The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-12
WORK IN ENGLISH
Pastors Aid Society is
Needed Here.
Some Extracts from Reports OF Pastors
OF Eng ish Churches on the
Hawaiian Islands.

The following in relation TO mis-
sionary work in English on the various
Islands OF the group is taken from the
last annual report OF the Board of Mis-
sions:
This is work OF rapidly increasing
| Importance, but one. from the very
nature OF the case. exceedingly diff
cult to handle. We undertake to as
sist white communities to- secure
preaching, but we wait for them to
organize. Our plan Is to work through
those who supervise the native work
let them establish services in Eng
llsh where they can. and when pastors
are called to take charge OF English
speaking congregations we are glad
where II Is practicable, to engage them
to act part OF the time as our superin-
tendents OF the native work. We can
thus help in their support and in the
enlargement OF their sphere of infiu-
ence. This has been most successful
ly done on the Island OF Kauai and We
are seeking to achieve similar result
on Maui and Hawaii. While caring
for the native churches on Kauai Mr.
Lydgate has succeeded in establishing
two congregations for services in Eng
cation has been formed. He reports
as follows:
The English work continues to aid
and supplement the Hawaiian. A
church organization has been formed
in Lihue with which a good proper
ton of the church-going community
have identified themselves. The serv-
| ices are held on Sunday afternoon in
the native church. the care and repair
| of which is assumed by the foreign
congregation.
"A very interesting and promising
| work is being done with the children
| among whom we have three most en-
| joyable little societies, in which We
aim to combine instruction and recre-
alton in a pleasant and profitable way.
They are exceedingly popular with the
children, who cry to come. My wife
renders most valuable assistance. es-
pecially in this work"
| On Maui Mr.. Lewis has held regu-
lar English services in Wailuku and
| Hama and also an occasional one at
| Lahainaluna. Mr.. HILL besides car
ing for the native church in Olaa. has
| an English Sunday school service
there, and also an English congrega-
ton in Pahala, Kau. to which ne
| speaks once month. He also speaks
monthly at Naalehu and Waiohinu
There is great need that just such a
| work should be undertaken in the Ko-
mas, where the native population is nu-
merous and the white population Is
| increasing.
On this Island of Oahu. too. there Is
large and inviting field which vet
another man might take with great
benefit to our work. Such n man might
| form on this Island n nuch-ueedef
Pastors Aid Society for native pastors
while at the same time caring FOL
| some English congregation.
| We have to acknowledge again the
great aid, both pecuniary and other.
wise, which we have received from
the pastor and members of the Contra
Union Church, of which Rev. w. VI
Kincaid was installed pastor Deem
Der II, 1898. From this organization
come the officers and most OF the act
i've members of our board. Pastor.
Beckwith and CruZan are constantly
giving us their aid. We are indebted
TO the Hilo Local Committee" %
which Mr.. CruZan Is chairman. fo
the diligent attention and wise direc
ton they have given to- the nativ,
work in their district. Messrs. Mas
| sic and Austin are also full OF help
fulness in their respective parishes
Mr.. Baldwin, on Maui. a member q
our board and of our local committee
represents the Pastors Aid Society q
that Island. and has given great sup
port to the native work.
The special work is more direct,
reported by those OF our missionar.
superintendent engaged in II.