The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-05
Financial Condition is
Satisfactory.
Educational Advantages Discus
Sed Students Trained for
Christian Work.

1t is pleasant custom of the annual
gathering of Christian workers to meet
together socially at the invitation of
the Woman's Board of Missions. The
large double parlors of the Central
Union Church are opened to all the
Christian Workers who come up year
by year to their Hawaiian Zion. On
Thursday plates were laid for 200 at
tables of varying lengths, and groups
seated themselves according to their
different social affinities.
After ample justice had been done
to the abundant supply of eat
ables and drinkables, Rev. o. p. Emer-
son called the assembly to order to
hear the address of welcome from Mrs.
G. M. Hyde, the president of the Wo-
mans Board Brief allusion was made
to the welcome extended in the name
of the Hawaiian churches to herself
and husband, when they arrived in Ho-
nolulu, just 20 years ago this week, to
take up their life work and make their
homes in these Islands. She wished to
make that Dr. and Mrs. Hyde came
with the first reinforcement, away
back in the 3O's. She could not deny
that it was a long time to look back
upon, especially as she saw before her
the new pastor of Kaumakapili Church
with his gray hairs, who was one of
the students, who formed the first class
of the reorganiZed n. p. NJ Institute
20 years ago. However differing the
race characteristics of the different
peoples that now form the heteroge-
nous population of the Islands, not as
Chinese, nor Japanese, nor Portuguese,
nor American citizens, but as citizens
of the kingdom of Christ are we met
together, co-mingling as the various
colors of the rainbow, or flowing to-
gether, like many streams into the
ocean.
Rev. D. P. Brine spoke of the inter
est felt by the Central Union Church
in the prosperity of every other church.
He had been very much impressed by
the enthusiasm of the vast concourse
of young people brought together in
the big stone church at the meeting on
Wednesday evening of the Y. P. S. g.
z. He wished the pastors would take
home with them hearts full of Chris
tan enthusiasm and work lovingly,
earnestly. vigorously for sthe young
people in their different parishes.
Rev. S. L. Desha, of Hilo, interpre-
ted, but Mr. Birnie said that the Hilo
pastor made a better speech than he
could, and he did touch the hearts of
his audience by his fervent appeals for
a full and growing manifestation of
true Christianity in working together
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dom.
Rev. S. Kekuewa. moderator of the
association, responded on behalf of
that body, reciprocating the express
sions of Christian sympathy, and
pledging hearty cooperation, thankful
for the encouragement received in this
meeting. especially. Rev. E. S. Tomo-
teo. pastor of Kaumakapili Church,
appealed for encouragement and fell
lOwship in the new work he had under
taken. He said the cakes and coffee
were very palatable, but the chief ele
ment of pleasure was the sweetness
that sugar only could give. He was
sure that the sweetness of Christian
love and helpfulness would not be
wanting in his new relations to Homo
lulu people.
Chaplain Edmondson. of the Z. S. S.
Philadelphia, after expressing his
pleasure in being present at such a
unique convention. extended an invita-
ton to all the pastors and delegates
not forgetting their wives, too to
visit the vessel next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. S. Kau, of Waikiki. abiding
to the flowers that adorned the room,
said that, though separated from the
parent stem, they kept their freshness
and fragrance in the water with which
the vases were filled. Mr.. Ting Lung