The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-04
CONVENTION HELD
Second Gathering Of EndeaV0reTS
In Hawaii.
MEETING IN OLD KAWAIAHA0
Officers Elected to Serve
for Ensuing Year.
Able Address BY President Wells.
Hawaiian Delegate to Go to
San Francisco.
MEETING IN OLD KAWAIAHAO

The second annual convention of the
Hawaiian Christian Endeavor Union
was held In Kawaiahao Church last
night. There were a very large number
OF people present. and the meeting was
a most interesting and thoroughly sat
isfaetory in all respects. There seemed
to be a spirit of perfect union preva-
lent. and all things worked in unison
toward a very pleasant ending.
The church was beautifully deeorat-
ed. The place where the choir is us
ualIy seated was occupied by palms
and ferns. and hanging in festoons
from the railing were festoons of white
flowers; bouquets OF flowers and palms
and ferns graCed the pulpit; just in
front Of the preachers desk was 4
mat OF ferns. studded with red. pink
and white blossoms.
The crowning piece OF decoration
was just in front OF the organ pipes-a
solid mass OF ferns on q long card
board, with the words. For Christ and
diately below this design were the
large letters, &C. E." done in white
flowers.
Seated on the stage were: Rev. H. H.
Parker. pastor of Kawaiahao; Miss
Agnes Judd secretary of the Y. P. S
c. E. Union; Rev. J. NJ Monroe. of
the Christian Church: Rev. Stephen
l. Desha. of HilO. and Miss Kate Kelly.
of the Y. P S. c. f. of Central Union
Church.
To the left of the stage was an or
chestra, composed of some of the mem
bers of the band and w A. Love.
The program was as follows:
7:SO p. m.-violin Solo-Mr. W. A.
Love.
SONG SERVICE.
Hymn 14O-An Hail the Power of
Jesus Name,
Hymn 454-Praise Him, Praise Him
Song-Young Peoples Society. Chris
tian Church
Hymn 176-To the Work,
Hymn 1S2-More Love to Thee. o
Christ.
Hymn 611-onward, Christian Sol
diers,
Opening Prayer-Rev. H. H. Parker.
II. NJ Wells. the president of the
union. read the following address:
Fellow Endeavorers and Friends:
I'VE meet tonight to cement more
firmly the bonds Of our union. Com
ing. as We do, TO this large and beau
tiful building. dedicated to the work
and worship of God among the Ha-
waiian people, We shall. perhaps. the
better realize that we are a united
band, working for the common end
Of character building for Christ in
these Islands.
we meet TO give hearty welcome to
the new members of our Hawaiian
Christian Endeavor Union: to the new
societies formed during the past year
we would extend a cordial right hand
OF fellowship. We meet TO learn from
each other better methods of doing the
Masters work. But more than all We
meet to catch some spark of that en-
thusiasm for His work. for His coun-
try and His leader. that the soldier
feels at some grand review OF nations
battalions Our numbers are indeed
small, but so much the more do We
need union among the few that ouI
strength and enthusiasm may be as
that of many.
"A little over 16 years ago the first
Christian endeavor society of the world
was formed in Portland, Maine. Today
there are upwards of 10000 societies
scattered throughout the world, with a
membership Of over a million. What
society in all history has ever shown
such a marvellous growth? Nor has
this been q mushroom growth. spring
ing up in night to be crushed by some
careless footstep OF the morning; but
growth that shall endure till the
Christian Endeavor Society shall have
accomplished its mission: till there
are no longer Young lives to train for
Christ and the Church
we may well ask ourselves. what
has been the secret of this marvellous
growth2 The true strength of all So
cieties, as of all books. is commensur-
ate with the principles of truth en-
bodied in them; and by truth let us
understand not that which is historic
ally true: but any precept. principle
or influence, which. wrought out in
the lives of men. brings out the sin
blurred image OF God in them. If We
were 70 ask what living truths are
embodied in the Christian Endeavor
Society, the answer would be: First
the truth that il is not good for man to
be idle The Christian Endeavor So
ciety puts every member right into the
harness and gives him something 70
do. II tries TO so adapt talents TO work
and work 70 talents. that harmoni-
Gus working hand of youthful strength
and enthusiasm shall second all the
efforts of the local church.
This implies the second principle OF
truth, namely: That in union there i:
strength In the larger union, also, Is
enthusiasm, and consequent extern
sion of effort The growth of the Chris.
tian EndeaTor Society has been largely
augmented by those grand conventions
Of thousands from all parts of the
world, where the very force OF numbers
carries by storm the redoubts of preju-
dice and inte-tia, and plants the ban
ner of Christian endeavor on many q