The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-08
OAHU EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.


The Association resumed its session in
Kaumakapili church at o'clock Thurs
day morning. After the usual hour of
devotional exercises, the Association
listened TO further reports from the vari-
oas parishes. 1t was the universal testi
mony that there never had been expert
enced in any previous year such time
OF detection from the faith of the Gospel
and such departure from orderly Chris
tan living as now. The. pastor of the
Waialua parish showed the plans for the
new church now being erected; and de-
Tended the use of the cross on the new
spire, as an appropriate symbol of Chris
tian faith and worship, not the distinctive
symbol Of the Papal hierarchy; as also
the propriety of putting the title to the
land in the name of the Hawaiian Board
in trust for the Waialua church. 1t is
proposed to have the church dedicated
next June. Addresses were made by
Rev. DR.. Beckwith and Mr. A. F. Cooke,
the delegate from the Central Union
church. Some OF the essays read elected
sharp and animated discussion, notably
those in regard to the claim of the Papacy
TO political supremacy in every nation,
and the proper Interpretation of the
Scripture in regard to the preaching to
spirits in prison. 1t was voted to take
up a collection in all the Sunday schools
on the second Sunday in April for the
Hawaiian Boards work in the Gilbert
Islands. The six missionaries, with
their wives, and the eleven Gilbert Isl
and assistants, are supported at the ex-
pense of the Hawaiian Board alone, with
no grants in aid from the A. B. G. F. NJ.
The Home work, and its necessities re-
ceived protracted consideration. 1t was
voted to ask the Hawaiian Board to
make arrangements for committee of
Visitation to travel around the islands
spending such time as may be possible
in uplifting and upholding religious life
and activity in each parish.
After the usual devotional exercises,
the association dispatched the remaining
business during the morning session
Friday. The association approved of
the vote of the Hawaiian Board to send
Rev. DIR. Hyde to the United States to
procure additional Christian workers for
the various departments of work under
taken by the Board. The association
made special request for some one to re-
side on the island of Oahu, in addition
to the new instructor for the North
Pacific Missionary Institute. 1t is hoped
to secure one additional helper for each
island, and two specially qualified for
work among the Chinese and among the
Portuguese Reports were presented in
relation to the boarding schools and the
N. P. NJ Institute. The new institute
buildings had cost 9,039 rs, but an adj
ditional 81 900 are needed to furnish the
rooms, build new fences and grade the
grounds Generous donations have been
recently received for this object; 500
each from Hon. II. Warehouse, B. F.
Dillingham; and I. H. Davies; and it is
hoped to have the work complete be-
fore the general meeting next June.
Two new students for the N. P.
NJ. 1. were approved by the associa-
ton; one, a Chinaman, a member
of the Hawaiian Church at Waianae,
the other, Hawaiian from Kaumaka-
pill Church. A committee was chosen
to guard against entertainments on the
sanctity of the Sabbath. Four delegates
were chosen to the general meeting. The
text-rolls just printed by the Hawaiian
Board, were presented to the members,
as also copies of Mr.. Moody's sermon,
recently translated into Hawaiian. The
association adjourned to meet again in
Kaumakapili Church, October l.