The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-16
THE CHINESE MISSION
REPORT OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED
DURING THE PAST YEAR.
What Is Being Done for the Benefit of
Chinese Children-Japanese Looked
After Also-Thanks Returned.

year. Mr.. Frank w. Damon, superin-
tendent of the Chinese Missions, has !
much to tell in his report made to the
Central Union church. He says:
1t is not the object of this brief re-
port to outline the general work of the
Chinese Mission, which in all its de-
partments, receives, through the Hd-
waiian Board, such kind and generous
aid from this church. This will oe
done in the report made annually 10
the Board. | will here, however, make
special notice of the good work our
different Chinese Sabbath schools, and
which an appropriation from this
church aids us materially in accomp-
fishing. Through this, we are enabled,
in part, to furnish weekly our Sab
bath schools with illustrated papers
or cards, containing the lessons of the
international course, which are ar
ranged in most interesting and at
tractive manner. Nearly four hundred
of these papers and cards are distrib
uted Sabbath by Sabbath here in Ho-
nolulu, and are sent to Kohala, Wailu-
hu, Paia and Hilo, in which places we
have also Sabbath schools. 1t has been
a pleasure also during the past year 10
share them as we have been able with
our Hawaiian and japanese friends. In
many homes these daintily colored pa
pers have gone with their message of
love and beauty, and scores of hearts
have weekly been delighted with the
gift which your kindness has enabled
us to offer them.
Our morning Sabbath school in the
Chinese church has, during most OF
the past year, averaged from $50 TO
200, including teachers. / think the
highest number reached was 21O. We
have all ages represented, from the lit
tie one from the Kindergarten to the
young men and women of the different
Bible classes. The instruction in the
morning is largely in Chinese, while
in the afternoon school it is entirely in
English. The pupils in this latter
school are principally students from
the Mills Institute. In both these
schools we are most kindly assisted by
representatives of this church, who
have, by their earnest and loving eff
forts, won, in a remarkable degree,
the effection of their pupils. The in
huence for good which they are thus
exerting cannot fail of being most ben
eficial and lasting.
During the year we have endeavore1
to lead the pupils to learn to give as
well as to receive. At the Christmas
season one of our most interesting ex-
ercises was connected with the"Christ-
mas Offering" Each class reciting
some scripture verse as their gifts for
others and little colored bags were de-
posted in front of the Christmas tree.
Quite handsome little sum was real
lied and this is being distributed in
different ways.
Quite a pleasant incident was visit
last Sabbath, at the school of a mis-
sionary of the China Inland Mission
from the Province of Shensi, North
China. The sum of $500, which was
voted him by the school, will support
a colportuu for about a month in that
far away region.
1t may be said, perhaps, that in q
certain way the Chinese Hotel Street
Mission helped to discover" China
town as missionary center. The
good work is growing steadily down
there. Near at hand is the Mission
waiians. Farther up the street are the
headquarters of the Salvation Army.
Not far away on Smith Street is the
chapel of the Methodist Japanese Mis-
sion, while continuing to follow this
same street one comes to the room
used as mission center by members
from the Christian church. And yet,
after all, how "far away" from many
seems to be this crowded part of the
city. There is room for a great deal
more of exploration and discovery
among these thousands who form the
larger part of our city population.
Let us increase ten-fold, hundred
fold, the little bands of Christian
workers who are making their pres
ence felt here. In the Chinese Gospel
Hall" services have been held nearly
every Sabbath for the past seven or
eight years and here the good news
has been preached to hundreds. For
some little time past the Endeavor So
ciety of this church has kindly aided
us in meeting, in part, the rent of the
building which we use. During the
week Miss Stetson gathers her Kinder
garten flock together here and her low