Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-03-12
REPORT OF THE CITY mis-.
SIONARY.
Read by Mrs. Southwio1S at the An
nual Moeting OF Eort-Stroet
Church.

work is not so great, so
fatiguing to the body and trying to the
mind as in times past not that it is
less important, but from the fact that it
has been Systematically organized into
as many departments as we have
worked and means to sustain.
The Fowler Yard work has SO far
increased in numbers and interest, and
since the last report given we have es-
tablished Sunday school and day
school, The old building being en-
tirely too small to accommodate those
desiring to attend the services and
school, it has been enlarged and an
swers the double purpose of mission
chapel and school-room. The Mon
day night meetings were organized
June 16, 1882, and of late have been
very interesting and encouraging. AT
times the room has been filled to its
utmost capacity; probably forty-hve
adults is the largest number that was
ever seated in the old building at any
one time, and the smallest number six
teen or twenty
The Sunday evening Bible class,
which started in the beginning of the
year 1882, and was removed from Fort
street Church into the Yard, last
August, varies in the same proportion,
though at times, from the crowded
room, the veranda windows, and groups
of people outside, we have estimated
that seventy-five were within hearing
Of our voices. The Sunday school or
ganized the 27th day of last Septem-
Der, is held at halfpast two o'clock,
with an average attendance of thirty
five or forty: as many as fifty have been
present at one time, but the population
of the Yard varies, and several chill
dren may leave at once, while death
had already taken three from us since
we organized,
We have been requested to speak
of the work as regards conversions. We
consider this part so specifically the
work of the Holy Spirit that we hardly
know how to express ourselves. A
number have expressed desire to
lead honest Christian lives; how deep
the work of grace is, we can only
leave the Lord to judge, ard continue
to inculcate the Christian principles OF
love, justice and faith. A few weeks
ago, when these men, who had been
so faithful in attendance, followed one
another in rapid succession, and with
trembling voices and fearful eyes
spoke of Gods love to them, we felt
the work had not been in vain. Stran-
gers have met with us, and left the
message 'pray for u.s." the influence of
these meetings will follow us, and with
Gods help we will lead better lives.
We feel that In others the spiritual
| life has been quickened, and their
knowledge of divine truths made
clearer. The early education of these
people, even their religious training,
warrants them in what are inconsistent
cies to us; but time and patience will
help to eradicate these, and place them
on more solid ground Let us see
that the children are early instructed
in the right way. The work has been
crippled for lack of room, but with the
new building at our disposal, we hope
to reach more and bring them under
the influence of the Gospel of Christ
In connection with our labors here
we established a German Bible class
last October for the double purpose of
instructing these people in Bible
truths, and the English language, but
this had to be abandoned, as our in
structor left for the Coast, and we have
not been able to fill his place. One of
the most satisfactory departments of
the work, is the day school organized
January nth Of this year with Miss
Frances Johnson as teacher. The
average attendance is twenty-four,
The children only have high wooden
chairs on which to sit and no desks;
but their progress is really remarkable
and if they advance as rapidly in
morality as they do mentally we shall
feel the work is very satisfactory.
Through the kindess of Miss King we
have fine blackboard, which is Of
great assistance in the instruction. We
design in this school to instruct the
children in principles of morality, tenn
perance, and to help them form habits
Of cleanliness and order
The Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance Union, organized September
4, 1883, was so well sustained that on
October 7, 1885 we formed an auxiliary
of smaller children. We might have
built up much larger society did We
not exclude smoking. Our society of
old members number fifty-three in
good and regular standing, though
from distance, nightwork and various
circumstances, fifteen or more Of these
can seldom attend but we keep posted
as to their loyalty to their pledge. OF
this society probably thirty-fve has been
the largest attendance at any one time
during the year and about sixteen the
smallest. The auxiliary numbers fifty
seven and thirty-fve is the average at
tendance. This is a promising society,
and with little effort might be en-
larged. The children are taken before
they have acquired the habit of using