The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-18
CONGREGATION GIVES GLAD HAND"
ADDRESS 5Y MR. RIPLEY is re
Piled TO BY Mr..
PEARSON.
The Pas'or Telis Of His Trip and Out
lines Policy For New Year
Thanks Congregation For the Re
eeption-other Features.

a del ghuul reception was rendered
tls Rev @. I. Pearson last night at
the Methodist Church. over four hun
f-.l people gathering 10 welcome the
popular minister back 10 his pastor
ate.
The interior of the church present
tH a pretty appearance. being festive
ly deg6ed with palm branches. potted
palms Gags and flowers The pulpit
rail was wound about with ropes OF
green leaves. and the organ was near
iy hidden with a mass OF ferns and
carnations. pretty clusters OF ferns
shaded the chandeliers. and about the
walls were artistically arranged
green's Outside on the lawn OF the
parsonage. were Indications OF festivi-
ties that were % follow. immense ice
cream freezers and the generous con
tributions OF cake. sandwiches. etc.
for which the Methodist ladies are
famous. were temptngly in waiting
on and about a table in one corner OF
the lawn, and a string Of Japanese
lanterns stretched across from a big
algeroha tree on one side OF the
grounds 20 the corner OF the church
building on the other.
The crowd began to arrive early.
and by s o'clock the church was full
90 oyerGowing. The Minister and
Mrs Pearson stood az the doorway OF
the church and received the people
as they arrived. a number Of ladies
assisting
a brief program Of formal welcome
was carried out. C. B. Ripley. presi-
dent Of the Official Board Of the
church making the opening address.
He expressed the pleasure OF the
congregation in the return OF Mr..
Pearson TO the islands. and referred
In complimentary terms to the splen-
did work that has been done during
the past four years Of the minister's
administration He said that had the
conference at Pacific Grove failed to
send Mr.. Pearson back 20 Hawaii the
members OF the church here would
have felt that they were in great pill
lia. and that there was universal de
llCht when the news Of his return TO
this pastorate arrived in Honolulu.
The Ladies' Aid Society, represent
ed by Mrs. Emily Bemrose, followed
with a ike expression OF pleasure.
and n. c. Johnston. OF the Epworth
League. spoke for that organization.
cordially compIimenting the minister.
under whose four years administra-
tion he said the League had pros
pcred more than ever before. Fol
lowing this. P. H. Trent spoke for the
SUNDAY school classes. saying that
the SUNDAY Schools were particularly
- harfr q IN
as no loag-faced religion WIS vel
coined by either children or grown-up
SUNDAY School students. but rather
the religion of the happy and cheer
ful description. and that they could
have had no better luck than TO have
the minister returned again, for he
was a happy aud cheerful man.
Mot0kawa. in charge Of the Japan
csc work. OF which the Rev. G. L.
Pearson Is presiding elder, also add
ed a brief address OF welcome and the
rsaha Of the people he represented.
In response 10 these cordial tri-
hutes the pastor made some humoT-
Gus remarks appropriate 90 the occa-
sion. and concluded With an address
as follows
Il am sure I am not able 10 express
the gratitude of myself snd family FOR
this. another expression Of your apprecl-
alton aud love for Us. Indeed, need
not attempt Ga speak FOR Mrs. Pearson,
for she has never shown any lack ut /
ability 90 speak for herself.
Our relations have indeed been most /
happy in che four years ct our aSSocl- /
alton. How frequently. how continu7 /
ouslv have you shown your sympathy /
sud kindness ANYTHING thar any people |
coulj have done you have done Tor us, /
Your cooperation ia al the work ot 1
the church has heen most hearty and /
y0ur lahors kave heen very abundant. /
Snsne times tiie work has heen arduonS, /
sometimes diSceurariug. again hopeful. /
a. ir Is az this time. We NAV rejoice 4
togethcr tonight IN the success we have
achieved
/ have wondered how ), is thar have
couo "a serve che best people on earth /
Z ursseut company cxCeptcol. I have
hoen unahle 90 understand how such a
solid body of people should have been
brought Together have thought that Il
took q brave people % undertake the
work begun br eur chureh--a spiritual /
people 90 sex and feel the needs Of such
4 work / have thought also of the /
the mainland thev seem 10 BE the cream
spiritual energetic. devoted - God and /
ssEaniSy. hare here hecome un;trd
thta. again. I take no little credit 70
mvselt I have preached and yOu have
lrncfiCed. hence much of the result Il
s q pleasure Indeed 30 serve this church.
because q what !, IS in irselt-igs work. !