The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-18
WELCOME
THE PASTOR
Church Folk Greet
Their Returning
Minister.
HEARTY GREETINGS
FOR Mr.. PEARSON
Speakers Of All Denominations
Express Their Joy That He
Will Stay Here.

Pearson of the Methodist Church last
evening by q throng of people of all
denominations, which filled the edifice
of that congregation, and which lack
ed nothing in Its heartiness. There
were addresses of welcome from rep
resentatives of every church, and
those which were delivered by the
members of his own congregation were
full of expressions of joyfulness that
the pastor was to serve them for an
other year.
The reception, which was held in the
main body of the church, was one re-
markable for it's unanimfty and the
character of the gathering. There were
no lines drawn, for the pastors of the
various evangelical congregations were
there to testify that the feeling which
was in evidence was not bounded by
creed. It was close to o'clock when
the services We're commenced by the
singing of a hymn, and then the regu-
lar program was inaugurated by Mr..
Richard II. Trent, who acted as the
chairman of the evening. A solo,
Wait" by Mr.. A. B. Wallace, was the
opening number. After this Mr.. G. j.
Ripley spoke the words of welcome for
the congregation. Mr.. Ripley in feel
ing terms expressed the Joy which the
people of the church felt that their re-
quest to the conference that Mr.. Pear
son should be sent to fill the pulpit
for another year was granted. He eX-
pressed the opinion that there was in
the church one sentiment and that
was that under the present pastorate
| there was nothing but good feeling,
and that with unity among the MEM
bers the greatest good would come to
the church and the community at
large. Mr.. Ripley was followed by Mrs.
Bemrose, who spoke in the same strain
of the church work, and the fact that
it was going forward to the benefit Of
1 those within and without the congre-
cation.
| Mr. Mark G. Johnson spoke for the
young people, particularly those who
are members of the Epworth League.
He said in brief that the younger
members of the church were most
pleased by the return of the pastor,
as they felt that they had in him a
friend whose interest in their welfare
was personal, and that they would OK
perience help from his counsel and ed
vice in their lives.
| Mr.. Trent, who is the superintendent
of the Sunday school, was most hearty
in his greeting to the returning pastor.
and spoke at length of the good which
came through his thoughtful and wise
! supervision of the various branches of
| the work of the church. Mr.. Trent
| then called upon the Rev. Mr.. MoCo-
! kowa, the Rev. J. P Erdman, w. X.
Azbill and others who in brief remarks
| touched upon the general feeling of
church people that the return of Mr..
Pearson was for the lettering of the
religious life of the city, and that his
| influence in the work of the past had
been for the uplifting of the communi-
ty.
Mr.. Pearson was then called upon to
reply, and his response showed that he
! felt the depth of the good will which
was displayed in the many expressions
of friendship for him and his work. He
| spoke first of the relation of the va
rious churches of the city and how
they worked together in perfect har-
mony for the accomplishment of all
that could be done for the Christian
life of the people. He referred to the
| success of the church in the past, and
how he felt that there could be the
same success attained in the future by
honest hard and consistent work in
the future Referring to the interest
in the work here felt by the people
of the Mainland, he said that the
workers here should feel that they had
friends in the church there, who
thought of the Christian people here in
their efforts for the good of mankind,
and that there was constant interest
there in the progress of church work
here.
After the speeches of welcome and
response the entire throng of people
shook hands with Mr.. and Mrs. Pear
son, and then all adjourned to the
lawn of the parsonage, where, under
the trees, lighted by strings of Ian
terms, ices and cakes were served to
all, and an hour was spent in greet
ings. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Peter High, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
| NJ Hersha, Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Mr..
Fred Young Mr.. Lfttleton, Mr. and
Mrs. Snow, Mr. and Mrs. Webb, Mr..
and Mrs. Downing, Miss Downing, Mr..
Clarke DR.. and Mrs. Hartley, DR..
Garvin, the Rev. and Mrs. Muckley,
| the Rev. ]. ?. Erdman, Mrs. Petrie,
Mrs Coyne, Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kern Mr.. Nicholson, Mr..
Ross Bemrose, Mr.. Ross Hartley, Mr..
and Mrs. Alternately Mr.. James Aber-
nathy. Mr.. Cottle. Mr.. and Mrs. c. b
Ripley, Mr.. and Mrs. Ritchey, Mrs. and
! Miss Finley, Mrs and Miss Ferguson,
Mr. and Mrs. McKechnie, Mrs. Mesick,
the Misses Mullins, Mr.. and Mrs True,
Mrs Wagner, Mr.. II. G. Brown, Mr.
Myrick, Mr.. ]. f. Cooke Mr.. Perkins,
Mr. Dunlap, Mr. Bryant Mr. Gilman,
the Rev. and Mrs. Gulick. Mrs Kern
baum. Mr.. W. NJ. Dunn, Mr.. Alex Lyle,
Hubbard, Messrs. John and VIII Tenn
pleten, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Johnson,
Miss Tackbery, MIR. Fred Lorfng, Miss
| NeibeI, the Misses Mains Mrs.
Schmidte, Mr.. Reedy. Mr. Pouchet, Mr..
| and Mrs. Mason, MI Morris and Mr..
.rrbu Martin