The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-15

,hurch on Sunday morning. May 10;
dedication of beautiful Palama chapel
IN june /: first annual convention of
he Hawaiian Christian Endeavor
union on June 3; Dedication of the .
Portuguese Evangelical church on
November I; the roll can meeting for
the year was held on November 4. at
which 800 members responded to their |
names either II person or letter: and |
las but not least. was the Christmas |
exercises in the church on December
30 There were present at this gath
eriug over 500 persons.
Treasurer j. B. Ath,rton's account
showed the finances of the church
trustees fund to be in good condition.
The income during the year was
S7.S02.27. The disbursements were
81 s3Oo3, leaving balance of S62.24
in the treasury. The estlIrate of wants
for 1891 is S7.133. The building fund
showed an income of $155.39.
Superintendent William \. Bowen
of The Portuguese Sunday school re-
ported:
Acknowledgment is hereby grateful
ly made to the Central Union Church
for financial assistance during the year
to the full amount of S72.25: also TO
personal donations to the amount of
$500.
The average attendance for the year
has been 1876, with a total collection of
S112.GO.
The annual picnic occurred June If
at Remoud Grove, Requiring the pur-
chase of 1S7 railroad tickets.
The Christmas exercises in the new
church had an attendance of 346, an
increase of about one hundred over the
Christmas doings of the preceding
year, and there was room for more.
The new church, dedicated Novem-
ber 1st, proves ample and satisfactory
in its accommodations. The scholars
as well as teachers have been made
very happy by their enlarged quarters.
Better opportunity is afforded for sep
arate class room study, and work. \
new impetus is given to all.
The new organ has added much TO
tls enjoyment of music. The children
are eudeavoring to pay for the same
by their small contributions. Their
tin box bank is being continued.
An appeal from Brazil has recently
come to help a struggling Portuguese
Protestant church there, which appeal
finds response in the minds of scholars
in the form of old Hawaiian Postage
Stamps, and the collection of next
Sabbath IS to be devoted to that OBJ
iect.
\ happy New Years gift came from
Rev.C.M. Hyde in three bound volumes
of the Bible, handsomely illustrated.
The children passed a unanimous vote
of thanks to the Doctor last Sunday.
\ new library is greatly needed, for
we have but few old and well worn
books. They are far srrm attractive.
The mission needs $500 more before
next September to settle the mortgage
ferring to the needs we wish again
gratefully to acknowledge the assist
ance that has come from many in the
past. At the same time we regard t
necessary to keep alive the fact of
our obligations for the future.
Mr. III. r.. Vierra has been made as
sstant superintendent of the school,
Treasurer r. Richard Robinson Of
the church gave the total receipts ut
$4022.93. The disbursements amount
ed to all but $l49 of this amount.
Mrs. Elizabeth v c. Hall gave the
report of the Ladies' SCQety of the
church.
Mrs. Douglas p. Birnie is the Presi
dent of the Ladies' Society of the Gem
trail Union church for the ensuing
year. The other officers are: Mrs. w.
F. Allen, vice president; Mrs. F. w.
McChesney, secretary; Mrs. Z. c..
Jones, treasurer.
Here are the committees for soclals
during 1897:
January 14-Mrs. Angus, Mrs. Cir
vim, Mrs. f. c. Damon, Mrs. Gulick.
April S-Mrs Lishman, Ms. f. j.
Lowrey, Miss Hopper. Mrs, w. Peter
son, Mrs. Parmelee, Miss Hartwell,
Mrs. Reimenschneider, Miss. f. T..
Judd.
October 14-Mrs. Sorenson, Mrs.
Thrum, Mrs, Walbridge Mrs. llede-
man, Mrs. Wills, The Misses Young,
Mrs. Widdifield
This society holds regular quarterly
meetings, and is responsible for the
socinbles of the church. 1t appoints
the flower committe and pays for the
flowers which decorate the churcE on
Sabbaths; sends an annual subscrP-
tion of $3.50 to the Kawaiahao SEMI
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