The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-04
HOW START
!. WAS MADE
The Endeavor Society at
Kawaiahao.
ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH
Interesting Address BY Jonah Kuma-
lac 10 the Young People
Of Church.

church on Sunday. The pastor. Rev. w.
u. westervelt. has planned series OF adj
dresses by different members OF the
church some in English and some IN Ha-
wai.an.
II must not be supposed that there were
no Endcavorers before the FIRST Endcavor
society was formed. BY endeavorers, 1
DO not mean simply Christian workers
Jealous and faithful. for OF those from
time when our Lord assembled up into
the heavens there has been a constantly i
increasing host. But mean young peo-
pie and others who were not only imbued /
with the spirit OF Christian Endeavor.
but who believe In its principles. though /
they had not been formulated on the con- |
stitution of the society written out.
m we were In any danger OF forget
ting this fact we are constantly reminded
of II on public platforms and from private |
letters. Nearly all the sanity characters
of the Bible. from Adam down have been
Quoted "a the original "Endeavorer'
while every now aud then some one
claims for himself the distinction Of hav-
ing been the first Christian Endeavorer
when. as "a hoy. he made some good re-
scive 10 secure the Lord and confess Him
before men.
The fact seems 10 be that a multitude
Of Christian people all over the world,
; hut more particularly In America. have
INNNn ImhNNu WIN Nnn rllIlI ol NlliH lNfa
before u was formulated.
Thousands % pastors we're eagerly de-
string some method better than they had
= known before Of reaching and training
their young people for Christ's service.
Thousands OF young people gathered
every week In prayer-meetings whose
: lack Of vitality and frequent long periods
. Of letharRy were constant surprise and
identification 10 the faithful few. who
concluded at last. In many cases that
there was something incongruous be-
= tween n hearty. joyous Christian life and
the average young person. and that
prayer-meeting was not adapted TO his
nature.
Just as the ore lies In the mountain for
/, hundred OF centuries before u Is discov-
, cred so the ore Of conservation and
pledged service las lain In the lives OF
young In all the Christian ages.
n was only waiting for the Christian
- Endeavor Society to unearth II and mold
u Into many beautiful forms for the Mas
tors use.
m the churches had been peady to well
d come and foster such an agency who
81 lkrow. but the Endeavor movement would
40 not have begun i've generations before ~
~ actually did commence. and five genera
tons OF earnest young Christians been
trained for Christ and the church, as
they were not trained by the repressive
methods which the churches soon adopted
Eut alasl this movement was not looked
upon with much favor. the pcrnicious
ca maxim prevailed that young people should
~ be seen and not heard In religious ser
w. vice. the tithing man was more In evi.
W. dence than the lookout committee TO keer
~, the yourR people In the right way. Th'
church acted the part OF the traditional
stopmother rather than OF the loving pa
rent 90 this new organization, and Il wa
- soon crushed out. and after few years
We hear very little further about ".
l.. n little band
devoted young people who. as best the,
De could, let their light shine before men
YER and when the simple and efficient method
ctr of the Endeavor Society were proposed
he they we're all ready 20 accept them and q
he pour the accumulated strength OF year
OF service into this new channel.
On many churches too. were strong an
vigorous young peoples association
which, though. they ala not have the dis
tinEushing characteristics OF the Chris
tlan Endeavor Society Of today, neverth'
less accustomed the mind OF the Chris
tian public TO the idea OF organized &C
tlvty among the young people OF IN
-, churches.
wv Al a meeting % ministers held IN Bosto
shortly before the Endeavor Society wa
begun. the perennial subject was discus
od How can we win our young peop
% CHRISTI
The frequency with which this then
occurred for many years In minister'
conferences shows the longing desire
n the mart Of a multitude OF ministers u
"" practical solution OF this question: u
problem OF Christian nurture.
The streets OF Gloucester are forev
haliowed. IN the imagination OF the Chri
az tan world. because OF them Robe
MS Raikes gathered the living materials y
'ble the first modern Sunday school and
on interest which would not otherwise a
per tach 10 the WIllistou church In Portlan
/ Me-. gathers around u. because here.
Ni0 the Providence OF God. the first socie
Sth, OF Christian Endeavor was started.
This church was admirably suited
per the purpose for which God designed u
1900. n was a young church, only eight yea
from It's organization when the FIRST y
Ltd. dsavor Society was begun.
- n was composed very largely OF you
people. and those whose gray hairs sho
Irie ed that they could no longer claim q
INV title were young In heart and In Chr
tlan enthusiasm and enterprise. n "
founded In 1879 as an offshoot OF stl
street church. whose members for n 10
timsshad maintained n Sunday school
neglected part OF the city.
|. or After a number Of years n chapel v
a .buiit 20 accommodate this Sunday scho
|, M which. was called Wiillston Char
Gradually the enterprise gained strenf
and secured the sympathy of the pso
In the vicinity. and In is75.. a church "
|, "A formed OF which Rev. Burke II. Leav
4 40 was the nrst pastor. After three years
,, n. faithful service Mr.. Leavits resign
and a young theological student kno
a. Father Endeavor Clark was cal
~ 90 take charge OF the enterprise. In
.------ talt or Aofo ne WIS "f""'et ~"N hises'h
and for seven years. as pastor or the y
pie, received their loving support
warm sympathy In his efforts for yo'
RE- and old.
r,hsr The church rapidly grew from n me
,nse borship Of nifty 10 nearly four hundre'
NNa.a4a.
730 The sunday school was p.opo.tlona'
ng prosperousn wsen ' Sr,cS man an oS0 ~
9. edince was erected by the members
AN. wnliston church. the building which
- destined 20 be known "a the birth pl
RUB e Ssss SSvd GnasaS SSeTss n
10 By people. M their fcarnsstness ana IA
fitness, their devotion and self sacri