The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-12

church Monday morning. After
the usual devotional exercises, led
by Hon. H. Waterhouse, the order
of business was resumed.
A committee was appointed to
urge upon the Legislature, soon to
assemble, such legislation as will
lessen the illegal traffic in liquor.
A long discussion was had on the
difficulties in the way Of enforcing
such laws as are now on the stat
ute book in reference to the living
together of men and women with
out marriage, or while married to
other persons.
A committee was appointed to
ask the Attorney-General to pre-
pare such a law as will not conflict
with the law segregating lepers,
vet permit divorce and remarriage
in the case Of persons sent to Ka-
laupapa. There are more than
thirty couples there living manuahi
at this time. The Maui Associa-
made such a stir in regard to the
increase of this social evil on that
island, that the officers of the law
have taken up the matter in ear
nest, and wholesome fear Of the
law has taken the place of the pre-
vious carelessness.
A circular letter was read, sent
by the Conference of Missionary
Societies of the United States, to
the churches in the various mission
fields, established by American
missionaries. The letter was an
exhortation to all mission churches |
to reach the point of self support as
soon as possible, that the contribu-
tons of the American churches be
freed for the new work now opening
in new fields. The Hawaiian
churches were long since made in
dependent of the American Board,
support their own pastors and
benevolent work. Since 1868 the |
Hawaiian Evangelical Association
has had the charge of all matters
pertaining to the Hawaiian church
es, the American Board assisting
by various grants in aid, but dis
claiming all ecclesiastical juris
diction. Rev. DR.. Binghams urged
the ministers and church mem
bers to greater activity, and
higher purposes in carrying for
ward Christ's redeeming work. 1t
was voted to appoint a committee
to reply to the letter. 1t was
made the duty of this committee
also, to send out a special letter
from the association to all the
Evangelical churches in the Ha-
waiian Islands suggesting new
methods Of church activity, and
especially asking of the Hawaiian
churches such increase of contribu-
tons as will provide for the whole
expense of the Marquesas and Gill
bert Island missions $4,000, the
present contributions of the Hawai-
ian churches amounting to only
$500.
Some of the ministers wished to
have the annual meeting held next
year during the week before the
closing of the Kamehameha schools.
But the natural conservatism of
prevailed, and the asso-
citation adjourned to meet next
year, as usual, on the first Tuesday
in June.
The members of the association
accepted an invitation from the
teachers Of the Kamehameha
schools to visit those institutions
in the afternoon. Through the
courtesy of the tramway company
q special car was placed at their
disposal. The Girls school excited
unbounded admiration in its ar
engagements, furnishings and con-
The Preparatory school
was made specially interesting by
some spirited chalk drawings on
the blackboards of two modern
in all the furore of naval l
combat. The Recitation hall, so
massive, and yet so artistically fin
ished, was away beyond their ideas
IF schoolhouses. The hospital,
though now without any patients
in the wards, seemed as attractive
as the cosiest cottage home. In
the annex to the museum they
were simply bewildered at the
strange sights, innocently inquir-
ing if the Hawaiians ever lived as f
the Australian lay figures are made =
to look in their bark hut. But
best of all was the dinner and the
drill held that afternoon
or the heneit of the uis1tnrs