The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-22
FIELD SECRETARY
Theodore Richards 10
Work This Year.
Resort On institutional and Eyang .iiesi Worn
to the lia~aiiSI Evangelical
Association.

ToIIO"lHS Is tHe annual IcpoIt vi
Theodore Richards, field secretary and
secI etaIy Oahu Pastors Aid Society, to
the Hawaiian Board:
THE name Field Secretary carries
with 1t much more than mas been even
attempted TINS year. Only twice have
been on the island OF oahu (at Dotn
times To MOioka), and but two Oh
Lniee times BESIDES, out of Honolulu.
me language denciency will account
ior this, as there mas been a daily study II
undei taken with moderate results. Ho- 4
noluiu having become a center of Oper-
atoms, my interest has gone out in
sever al dir ectiOns.
fnst is the matter of Sunday |
schools. 1t has seemed as though there
should be excellent Hawaiian Sunday
schools in Honolulu of all places. In
spration should flow out from here to
all the islands. This can hardly be
said to have been the case in the past.
The assumption was first made that the
interest must be wakened broadly and |
that races long expected to be leaders
must feel the impulse first. The Sun =
day school union of Honolulu was
formed with this in view. One Of the
aims beside that of inducing more
thorough preparation of the lesson,
was in the direction of a graphic Illus |
tration of the lesson, of great value
anywhere, but especially designed to
assist in the presentation of the lesson
to those with whom there are promi-
nent language difficulties. As a result,
i ihnra hug hanp uln,nSf weakly aYnngi-
ton in the Sunday schools of Kawaia-
hao and Kaumakapili. The attendance
of your secretary upon the two Sunday
schools alternately has not proved at
all ideal, but there are some things in
favor Of the plan. In each visit there
has been an effort to stimulate the mu-
sic of the school by the establishment
of small male chOruses. The rally
grew out of the Sunday school union
and has proved a marked uplift to all
schools of the city. 1t has been
pleasure to send out some new songs
which Dr. Hyde translated into Hawaii
an, notably to the gathering at Kaluaa-
: ha, on MolOkai, where the songs were
? sung by the whole gatherign. In pass
| ing, 1t seems to your secretary that 1t
= should be said that there is consider
|, able opportunity for effective work
= through an inspired use of the 'Hoike.
t To be sure there is marked abuse Of
what must have been the original plan,
: e. G., the devoting extra effort just be-
, fore the event to the almost total dis
regard of the regular Sunday service.
Provided that these lin many in
; stances) exhibitions of scriptural and
= musical proficiency could all be turned
: to account, in inspiring better weekly
:, Sunday school services, they might be
, tremendous agencies for good. The be-
lief is that this can be done.
ITO increase acquaintance, and
. hence influence, large secular choruses
p of young men have been carried ON in
the city. 1t is a pleasure to find that
many of these young men have become
effective helpers in the music of the
a Sunday schools.
e Perhaps the most notable effort for
, the Sunday school to be mentioned is
the endeavor to build up the infant de-
partment of the two local schools.
There was no such class in the Hawai-
ahao Sunday school and through the
faithful and efficient services of Miss
Turner. aided by the steady visitation
"oi N vi .NlSS <hsdu, tuSlt are Solilt-
times 100 in attendance at the morning
session. To smaller extent this is
true at Kaumakapili, the difference
probably lying in the lack of such SER
vices as Miss Ayau is able to give. 1t
was conceived that something more
was necessary than Sunday work to
build up the Sunday school. In the
first place, children would have to be
informed that there was such a place
as Sunday school to go to. Then when
, once there, their interest must be held
as matter of course; but should such
interest fail, (Which means naturally
that they stop coming), 1t seemed high
ly important that the children be visit
ed in their homes. In many instances
the fault would be found to be that of
the parents, in almost all cases sub
: ject to a remedy. Good-natured acqui-
essence on the part of parents almost
always follows interested inquiry and
suggestion as to how time difficulty or
clothing deficiencies can be met. But
this kind OF work Is almost impossible
as volunteer work. To be reliable and
steady time must be given 1t, which
belongs to it and nothing else. or
course IL is conceded that such work
could not be effective without being
christian. Having found one young
lady available, the plan adopted was
to pay her to work for the local kim
dergarten at Kakaako, so that she
might become acquainted with the chill
, dren of the neighborhood. and then
working In the afternoons. meet them
: In their homes, and SO know their par
!, lpnts I'm SUNDAY mnrninpa tho littla
|, class which first congregates AZ the
', church Is personally conducted as Mss
: Ayau gathers some OF them mp at their
homes. II there could be found anoth-
. or young lady Of the conservation and
efficiency of Miss Ayau for the work
at Kaumakapili, the work there would
no doubt be greatly advanced II viii
bo our aim 10 lind such a person, There