The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-18
CENTRALUNION
Annual Meeting Held
Last Night.
Marked Prosperity Of the Church and
Branches--The Reports and
Figures Presented.

The annual meeting of the Central
Union Church was held at 1880 o'clock
last night in the church parlors. Rev.
". NJ. Kincaid presided. In his report,
Mr.. Kincaid said: The year 1899 has
been one Of steady progress in all de-
partments OF our church work. The
services have been maintained without
interruption, and the attendance has
been uniformly large.
1T has been my plan to visit each
family of the .churcn at least twice
during the year, and this l have done
so far as they could be found. AS there
are at present 500 families connected
with the congregation, you will see
the time and energy which the pastoral
work alone requires"
Last summer a conference of all in
terested in the work of the church re-
suited in the appointment OF a COM
mlttee to draw up a definite plan for
the enlargement of city work. The
committee suggested the engagement
Oh an assistant pastor and also a lady
assistant. The recommendations were
unanimously adopted, and the commit
tee after careful consideration, recon-
nended Miss Florence YarrOw, of Cal
ifornia, as the lady assistant, and Mr..
Henry G. Brown of the Old South
Church, Worcester, Mass, as the Bible
school superintendent and pastors
assistant.
Both assistants have entered upon
their duties, and Central Union Church
faces the future tonight more fully
equipped for earnest aggressive WORK
than ever before Ia It's history The
workers Of a church cannot afford to
stand apart or undertake the salvation
OF souls separately. There must be en-
thusiastic endeavor of all classes and
ages, tOiling and fighting side by side,
and pressing on to the promised vic
tory. With the DIessing of God and
the hearty cooperation of all, what a
future OfapTomise and blessing is in
store for our church? Let us attempt
great things for God, and let US expect
great things from God"
The report Of the Woman's Board of
Mission was then presented; it shows
continued interest in the good work of
dar year were 81 ,542 20; expenditure,
$1,39496; life memberships, $3.50 Jan
nual memberships, S39; monthly aver
age collections, $40; and average at
tendance at the regular monthly meet
ings o..
Ihe report of the Christian Endeavor
Society, shows that meetings have
been held every Sunday, except five
throughout the year, and the Treasur-
er's report shows total receipts for the
year S156.42, disbursements S152.4G,
balance on hand S2126.
The Sunday School superintendent
report shows an average attendance of
362 throughout the year, and the aver
age daily collection $19.2S. One COL
lection for the purpose of furnishing a
dormitory for the Castle Home for
children amounted TO S176.50. The to-
tai receipts for the year amounted to
S4,S53.63, disbursements $1,74745. Bal
ance on hand S292.07.
The Palama Chapel report formed an
interesting item in the evenings work.
and showed a steady advance in all
branches OF WORK.
me report of the La4Ies' Society is
most encouraging. 1ne receipts
amounted to $470.S5-over fifty per
cent. more than 1S9S-and the member
ship has been doubled.
The report OF the Church Clerk
shows the present membership to be.
males 271, and females 3S6. Total 657.
The treasurer's report for the year
shows balance of S131.56 on hand.
Receipts-Collections foreign missions.
S479.25; home missions, S173.35; poor
fund, $50; Thanksgiving, 1854; Micro
nesia mission, 800; general fund, S.
854.S5; total, $6,310.95. Palama Chapel
$255.15, and the balance on
hand January /, 1899, S151.O6. brings
out a grand total of $6,717.16.
The appropriations were: Microne-
STA mission special. 800: Associated
Charities Thanksgiving, 1854; Central
Union Sunday school. s7O2; district
Sunday schools, s245.75; poor fund,
si7Ss0. ncidentals-Annual reports.
s106.25; programs, s347; Palama Chap
s1,276: electric lights,
sl4S.95; janitor. music, etc, S142.7O;
making fence, etc. $26: Miss Pope. pas
sage. SIS; Rev. Erdman, expense. $500;
total, S1,S6S63.
Hawaiian Board-Foreign missions.
s47925; home missions, $173.35: gener-
al fund, sl,9S0.55; total, s2,5SS.15; grand
total, S6,5S5.60. Balance on hand jan
nary 1, 1900. S131.56 The average
Sunday collections throughout the
year were S102.96.
The entire reports were accepted, and
the finance committee instructed to
have them printed and issued in book
form as early as possible.