The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-03
Officers Elected to Serve
for Ensuing Year.
Able Address BY President Wells
Hawaiian Delegate to Go to
San Francisco.

The second annual convention of the
Hawaiian Christian Endeavor Union
was held IN Kawaiahao Church last
night. There were very large number
of people present, and the meeting was
a most interesting and thoroughly sat
isfactOry 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 decorat-
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 a
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 a long card
board. with the words For Christ and
the Church." in white letters. Imme-
diately below this design were the
large letters, &C. E. done in white
flowers.
Seated on the stage were: Rev. II. II.
Parker, pastor of Kawaiahao: Miss
Agnes Judd, secretary of the Y. P. S.
Q. E. Union: Rev. ]. NJ Monroe of
the Christian Church; Rev Stephen
L. Desha, of Hilo, and Miss Kate Kelly,
OF the Y. P S. G. E. 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:
100 p. m.-Violin Solo-Mr w. A
Love.
SONG SERVICE.
Hymn 140-All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name,
Hymn 454-Praise Him, Praise Him!
SOng-YOung Peoples Society, Chris
tan Church
Hymn 176-To the Work,
Hymn 192-More Love to Thee o
Christ
Hymn 611-Onward, Christian Sol
diers,
Opening Prayer-Rev. H. H. Parker.
H. NJ. Wells. the president of the
union, read the following address:
'FellOw EndeavOrers and Friends:
eve 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.
eve 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-
thusi9sn 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 our
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 2 million. What
society in ell history has ever shown
such a marvellous growth? Nor has
this been a mushroom growth. spring
ing up in a night to be crushed by some
careless fOOtstep Of the morning: but
a growth that shall endure till the
10 u
accomplished its mission; till there
are no longer young lives TO train for
Christ and the Church
I'VE may well ask ourselves, what