The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-05
Regular Monthly Meeting Satur-
day Night.
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
New Members Added-Reminiscenc
of Early Hawaiian Life-The Early
Education of Hawaiian Youth.
Remarks by Old Kamaainas.

The regular monthly meeting OF tn
Mission Children's Society was hell
at the house of c. H. Anterior, King
street, last Saturday night; thirty
members were present.. Professo
Richards, of Kamehameha, had charge
of the discussion on the subject of thu
evening.
The treasurer's report from July Is
showed receipts of S26S, and expepdi'
lures of sos, leaving a balance of Sc:
in the treasury-a sum Inadequate II
supply all the needs OF the various
educational institutions applying to
the society for help. The apparent
smallness of receipts was due to the
fact that two of the regular moDthiy
meetings were not held on account Of
the cholera epidemic.
Rev. o. P. Emerson made few APP
propriate remarks on the death Of
Mrs A. V. Soares, a faithful, active
member of the society and member
of the Male Wreath committee. She
had worked most assiduously in the
interests OF the society during her con-
nection with it. At Mr.. Gulick's sug-
gestion a committee, consisting OF
MS A. B. Coan, the corresponding
secretary, and ] Emerson, the vice
president, were appointed to express
the sympathy of the society to Rev.
Soares in his bereavement, and to
represent that body at the funeral.
The following per-ous were elected
active members in the society: MI.
and Mrs. w. L Warmer, Miss Jessie
L, Brooke, Miss Harriet Levers and
Miss Gillian
While the collection was being
takeu, the president ANNOUNCED that
w Warmer would act as commit
tee on music for the next three
months.
In introducing the subject OF the
evening, "Early Education OF Hawai-
ian Youth" Professor Richards re
marked upon the interest which had
been taken in the subject both at
home and abroad. He called upon
Rev. o. H. Gulirk, who introduced
the subject of Japan as he found 1t
twenty-four years ago, and comparen
il with Japan of today, showing the
result of missionary enterprise, the
sorerunner of civilization.
Mrs. A. B. Coan presented some
"Reminiscences of early Hawaiian
work. She came to Honolulu as
teacher in Kawaiahao Seminary. The
nnInVlflnU An0
the work quite hardship;
Dr TX. Smith said that a great
MANY had claimed too much had been
done for the Hawaiians. There We're
still OF hers who claimed that TOO little
had been done. Have they really mao
too much done for them? Thls could
be answered in the following manner:
Firstly, Hawaiians had been given
plenty OF advice; secondly, examples,
both good and bad, had been SET them;
thirdly, they had been given lnstruc-
ton in church and school; fourthiy,
laws had been made, the effects OF
which had worked for their general
good filthy, charity had been shown.
True, this had at times been mis-
placed, but still the good sense OF the
giyers in many instances had been
amply rewarded. Scamps had been
helped. as j. always the case. In com
pairing the dealings of foreigners with
the natives, the speaker thought that
= fajrer dealing had been shown than
in any other country, and the growth
of HawaiIans in peaceful evolution
from an existence of barbarism fifty
years ago was due to the faithful work
which had been done. The question
had been asked why 30 many Hawai-
ians have not amounted TO much.
They had not lived up to their oppor-
tunities. This was sufficient answer.
This WAS largely because there was
only one chance in ten OF their being
able to live up To their opportunities,
since only one in ten attended board
ing schools, thus leaving in the ma
iority the uneducated aud Older ones
with habits fixed. rhe question had
been asked, could We not put our
money to better use than spending IL
7or'tho-e purposes. The answer was
to be found in the fact that we are re-
sponsible for examples set the natives
by ourselves and the people who came
TO The islands first. Il it not better TO
educate our own children? What
better heritage could We leave our
children than The example of using
money for those who need IL most?
Professor Richards, by way of miro
ducipg further discussion, asked for
sruits of past work. Il was not suffl
Gent 10 say that these could be found
in the whole body polite Of the Ha-
yaiian people. Details were required
by thinking people.
This caused reply from Miss Mat
tie Chamberlain, who stated that she
always felt very indignant when any
criticisms We're made on the work OF
missions here, for she could remember
the early labors of those who had the
interests of the people st heart. She
described the hard work of the early
DAYS in which she was associated.
She also proposed writing paper on
Miss Ogien,s school for future presen-
tatiou Getore the society. Miss Cham
berIain came to Honolulu as teacher
in Kawaiaheo Seminary. For the
0enefit of the society she drew a PIC
ture of her first Sunday School at
Kawaiahao Church in the year 1854.
People came in half-clsd and in the
most careless manner. Her class con-
sisted of fifteen girls, whom she could
only liken to so many goats on the
mountains, so wild were their actions.
They were constantly moving about,