Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-09

those Who worked fot the Board
~ Education Acknowledged that
there wcfe limitations 60 THEFT IN
nuence In theit beiug DECLARED
from making direct religious edu
cation part II their cafficulum.
Religions education Ia this couu
try ihereforr strongly deyolyrd
upon the church. They must
meet the demand Wv establishing
UNCONVENTIONAL hools The
speaker quoted from the latest ~
port of the Depa tment ~ Bluca
ton cordi,l acknowledgment Of
the good work being done by the
independent schools. Twenty
seven per cent, OF the children
were being educated 10y private
schools, He paid a high tribute
TO the lolani and ST. Andrews
Priory schools, aud the Chinese
schools here and at Makapala,
under church auspices. Had they
ever asked themselves what these
schools were resting upon They
received no government grants;
were not supported 10y any en-
dowments, could not be sustained
by fees of pupils. They must he
depending upon individual gen
crosby or some foreign society.
This should not be. They ought
to realize that those children are a
charge upon the church. Every
member of the church should show
his interest in the cause, and, as
opportunity afforded, offer it some
powder and shot. II any of them
were anxious to assist, let them
knock at the door of Iolani
school or st. Andrews Priory,
aud announce that they came to
found a scholarship, aud he
was sure they would not be
denied admittsnce. AS to the
Chinese, the question might be
asked, What have we to do with
them?" He would in reply ask
anyone who thus questioned il he
had a'ped the fulness Of the
gospel Of Christi That gospel
was for the Chinaman as much as
for the Euglishman and the Ha-
waiian. Might not churchmen here
have an opening that the mission
airy in China or India might envy ?
Here the Chinese and others we're
separated from those old national
links of superstition so hard to
break in their own lands. This
society was taking the lead in
Chinese work. As an instance
the speaker announced that 5000
had been placed at the disposal
of the Bishop to train up one of
their Chinese brothers to holy
orders so that he might devote
himself to the evangelization of
his countrymen. (Applause.)
Mr.. Dodge seconded the reso-
luton. Taking up a Book of
Common Prayer from the table,
he said that in three languages on
those church grounds was that
book used. The church of which
they formed a part had a heritage
of more than 1900 years. People
watch how one man will use a
fortune, how another will use his
talents, so they should think how
to use the heritage of two hun
bred years of this society, and the
heritage of sixteen hundred years
Of the church back of that. The
eyes of the world were upon them
to see what they should do with
their heritage. From that tenn
porary building they had stepped
into the stone edifice adjoining
st. Peters Church had been bull
in the same yard, and they had
alongside an evidence of what
Christian womanhood could do
Also they had evidence of VIVA
Christian manhood could do
The grandest TIE Deums of tn,
largest choir in that church would
not suffice to give God thanks foi
their heritage. Mr.. Dodge spoke
of the temporary seatings of the
cathedral, aud its unfinished con
struction, and asked if they nigh
ever have a better will than now
to do the work remaining. Where
there's will there's way, ant
where mans will is in line will
Gods will nothing could proven
the accomplishment of purpose
Had each one done his part
Were the services on Sunday full!