The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-02
MISSION WORK
Woman's Foreign Board
in Session.
Paper on Development of the Best
MethOds--AII Day Annual
Meeting on June 5.

The Woman's Board of Missions held
us monthly meeting at the Contra,
Union parlors yesterday afternoon n,
Z:5o O'Clock. There was a largo nj.
tendance OF the members or the asso
citation, and many new members wore
admitted. At least sixty of the mos,
prominent workers of the Contra, IN
ion Church were present. evidenc,n,
the determination to perpetuate the
religious work which is being conduct
ed throughout the islands of the Pacif-
ic. Several Japanese and Chinese Ia
dies were also present for the first time
and were cordially welcomed by the
Board officers.
me treasurer reported that the total
amount on hand on April Sd was s13e
30. Later receipts for the Chinese
amouuting 10 SZf5; regular collections
ana donations from all sources brought
tne entire total up to S457.7O. The dis
Dursements since then amounted 70
$50. leaving a balance of $361.7O.
The collection taken up at the meet
ing amounted to $254.55. A consider
able part of this was contributions
which have been received by the treas
urer from time to time since the last
meeting. Each contribution was ac-
companied by Biblical sentiment
from the giver. and which showed the
spirit In which the offerings were made.
special contribution of S25 from
Maui was also received.
The home secretary will in future
send TO the Hilo Board of Missions the
papers which are read at each meet
ing. This will be done by reason of a
request OF the treasurer OF the Hilo
branch, as IL assists them to knowl-
edge OF what the Honolulu Board is
doing.
Mrs. Brown. chairman of the COM
mittee which plans the work for the
coming year, recommended that an ALL
day annual meeting be held on June
9TH, naming Mrs. Frear and Mrs. A.
b. Wood to look after the music and
decoration OF the hall. A tea party
will also be held on Thursday, June Z.
Mrs. G. M. Hyde, the president, an
nounced the committees she had chosen
for the annual meeting, which will be
one OF the largest ever held by the as
ISOLATION.
A letter was read from Mrs. Hoppin.
one OF the Morning Star missionaries.
and now in charge of the girls school
at Kusaiae. Micronesia. Inasmuch as
the Honolulu Board had promised help
when she needed funds for the relig-
ious work at Kusaiae, she asked that
enough be sent for the purpose of add
ing an assembly room and teachers Of
Ace to the building now there. She
-. IL
Miss Pope of Kamehameha School had
also promised to give a benefit con-
cert In aid of the little community,
and hoped she would do so. Mrs. Hyde
expressed a wish that the association
a9cede to Mrs. Hopkins request.
Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney and Mrs. Theo-
fdore Richards, who are soon to visit
the Mainland, were appointed delegates
from Honolulu to whatever convention
of mission boards they may come
across.
Mrs. Thompson Of the Kamehameha
Schools read a paper mainly devoted
to the development in missionary
methods. She said In part:
In olden days one way of instruct
ing the young was by means OF cate
chism, a feeling existing thai when a
child had learned this by rote his
teachers duty was done. This was
found to be entirely inadequate. For
many years foreign missionaries tried
by model Christian living and teach
ing TO bring savage races to God. Then
came the era of Social Settlement and
college extension work by which per-
sons OF education and culture give to
others OF their knowledge and gain the
advancement Of the entire race. The
first In this work were Ruskin, Besant
and Tolstoi. These men had to defy
public opinion, which since has been
won over, and today social settlement
work Is popular. Ruskin insisted that
II was not necessary that the poor
should have ugly homes with ugly fur
nishings. Up to that time only tne
rich had artistic and beautiful things
Ruskin made an entire change so that
beautiful wall paper, carpets, furniture
and pictures were improved and cheap
ened.
"Tolstol has brought the poorer
classes nearer to him by working side
by side with them, and has shared his
property with them as well. Besant
has tried to bring all classes together
socially and to give them the best mu-
sic. literature, art and science.
tnlnk one Oh the great ItdoohS Aoi
intemperance Is the fact that the pool
are not good housekeepers, and dirty
ill-regulated home drives the inmate:
TO the saloon. There are mems clubs
and women's clubs, girls clubs ane
children's clubs. There are also co
operative clubs and summer schools
where vacation and an education
combined may be had for 80 week II
some places. One OF the most needed
branches OF such work Is the JAM
Club" n cooperative boarding-hous'
for young business women. Ii rs self
sustaining, the young women doing tn
house work and paying 80 a week
/ There are social. intellectual and must
cal circles, and a monthly reception i
| held by the young women and the plai
/ Is voted a great success"
This portion OF Mrs. Thompsons pa
per relates to the proposed formation
OF a Young women's Christian Asso
citation for the welfare OF the youni
women who have no homelife In thi
city, and are practically strangers. Sh
also dilated upon the necessity OF com
mencipg n training school for nurses