The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-31

The regular annual meeting OF Tn
Central Union Church was held Las
night In the parlors of that church
The main business of the evening wa
the reading Of church reports, which
were voted placed on file and printed
Mr.. w. w. Hall, as church clerk
made the first report, as follows: 49,
members Of Central Union Church in
regular standing, as reported Dec
81, 1898; additions during the year 1894
by letters from other churches, Is; adj
ditiOns on confessions of faith, Ill
making a total membership OF 491;
losses by dismission to other churches,
"a; losses by death, 4; leaving on the
roll Of membership, 463.
Besides the figures just given, Mr.
HALLS report contains other very in
teresting points.
Notwithstanding the large number
of members who have taken letters to
churches of other denominations
established in Honolulu, during the
past year, so many have Joined the
church by letters and on confession of
faith that our total membership has
been increased by one"
"There have been thirteen infants
and one adult baptized during the
year"
"Although Central Union Church
has had no settled pastor during the
the wednesday evening prayer-meet-
ings have been regularly held and well
attended"
'fIt was during the Joy and excite
ment of the Fourth of July, when our
new Republic first took her stand
among the nations of the earth, that
Rev. l.. b. Penrose arrived here from
the State Of Washington, to act as our
pastor for three months, just before
Mr.. PenrOse left US, on September 18th,
DR.. r. @. Hutchins came to us from
Southern California. For over four
months he has gone in and out among
this people and has filled the pulpit in
a very acceptable manner.
"At church meeting held Deem
Der 18th, it was voted to send a call to
Rev. Douglas p. Brine, of Allston,
Mass, to tecofne our pastor, and we
trust that in few weeks we shall have
"a pastor settled over this church."
Mr.. Lowrey, as treasurer of the
Church, read the following report: Re-
ceipts, S4,OSO.94 anu disbursements
$3,sOl.O9, leaving a balance on hand
of S279.s5.
The balance of $lO1.6 on hand at
the beginning Of the year, stood $1OO.37
to the credit of the Poor Fund, and
$1.27 to the credit of Incidentals. or
the receipts, $139.5O was from the spec
ial collection taken up for Home and
Foreign Mission work, which, with
the balance referred to, deducted from
the total receipts, leaves So, S3S. 80,
Whfah xuao anrrnnpiafoA. Rfkx, d.
cent. to the Ra @aiian Board Tin addi-
ton to the special collection); twelve
and one-half per cent. to Poor Fund;
twenty per cent. to Central Union
Sunday School; five per cent. to Dis
tTict Sunday Schools; and seven and
one-half per cent. to incidentals. AT
ter making the payments there STANDS
to the credit of Poor Fund, 1856. "a,
and incidentals, $124.51, which repre-.
sents the balance now on hand,
Respectfully submitted,
+. J. LOwREY,
Treasurer Central Union Church.
Honolulu, Jan. IS, 1895.
j. Il. Anterior, treasurer to the |
Board OF Trustees, reported receipts of |
So, 940.24, and disbursements OFFS |
9lO.O3, leaving cash balance on hand |
of $30.2l.
MI. AIueEIOnJ as treasurer OF the
building Fund Of the church, reported
bursements of 81, 474. 16, leaving a cash
balance on hand of 1915 80.
T.. NJ. Cooke, as superintendent of
the Sunday school, reported a total
during the year of 22,O2I,
an average of 423 each Sabbath. On
December 9th, SO, the largest num-
Der at one time, were present and on
July I'D only 81, the lowest number,
were present. The faithfulness of at
tendance on the part of teachers and
those who have so ably assisted in the
music is worthy of special mention and
'hanks. In place of receiving Christ
mas gifts this year, the children decid-
~ TO give where needed. Their Offering [
or to1s purpose up to December 18th |
mounted to S103.25 with additional
donations of $156.
VIM. J. Forbes as Sunday school
treasurer, reported total receipts of {
IT'S O3 and expeuses Of $3.50. 49, leay- {
ng q balance on hand of $I77.54.
The report of Mrs. Hyde on the '
Nomen's Board Of Missions con- G
aimed q detailed account of mis- s
ionaries that have called in this city I
rom various places, of the addresses
before the Board by prom. t
1ent persons, of the correspondence 4
etween this and other ports, of books q
nd pamphlets sent and received, of e
he work on these islands, of DIR. Tai I
lage's address here, of the establish 8
tent during the past year of the free v
and of other interest C
y points in connection with the
The report of the Missionaries, a So $
ety formed twenty years ago, was
by Miss RSIIS q To9as II II
the Lady spoke Of the meetings "a t.
sing specially interesting. The past t,
BAR was spent in the support of four
rls at Kawaiahao seminary and a +
alive bible reader. 1t is the inten-
on of the society to support Others N
lis year If possible. The annual
has been twenty-four for
lis year, advancing seven over last
ar. The life membership of FORTY o