The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-03
Proceedings at kaumakapiIi
Church.
CHURCHES WERE REPRESENTED.
Gilbert Island Observation-Disclosures
of Churches and Personages-The
Japanese Observation-Disclosures from
waikane-New style Sacred Songs.

The Association resumed its sessions
in Kaumakapili Church. After the
usual half hour of devotional services,
delegates from other churches brought
greeting and cheer from their respective
bodies Of believers. Senator Water
house spoke for the Central Union
Church
There were two representatives from
the Chinese Mission, for there are two
distinct dialects spoken by the Chinese
in the islands, and services are con-
Quoted in either dialect by two preach,
ers, alternately, every Sunday, in the
morning and evening services.
Special mention was made of Mr.. Da
mons boarding school for boys, where
over sixty of various ages are now care
fully trained in the orderly life of a
Christian home. Mr. Damon hopes to
enlarge the premises and add to those
now occupied by him sufficient room to
accommodate even a larger number.
An assistant ought to be secured for
him, having special care of this promise
ing and fiourishing school.
Special thanks were returned to the
trustees of Kaumakapili Church for the
use of the basement in the afternoon
for the school of Chinese girls, who
after their attendance in the Govern
ment school, are taught to read Chinese
books and drilled in the correct use of
the Chinese language
The Japanese preacher from the Ly
ceum was also present and told of the
progress made in that work among the
Japanese residents. A regular congre-
cation of from sixty to eigty attends
the Sunday services. The evening
school for teaching English brings out
quite number, and is a valuable ad-
junct to the distinctively evangelical
work of that church. The effort is be-
ing made to start school for instruc-
tion in the Japanese language.
The two Hawaiian missionaries re-
Gently returned from the Gilbert islands
gave brief account of their labors there.
While not concealingi the difficulties of
the work, they represented the work as
in itself satisfaction, and urged young
qualified to teach school to
offer themselves for this work. The
English commission told one of these
missionaries that if the Ha-
waiian Board could not send a larger
force of workers it would be necessary
to ask some missionary society in Eng
minute in his inquiries about the work
they were doing and what results they
expected to accomplish. But the per-
mission he had given to the natives to
keep up their native dances had worked
mischief through the whole group.
There was considerable discussion on
the condition of the parsonages and
houses of worship. The attention of the
visiting committee was specially called
to the neglected and ruinous state of
the Hanula church, in the hope that
the residents OF that district might be
stirred up to united efforts to put their
house of worship in good order. The
story of what Kawaiahao church has
done was rehearsed in order to stimu1
late other parishes to similar efficient
and successful effort.
Ne ueleSdCIOH lTOm "dlhdHe lHFlCeu
the Association to hold it's October
with that church, but there
was a difference of opinion as to the
advantages and disadvantages of hold |
ing the meetings of the Association in
the country parishes. 1t was decided
by the casting vote of the Moderator to
meet next in Kaumakapili church.
The Sunday School Association held
its meeting in the afternoon. The usual
statistical reports and accounts of the
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