The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-15

on the meeting, referring to the daugh-
ter of the first Bishop of Honolulu. All
should think of the many benefactions
of the S. P. c. X. that may be cited
locally and TO which are due in part
the Christian life and church activity
OF the Islands Its last gift was 500
pounds sterling to the Cathedral here;
il also gives 240 pounds every three
years TO 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 sJruc-
ture in London 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 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. c. K.
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
local Cathedral and in 1890, st. Peters.
Rev. Mr.. Kitcat paid a high compli-
ment to the work of the Hawaiian
| Commission of Education. The COM
mission reported that 81 per cent of
the children being educated were in
private schools. He made strong plea
for religious education for the young.
The S. P. C. 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 a spur onward to workers for the
church. All this was noble heritage
that could not be too highly appreci-
ated.
The blessing was pronounced at 9:45
by the Bishop of Honolulu.
The S. P. C. K. is the Oldest Church
of England Society. The Queen is its
patron. The Archbishop of Canter-
bury is President and the $50 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:
ut is the greatest and most important
Society that we have working within
the great Society of Christ. 3
'Of all our Societies in England this
is the oldest and grandest It's
works is the very largest ever con-
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