The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-06
EVANGELICAL CHURCHES.
The Semi-Annual Meeting Held at
Waikane.

at Waikane, KoOlau. Rev. j. Keka-
huna, Of Waianae, was chosen moder-
ator, and Rev. +. $. TimOteo, Of Wal.
alua, scribe. The usual routine bust
ness occupied the session OF the first
day. I Reports from the various
churches, now reduced TO nine, showed
a varying condition, religiously and
otherwise, depending largely upon the
ability aud faithfulness of the pastor.
One new phase OF Church work was
reported from Kalihi. While the
young men are absent all day at work,
some of the young women have form
ed "Circle for House Visitation, ;"
and have tried to keep up the religious
life of the community, now without n
parlOr. On Sunday afternoons they
have the privilege Of holding religious
services at the Receiving Hospital for
the benefit of the leper suspects await
ing examination there from time to
time.
Kaumakapili Church presents its
usual report of trouble because OF
chronic Indebtedness, and equally
troublesome disaffection on account of
the pastors pronounced dislike of the
ruinous and scandalous disorders of
the monarchical regime. Political dis
sensions seem to have split in two the
Church at Waianae. 1t was proposed
that the Association recommend these
brethren to read Phil. 40.
The Church at Waialua, in order to
reach the non-church goers, arranged
for a musical evening, inviting every
one TO attend without charge for adj
mission. The singing was excellent,
and n large company assembled. Dur
ing the intermissions a special COM
mittee button-holed those who were
not in the habit of attending Church,
and tried with pleasant urgency TO get
a promise to come to Church the next
resulting in an increased attendance
at the Sunday services.
The people of Honolulu, dissatisfied
with the want of religious instruction
in the Government school, have estab-
lished an independent English school.
They wish their children instructed
in the Bible and in Christian duties
during the week, as n needfull prepar-
alton for the most profitable results of
Sunday school instruction on the
Lords Day. 1t was arranged that the
student from the North Pacific Mis-
sionary Institute who has been a pas
tor during his vacation, should con-
tinue the work while continuing his |
studies for an additional year in Ho- |
nolulu, spending Saturday and Sun |
day at Hauula.
Waikane church showed a new coat |
of paint, inside and outside, the work |
of resident artists. The body OF the |
sides and ceiling is painted modest
straw color; the trimmings are of |
olive brown, and the mouldings show
a stripe of red. Carpenters had hardly |
finished the new seats with which the
church was furnished in modern style.
The delegate, who read the report, ac-
knowledged on behalf OF the church,
their gratitude to Mr.. p. &. Jones,
who has his country home near the
and has by his generous con-
tributions for these expenses stirred
up the church members 10 these i'm
provements in their house of worship.
There were several overtures from
the different churches for the associa-
ton TO act upon. The pastor of Waia-
nae who has recently been appointed
a District Judge, presented a request,
in which the church had united, &C
cording To parole testimony, that he
be dismissed from the pastorate. The
reason assigned was the burdensome-
ness OF their obligation to pay the SAL
airy, and that this burden had recently
been removed by the payment in full
Of all their Indebtedness. But the
refused to grant their re-
quest for any such reason. Some del
egates, however, argued that the
right of petition of one party involved
he obligation of the other party TO
grant the request made by the petit
'lnnGTG Id 60 /
POINT a committee, authorized 10 con-
ult with the church in public assem-
by, and If the pastor should persist in
efusiDg TO resume the duties of the
PASTORAL office even If the church |
hould vote that this would be salts
actory 10 them, that then the COM
1ittee should declare the pastoraIe
acant.
The usual petition from Kaumaka-
iii church was sent in, calling for the
astor's resignation because his salary
ad not been paid. 1t was laid upon
ne table TO be taken up for definite
c:ion when petition for advice and
ssistance that had been presented TO
ne Hawaiian Board, in accordance
18th which a com mittee had been
ppoiDted 10 confer and cooperate with :
le church shall have completed their
Ork.
In discussing the new phases of
-ork in the churches, much interest
-as expressed in what could be done
" Hawaiians who keep alOOf, for one
Jason and another, from Christian
-orship. The Waialua people, finding
nat some families made their lack of ]
Iitable clothing an excuse for not
1miDg 10 church, had earned money,
ought material in Honolulu, and
lothed the needy. Some japanese
hristians having come into town, a i
)om in the church building was
fered 10 them for religious services.
hen the Chinese asked the same |
riyilege, and some Portuguese also
ere DESTROYS of having the church
oened for their benefit. =
Rev. II. Maka, formerly Hawaiian +
Missionary in the Gilbert Islands, but
ow residing in Waikane, where he