The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-21
COUSINS MEET.
Evening Devoted to Talk on Jap.
an Experiences.

The meeting of the Cousins held
last Saturday evening at Kawaiahao
Seminary, was one of peculiar interest
Forty-five years ago the society came
in the support of Rev. L. H. Gulick
then about TO begin his missionary la
bore in Micronesia. At this last meet
ing, the society listened to his brother
and children tell their experience Of
missionary work in Japan. 1t was, as
was intended, Japan" meeting.
After the usual routine of business
the Japanese part of the program was
begun by the singing of a translation
into Japanese of the hymn, beginning:
Rise, my soul; and stretch thy
Wings This was followed by a pi-
ano solo by Miss Alice Rice. Rev. o. H.
Gulick improved the interval while the
collection was being taken, by relating
a custom which the people of Japan
have for planting a pine tree at their
gate on New Years Day. He also read
a verse of poetry, written by priest
for those occasions The following
translation into English will give some
idea of the sentiments expressed by it:
THE pine tree
At the gate,
milestone is
Of our journey
On the way to Hades;
Congratulations
Shall we extend?
Congratulations
Shall we withhold"
Rev. Sidney Gulick was then called
upon by the president. He said there
was "a tendency in the Christian world
to look for speedy results in Japan in
the future, because of speedy results
attained in the past. 1t had been the
thought of many that by the end of the
century there would be no need Of
further missionary work in Japan. 1t
was now understood that much of the
eagerness shown by the people in the
earlier days was due to their desire to
learn the secret of the power of West
ern nations. This eagerness has passed
away and missionary work now stands
upon its own merits"
daughter of DR.. l.. H. Gulick, exhibited
and explained the use of a Buddhist
rosary. This consisted of several
strings of beads ingeniously arranged,
so that it could be worked with one
hand while the owner cooked his meals
or attended to his other duties. AT
each repetition of a prayer, bead was
pushed along on one string and a
tally kept by means of the others.
When in this way the limit of the count
had been reached, something over 3d.
900 prayers would be said. The devo-
tee could then return to the beginning
and start again.
Mrs. Clark spoke of the memories
awakened by being again on the spot
where a part of her childhood was
spent, and told in an interesting way
of the difficulty she first experienced
in Japan in reaching the women, and
how this was finally overcome by their
curiosity to see a foreign baby. Her
children had been great help to her
women and girls.
Mrs. Sidney Gulick told of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society for the children
of the missionaries. Separated as the
families were, there was little oppor-
tunity for companionship and inter
course, except in the summer vacation
when the families of the mission came
together. 1t was then that they could
improve the opportunity and the chill
dren could meet each other. But in
Japan old people as well as young peo-
pie belonged to the Christian Endeavor
After few further words from Rev
o. H. Gulick and another selection or
meeting was brought to a close.