The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-16

half of Mlndanao. AZ least IN nj ono.
memoraii,inQ IN. American hoard
askIns tbem ,o take st.ps A. moi nj.
ready too late. 10 prcemp, Mindanao
as a foreign field. ~ 10 oyangeiIzcd An
come way hy the churches OF Hawaii.
both native and foreign. through the
Hawaiian Board. under the auspices
and by the aid OF the American
Board?
| greatly rejoice that God has given
me TINS opportunity 10 Plead IN behalf
OF the perishing inhabitants OF Min
danao, an Island Tor which ! have long
been praying. and Tor which long ago
held myself willing to give my only
living son Tor It's salvation: yea. since
long before the world heard OF Agui-
naldo. Were Young again. would
be glad to go myself.
VIII you not go' II you cannot go
nave you no son nor daughter 10 go IN
your place. VIII you not help some
one To go VINO may be Wiling to do
so!
Let us all now rise and sing that
soul stirring verse which heard ring
rs
vemoer morning In isoo from the lips
OF my aged father when ! last parted
from him' as he STOOD on the wharf
III BOSTON 10 pid God-speed 10 three oil
ms chiidren bound around cape Horn
10 the isles OF the sea, namely, tina;
verse peS'hhihg'
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
our friends will please distinctly re-
member that whatever amount may
now be contributed, II will all be for
the present foreign missionary worl,
of the Hawaiian Board
We would earnestly ask. however
that al, those present TODAY who are
heartily In favor of this suggested for
ward movement To Mindanao would
nut their money. However little n may
be. into enyelopes and seal them he.
fore depositing in the boxes
All others that would moi esnecialiv
favor this suggested onward movement
at the present time will nIease mn
their contributions directly into Inc
boxes as usual. not in enyelopes I,
there ia 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 foreieu
missions more than he has now with
him sucb an one can write his nam.
and the amount which no feels abIe n
give ON n card To no found In the pew
and after sealing tho same In an on.
yelone In ease he favor tho onward
movement mt n In the hoy mr. in cas.
he do not now favor ~ he can s,mnIy
mt the card In the how witbout nm an,
velone. n our friends will, favor nc IN
tbis wav the Roard can easiIv oht,ir
n very Valuable exnression NJ oninior
in regard 10 tho mater ho,oro ne ON
which opinion would greatly aid ne 1,
any practical consideration NJ a mis-
sion IN Mindanao which mich, haro
after be made bv this BOARD
THAT there NAV be No mistaL. ro
neat briefly. All the money now CON.
tributed will he for the nresent fore,pr
work of the Board. II Won favor an on.
ward movoment ~ N,nda,no nm. ro o
money into an envelope and seal &,
n Won do no, favor n dron vonr mone,
into the hoy without nm erv,ione
glance AT the svmbols pow IN h.
p,aced ON the Main above the ,oddo,
NAV helm IN maize our n,oaniny cIoar
err. The Gilbert Islanders present al
wish the Hawaiian Board to go for.
ward, and so, having put their contri
button into envelopes they would bt
glad to give emphasis to their wisf
by having one OF their number de
post their envelopes In the large has
marked FORWARD.
The average amount OF the cOllec
tons which have been taken up II
connection with the annual f0reigI
missionary sermons preached befor'
the central Union church since its or
ganization In November, 1887, has beer
$oi.o3. inns. OF course, does not IN
ciuae what central Union church mai
peen contributing weekly 10 the gen
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