Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-01
Features Brought Out by Hawaiian
Evangelical Association.
Progress in Repair Of Church EdGCGS 49, More
Money for North Pacific Institute
News Of the Year.

activity In repairing church edl-
fices as the foremost feature of the
year, At least seven old church
structures have been modified and
improved. In this connectiun the
laymen OF the Hawaiian churches
have shown a particular awaken
ing i gathering funds and look
ing after the careful expenditure
of the same.
In the Sunday Schools the lay
men have also taken a renewed
interest, The quarterly meeting
is referred to as "a possible way
of reaching the native mind which
may be made most effective" The
Sunday School associations are
regarded as a permanent power"
to be taken into account and de-
veloped more extensively.
Special literature for the native
youth, to be introduced through
the Sunday school is suggested.
Experiments thus far have met
with good results.
Pastoral aid has been a feature
of the year. Rev. Kapu, CHI air
man Of the committee on pastoral
aid for Maui and Moloksi, gives q
table showing that nine pastors
were promised salaries aggregating
S223O. Of this Sl021,30 was paid.
III. p. Baldwin made up defcien
cies amounting to 1896 and there
is now S63S due these pastors.
The Board has given S1,00 to as
sist pastors. The inability of several
parishes to pay their pastors has
proven the necessity Of the Pas
tors Aid Society.
Rev. j. M. Lydgate reporting
from Kauai speaks of a STEADY
upbuilding" and tendency "to
forget political and fractional
strife" Koloa and Lihue are
without pastors. The work at
Hanapepe has suffered by the
lapse of the minister to the follies
of superstition. His flock refused
to follow him. Kauai pastors are
regarded as a superior lot of men;
churches have improved in keep
ing up pastors salaries. The
ministers School" which has met
five times at Lihue is a valuable
at sistance for gaining new ideas,
No special evangelistic work
has been done. The services OF
Mr.. Richards it is hoped will be
to extend this work particularly
among young Hawaiians. The
question whether the Young Peo-
ple's Associations will not be in
creased in efficiency by merging
with the Christian Endeavor il
brought up for future solution.
There are twelve native pulpitt
vacant; six on Hawaii, three or
Oahu, three on Kauai and two OIL
three parishes "are sadly in need
of a change"
Rev. G. NJ. Hyde reports neces
sity of more funds for the Nortl
Pacific Missionary Institute. A
better trained ministry is needed
Two capable men are needed a
permanent teachers, and a fund o.
$4,000 is asked as a permanen
guarantee salary fund. The stu
dents have been: IL Hswaiians
3 Chinese, | Portuguese. j. Lead,
ingham gives an interesting re-
view of the Institute life.
Kawaiahao Seminary report
LOG girls enrolled for the year: s.
pure Hawaiian, eight Chinese, tw,
Portuguese, one Norwegian ant
remainder part Hawaiian.
The East Maui Girls School
the Kohala Girls School, Hill
Boys School and Kauai Indus
trial School all report progress.
Frank w. Damon, superinten
dent of the Chinese department
contrasts a recent Sabbath churcl
attendance of 308 men, womel
and children with former years
as one Of the signs of religion
development. Three have joine,
! the church on confession of faith
nine by letter and q children hav
received the rite of baptism. Pre-
gress is noted all along the line i
. the work among the Chinese.
Rev. o. III Gullck reports tie
Japanese preachers and evange
-, lists now doing good work anon
0 their people. Competition an