The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-04-06
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
The Semi,Annusl Meeting Held at
Eva Yesterday Morning.

The semi-annual meeting Of this as
socistion began At the kshikuoks-
Iani Church, Eva, yesterday morning
AT 10 o'clock. There was a general
attendance Of pastors and delegates
from all the churches. The Moderator
of the last meeting, Rev. f. :. IL
moteo, Of Waialua, preached the
opening sermon. Rev. James Davis,
Of Waikane, was chosen Moderator,
and Rev. J. NJ. Ezera, Of Eva wsS re-
elected Scribe. After the appoint
ment Of the usual standing commit
tees, reports were read by the dele
gates Of the different churches. Ka-
waiahao Church reported > steady
attendance n the various stated meet
inCs, though the Thursday morning
meetings, because 81 the changed
social conditions, are very SHINY
attended. BY appointment Of the
PASTOR, sn essay i read on the INST
Wednesday evening OF every month,
and this new method Of awakening
and deepening interest in the eNerclses
hiss proved quite successful. The del
egaIe from haumakspih reported
general decrease Of attendance and in
terest az all the meetings 81 the Sunday
School. he attributes this decrease
TO the present political unrest among
the membership, which he thought
could only be quieted by the resiora-
ton OF the Queen. The district meet
ings Sre also affected by the same
csuse. Monthly missionary collec-
: ~ = - -h~zah hal
yesr, but the church i In debt 10 its
PASTOR $4S5. There Is debt Of Slso
on the church building snd one OF
$3.50 on the chapel 81 Psukolo. The /
kslihi Church has not Vet succeeded I
in making out S call for any pastor, /
hut ask that Rev. : Kali msy be /
continued IS committee IN change |
KsneOhe people have shown more /
vitality since the first Of January, Wis
itinc from house 10 house, attending I
worship sni sunday school.
= subscription i being circulated 70
obtain the necessary funds for repair
ing the church snd parsonage. WaIs-
lUs reports 3 general renovation Of the
IiUOkalsui Cburch sud lis surround
ing premises. The pastor was absent
four months on hsusi by appoint
meut q the Hawaiian Boa0i. s. Wis
itinC committee, but the brethren o.
the church maintained The church
work ani woTship with Unsbstei
ygOr. Wsisuse ChuNch was Te deli-
cs,ei Ott. !. 1885, but all the work Of
repSir was 10. 81 that time SccOm-
Plishei.
One diSlric. hiss been backward in
its assessments for the pastors salary;
otherwise financial affairs SIZE in S sst-
isfsctory condition. Petitions were I
presented from the Hawaiian Board
sskinE tlst Rev. !. Davis Of Wsiksne
Nigh; be regularly dismissed from his
Passionate. s. be hiss been appointed
by the board pastor in charge OF the :
churches 81 hslsCpSpS Snd halSvSo.
IL the lepST settlement on MOlOk2l. 5
L D. heliipiO, who hsd been sum- r
mSrily dismissed from ksumskspiE j
Church, asked the association its sd-
wee sld friendly interpoSltion, II sd
visible, that he might be re-inStS.sd. :
In the afternoon addresses were {
msie by two Of the returned Ha-
wsiiSn missionaries from the Gilbert
Islands. Rev. R. Mska said Ihst the
English Commissioner who hiss come :
20 reside 81 ButSritzri 70 enforce the {
British prOIectorzte Of the group, far
from interfering with their work hiss
his sym p2thy with il. He
hiss shown his approval by urging the /:
chiefs 10 see 70 il IhsI the children on :
each islsn1 attend regularly the
schools established by the Hawaiian
Rev. W. y Lono sid that it Was
only the tine q cock Growing on ,
where lie hSi been for twenty
yesrs- Daylight wSS breaking but
darkness sui brOoiei over the land
Ee told Of new way o. spreading the :
gospel in the first y5sTs o. his resi- >
oenos- When with infinite pains he
bS1 gathered 5 school sid Was teach
ing them IN such Scriptures - were :
nrsi prepared for reading lessons, he I
was EreStly pSlue3 70 see his scholars c
on 81 slzrm q WAY fOrszkirg the
school, sid tearing up Matthew sDd
LSrk SD1 John for wsd> for their
guns Fcom the SccounIS given from
the churches - -lttls So OF S1y con
csr.s o. prayer for their missiousries, =
50 little Contributed for their ssppor-,
be thought the Hawaiian brethren
were SSlsvp IN the czbin q the gospel
ship, while their missionaries sent I'D
into the yards were battling The fury
OF The winds SD6 the dangers q the c
pitching waves
Tc5sy viii d lSksn Up with the
exercises q THE sunday schools Tex ;
rs viii lie sold 81 the oahu RsiL- =
ESy once 81 excursion rates. i
.srse attendance i expected sDG els-
oorS.s preparations have been uz65
BY the IVA people s
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