The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-12

present foreign missionary work of
the Board as shall lead the Hawaiian
Board TO believe that YOU are relrr. fr
earnest TO have il 20 forward !g lr-
half Of Mindauao. 90 least ly at ono.
memoraliziug the American Board
asking them 20 take steps. II not al
ready too late. TO preempt NuIan4a
as a foreign field. 10 be evangeuzrd lin
some way by the churches OF Hawaii
both native and foreign. through the
Board. under the auspices.
and by the aid OF the American
Board?
l greatly rejoice that God has given
me this opportunity to plead in behalf
of the perishing inhabitants OF Min
danao. an island for which have long
been praying, and for which I long ago
held myself willing to give my only
living son for its salvation; yea. since
long before the world heard of Agui-
naldo. Were l young again, would
be glad to go myself.
Will you not go? If you cannot go
have you no son nor daughter TO go in
your place? Will you not help some
one to go who may be willing TO do
so?
Let us all now rise and sing that
soul stirring verse which l heard ring
ing out on the bracing air of n No
vember morning in 1866 from the lips
of my aged father when | last parted
from him, as he stood on the wharf
in Boston to bid God-speed to- three of
his children bound around Cape Horn
to the isles of the sea, namely, that
verse beginning:
Shall we whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high.
Shall we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?"
After the singing of this verse the
chairman said:
AS we are now about to take up the
annual collection for foreign missions
our friends will please distinctly re-
member that whatever amount may
now be contributed, il will all be for
the present foreign missionary work
of the Hawaiian Board.
We would earnestly ask. however.
that all those present today who are
heartily in favor of this suggested for
ward movement to Mindanao would
put their money, however little il may
be, into envelopes and seal them be-
fore depositing in the boxes.
All others that would not especially
favor this suggested onward movement
at the present time will please put
their contributions directly into the
boxes as usual, not in envelopes. If
there is any one present who has been
led by the consideration of this great
subject of foreign missions this morn
ing to desire to contribute for foreign
missions more than he has now with
him, such an one can write his name
and the amount which he feels able to
give on a card to be found in the pew
and, after sealing the same in an en-
velope in case he favor the onward
movement, put it in the box; or in case
he do not now favor it, he can simply
put the card in the box without an en-
velope. If our friends will favor us in
this way the Board can easily obtain
a very valuable expression of opinion
in regard to the matter before us. and
which opinion would greatly aid us in
any practical consideration OF mis-
sion TO Mindanao which might here
after be made by this Board.
That there may be no mistake | re-
peat briefly: All the money now con
tributed will be for the present foreign
work of the Board. If you favor an on
ward movement to Mindanao. put youI
money into an envelope and seal il
If you do not favor it, drop your money
into the box without an envelope.
\ glance at the symbols now to be
placed on the plain above the ladder
may help to make our meaning clear
er. The Gilbert Islanders present al
wish the Hawaiian Board to so for
ward, and so, having put their contri-
button into envelopes they would he
glad to give emphasis to their wish
by having one of their number de-
post their envelopes in the large bag
marked FORWARD.
The average amount of the collec-
tons which have been taken up in
connection with the annual foreign
missionary sermons preached before
the Central Union church since it's or
ganiZation in November 1887. has been
S51.53. This, of course, does not in
clude what Central Union church has
been contributing weekly to the gen
eral work of the Board at home and
abroad. The largest collection was in
June, 1887. viz: S1O3.45. The smallest
collection was in June last, viz:
S1S.55.
While the choir is singing Speed
away on your mission of light" will
you not I'LL the boxes with thousand
dollars. and then join with the choir
in singing the last verse which begins
with the words:
Speed away, speed away with the mes
sage of rest
To the souls by the tempter in bondage
oppressed
You will find it printed in the pro-
grams. Please join in heartily.
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. James Kekela. of the Mar
quesas mission. Mr.. Kekela is the
missionary who once received gold
watch from President Lincoln for res
cuing the mate of an American whaler
when he was on the point OF being
eaten by the Cannibals of the Mar
OueSaS islands