The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-18
WORK Of WOMAN BOARD
RECORD OF BUSINESS FOR YEAR
JUST CLOSED.
Report of Mrs. Richards of New Jer-
sey--Four Receptions During the
Year-Amount of Money Raised.

Mrs. Mary Knight Hyde, president
of the Woman's Board of Missions for
the Pacific Islands, in her record OF
the work during the year just closed,
says:
The special feature which has
marked this year for the Womans
Board of Missions, was the celebration
in June of our twenty-ffth anniver-
sary. 1t will be many a day before we
see again so large and enthusiastic
company of ladies, ranging in age
from ninety years downward. The
papers, reviewing the inception and
growth of the work. were of unusual
interest and served as an inspiration
to higher esndeavor and fuller achieve
ment in the future.
The monthly meetings of the year,
with their carefully prepared papers
and interesting talks from visiting
strangers, have been so uniformly
good that it would be hard to say
which was the best.
Among those who have brought to
us reports of work done in other lands
was Mrs. Richards, of Montclar, n. j.,
who told of her experience among the
poor in the slums of New York City:
Miss Talcott. so well known through
her hospital work., during the war in
Japan; Mrs. Bray. who gave us
graphic account of her long trip from
here to Japan and return via Micron-
esia; DR.. Greene, whose sanitarium in
CASTLE. n. V, has proven "A haven of
rest to so many weary and worn mis-
sionaries; Mrs. Meggs, mother of Mrs.
Birnie, who made clear to us the adj
vantages we possessed in being in per-
sonal contact with our work; Mrs.
james Hyde Pratt, who told of the
work to which she had devoted so
much time and thought among the
poor whites at Ashville, n. c.; and DR..
Emily B. Ryder, who went to India
with Pundita Ramabai and could
speak from personal knowledge
through her medical profession, of the
child wives of India.
The special Micronesia meeting held
on the arrival of the Morning Star was
addressed in an interesting manner by
Miss Crosby, returning to the States
on account of failing health.
We have this year introduced a new
feature into our work. In addition to
the usual reception, given in June to
the members of the Hawaiian Evan
gelical Association, we have given
three other receptions. One in March,
to the Chinese women, at the Chinese
church, one to the japanese women,
in April, in their own church, and in
May we entertained in the parlors of
this church, large company of mis-
sionaries from China and Japan, who
spent the day in Honolulu, en- route
for the States.
While our life membership has been
increased by the addition of twelve
new members we have to make men
ton of the loss of five, who have fin
ished their life work and entered up
on their eternal reward: Mrs. Eber-
hardt, Mrs. II. NJ. Whitney, for many
years the recording secretary of this
, Board; Mrs. Mott-Smith, Mrs. A. Corn
well and Mrs. j. NJ. Cooke, vice presi'
dent of our Board from its organiza'
ton. The September meeting took the
r. q ...,I cN,, Afh
er Cooke.
The average attendance at the meet
ings this year has been about seventy
d The monthly collections have averaged
$780,
The amount of money raised during
the year is $1729.4s. The disburse
ments have been $1647.92, leaving {
a balance in the treasury of $81.56.
: We have employed our own nilsson
j., airy among the Hawaiians, Bible read
ers for the Chinese, japanese and Por
!. tuguese, have contributed stores fol
q the various workers in Micronesia ant
aided in printing the Gilbert ISLAND
Hymn and Tune book.
We also assisted DR.. Pease in print
ing new edition of the Kusaieal
Hymn book by selling mats and fans
which he brought up from his ole
field of labor, for 1925.
This report would not be complies
if mention were not made of the glor
ious praise and Thanksgiving service
held in May, which resulted in adding
$444 to our treasury and brought fort
from the contributors many expires
sions of special gratitude for persona
blessings. In view of the work ac
complished and what yet remains t.
be undertaken, we may every one o
' us say with Whittier:
81 feel the earth move sunward,
l join the great march onward,