The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-14
HAD A PROSPEROUS YEAR
THE ANNUAL MEETING or THE
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
The Pastors Statement There are
42S Families Connected With the
Church-Finances Healthy.


Dew. Douglass Putnam Birnie gave a
very encouraging report for the year
just closed at the annual meeting of
Central Union church last evening.
The record of attendance at public
worship is about the same us for 1876.
The figures show that at the evening
service the men largely outnumber
the women. The pastor commended
to everyone, to the old as well as the
young. the value of the habits OF
worship of God. During the coming
year an effort will be made to in
crease the benevolent offerings by in
during eich individual to give weekly
Il definite sum.
The pastor continued: This is a
Union Church. In our fellowship there
is wide variation in opinion, deep diff
ference i'm race and in training. but we
are one in the love of God and in de
vution TO his service. Here is our uni
ty. During the year forty new mem
bers have been received into the
church. ! have officiated at sixteen
baptisms. fourteen marriages and
nineteen funerals. II is significant of
the wide reach of the work of your
minister in this community that of
the nineteen funerals only four were
of members of this church.
"There are 42S families connected
with this congregation. These 1925
homes. AT which | have called at
least once in the year. are scattered
all the way from Kalihi valley to Dia-
mond Head. | do not include in this
list any Portuguese, unless members
of the church. nor any of the many
young men, whose friendship value.
who live at boarding houses or hotels.
In the months past there has been
times of perpleXity, days of difficulty
and encouragement, yet everywhere
and always has our Father guided his
church, and we are profoundly thank
full to Him"
w. w. Hall. the church clerk. gave
this report:
There have been connected with the
Central Union church since its organ
ization AS persons.
Membership January /, 1897, males
212. females 312. total 524.
addition in 1897. on confession of
faith 10. additions to Palama branch
on confession of faith IL, additions
1897 by letters from other churches
Is. total additions males Is, females
20. total 80.
churches II. removals by disunIon
from Palama branch I, removals by
death ). total removals 20.
Net gain in membership in 1897. 10.
Membership January l, 1898. mates
219. females 1924, total 543. a gain dur
ing the year of males and II females.
Members residing in Honolulu and
Oahu 475, members residing on the
other Islands 25. members residing
abroad or travelling 43.
Families connected with the church
1928.
During the year - business meet
ings of the church have been held
and Is meetings of the standing COM
mitter: also one meelng of the church
and congregation.
Communion services were held six
times during the year. January 3rd,
March 18th. May 2nd, July 4th, Sep
TENDER 18th and November 18th.
Col. De La Nergne, superintendent
of the Sunday school, reported that
the interest in the school is good. The
average attendance for the year 1897
was 435 The largest attendance AT
any one session was 537, the smallest
250, and the total attendance 22.213.
The total amount of money given by
the school for the year amounted TO
SS32.91, which exceeds the amount
given by the school in 1896. by S96.S1.
In addition to this there were Civ
en- large number of books, TO go in
to the homes of the native pastors.
and many grateful acknowledgements
have been received, and also for the
new books purchased with the special
collection, which amounted to $6O.26
Amount half of this amount was Civ
en- to the Palama Sunday school. The
Primary department has quite out
grown its present quarters, and i'm
their crowded condition the warm
weather is very trying, and it is nee
essary to use the hallway, which is
not convenient.
Mrs. Birnie on behalf of the Ladies'
Society reported that seven families
have been helped in time of need dur
ing the past year and the accustomed
pledge of 5000 has kept four girls in
Kawaiahao Seminary. In addition to
this, about $50 has been paid to the
seminary for clothes. vacation board,
and other expenses of little Norwe-
gian girl who has no other friends TO
whom she can look for support.
Mrs. Chas. NJ. Hyde reported some
valuable work done by the Woman's
Board of Foreign Missions. President
NJ T. BluXome of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor stated