The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-29
HAWAIIAN vIIIeE
RELIGIOUS MEETING
Coelho In Missionary
Guise at Midway
Theater.
he pREAeHEs SERMON TO ACTORS
SERVICES IN HAWAIIAN TONGUE
ENDING WITH EXPERIENCE
MEETING.
HE breaches SERMON TO ACTORS
Full Report by Buffalo courier-The
Hula Dance IAN innocent EXPIRES
sion of Native eraee"-speci-
mems of Testimony.

Decried at home as giving repre-
sentation OF life in Hawaii which Is
nicious, the Hawaiian villagers at
Buffalo are making ten-strike with
out-and-out missionary business on
the Midway. W. j. Coelho, whose
reputation as minstrel and an actor
in Honolulu is anything but mean, IS
carrying OF the role of evangelist and
pastor to the little band of natives
at the Pan-American Exposition with
eonsummate odor OF sanctity. The
Sunday services at the Hawaiian
theater described in detail by the Buff
| falo Courier of Monday, May Is, were
| possibly a happy thought for driving
away the fogs of inconsistencies with
creation OF Honolulu Sunday sunshine
Ii would be wrong TO stigmatize them
with insincerity. Whatever may be
said OF pious deyotions of the hula
dancers and minstrels, however, the
thought must occur that the Hawaiian
! Village will inevitably. through such
an event, have richly experienced the
truth OF the scripture that says god
illness is profitable in ALL" To be
plain. W. Maurice Tobin, King OF the
Midway, possesses an appreciate
grain of the late Mr. Barnum's adver-
Using genius.
The Buffalo Courier's report of the
Midway revival services held by he
Hawaiians is here reprinted in full:
Yesterday church service was
held on the Midway. This novel IN
novation was made on the Midway
in connection with the Pan-American
Exposition by the Hawaiians who
have been brought here by Commits
sionaire NJ c. Mcconnell to consti-
| tute the troupe of dancers and must
clans who give performances in the
Hawaiian theater and in the pano-
rama of the Burning Mountain of XII
lauea.
! Midways. while in a certain degree
possessing an educational value, have
not come to be looked upon as par
tieularly godly streets. but the Ha-
waiians are godly race and wher-
ever they are found they do not fear
or hesitate to make a public profess
sion of their Christianity. To one who
has not witnessed such a service there
is something Earring in the mere
thought of hula-hula dancer giving
a testimony" and it is apt to strike
him as a sacrilegioas act.
HuIa-Hula An Innocent Dance.
But the hula-hula. however it may
be regarded here. is an innocent ex-
preston of native grace to the Ha-
waiians. and they do not regard it as
dance unbecoming one of Christian
profession at ALL Viewed from the
native standpoint, at least. there is
nothing wrong in it. and to them the
fact that a girl is hula-hula dancer
does not detract from the sincerity OF
her Christian professions. That this
| is the light in which they regard their
performances is shown by the evident
sincerity and devotion of the Hawaii
ans during their services yesterday
Perhaps it was this. as much as the
novelty of seeing God worshipped or
the Midway. which attracted large
crowd about the doorway of the Ha
waiian &eater yesterday afternoon.
/, For the better accommodation o.
the numbers who might want to wit
= ness the service. it was held in tht
large entrance way of the theater
This has at one side platform
where on week days the Hawaiian or
chestra plays selections in order Il
attract a crowd, and has room to sea-
perhaps a hundred people All of thi:
space was filed with camp chairs or
which the native audiences and al
many visitors as could be accommo
dated were seated The platform he'll
| the preacher. who is a young divine
educated in the divinity school at He
nolulu. an older minister and a mals
quartette-
Song Opens Service.
The service opened with a song
..Imi Ike Kahu," the translation o
which is. Seek for the Master" Thi.
was followed by q prayer by Kualii
one of the natives. Next on the pro
gramme was a song, Il Cannot Away.
Trace the Way sung by the quar-
tette. the Kamehameha Glee Club
Newehine. another of the Hawaiians
| took the Scripture reading and read
| a portion of the ninth chapter of Acts
This was followed by the old familiar
HYMN. Follow Jesus Name" in the
Hawaiian language. e Kai | lest
Inoa-" Now came the sermon. which
was delivered by Coelho. the youns
Hawaiian pastor. On week DAYS Coel
no takes the part Of the Kahuna. :
priest. In the panorama. but on Sun
days he ministers as Christian pas
tor to his little flock in the two con
cessions-
Actors Not Barred
His sermon was entitled, -The Ac-
tor and His Creator In introducing
| 1t he refated the touching incident
which led 70 the founding OF the fam
Gus Little Church Around the Cor
liner, which is located In New YORK
and which Is held IN reverence BY
actors the world over. Going into bis
sermon he told the native players
before him that the word OF God Is -:
confned To the followers OF any pro
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