The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-04
Enthusiastic Meeting at Central
Union Church.
Addresses by the President and Rev.
w. III. Hill - Secretary's Report
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ponded to- Mfzpah Benedictfon.

The Christian Endeavor Society of
| the Hawaiian Islands and all friends of
that organization have good cause to
be proud of the first annual convention
| held in Central Union Church last
night, for the number of people pres
ent and who filled all available sitting
space, together with the hearty and
enthusiastic spirit which seemed to per-
wade everything, betokened unanimous
| approval of the work of the society.
Represented in the audience were Ha-
waiians, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese
| and other nationalities.
The convention was opened with a
song service led by Miss Grace Rich
ards Several old and familiar hymns
were sung.
Following the opening prayer in Ha-
waiian by Rev. S. Kapu, was the ad-
dress of Mr.. Lyle Dickey, president of
the Y. P. S. c. E., in which the speaker
dwelt upon many pertinent remarks
in regard to the good work that the
society was accomplishing. The meet
ing or convention was the first that had
ever been held on the Islands, but it was
matter of qualification to note it's
success. The convention was held for
the younger Christians to testify to the
work of the society, and for the pur-
pose of spreading the impetus of that
work broadcast among people of the
Hawaiian Islands.
The society was very young, but it
was gaining steadily and surely in
strength and was here to stay The
large number of people present outside
of the members of the Y. P. S. G. E.
represented interest in the work of the
EndeavOrers. The society had been sue
cessful the world over and was sure to
bear the same stamp here.
Miss Agnes Judd presented the secre-
tary's report, giving various branches
of the society on the Islands and the
mum ber of members, both Junior and
Senior, in each. Central Union Church
had siXty-five members, and HiIo came
next with twenty-five active and fifteen
associate members.
Then came the roll call of the various
societies. Central Union responded with
about thirty members, and sang "BIest
Be the Tie that Binds" The Junior
society recited a verse in concert.
Paia, Maui, was responded to by two
ladies and the Junior society by one
young man. All three recited verses.
Three men stood up when HiIo was
called, and likewise repeated a verse. |
The kawaiahao Seminary Society, over
thirty strong, rose at the call of their !
name and sang a short anthem.
In his address on the possibilities of
the Christian Endeavor movement in |
the Hawaiian Islands, Rev W. H. Hill |
of Hilo started out with: If he went
not through the narrow how could he
come to the brOad?" Other similar
texts were quoted, and the speaker fol- |
lowing out the idea conveyed by these
said that nothing came full blown into
existence. Wherever there was large
ness there must be a prior smallness. !
America and the small beginning in
the MayhCWer was given as an illuStra-
tratiOn. The Christian EndeayOr So
ciety in the Hawaiian Islands was in its
infancy and the question as to the pos
sibihties of the society could be answer
ed in this way: That they would be in
exact proportion to the manner in
which they should be employed. The
work was no longer an experiment It
had become an experience. Hawaii was
good soil. The tOilers were needed.
ID reply to a question the speaker had
in mind regarding how many it took to
constitute a working Christian En- |
deaVOr Society, a case was cited of a lit |
tie girl who, when her father gave her |
a productive hen, resolved to form a |
society in company with the representa- |
tive of the feathery tribe. She elected |
herself president, vice president, sec
retary and treasurer of the society |
Soon there was a brood Of twelve chick |
ems, and the hen became a lay member. |
besides adding to a fund which gave /
the treasurer work to do. The numbers |
counted for nothing if there was not |
downright loyalty to the Lord Jesus F.
Christ 1t was important to keep in /
mind that the Y. P. S. c. E. was the .