The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-06-02


womanhood is heIpfulness to those who
are in need. and a daily journal com
menting on a philanthropic action OF
n hand OF women. met together LOT
their own Improvement and enjoyment
remarked. IT is just like women they
cannot come without doing charity
"a work TO be useful and helpful
need not. of necessity. be great.
1--WE have i'm this. Our island home,
many organizations founded and car
riad on by the women Of the land.
What would become Of the sick and
homeless stranger. stranded on our
shores. were 10 not for the kindheaFted'
whole-sOuIed women connected with
Tho Strangers' Friend Society? Who
fs IL brightens the weary hours Of the
lonely sufferers i'm the hospital wards
but the Young women OF the Flower
Mission whose fragrant gifts bring
sunshine and gladness day after day
was II not the dueenly women or this
land whose nobility Of character out
shines the Iuster of their royal lineage
Who founded and maintained the ka-
mehameha Schools, the Queen HOS
DitaI and the Maternity Homer Ana 90
we not remember with pride the seh-
sacrificing devotion Of those women
who during the late epidemic OF choI-
era. devoted their time and strehSlh
tn distributing food and other necesSl-
ties Of life to those who had Deen de-
nrived Of their ordinary means OF sup
nort2 Has not the Introduction OF
trained nurses into our queen io9-
nitaI been one of the most marked I'M
movements in that house OF hedlihS
Has there not come a new JOY INTO tIe
life of childhood in these lsland Dy Ihe
organization of the free kndersarte tens
Have not temperance. purity anu So
aiaI reform done much to uplift the
home and social life of this communl-
80 sirce the establishment of the Wo-
mons Christian Temperance Union,
with it's various departments Ana
hoe NOT our Woman's Board maze u
-eTf felt on every nationality in our
,C.rnonoIitan community, by bringing
80 tbe vyornen the saving knowledge OF
Jj,,ire redemption through Jesus
Christ? +to
1--we need not do great deeds IN the
o,,oe of the world to live heroically. we
must not let slip present opportunity
in dreamy aspirations for future use
FuIness To help effectually we must
I-nour -inteIligentIy the need. TO help
euccassfuIIv we must bring to IL the
warm love of a self-sacrihclng deVo-
ton ,.,.o, 5,,+io-
CON the varied and multiplied dulles
that fill ND our lives, we think or piahs
and efforts that consumed our time ana
strength. and fear that they were all
in vain till to our astonishment we
find that the divine breath upon them
has made them instinct with me- emu
less and heavenly.
Miss Rose NJ. Kinney, missionary
from Ruk. Micronesia, on her way 10
America. spoke most interestingly OF
tho hopefuI work in those dark anu
distant islands
Mrs. James Hyde Pratt spoke Win
enthusiasm of her special field OF work
among the poor whites in the South
ern States.
Mrs. Emma Shaw COlcleugh spoke
of women's work among the deep sea
fisheries off the coast of Labrador
Rev. d. p. Birnie closed the eXer-
cises with a vote of thanksgiving for
the blessings Of the past year and some
suggestfons for the year TO come
With a verse of More Love TO lhee'
Oh Christ" the annual meeting closed.
There were n hundred present at the
meeting. and 40 at the lunch, whlch
was gotten up by Mrs. S. NJ. Damon,
Mrs WiddiieId. Mrs. A. Fuller ana
Mrs. Waity.