The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-11
Course Of Lectures to Be Delivered
During the Winter.
TEMPERANCE CONCERTS AGAIN.
report OF Ohcers-Dr. Hyde's Visit to
Observation-Disclosures Glasses Com
mence Next Monday-Incresse OF
active Memt ers-Gymnasium-Et Etc.

The regular monthly meeting
Of the y. NJ. c. A. was held in their
hall last night. There was no
meeting in September, on account
of the epidemic this swelled the
amount of business beyond the
usual amount. A large number of
enthusiastic members turned out.
On account of the new gymna-
sium, forty-two members were
added to the roll of active member
ship. This number will be greatly
increased in the near future, as
applications are pouring in.
The educational classes will
commence in the new rooms on
Monday next. Three nights a
week will be given to elementary
classes of this branch of the Y.
NJ. G. a. work-two to reading,
writing and spelling, and one to
grammar and arithmetic.
w. w. Harris will take charge of
the bookkeeping class, 7. E. Pc
trie of stenography, D. W. Corbett
of typewriting, A. L. Colsten, NJ.
E., of mechanical drawing, and
Prof. E. Cooke of music.
Arrangements will be made for
a course Of lectures during the
coming winter. G. B. Ripley has
consented to give a stereopticon
lecture on California within
month. He has a hundred slides
that will afford Honolulu a great
treat. Rev. D. P. Birnie will lee
ture on "Travels in Eastern
Lands" Stereopticon views will
be used to illustrate. Other inter
esting features will be introduced.
The temperance concerts will be
resumed. Altogether a most at
tractive program is being prepared
for the winter.
DR.. Hyde made the following in
terestipg report on his visit to Mo-
lokai:
In my recent visit to the leper set
tlement found the Y. NJ. G. A. occu-
pying the new building, erected for
them by Hon. @. n. Wilcox. They
hold three meetings regularly every
week, q gospel service Sunday after
noon, debating society Tuesday after
noon, a bible class Thursday after
noon. There was an attendance of
about fifty at the meetings / attended
Sunday and Tuesday. There was a
marked interest in these meetings in
the subjects brought before them for
consideration. The audience room is
light and airy and large. The seats
can be moved close together leaving
one-half of the room free for class
work, whenever the educational work
they are proposing to do shall be
taken up. For this they lack some
appliances as we'll SIS the funds to fur
nish them. There ought to be two
library cases on each side Of the plat
form for books and papers. The tables
are there, but books and papers are
now piled indiscriminately upon them.
The Honolulu association might help
in furnishing such book cases, and
could send regularly its own publica-
ton, the Y. NJ. c. Review, to this kin
dred organization. A fraternal letter
sive of the sympathy and interest felt
by this association, would be received
with delight. Some indoor games
might be provided, and there is ample
room on the lawn around the building
for two sets of crOquet. If music
books were provided there would be
many who would be delighted to form
a glee club, or choral class. The bible
class is studying the gospel of Mat
thew. a map of Palestine, and map
of the voyages of Paul, if hung on
either side of the platform would be a
constant help, and so would two
blackbOards, for the graphic presenta-
ton of truth. | venture to make these
suggestions, confident that your inter-
est and sympathy in the work Of this
y. NJ. c. y. at the leper settlement
VIII receive from you cordial recogni-
tiOn and substantial aid.
The treasurer report for the two
months ended October +, 1895, was
as follows: Receipts, SAB Il; ex-
peuditures. $410.0S; balance cash
on hand, So So.
Other reports were a follows:
GENERAL SECRETARY.
The month of September has been
in some ways a quiet one at the rooms
on account of the condition of the
bpaIth Cf tho com D1D1r,Dify There has