The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-27
Progress Made in japanese Mission
Under Hawaiian Board.
EVANGELIST YArmAN Is TO COME.
Miss Green Young Hawaiians.
Temperance Reform-Crusade of DIR.
Garyin-Remarks by Rev. BRINE,
Secretary Corbett and others.

The devotional committee of the
Y. NJ. G.. A. invited the various Chris
tian workers of the city to meet in
convention at the Central Union
Church Friday afternoon and even
ing The afternoon session was opened
with bible reading on "Growth in
Grace" led by Rev. J. Leadingham.
Rev. o. II. Gulick, for the youngest
member of the Christian brotherhood,
the Japanese Church, gave some &C
count of the progress made in the
Japanese Mission under the care of
the Hawaiian Board, with its two
churches and seven evangelists. Spe-
cial mention was made of the extern
sion of the work of the Bible Reading
Union, and the circulation of the
Scripture through the army in Japan,
az narrated in letters recently re-
ceived from Rev. Sidney Gulick.
The Hawaiian work was sketched
by Miss Green. who made special
mention of the influence Of the
schools on the young people. 1t is
these are the hope OF Hawaii, so far
as the native race is concerned. AS
these well educated, and ambitious
Young Hawaiians mold the society into
which they enter on leaving the
schools, so will be shaped the destiny
of this Iovable and attractive people.
Then Rev. A. V. Soares told how
among the Portuguese, one OF those
been OVERLAND by the traditions of men,
divine truth is molding hearts and
lives, giving new hopes and new aims,
as when Luther gave new gospel to
the world in the era of the RefOrma-
ton. The meager dozen of hearers
that gathered at the first Sunday SER
vices has given place to such larg5
congregations that new accommGda-
ton must be provided.
place of consideration, as 1t was set
forth by Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney, presi-
dent of the w. G. 7. y. The perman-
ency of that organization was the en-
couraging feature, and the prospect
now of united movement to secure
needed legislation for the regulation
of the traffic that ruins homes, de-
bauches humanity and mars Christian
civilization.
DR.. Garvin spoke of the work he
had found ready for his hands, the
success achieved in spite of obstacles,
over sixty having received the rite OF
baptism since he came. He was ready
to stand guard and to help fight the
Lords battles against intemperance,
or any form of sin.
The various departments of the
NJ. Z work were then presented. Rev.
Mr.. Kihara spoke of the blessing OF
the spirit poured out upon Japanese
believers. Rev. Mr.. Schneider told of
the growing interest in religious ser
vices among the Germans, 125 of
whom attended the Easter services.
Rev. Mr.. Peck spoke hopefully of the
NJ. E. Church, and his readiness to co
operate with other Christian workers
in the up building of Christ's king
dom.
The Salvation Army work was re-
ported by Adjutant Egner. 1t was evil
dent from the careful statistics given
that one reason for the success of the
organization is the thoroughness, not
the looseness, of its methods. Plenty
of work, very little coin, many con-
verts, the joys of salvation, the grit as
Well as grace that grips the lost ones,
was the substance of the story all too
briefly told, with some impassiOne d
lodgings for less OF Sabbath breaking
and intemperaDce.
In the evening Rev. Mr.. Brine
spoke of the value and need of per-
sonal work with individuals. Mr..
Corbett supplemented this with re-
marks on qualifications and methods,
urging more common sense than the
newly converted barber showed, who,
after lathering his customer and strap
ping his razor, asked, care you pre-
pared for death?" Rev. Mr.. Bishop
spoke of the need of loving care over
those newly converted. Rev. DIR.
Harris spoke of the prime Importance
of seeking the amounting of the spirit,
as giving power for service, freedom
and b oliness for all Christian work.
But it is conditional on absolute self
surrender and fullness of conservation
to the guidance of the Divine Spirit.
At the close of the evenings session
Mr.. Corbett spoke of the invitation
sent to Rev. G. Fl. Yatman, the we'll
known evangelist, who expects to
leave the Coast in September next for
tour around the world, asking him
to spend three weeks in Honolulu.
The committee was recommended to
ask the various churches OF the city to
appoint delegates to act with the Y.
NJ G. A. committee as a committee
on arrangements for the Yatman
meetings.
count of Y. NJ. G. A. work.
Mr.. Frank Damon spoke of the Chi
nese work and the many promising
youths in the boys boarding school.
In closing he hoped for an improved
attendance at the weekly meetings of
Chinese workers on Friday evenings.
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