The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-30

| Der of prominent workers to our
shores. and we have had many en-
/ couraging words from them, but il is
with the feeling of deepest gratitude
| that | remember the visit of Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Mott. Mr. Mott is Cen
eral Secretary of the Worlds Christian
| Students Federation. and has just
| finished tour of the world. A friend
of many years. | welcomed him most
heartily to Honolulu. knowing what
a blessing was in store for u.s. Mr.
and Mrs Mott have been used by our
Heavenly Father in many wonderful
ways. and we were in the path Of the
blessing. Not only were the doors OF
many hearts opened wide, but God
used their visit here in Honolulu to
open the way for carrying the Word
to many human beings who have new
er heard the name of Jesus Christ
God honors His Word and those who
faithfully minister the gifts which He
has given them.
I'VE are pleased to have with us as
our secretary, Mr.. Coleman. who has
come from a city in the heart OF the
association field, and therefore with
an experience which will prove OF
great Importance to us In shaping our
work. / ask that the people of Homo
lulu may rally around Mr. Coleman
and the association and make the in
stitution such a power and influence
as it has never been before.
1.-THE Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton is not merely gymnasium. a
reading room, an educational institu-
ton or Bible class-it is an organ
lied effort-with belief in the hui
manity and divinity of Jesus as Il
handspring, to elevate the ambition,
to purify the motives and, above ALL
to renew the heart, which necessarily
brings Jesus Christ into the transac-
ton and makes Him the foundation of
the structure of human eXistance, and
changes the temporal into the eternal
This is our effort
The first report of the general sec
rotary, II. r. Coleman, is interesting.
in that it gives the views of the mali
hini as he first arrived on Hawaiian
soil, and the kamaaina, as he now
stands, fully acquainted with the Y.
NJ. G. a. work in the country. Mr..
Coleman spoke as follows:
Since my connection with your as
ISOLATION has been so brief, it will be
report or resume of the years work
Your efforts to make me welcome were
certainly, all that any could have done.
and have, indeed, been very success
full. The warming that yours is field
where a strong effort is needed and
good work may be done is not a mis-
representation. 1t was not without
difficulties and sacrifice that I came to
you, and as in all other fields where
this system of effort is put forth for
the betterment and salvation of young
men, it will surely take no small
amount of devotion and diligence on
the part of every ber as well as
the executive officer, to make such eff
fort as efficient and successful as God
may expect of it.
Il consider it a very kind act of
Providence that permitted me to come
to your place at just the time to meet
Gods chosen worker. Mr.. John r.
Mott. The seed sown at the time of
his sojourn has not all begun TO grow
to the outward observer. for while men
and women were helped to be better
and better armed in faith for Gods
service, the benefit of firm plans then
laid will not all be seen till i'm the
months and years to come. The mere
impress of the fact so forcibly told
that we are not alone in this great
and good work, but that our brother
hood, with it's chain of organizations,
is composed of men of all colors and
tongues and now encircles the globe,
is enough to inspire us to a more de-
termined and effectual action in serv-
ice for God.
During the stay Of Mr. Mott he was
instrumental in the organization OF
associations in the three following
schools-Oahu College, Kamehameha
School and the Theological Institute.
These associations are on the plan OF
our college associations in the States,
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