The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-05
NEW PORTUGUESE CHURCH.
Prompt Response Of Evangelical
Association Yesterday.
WORK OF SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Appropriation for INDECENT Hawaiian
Pastors-RepOrts From Various In
stItutions-Sunday School AssOcia-
tIoD-"Brigads of Soldiers of Love-"

The Evangelical Association re-
supoed its services at Kaumakapili
Church at 8 q. NJ. Thursday. After
the usual half hour of devotional eXer-
cises, some routine business was trans
acted, and then the association listen
ed to addresses OF Christian greeting
from Rev. DR.. Birnie, pastor of the
Central Union Church, and Miss M.
p. Chamberlain, their delegate; also
from Rev. o. III. Gulick, in reference
to the work among the japanese, and
Rev. A. v. Soares, pastor of the Por-
tuguese Church.
On Mr.. Soares' saying that the
church was about to raise funds to put
up a larger place of worship, the
Moderator called for contributions on
the spot, and in a trice Mr.. Soares re-
ceived in silver coin $3.50. Later in
the session a bouquet Of asters, roses
and carnations was received from
Mr.. Soaces in acknowledgment of the
donation.
Aid to INDECENT and superanuated
Hawaiian Ministers was discussed,
and request forwarded to the Ha
waiian Board to appropriate $50
year as a stipend for those needy
brethren. The churches were urged
to make early provision for raising
the money needed for current ex-
penses, and not to allow debts to &C
cumulate.
Reports were made in regard to Ka-
oiah no iHo hxy II
ham, President of the Board of Man
ayers; in regard to Kamehameha
Schools by Rev. DR.. Hyde, Vice Presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees; in regard
to the North Pacific Institute by the
two instructors, Rev. DR.. Hyde and
Rev. John Leadingham. In addition
to teaching the eleven students of the
Institute in English, Mr.. Leading
ham instructs two others, formerly
students, and two young Portuguese,
who have begun a course of study to
qualify themselves for pastoral work
among their own people. A class of
five young Hawaiian lawyers are TAX
ing steps to form class for the gram
NAUTICAL study of English. A resolu-
ton of approval was passed, and the |
ministers were urged to seek out and
recommend young men, as candidates
for the course of study at the Insti-
tute. The association was invited to
visit the Kamehameha Schools Fri
day afternoon.
At the meeting of the Sunday School
Association, Rev. J. M. Ezera was
chosen Moderator and John Alma |
Scribe. Reports were read from the |
various Sunday schools. The Sunday |
school at Makena, q district in Wal |
mea, had raised 5000 and repaired the |
chapel there under the superintend- |
ence Of Mr., s. Andrews. The statist- !
icai reports gave the sum total of the i
numbers in attendance for all the |
Sabbaths of the six months, mounting |
up to hundreds and thousands. Some |
objection was made to this style of |
reckoning, but it was defended as the |
true business style, after the fashion |
of the 7. NJ. G. A. statistics.
The new Sunday School Magazine, |
the "Hoahana," published on the 18th |
of every month, was approved, and |
the Sunday schools urged to order |
more copies and pay for them at the |
subscription price of 81 per year, in |
magazine. Rev. o. p. Emerson was |
requested, in his tours around the !
islands, to push the subscriptions to |
this magazine.
A letter was read from S. Kamakaia, |
asking help from the Sunday School |
Association for the new organization |
under his management for the last six |
months. The uniforms, of brown |
linen trimmed with red for the "Brig- |
ade of Soldiers of Love" cost two dol |
lars each, and there are various other |
expenses. The work was started in |
the Gospel Hall, on Hotel street, of |
the Chinese mission. It has brought |
in the children of the slums in Kiki- |
hale, forty-two regular members at |
this date, and every evening they |
meet to sing gospel songs, repeat bible
verses, and listen to addresses urging |
upon them the choice of Christian |
life with its privileges and its duties. |
Some of the children are developing |
abilities in taking part in
these meetings. They are regular at
tendants now at the Sunday school |
and the Wednesday evening prayer |
meeting. The work was approved by |
vote of the Association and the re-
quest commended to the various Sun
day schools to meet according to their |
ability and choice, all moneys received |
to be reported, and with certified |
account of expenses to be furnished to |
the treasurer of the Sunday School |
Association for publication.