The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-20
ASSOCIATION

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plish and is still far below its possl.
bilities. Our motto must yet be.
Move forward, press onward, reach
out" > ~.
/ ask your kind indulgence and at
tention while I'VE call to. mind the
things Of the past, view the situation
of the present. and earnestly contem-
plate some Of the possibilities Of the
future. 50 ~ y 81 b
The first eleven signers OF the orfgi-
nal constitution are still living. ten OF
them are domiciled In Hawaii nei, and
some are present at this anniversary
gathering. = This Is a remarkable rec
ord, a1d when the fact was stated at
the International Convention at Grand
Rapids. Michigan, last May. 1t created
50 much surprise that i was asked II
the statement had been correctly un-
dersto6d. ",k rs
:. AS laid before you in our last annual
address, our association. in earlier
years, had no abiding home. rs dur
I'ihg the period from its formation In
1869 to 1882 1t had occupied the ses-
sion rooms OF the Fort Street Church.
the Gymnasium" Sailors Home, the
Lyceum and the Bethel yestry. and In
April, 1883, moved into our present
building as its home.
At the annual meeting of 1873 the
yearly receipts we're shown to be &203,-
| 20. and In the following year $4S4.76
while In 1878 the membership stood at
As. including 10 persons absent from
the country. Then our work consist
ed In assisting Sunday schoois, teach
ing the Chinese, visiting the asylum.
| hospital and prison, working IN the
| temperance cause and In holding Sun
| day afterAoon religious meetihSs-
Having no house OF our own, dur IL
brary and reading room facilities we're
\ ly the membership crew. worked the
boat until our craft has grown from
the little row-boat to the full-rigged
and well-manned spip. represented in
/ this present tnBtttutiou and Building,
and we trust our next evolution viii b
equivalent to the most approved and
modern steamship with all its modern
| appliances, kept under full steam TO &C.
commodate and carry into Gods etef-
nal harbor thousands OF immortal
souls of the on-coming generations of
young men. OF this shall speak fur
! ther along.
From a little band of peripatetics
we have grown to a goodly number,
our membership at the close OF the year
being 425.
The association owns this substan-
tial, we'll located building, with all its
appointments, and the ground on which
II stands; and IL affords me pleasure
| to announce to our members and
| friends that not one dollar Of debt Is
owing. Our general treasury shows a
balance OF 20 cents on hand, thanks to
the treasurer and the chairman of our
| finance committee.
This building and the association
| stands a noble monument to the gen
erosity and labors of the men Of this
community, and an evidence OF their
deep interest in the welfare Of young
men.
Our general expenditures for the
year, exclusive of the educational de-
partment, which Is kept strictly as
separate fund, have called for S6.075.85;
OF this amount S1,i44 comes from MEM
bership fees, while our salary roll ag-
gregates $3.44S.46. Having but a
| slight endowment fund and NO rental
revenues, you will readily see we have
of necessity to fall back on the gener-
osity of our citizens and friends in sub
scription gifts; but Ii is cheering and
gratifying to know the funds have been
furnished, all branches of the work
have been successfully carried for
ward and another year Is closed free
from debt.
| During the year several of our val
liant workers have been called from
our ranks. c. ID. Helm, formerly OF
the Advertiser staff. quietly dropped
away and passed TO "the better land"
DR.. C. NJ Hyde, who had so long and
faithfully served us In SO many de-
partments, and as a member Of the ed
ucational committee. returned from
/ trip to the States much weakened In
body, and, lingering but short while.
Joined the ranks OF the redeemed.
John Christopher Gartner. never ro-
bust or strong, gave up active work
about Thanksgiving time, and after
several weeks OF lingering Illness
passed "over the river" to the other
shore.
/ Our brother, Henry waterhouse. Jr..
left our shores In buoyant hopes Of ex-
tensive foreign travel. but was strick-
en- down by fever in New York, and on
the 22d OF February his spirit took IT.
flight to the brighter world beyond
A recent mail brings US tidings OF
the departure of Rev. w. A. Gardner
TO the Glory-land. He was a member
OF our temperance committee. and, al
though with us here but a year, en-
deared himself to all who met him.
Some OF US had known him longer. As
a preacher Of the Gospel he was fear
less advocate for the truth, . strong
syfnpathizer with young men. An I'M
compromising foe to the liquor trafiic.
He resigned his pastorate here and
sought rest at Watsonville, CAL, but
the Lord said Come up higher"
These have all entered into their