The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-13
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
It Paid Visit to the Philadelphia
Yesterday.

Through the courtesy of Admira
Walker, the members of the Association
and other organizations now holding their
annual meetings were invited to visi the
| U. S. f. s. Philadelphia yesterday morn
ing. Three of the ships boats, filed with
| vessel by the steam launch. They ia
| spected all parts of the ship, witnessed
| drill on deck. and heard salute of IF
teen guns fred as a mark OF respect.
Resuming their session at 10 80 NJ
after reports of various committees had
been read, brief addresses were made on
the work at home and abroad. Special
interest was manifested IN the appeal for
new students for the ministry who
should have some adequate knowledge
of the English language. Some pro-
posed changes in the language OF some
of the Articles of the Constitution awak-
ened at first some opposition. The Ha-
waiian Board is really the executive COM
mittee of the Association, bit the CORE
spending secretary was originally one of
the missionaries supported by the Amer
can Board. OF late years the secre-
tary has not been commissioned by that
society, although the salary has been
paid by it. 1t was soon made evident
that no Hawaiian could do the work,
in M 4king the proviso that the candidates
for that Office must be approved 10y the
American Board.
Toen it was proposed that one third of
the members of the Board should be Ha-
waiians; again there was Cemand that
no slight should be put upon Hawaiians.
and that two-thirds of the Board
should be Hawaiians. Bot when the
whole truth was ascertained there was
evident justice manifest in the old ar
rangement The Hawaiian Association
is simply the successor Of the old "Gen-
eral Meeting" of the American mission
aries. When the Hawaiian Association
was formed the American missionaries
dropped their own national designation,
and took the name Hawaiian, at the
same time STIMULATING that one-third of
the members of their Executive Com
mittee now known as the Hawaiian
Board" should be of Hawaiian descent
1t was mark of respect and confidence.
not in any sense or shape a slight,
though to one not conversant with
the historical facts, it might now be
made to bear a significance the very
reverse of the original intent. The orig
inai American missionaries have neariy
all died. leaving the present member /!
ship of the Association predominatinglv |
Hawaiian. But the original intent |
dominates the Constitution of the Ha-
waiian Board, now carried on by des- |
cendants of the missionaries, to intro |
duce into the work of the Board, mem |
bers of other nationalities. half-Chi- |
nese was elected this year one of the |
members, and thus, gradually, the |
Board will come to be in some accept
able measure truly representative of the
various nationalities now cooperating
through the Hawaiian Board in evan
yelizing our composite population.
In the afternoon, after passing
votes of thankful appreciation for the
many favors received, the Association
anne to a close. It has been extraor-
linarily we'll attended; only the most |
united Christian spirit has
the proceedings, and in
hat spirit the delegates and pastors
low return to their homes, to push |
onward with new ardor and vigor and
opefulness the work of uplifting to no |
over standard than Christ's own char
cter and teachings every resident of
hese islands of every nationality.
Principal Richards invitation to visit /
amshameha School was eagerly &C
epted by about thirty who had not left
n the afternoon steamers for other
lands. They were welcomed by Pro-
,ssor Brigham, and were shown over
ie Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum,
hich excited their admiration for the | 7
lquisite and persistent care taken of
le ancient Hawai- an tools and dresses, S
I'D belongings of various kinds A
ountiful repast was served in the dining
all, and then a battalion drill was held, | e
Tough greatly to the disappointment OF =
e visitors, the rain put an abrupt end
the marching and wheeling and |,
untermarching of the manly young ;,
lows, who are the hope of the Ha-
Allan people for these coming years. i:
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