The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-06
Variety in The Papers Presented
TO Mission Children.
REPORT Of REV. Mr.. cUlICk
The Monthly Msstinss-lntersst In
the Work and Welfare Of the Sc.
oisty-Plsasurs and Profit.

Following is the excellent report
submitted by the recording secretary,
Rev. o. II. Gulick, at the recent annual
meeting Of the Mission Children's So
ciety:
The monthly meetings have been
held throughout the year, part Of
the time on Friday evenings, but usu.
ally on Saturday evenings.
Two families have entertained the
society twice during the year, and
seven once. Two meetings have been
held on Nuuanu street. two on Puma
hou street, white seven have been held
in what may be called Central Homo
lulu.
Those who attend the society meet
ings are largely the older men and
women Of the cousinhood, those whose
interest was enlisted in the days Of
their youth, and when the society Or
ganization itself was young.
Our meetings constitute a point of
attraction to those visitors coming to
our city whose interest Is alive to mis-
sionary work or history. While there is
| no systematic pursuit of island or mis-
sionary history, yet at our meetings
very frequently matters Of great in
terest from both missionary and his
torical point of view are brought for
ward. For those cousins who would
keep in touch with the unique Condi-
tons Of life ana lore In these
Islands, the meetings Of our soci-
ETY. are Of great value. At no
small proportion OF our meetings some
passing missionary or some special
friend of the missionary cause, or
some acquaintance of some of the mis-
sionary fathers Is present as a visitor
for the evening. At some of our meet
ings we have had present several for
eign missionaries passing from the
Continent of America to Asia, or re-
turning from the Eastern to the West
ern Continent. More and more Is this
society becoming a breathing place for
some OF the earnest missionary spirits
in this community. While we are not
by any means the sole depositaries Of
the missionary spirit In these Islands,
we are one Of the agencies that help to
keep alive the missionary traditions
and purposes that have had SO wonder
full part in shaping the well-being Of
our island community.
While a portion of those coming to
our shores see nothing in this land but
an arena upon which TO exploit their
personal fortunes, there are those to
whom life and country Is something
else, something more than fortune
or even than mere bread and butter.
The increasing interest of this soci-
ETY. in the missionary field around us,
and beyond us, is a token of future
usefulness which may wei lead us TO
look hopefully forward.
| A glance at some of the topics that
have engaged the thought Of this so
ciety during the past year will be OF in
terest. Among these may be mentioned
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip de la Porte and
their mission to Pleasant Island, to-
wards whose support this society con-
tributes; Mrs. McCully Higgins ac-
count OF the men who have been
Judges Of the Supreme Court of Ha-
| % Ia.
by fire OF the Maunaolu Seminary OF
East Maui, and the expectation Of It's
early restoration; the furnishing OF
country libraries and reading rooms for
the needy communities OF our land and
people; portions of Hawaiian history
and folk lore, from Mrs. Joseph Emer-
sons facie pen; Miss Aikue's accurate
and able essay upon the missionary
field of Micronesia; the comparison Of
Christian Science with the theosophy
Of India, by Pundita .Ramabal; a
thoughtful view Of the present condi-
ton OF the Hawaiian churches and ma
tive Christians, by Miss NJ A. Cham
berlain; an interesting portion Of a
journal OF one Of our hOnored mission
airy fathers, written on the Cape Horn
voyage, and road by Justice Judd;
thrilling "reminiscences Of the eruption
OF Mauna Loa, In 1850. which threat
ened the destruction Of Hilo town and
harbor, by Mrs, l.. u, coan, an eye
witness; the work ~ Boys Clubs and
the need for such work, set forth by