The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-23
THE HAWAIIAN BOARD.
The Work II Is Doing For
Humanity.


Hawaiian Board as organized in 1863
was limited TO the Hawaiians at
home and the Marquesas islands and
| Micronesia abroad, In the Providence
of God, larger work now demands
its supervision each year alike in the
home and IN the foreign field II
more money should be given for
such specific objects as may be Of
special interest to individual doners,
whatever is so given would be used
as wisely and economically as could
be desired. The Queen Emma Hall
work for Hawaiiens In Honolulu, the
kindergarten work among the Portu-
guese, the Portuguese church at
Hilo are instances of such specific
expenditures. All the Christian
work that ought to be done cannot
be reasonably demanded of the
| Hawaiian Board alone. But to what
ever work the resources of the board
may be wisely appropriated even
though not commensurably adequate
this community are well aware that
| no department of Christian work
will be Intentionally neglected. But
all in the community do not know of
the variety and amount of Christian
work that is carried on from year to
year cnder the supervision of the
Hawaiian Board here on these
islands.
First in its claims on our Christian
sympathies and benefcence is the
work for the native Hawaiians. Of
the three girls schools, only that at
Makawao is entirely independent
of the Hawaiian Board. The Kawaia-
hao seminary, though the property of
the board, Is managed by board of
trustees who have thus far secured
from year to year the contributions
needed for its maintenance outside of
the treasury of the Hawaiian Board.
But the Kohala seminary has not yet
worked its way to such complete
independence, and for its support
beyond the receipts fer tuition and
the capitation fees from the board of
education, will need $500 at least from
the treasury of the Hawaiian Board
to meet the necessary expenditures
above its receipts. The salaries Of
DIR. Hyde and Rev. III. III, Parker are
paid by the A. y. G. L. NJ, but In adj
dition to these the Hawaiian Board IS
responsible for the weekly support of
the students beyond what little they
can earn for themselves. For this,
and for repairs and other contingent
expenses, the board needs $500 at
least, perhaps $1,000, this year.
Queen Emma hall is the headquar-
tiers of city missionary work among
the Hawaiians, more than one fourth
of whom are resident in Honolulu.
A Bible school, provident society,
temperance league and debating club
are some of the departments of
work carried on in the building.
It furnishes shelter also to
homeless and needy wander
ers as occasion requires. 1t is
also at present the headquarters of
the Japanese work, for Sunday SER
vices, mid-week prayer meeting, tenn
perance society and Y. III. &. A.
meetings. Wherever among the Ha-
waiians no church organization pro
vides gospel services the Hawaiian
board stations some preacher and
guarantees small salary. A gradu-
ate of Kamehameha school who has
spent three years in Oberlin, has re-
turned home and been appointed to
the special charge of Hawaiian work
for young people. Two pastors have
| been engaged to spend the next SIX
months in evangelistic tours among
the Hawaiian churches. Grants in
aid are made to some half dozen
superannuated and INDECENT pastors
and missionaries. Bibles and hymn
books are kept on sale, and given
away If necessary, for use In Hawai-
ian homes, churches and schools.
For all its Hawaiian work the board
spends over $4,000, more than one
third OF its total receipts.
Work among the Chinese has been
carried on from the first under the
auspices of the Hawaiian Board. The
Chinese church in Honolulu is in
charge of board of trustees, but the
Hawaiian Board supplements deticl-
encies in the salary of Its pastor and
pays large proportion OF the salary
of the Kohala pastor. 1t supports
also an evangelist on Maui, and
until recently one on Kauai, and
one at Hilo. The board also pays
| the expenses OF mission III w aiiuhu
with its school and home. The mis-
sion school in Honolulu is educating
200 Chinese boys and girls to good
citizenship, teaching English in the
morning and Chinese in the after
noon. There is a free kindergarten
also in connection with the mission,
held in the basement of the church,
while the main English school is in
the upper story of the Chinese Y. nj.
c. A. hall. A day school for Chinese
like DIR. Guthrie's ragged school,
night school in English are also
branches of the work of the Chinese
mission, which, under the efficient
superintendence of Mr.. f. W: Damon,
is doing a grand work for the Chi
nese, which they appreciate, however
little our foreign population may
recognize it's magnitude and import
ance.
For the Portuguese there Is a
church. with parsonage and school
house, on Miller street. in this city,
and on Church street, Hilo, church
and parsonage. These have been