The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-27
Meeting of the Societyin Their
Behalf.
A LARGE LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Enthusiastic Members - The Old and
the New-Work for the Future-In-
stitutions observation-disclosures to Be-
come Missionaries Donations.


Children's Society was held witt
Mr.. and Mrs. de la Vergne at tb,
home of c. NJ. Cooke, Beretani;
street, Friday evening. The large
attendance was probably caused
by notices in papers of the city
leading the members to believe
that there. might be some impor-
tant changes made regarding the
future of the society.
Miss Nellie NJ. Lowrey and Mrs.
Emma BENTON Bond were added
10 the membership Of the society
by unanimous vote. tsfs9 -
The paper OF the evening, pre-
pared by one of the older mem
bers, of the organization, dwelt
upon the history of the Hawaiian
Mission Children's Society, show
ing 907 life members at the be-
ginning of the society year, June
1, 1895. Out of this number .i57
descendants of missionaries re-
side in. the islands, $40, counting
children, being in the city of Ho-
nolulu. 1t was pointed out that
the reason for the decrease in at
tendance at recent meetings over
those of times gone by could be
found in the fact that large num-
Der of members have moved to the
other islands or into foreign coun-
tries. The writer suggested that
meetings be held every quarter.
1t was thought that by adoption
of this plan more members would
attend and the meetings approach
more nearly those of times gone
by.
By way of opening the subject
on the discussion of the future of
the organization, President Rich
ards suggested that the Hawaiian
Mission Children's Society was a
venerable one of the past and ask;
ed as TO its future. Should it be
more on the social rather than the
missionary order?
In the. discussion that followed
a large number of the older mem
bers present took active part. The
point was brought out that forty
years age there were but few So
cial resources, and that the young
er members of the society made
it's meetings social occasions, at
tending largely. Now these
younger had become the venera
bic members of the society, and
the younger ones were but few in
number. At the same time there
were young people, and among
their number, members of the So
ciety, who might be as active in
other Christian organizations as
the younger members of the Ha-
waiian Missionary Children's So
ciety were forty years ago.
what are the signs of decay of
the sOcietyw was a question that |
brought forth an. answer in the
collection of the evening, amount |
ing to $4,000, and received for
the most part from the older mem |
bers of the society. This leaves |
$44O to be raised. 1t would give |
the society a great deal of pleas
ure if this amount and a surplus
could be reported at the end of the
year.
"This society is the ark to carry |
forward the banner of missionary
work. was thought which seem
ed to set the work of the organiza-
ton clear in the minds of the
members present.
From this point on the discus
sion turned upon the past work of
the society as having important
bearing on its future.
Kawaiahao Seminary was start
ed by the society and two of the
present members were among it's
earliest teachers.
The Mortloek Mission is being
carried on by the society.
AtIthe present time the society
has enlarged it's field of work
Besides assisting Kawaiahao
Seminary it is actively engaged
in helping along schools on the
other islands, to say nothing of
the grand work now being done
for the japanese, Chinese and Por-
tuguese of the city, who are reeeiV-
ing substantial aid from it.
One of the older members ex-
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