The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-07
WOMAN'S BOARD ENTERTAINS.
The Annual Tea Party at Central
Union Church Yesterday.

Some four hundred people gathered
in the Sunday School rooms of Central
Union church yesterday afternoon.
The occasion of the assemblage was
the preparation made by Woman's
Board of Missions for the entertain
ment of the members OF the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association and other
Christian workers of various national
tiles. Abundance of good things
very good they were, for Honolulu
house. keepers are famous hostesses--
had been provided. Even Hawaiian
appetites were not adequate to dispos-
ing of such abundance.
At the close of the repast the chairs
were turned to face the platform, and
brief addresses were given after sing
ing in Hawaiian, with unusual heart
mess and volume of voice even for
HaWaiians, and a prayer in which the
assembly was led by Father Bailey,
formerly in charge of the Mission
School at Wailuku, Maui. Mrs.
Hyde, the president of the WOman's
Board, gave the address of welcome.
She spoke of the kindly feelings
UOWaFu every Vi oOO "hASA
Jesus love aWakens; of the blessed
ness of any part in his work; of the
need of diligence and faithfulness, and
of the importance of having back of
all work a true and earnest Christian
character, as back of the small lamp
in the headlight of the locomotive is
the reflector that brings together and
sends far ahead the light that illumin-
ates it's onward path.
Rev. e. S. Timoteo, moderator of
the association, responded, his address
Judd, president of the Hawaiian
Board. He spoke particularly of the
present condition of the Hawaiian
churches and the project under con-
temptation of sending out a commit
tee of visitation and evangelizatiOn.
He asked with great earnestness that
all Gods people would remember in
their prayers this most needful work.
Professor Leadingham cOntrasted
the Parliament of Religions, with its
members each advocating the superb
Ority of his own separate belief, and
such gatherings as these assemblages
of Christian workers, animated by q
common faith and hope AMI love.
Miss Abel gave some account of the
work in Ruk and the progress made
in the schools.
Rev. S. Kapu, of Wailuku, said that
such a scene as this reminded him of
what Jacob saw at Bethel, and his
exclamation, "This is none other than
the gate of heaven" Rev. w. n.
Lono, recently from Maiana, in the
Gilbert islands, said the audience of
various hues reminded him of a wood
land scene he once saw with the sun
light glinting through in spots, and
Of oil ci1 oh Of
of growth.
Rev. Mr.. Soares, of the Portuguese
Mission, bespoke for his countrymen
a welcome in the affections of Ha-
waiian people, and urged a general
and more complete conservation OF all
our energies to the Lords work. Rev.
Mr.. Wong, pastor of the Chinese
church, told of the wide opportunities
for Christian work, larger congrega-
Chinese. All nationalities call Jesus
Christ the elder brother, and quoted
Confucius' sentiment, "Within the
four SEAS" that is, IN the whole world,
sail men are brothers." Rev. Jiro
Okabe had two minutes allowed him,
and said that in Japan was famous
mountain and beautiful garden
around temple; in fact all Japan
was to him paradise. But the glory
OF Japan was not It's mountain or
temple or gardens; but the spirit that
actuated the people. His desire and
prayer was that that spirit might be
baptized with fire from heaven. So
in Hawaii nei it's true wonders are
not wonders of nature, but the mis-
sionary spirit that underlies and per-
vades the leading men of this cOun-
try. This is the true life of the land,
and though coming here stranger,
he wished to be regarded as kama
alma, identified with the welfare and
prosperity of Hawaii nei.
Rev. d. P. Birnie made the closing
address. Love, guard, and keep pure
the home 1t is the foundation of the
church. It is at the base of sound
teach evermOre the love of the heaven
ly father, for the nations that stand
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