The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-04

hitherto hopeless field. But IL Is to
the truth embodied in its pledge that
the Christian Endeavor Society has
owed much Of its strength and per-
manence
Trust in God and keep your powder
dry was the advice of a great general
TO his soldiers on the eve of battle.
Trusting. l promise 10 try
reads our pledge. Trust and try-these
! two-twin truths of all successful eff
fort. stand at the very Threshold OF
our pledge. I will strive TO do all that
He would like 10 have me do What
does this mean but that all the truths
of Christ's works and life we will strive
TO put into our own lives9 What growth
and power, both in the individual and
the mass. such a living of the Christ
life would mean,
That | will make II the rule of my
| life to pray and read the Bible every
day This promise kept. we daily
! drink at the fountain-head of all truth.
Who can estimate the power Of such a
habit upon life? TO support my own
church in every way II the Sunday
school is the nursery of the church. the
I
ing school, for here habits of work are
formed that lead up TO the larger work
of the church. And this close union of
| church and society has been for the
greater development of both. Thus.
| founded upon truths at once so prac-
teal and so inspiring. can we wonder
at the growth of the Christian Endeav-
or?
And can YOU. visiting pastors of
the Islands. doubt that what is good
for 10000 churches the world over, is
! good for the young people of your
church? May the year that marks the
| coming of a world convention so near
70 our shores mark also a great ad-
vance in enthusiastic Christian En-
deavor work among our own Hawaiian
people"
After this came the secretary's ad-
dress, read by Miss Agnes Judd. as
follows:
Since our meeting in convention last
June, three Christian Endeavor Soci-
cites have been organized on these Isl
ands. In August. 1896. the young peo-
ME of Kawaiahao Church formed Y.
p. 5. c. E. with four active and Is as
sociate members. The membership has
grown in less than years time to 50.
"A active and As associate. Much inter-
est is taken by the young people in
| their society. The average attendance
at the PRAYER meetings is from 80 to
40. Once month the meeting is de-
voted TO Bible study. the pastor eS-
planning the difficult points. The So
ciety holds sociable every three
months. to which other young people
are invited.
"A Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor was organized in jan
uary of this year, in the Wailuku
Church, Maui of which Mr. S. Kapu
is pastor. The membership consists of
% active and six associate members.
The third society organized this year is
in the leper settlement on Molokai
THE Y. P. s. c. z. of Kawaiahao
Seminary reports a membership of u
active and q associate; two of the as
sociate members have Joined the
church this year. The society sends
five of its number TO teach in the Sun
day School at Kakaako every Sunday
afternoon. Two of the members help
Mr.. Leadingham in the Sunday School
at Pauoa.
Among the girls of Maunaolu Sem
mary, East Maui. there is a Christian
Endeavor Society numbering %. The
girls enjoy the meetings and find them
very helpful
"AI OF the active members of the
Y. P. S. C. E. of Makawao Foreign
Church. with one exception, are mem
bers of the church. The society is
composed of q active and four asso-
ciate members Considering the long
distances which many of the young
people have TO travel TO the meetings.
the meetings of the society are well at
tended and full of interest The Junior
society of the Makawao Church has Is
members. Two of the children have
Joined the church during the past year.
THE Y. P. S. c. E. and the Junior
Christian Endeavor in the Hilo For
! eign Church. at Hilo, are holding their
: Town. The senior society has IA active
! and Is associate members The So
: cietv will be represented by a delegate
at the Worlds Convention of Christian
Endeavor, which will be held in San
Francisco during the first week of July.
''The Junior Christian Endeavor of
Central Union Church has a member
: ship of 90 Two have joined the
; church this year The society has
adopted the plan OF having five min
utes of the prayer meeting devoted to
committee meetings, when each COM
mittee has little talk with some mem
Der of the older society on the work
done during the week and on their
preparation for the prayer meeting.
1.-THE Y. P. S. c. E. of Central Union
Church has 81 active and four associate
members. Two have Joined from the
Junior Christian Endeavor, and II new
members have come into the society.
Sixteen of the members have Joined
the church during the past year Last
December the society took up a special
collection. amounting to so, for the
leuers. AT the soeiable, held April LIST.
s31. 80 was given for the Christian En-
deavor Home in Maya saki, Japan, in
: which we have been. much interested,
through the influence of our fellow
endeavorers on the T. S s. Charleston.
The Hotel Street Mission, Hilo Board
ing School and other objects to which
we have been accustomed to give have
received help from our society this
year. as usual