The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-09

efforts ola very strong society Engaged
in such work was the Rev. Bridger. who
had made so many passages across the
ocean and trips over lands as the reli-
gious comforter of travellers leaving
old homes. The S. P. c. K is the first
Society that thought Of the necessity
OF medical missionaries and that equip
ped them and sent them into the field.
The speaker would mention that one
such missionary was in attendance up
OBJ the meeting, referring TO the daugh-
ter OF the first Bishop of Honolulu All
should think OF the many benefactions
or the S. P. c. K. that may be cited
locally and TO which are due in part
the Christian life and church activity
OF the Islands. The last gift of the So
ciety was 500 pounds sterling TO the
Cathedral here and it gives 240 pounds
annually 10 educational work in one
branch here. With the knowledge of
such application of its resources, one
need not inquire why the Society goes
on and retains its vitality and improves
in its work and spreads in its we'll
doing with the years as they pass.
Above the entrance of one great struc-
ture in L0ndon may be read the quota
ton THE Earth is the Lords and the
Fullness Thereof" Above the door of
the headquarters of the S. P. c. K. are
the words THE Earth Shall be Full
OF the knowledge of the Lord" The
speaker said he had been assigned to
give an address as a layman On that
account he had looked into the matter
and had decided that the Society had
been organized on business principles.
This involved the taking of stock first
OF the work and second of the tools of
appliances with which it was to be
done. The work of this Society is to
fill the earth with the knowledge of
the Lord. Every Christian is in duty
bound to assume and perform a share
Of this grand task. Upon every Christ
ian there is claim for Mission work.
This is being recognized by individ-
uals everywhere and in the past two
years individuals in the church have
sent out to missionary lands Is sub
stitutes. The church people and the
Christians of Hawaii have missionary
work at their hands.
Rev. V. H. Kitcat went more into
detail on the work of the S. P. G.. X.
on these Islands than any of the other
speakers. Important work is in pro-
gress continuously in all the districts.
Churchmen should not permit the
work here to absorb their time and at
tention to the exclusion of the work on
the other Islands. South Kona, Laha-
ina, Kohala and Makapala have been
helped. In 1889, the Society aided the
No IN,
Rev. Mr.. kitcat paid a high compli-
ment to the work of the Hawaiian
Commission of Education. The COM
mission reported that q per cent of
the children being educated were in
private schools. He made strong plea
for religious education for the young.
The S. P. G. K. leads in giving the
light of salvation to the Chinese here.
The last speaker of the evening was
Phillip H. Dodge, another layman. He
said that behind the 200 years of the
Society is the 1900 years of Christian
ity as spur onward to workers for the
church. All this was a noble heritage
that could not be too highly appreci-
ated.
The blessing was pronounced at GAS
by the Bishop of Honolulu.
! The S. p. G. K. is the oldest Church
| of England Society. The Queen is it's
| patron. The Archbishop of Canter-
bury is President and the 100 Bishops
of the church are vice-presidents. The
| field of its work is the world The
| Importance of its work has this testi-
money of the late Archbishop Benson:
| ct is the greatest and most important
Society that we have working within
the great Society of Christ. .
''Of all our Societies in England this
is the oldest and grandest. It's
works is the very largest ever con-
|