The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-06
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Miss Murcutt Talks Broadly to
the Woman's Board of
Missions.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Board of Missions was held
yesterday afternoon in the parlors OF
Central Union Church. The meeting
opened with hymn and a prayer.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Hyde, president of the
association, read the lesson OF the
prodigal son, drawing from the text
new meaning. She said that when the
younger son asked for a division of
the goods that he might have his share
separate Though he had not yet gone
into the far country, the real separa-
ton had been effected, for when one
seeks to cut ones self away from the
| interests of others, the spirit OF d.
vision enters in. From this Mrs.
Hyde spoke for the union of efforts in
the work of the society, and urged
! perfect cooperation in the labors for
charity. She also read poem from
the pen of Lucy Larcom, Share,
along the same line of thought.
| a number of reports from various
branches of the board We're read. The
| treasurer's report showed S422.3O on
hand. Miss Talcutt gave lengthy
report of the boards work in Hawaii
and Maui, and Mrs. Frear spoke for
the Hawaiian Woman's Club, going
into its organization and history The
Hilo branch of this organization, she
said, was in a most promising condi-
ton, and through her it sent mes
sage OF encouragement A woven mat
painted with the pink and green colors
of the club, and bearing the motto,
Seek those things which are above,
in the Hawaiian language, was pre-
scented through Mrs. Frear to the
board from the Hilo branch.
Mrs Theodore Richards read a let
ter from Mrs. De Laporte, who is now
with her husband in the missionary
field on Pleasant Island. Mrs. Rich
| ards reports slow but steady progress
in the work there. Mrs. Pratt alst
related some recent experiences in the
Southwestern States among the lndlaI
missions. Mrs. Hyde then introduced
2 Miss Murcutt, who addressed the so
f ciety along the lines of reform. Sh
, repeated again her experiences in a re
] cent visit of investigation through
u IwiIei, going further into particular
and denouncing the present plan o
: license and police supervision or thl
s place of moral leprosy. She said tina
the 800 women are practically slaves
c and helpless to break their bonds, n
"a matter how strongly they may desir
to reform. Every minute of the tim
they were under the eye oil thei
u masters, and they were not above
D. TO go alone across the street. Mis-
e. Murcutt said that the license of thes
places was a shameful source of revt
nue., DuliQeQ upon the pIoutS iIol
fallen and degraded women and coul
not hope to prosper.
FL Miss Murcutt exhibited ignorance
| the real condition of affairs at Iwile
evidencing the fact that her knowlede
was very superficial and gained by
visit of a half hour, accompanied by
n policeman.
In speaking of the street meeting
held on the evenings of this week
herself and Miss Alderman, she sa
they had met with wonderful succe
and had gained many pledge-signer
In closing. she announced Miss Acke
va mans lecture for Thursday evening
e the Young Mems Christian Associate
We Hall on Eight Hundred Mil
=, Through Iceland on Horseback" c
the following Thursday evening at Il
~ same place, Miss Murcutt will give h
20, lecture and magic-lantern illustrate
tv of the great Passion Play, which 81
witnessed last summer at ODE
=. Ammergau, in Bavaria. A collectit
- was taken up, resulting in contrib
ton to the Board of Missions fun
g amounting to scale. The meetiI
as closed with the hymn. More Love
He Thee