The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-22

'Eh- nv Nt)l I IL, Stf r VI X +
| cations of from sixty to one hundred
| met the evangelists and the visitors al
| the several stations. There was no
station but what gave evidence OF
| Christian effort on the part of the resi-
| dent missionary. DR.. GOrGOn'S thor
| Ough acquaintance with the language
rendered his talks. and his discourses
| OF great interest and of most valuable
| instruction. 70 all his Japanese hear
| ers. The lonely evangelist. battling
| gainst the powers of heather dark
| ness, far from the touch of living
| Christian sympathy. was greatly
| cheered and strengthened by the visit
| from these friends.
The most hopeful part OF our work
| as well as of Christian work in every
land, is that done for the children. The
richest of heavens many blessings
upon Hawaii. is the faithful labor of
the enlightened Christian school-teach-
ers now located by the Government
Board OF Education, at every point in
the land In Japan, the earnest desire
of multltudeS 10 acquire the English
language, has opened thousands of
doors for the entrance of Christian
missionary teachings. In Hawaii nei
the case is reversed. The Government
common schools open TO all children
of every race the boon of acquaintance
with the English language. But the
earnest desire of all Japanese parents
is that their children, in addition to a
knowledge of the English language,
should also have and maintain an ac-
quaintance with their mother tongue
And, in addition to this, very many
L.
their own homes or quarters in plan
tatiOn houses are not favorable places
for bringing up children. and are anx-
ious TO place their children in schools
under the guidance of Christian teach
ers. Two of our married evangelists
have developed talent for attracting
and teaching children. These two
have commenced and for the two years
past have each had a small boarding
school under their own roofs.
Mr.. Okumura'S bOarding-SchOOl
now numbers % scholars, who in the
past have been lodged in hired rooms
of the building adjoining the parson-
age. In order to put this arm of our
work on a permanent and healthful
basiS-under the approval and author
iZation of the board, and with the as
SiStance of a committee appointed by
the bOard-a premises on the upper
side of Kukui street, and but one hun
dred feet from the parsonage, has
been purchased by the board for the
sum of $500, with money contributed
for this purpose by appreciative and
liberal members of our community.
The second boarding-school has not
yet out-grown the condition of fam
lily school, Twenty little boys find
lodgings with Mr.. and Mrs. Sokabe at
HOnOmu, and form the nucleus of a
day-SchoOl of 40 scholars under the in
structiOn of this Self-denying couple.
Their small cottage at night with the
twenty little dodgers covering the floor,
presents a scene analogous to that of
the transport on which 1000 souls find
lodgings. One of the pressing ques-
lions for the board to consider is the
erection of a suitable boarding
house with capacity for 40 or SO lOdg-
erS.
A most interesting occasion was the
opening on Monday evening, May %,
of a small chapel for school and relig
iOus purposes, erscted in Honolulu
near the crossing of Kinau and Piikoi
streets, for the accommodation of a
colony of Japanese living in that vi
entity. The building was erected at a
cost of $4,000, of which $1,000 was
contributed by the Japanese, and $40
by their foreign friends.
Another event of great interest was
the Sabbath School Rally" held Sat
urday, May Is, in which most of the
Sabbath schools of the city partici
pated, and showing in the ranks, it is
believed about 1000 children. Our
japanese Sabbath school Joined in
with Zest on the occasion and mustered
120 children, a larger proportion of
whom were small children than of any
other nationality.
Several plantations have given di
rect contributions towards the support
of the evangelists stationed on them;
namely: Makaweli, on Kauai; Eva, on
Oahu; Paia and Spreckelsville, on
Maui; Halawa, Kohala, Union Mill,
and Hawi, in Kohala; and PapaikOu,
North Hilo, Hawaii In addition,
nearly every plantation occupied, fur
nishes a house rent free for the resi-
dence of the evangelist.
At the several stations reported
there have been added during the year
ON profession of faith 122 members,
making, in all at this time on the
church rolls, 514 members.
And the amount of contributions for
the year have been S1,394.35.
o. H. GULICK,
10, H.,