The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
A FORWARD STEP
Central Union Church to Have an
Assistant Pastor.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Lady Assistant 10 the Pastor Also Re
commended Congregation Adopts the
Committees Report.
REPORT OF SPECIAL ClMMlTTeE

Central Union Cnurcn mas taken an
other important step forward. neces-
STATED by the constantly increasing
membership, involving extra labor
and responsibility on the pastor and
church officials. For a long time II.
has been felt among the congregation
that this work was too much for any
one man, however willing he might
be, to undertake. This feeling culmi
mated in the matter being brought be-
fore the congregation at it's meeting
a week ago last Wednesday evening.
and resulted in the appointment of the
following committee to recommend
suitable action in the matter. viz: W.
r. Castle, chairman: Mrs. Il. +. Dill
bingham, Mrs. c. F. Peterson. Charles
NJ. Cooke. w. o. Smith, f. ]. Lowrey
and George b. Mcclellan, with the ad-
dition of the pastor ex-officio. Includ-
| ed in the scope Of the committees
work was the outlining of plans for
| the enlargement of the church work
in all directions.
At the church meeting on Wednes-
day evening of this week the commit
tee presented a long report in which
| it was stated that there We're now over
| 900 members on the roll. The fami-
| lies associated with the church num-
| Der some 1900 adults. with not less
than 500 children. Besides those di-
rectly connected with the church there
are many other children attending
Sunday school. 1t is utterly impossi-
| BILE for any one man or woman to do
more than barely touch upon the va
rious lines requiring constant untiring
labor
The committee further say in sub
stance that the officers and members
on whom the bulk of the work falls
are all busy men and women. While
they have the will TO do more they
| have not the time. The period has
now arrived in the history OF the
church when il is necessary that more
than one person devote all of his time
to the preaching and pastoral duties,
Sunday school work, visiting the sick.
seeking out strangers and the many
other things which are within the
church's province. Even with addi-
tional paid workers there will remain
an abundant field for the voluntary
efforts of the members. The rapidly
| increasing number of white people
coming to the city is given as one OF
the main reasons why the pastor
should have assistance. The Sunday
school demands and must have CON
slant and systematic supervision. Wis
iting the sick, the poor. the Indifferent.
the strangers. must be continued at
all times, and there are a multitude Of
minor matters connected with the
church which are not within the prov
ince of the deacons, any particular
committee or officer, and yet some
body must attend to them.
| Among the recommendations made
by the committee are the division of
the city into small districts. and the
placing of them in the charge OF some
one from the church who will be re-
sponsible for the details of each, some
one who lives in the district who can
visit and report on all matters in his
| district.
| The committee also call attention to
another matter which should be at
tended to at once. This is an increase
in the seating capacity of the church.
and the trustees are earnestly asked
to consider the same.
| Weekly choral meetings or classes
are also suggested by which means
union of feeling in the church can be
helped and talent now unknown de-
veloped which might prove of great
assistance TO the church and choir
committee and furnish a never-failing
supply which would aid in keeping up
that all important part of public wor-
ship, music and singing.
In conclusion, the committee say
that it is not reasonable to expect the