The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-02-07

L tal ~ ~ VIC hVkC kAtiL ODISAO
tons could be overcome. We canno,
now tell how this will be. IL they
are not svsilsble II might be that our
standard OF admission would have 10
be lowered somewhat for y time ri
least. We must do the best we cau
snd hope 10 work up to higher planes
gradually. This factor in our proism
We feel TO be serious one, aud N Is
not Yet clear how it may best be
solved, but something must be done
sud light will surely come.
The work of the Free Kindergarten
Association must Of necessity De 8
limited one in our small community.
We have five depsrtms well
established, the running expenses OF
which, for this We n, are estimated AZ
shout $500. The regular income for
this year, ST the present showing, is
SS4S9 Three hundred dollars of the
expense this yesr is for pay of assist
ants and helpers. This work will
be done by pupils in the training class
when We have one again and that
amount can then go towards the sal
sry of the trainer, the bSlsnce Of
which is yet 70 be raised from some
] 4A-si ~S4 yA>t NhCAC ~ II ~ NOuuc AAOtl
l. not yetappsrent.
Since begiuuiug this srticle our
/ thought has been turned for the first
/ time towards tins society of cousins,
who are directly interested in the
work for HawaiiSn girls and who
have for many years been eoptribut
ing towards their support in the
| ooAruiug schools of the land Can II
enlarge these contributions II the
Way is not clear to do this, will it, be
tween now and the close of the year
in June, look over the ground and
consider whether il is putting its fund
for Hawaiian work where il will give
the best returns
A good business man considers most
carefully the nature of an enterprise
before he invests his money in il, es
peeiSlly does he do this il he is hand
ling trust funds. This year the soci-
ETY. is paying out $500 for the support
OF pupils in the different Hawaiian
boarding schools This provides at
least sixteen individuals with educs-
uoDal ad Esntages superior because of
the home atmosphere 10 what they
csn get in our Government common
schools which We know however are
generally excellent and Increasing
~ so.
The question we would bring before
better invested in branch of work
which may reach fewer individuals,
on the whole, in our generation, but
cannot fai. TO multiply results in the
next in a far larger ratio than any
thing We sre doing now
/ Ii is so natural 10 measure our sue
cess by the numbers We reach.
There i, . tendency in our human
make up TO be satisfied that We are
doing great work il our churches are
[ full TO OVERLOOKING, if our boarding
schools are crowded, if We are cover
| ing great deal of ground in any line
OF effort. Quantity appeals more to
the general mind than quality. VIII
not our society take up this matter
and consider carefully whether that
500 We now pay out for the direct
beuefiI of sixteen individuals will not
De better Invested by endowing s
training class department st Hawai-
ahao?
We know that this suggestion is
open TO the ready objection that it Is
contrary to the policy of the society,
which seeks to divide its funds as
much as possible amongst the various
branches of work on the different
islands snd that such concentration of
funds on work in Honolulu will not
meet TIE approval of the contributors
to the society on the other isls1ds
who are interested in work in their
special localities. We cannot believe,
however, that there is anything in
this objection. Does Honolulu belong
TO the people who live in il? No, in
deedI Every inhabItant of this group
owns share in its capital city.
Every cousin by birth or by affiilia-
ton who i. really Interested IN this
Hawaiian people, and contributes To
the support of work for them, desires
first ami most thst their money shall
De Invested where II will do the most
for the people they love aud wish TO
help; il matters not TO them whether
the work Is done in their especial
district or some other, they only
care that it shall be done in the
best place and in the best way,
aud We call upon ali Of them from
Hawaii to Niibau, from CalifOrnia to
Boston, for many have goue back TO
tue fstherlsnd, yet have not forgot
ten the dear land of their oirth.J We
call upon all of them to consider this
question, for it is a vital one, one for
which we shall be held responsible by
our Lord when he shall call upon US,
his stewards OF the talents he has
entrusted to Us for investment, not
for ourselves but for all of his child
rem whom We can reach in this and
the generations to come-for human
ityI Whether our portion be the two
talents or the ten, one responsibility
to Him, whose they are, Is the same
Let Us put our best thought, one
most careful judgment into the inves-
LEGATION of this question now, and
be ready when We come to lay out the
work for the ueS year to do it in a
way that will cu-ure the most far
reaching and permanent results for
the race.
Let US consider again and Well the
inspired needs which We have quoted
- The destiny OF nations lies In the
hands OF women" and remember also
that "The hope Of the world is in
the children"
HARRIET CASTLE COLEMAN.