher power to decide. But Chimes
y going back home unconverted were
e heavy responsibility on the Christian
{, of these Islands He went on Il
d speak of the opportunities Christian
o had of inStiling the Gospel into tn
o minds of the Chinese met at ever
d turn in their daily life. Let them re
9 allze the fact that the Chinese ant
n Japanese were human beings with tn
/, same feelings and aspirations as othe
d people. There was as yet no orgar
" lied work among the Japanese as i
e the case Of the Chinese. The matte
h should be brought before the Hawi
1t iian Board, but the difficulty was tha
IS the Board was without the means.
e business men would put their hands i
't their pockets and give few hundred,
'e would have an immense effect for gooC
e They must try and open schools here
n At Waikiki Chinese merchant gay
70 his store for their meeting There wa
q no Chinese preacher there, and me
lie chant asked him if he could not get
d teacher. He wanted to say that ther
ID was boarding school in Honolulu, bl
re could not Concluding, he asked the
10 prayers for Mrs. Damon and himself
IL their labors, and spoke of the grei
I'd comfort the presence of Mr.. and Mr.
&c Lechler had given them. If those h
IN addressed had seen the station hous
Sc at Kohala packed with Chinese wit
H. tears in their eyes, they would not So
he that the Chinese were stolid people.
&c Mr.. Oggel stated that Rev. S.
lie Bishop, who was to have given an az
e, dress on the Japanese, had been Gale
ct out of the city and had left pap'
IN with him on that subject He rea
"a the paper, which will appear in II
lie Friend, and the meeting adjourned,