The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-18

uosg.oolins secresAfy. ooai1saei IN the
thirsF-siA,h HasaAl report oi the
Board og tie HsEai.aa Evangelical
As-ecsAsiOa on cnurch work among
the aSsires-
Az OPPORTUNITY.
Ths mos; hopefsl feature Of this
sOrk % the opsortunity which Is now
cceret the skiilfa. laborer. The ma
tive can nos be approached and infir-
@nos-t 90 a remarkable degree by the
r1gti man. Political issues are dead
and have been buried, and though the
graves in which they lie are still
s-rexn With flowers and are mourned
over. there IL noticeable desire to be
associated riih interests that are alive
and frzught with good for the people.
Pretndioes remain and antipathies are
strong. bu, back of them is a hunger
for better things. Many who have
drif-Ad Away from the churches and
from the old teaching are awakened to
q sense Of los A need Is recognized
which somebody mus; supply. Numer-
Gus agents are in the field. The pow
er Of Rome and Of the Mormon Church
IL felt. and seciarian workers are COM
to b. r.foubled.
SUPERVISING MISSIONARIES.
Already we have three supervising
missionaries who devote q part Of their
time to the native work. and by their
help IL is taking on a new aspect. This
work IL more in hand on Kauai than
IL has been for many years, and each
year IL has improved under Mr.. Lyd-
gates efficient supervision. On Maui
Mr.. Lewis Iabors are beginning to be
felt. The same may be said Of that
part Of Hawaii which Is under the su-
periysiOn Of Mr.. Hill. while on Oahu
IL il expected that the influence Of Mr..
Richards work done among the Sun
day schools and young Hawaiians OF
the city, will extend over the entire
island and ere long reach throughout
the group. One more white man for
the large Island of Hawaii, to have
charge Of the Konas. Is an imperative
necessity. A splendid field is offered
there TO any one willing 10 learn the
native language, and as Christian
leader put himself in touch with the
churches and people Of that large and
popuIous region
THE FIELD AND THE MINISTRY.
The great difbculty We labor under
in the conduct of this work Ii the lack
of a properly trained and capable body
Of ministers. There are at least four
teen parishes in need Of pastors: six
are on Hawaii, three on Maui, three on
Oahu, one On Kauai, and one on Molo-
kai. To meet this need there are four
or I'VE men Lsssibly available for ser
vice. We have los. one valuable pas
tor during the year by death; one. a
man Of large ability and influence has
been suspended from the ministry;
three have been dismissed from incom-
petence. one to work at a trade, and
two have temporarily retired on ac-
count OF sickness. Our gains to the
regular ministry have been, one by in
staIIation and two by ordination. Two
students in temporary charge Of par
ishes are, doing good work. One mis-
sionary from the foreign field has come
10 us on furlough, and has lately Ia
ken the care of a parish.
An interesting feature Of the work
in the districts of HilO and Puma is that
done by David Al, who, under the d.
rection OF Rev. s. l.. Desha and the To-
cal committee tasys. Cruzan and Hill
and Mr.. r. =. Lyman, has the care OF
six pastorless churches which are Wis
tied regularly each month: also that
done by Evangelist &. W. i. kaeo, the
blind preacher, who. accompanied by
his wife. pays monthly visits to from
three 10 four churches in the kona dis
tTicts Of the Island OF Hawaii.
IL II thus plain that the great need
Of our native work is Of a more nu-
merOus and better-trained ministry
The theological school Is the key to IL
No equipment given IL, Of money or OF
a teaching force. that will give MS bet
ter ministers. can be lost. Natives will
follow and are following the capable
and eOnsecrstsd men N their own race
who are placed over them as pastors
and when such men can DE associated
with experimenting missionaries OF
foreign blood who are devoted 10 up
building Of the Hawaiian churches
great results can be achieved.
One TeprsbsDsible feature Of the ma
i've pafNfSs ~ ibs sliDuSbsss ~ I"
ten shows 90 discipline the iaity for
faults sometimes trivial, and It's IN
Willingness 90 discipline members Oi
lis own brotherhood IN the ministry
CHURCH BDJLDiNGg
1bls yser o. geIj ~ last, has seen a
GOmmsBasDls setlyi,y ~ the work Oi
church repair, The Oh mission church
~ BsjYasba, J0lobal, has been re-
nOOisg sDd TsDisstsrsd aud put IN a
good state ~ repair the same has beet
done fgT ibs POpODila TbDrTb-Dnil1iDf
~ Central BDDsi the kODala foreign
GbyTeb bias been repaired inside aud
nut ihs EafisfB liaDakDa church has
been entirely rebuilt, aud me OgDDsa
FbgfeL bsF DseD isk,p dom sgd built
agsiD DssTsT ne GsDiiT ~ population
Han fbuirh, llllO. has bsfD Furnished
sNb siseiiir llgbis aBg ibs waiobinu
fbDtrb bas bna \ pHs f0ai ~ pain
The siaii3y salGre snq yafa N Opi
Hss aishkg rhVfeb bsYf been mBii
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