The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-26
CHRISTIAN WORK,
summary of the ". NJ. q. = Opera
tiOns the Past Year,

a summary of the reports pre-
sented at the anniversary Of the Y.
NJ. c. Association appears below.
Mr.. Peek for the devotional COM
mittee reported two business meet
ings held in the past year. They
we're not able to carry out all the
plans laid out for them by the AssO-
citation, yet they had some earnest
workers who effected something.
Seven of the younger members had
conducted the Sunday evening meet
ings, at which majority of the par
ticipants were young men. Their
object in selecting the younger men,
bers was to train them as workers.
The largest attendance at these
meetings was 30, the lowest 20,
and average 40.
Mr.. Southwick for the temperance
committee said there had been many
discouragements to their work.
Within the year there had been 81
meetings of the Blue Ribbon
League. That organization was the
only one in his belief that could
successfully perform temperance
| work.
Rev. c. NJ. Hyde, ID. d.. for the
committee having oversight Of the
Hawaiian Branch, reported weekly
meetings on Friday at Queen Emma
Hall. 1t seemed that the work
among Hawaiians of their Blue Rib
bon League was on the decline.
Although the evils of intemperancc
were appalling yet they were not so
prominent as to attract the attention
required To successfully combat
them. Prof. Berger had kindly en-
gagged TO provide y series OF concerts
at Queen Emma Hall, several of
which had already been given. DR..
Hyde spoke favorahIy Of the work
done by MISS Amy Mossman i'll the
evening school for Portuguese. lie
advocated that the coming Lcgis!a-
ture be urged 10 open free evening
schools for ali na,ionalities at Queen
Emma Hall. The charitable work
among Ilawaiians conducted hy
Misses Green and Judd, with head
quarters in the upper part Of the
hall, was highly commended. There
is sewing class there ior Ilawaiial
girls, and on Thursday afternoon:
boys and girls meet for exercise il
singing religious hymns. The pre-
miscs had been put TO good use.
The Treasurer, Mr.. SOuthwick
reported that, in addition to til,
balance OF S3.O1 in hand, the Asso
citation had available 500 from tn,
Government, as damages for III,
widening of Alakea street.
General Secretary Fuller reported
the work as advanced on the whole
: but he hoped for more marked pro
gress on every line in the future
The temperance cause had gon
backward and social drinking wa
on the increase. The visitation com
mittec had been regular in visitin;
the prison, and religious service
had been held there at intervals
, Young men had been visited at thei
homes, but the shipping had no
, been attended to as we'll as i
, , former years. There had been 81 /
! papers, III magazines, and othe
y literature distributed On vessels
!, especially whalers. Noble wor
y had been done by the employmel
committee, whose chief difficult
was in determining the worthinc'
or otherwise of applicants. Yet a
unusually large humber of uprigl
young men had sought and foun
,. employment. Three free lecture
f. were given in the year, besid,
y several informal talks to young me
n in the parlors. Fifty-three pape
j. are taken in the reading room, son
o OF them provided by members. III
d general secretary referred to the i
Of PRODUCTION of the electric light
at the prime improvement made in u
er building, which was accomplish
X without involving the association
es debt, rs the expense was borne
or the voluntary contributions of fl
es members. Ten monthly mee,n
he were held. Thirty-fve new membt
no were admitted, and there are !
er active members on the roll.