The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-10
EARLY MOTHERS
Meeting of the Ladies Do
ing Mission Work.
Admirable Paper by other Rice
True Self Sacrifice-Mr. Damon
on the Chinese.

There were about sixty ladies in the
lecture room of the Central Union
Church Tuesday afternoon for meet
ing of the women's Board of Missions.
Mrs. Hyde presided and Mrs. G. P.
Andrews was secretary. In the abb
sence of Mrs. Dillingham;, the report
of the treasurer was read by Mrs.
Whitney.
In taking the chair, Mrs. Hyde con-
graduated the ladies on the very strong
evidence of sustained interest in
the work of the Board. The attend
ance was the best for a number of
meetings. The presence of strangers
was pleasing and their encouragement
was an inspiration to all engaged reg
ularly in the work. Mrs Hyde spoke
briefly of her observations in Japan
and China along the line of the society
interest and furnished much informa-
ton and a number of new and valu-
able ideas. Mrs Hyde was careful and
thorough in her Investigations in the
Orient and returns with facts to meet
reports too often misleading.
After a number of reports had been
heard a paper was read by Mother"
Rice that held the very closest atten-
ton of all until the last word had
been uttered. Mother" Rice sat for
the reading, but had no trouble in
making out her manuscript and spoke
in such clear tones that every word
was heard all over the large room.
She told of the early Mothers in
Israel" of their noble work and true
self-sacrifice and what was better still
of the results that may be seen today
of their work of half a century ago.
This paper was so notable and of so
much worth and general interest that
at a future date it will be published
in full.
Mr. Frank Damon spoke for fifteen
minutes on Chinese work in Honolulu
and on the other Islands and threw
much light upon the condition of the
field, its hopes and needs. He has
lately established in Connection with
the Hotel street mission a reading
room open to all nationalities and de-
sires illustrated papers and magazines
for it's shelves and tables. Mr.. Damon
is undertaking a work among the half
hundred Chinese cabmen of the city
and suggested to the society that there
was a field in the ranks of the other
cab-owners and drivers. The new
Chinese hospital authorities cooperate
with those who wish to push religious
work at that place. Mr.. Damon had
taken one of the professional nurses
of the Queens Hospital to the Chinese
| hospital and she had commended its
cleanliness, condition and system. The
speaker related the incident of an aged
Chinese woman of one of the Other
Islands who had tumor removed al
the Queens Hospital after being Q
sufferer for sixteen years and as she
was told, an incurable. The woman
showed a strong Christian spirit in hel
trial Dr. Wood and his colleagues
were successful and her recovery vii
be one of those things, Mr.. Damon de
clares which viii result in great bene
At by showing the Chinese that the,
can place confidence In their whit
Christian friends and in foreign sur
geons and doctors. Mr.. Damon wa
pleased to report that the Mills schoo
work was progressing satisfactorily
The best sign he could cite was tn
fact that there remained over the boy
and girls after they left the institution
very large portion Of the spirit of Il
Central IN nsSiat thpn aalypa md thoe
with whom they came In contact