The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-03
IT HAS HELD IT'S FINAL MEETING
RETIRING PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
REPORT OF LEeIsLA-
TURE COMMITTEE.
The Rev. c. l. Pearson Objects to
DISARMAMENT Majority Rules.
Hs~ever, ard Funds and Work
Are To Be Transferred.

]
] Association yesterday afternoon II
was the annual meeting of the or
\ ganizatiOn. President W A. Bowen
/ presided The reports OF the various
committees aud officers were read
and accepted. after which the presi-
dent read his retiring address. which
/ is published in full below.
The business OF the meeting resolv.
/ ed itself into q desire on the part of
/ a majority Of those present to dis
band and hand the effects and money
! and work over to some other associa-
/ ton The idea was that there were
| already several organizations Oper-
! ating in the city for the advancement
| OF social conditions and for the sup
preston of vice in its many forms
and that the Protective League had
! about cutliyed its usefulness.
The Rev. G. L. Pearson was hearth
ly opposed TO disbanding. He thought
there was still great work for the
League TO do. especially in the direc-
ton of protection of children. He was
with the minority in this matter, how
ever. the majority being of the opin-
ion that the same work could be car
ried on by some other organization
and that the public would have less
diversified interests to support If the
Protective League work was combin-
ed with that Of the Anti-Saloon
League the Salyn-..t army, or some
other organization.
A resolution was finally adopted
after a great deal of argument on
beth sides, TO the effect that the pres
ident constitute a committee to pro-
pose TO the Anti-Saloon League that
they accept the effects and money in
the treasury of the Protective League
and carry on the work of the Protec-
tive League through a committee to
be appointed by the Anti-Salocn
League. In the event of the Anti
Saloon League refusing to accept the
proposition. the same proposition was
to be made to the Salvation Army or
any other organization which would
accept it and carry On the specific
work of the Protective League as a
branch activity. In the event of the
proposition being accepted by any or
ganization. the Protective League was
TO be considered disbanded.
The members present were: w. A
Bowen. the Rev. ]. Leadingham. the
Rev. G.. l.. Pearson, the Rev. E. F..
Muekley, Theodore Richards, the
Rev. W. D. Westervelt. Major George
Wood, Geo. B Mcclellan, the Rev. o..
H. Gulick. Daniel Case, the Rev. A.
V. Soares. the Rev. DR.. l.. NJ. Hart
ley. H. C. Brown and Dr. Burgess
President Bowen's address was as
follows:
Annual address of retiring presi-
dent of the Protective League of Ho-
nolulu, December LIST, 1901:
1t is well that our bylaws do not
dictate the subject, nor the length of
the annual address required of the re
firing president, and therefore that
the utmost of freedom is allowed to
him as to these points.
Upon the present occasion it is
deemed advisable, at the close of the
first year of our existence. to make
brief resume of our history.
First. Our Birth. Our birth was
due to the Ministerial Association of
this city The said Association is an
active. live. wide-awake body. 1t is
made up of men whose lives have
been set apart and ordained to the
uplifting of humanity. 1t is keenly
observant of all the forces that tend
to undo the work they have direct
iy in hand. II becomes. therefore
legitimately within their province to
take up and consider all evils that
exist in the community, together
with ways and means for putting
them down. The shame of Iwilei was
duly considered and acted upon long
before the arrival OF the Misses Ack
erman and Murcutt. who gave such
effective service in its final destruc-
ton. Committees of investigation
had visited the place, studied the sys
tenn that prevailed. and finally recon-
mended the formation ,of a society OF
some kind that would take up this
and all other kindred subjects inyolv-
ing the moral welfare of our city and
Islands. In obedience TO this recon-
mendstion The Protective League of
Honolulu was organized, with a
membership of about sixty. Incl
dentally. it may be mentioned that
this same Ministerial Association
most heartily supported Mr.. Murphy
in his temperance work. out OF which |
came the Gospel Temperance League
OF this city. and also 1t was response
BILE for the coming of DR.. Chapman
who established the Autf-SaloCn
League in our midst. SO that directly |
and indirectly the Ministerial Asso /
citation becomes responsible for the !
existence OF all three OF these /
Leagues Thus it will be seen that |
the ministers OF our city. although |
few In number, have become an i'm
portant factor in matters outside OF /
the pulpit. wherever the moral vel |
fare OF the community is touched