The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-07-19
HONOLULU 5 BEAUTIES.
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way, and on the 4th of this month
new rapid transit trolley system wa
put in operation. In one particular,
the Hawaiians are ahead of the Ameri-
cans for they are successfully operating
the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy
and find it most practical and success
full for commercial use. Messages can
be sent 30 to 80 miles with minimum
cost of $500 message and zoe. for each
additional word
OF the climate, Mr. Erdmau speaks
with pleasure The thermometer is
never above 80 degrees and ON their
cold mornings does not 80 below "a. 1t
usually averages IS in the morning, IS
during the middle of the day and 10 in
the evening. Nine months of the year
trade wind blows from the northeast
making the atmosphere cool and de-
lightful but never blowing uncomfcrta-
bly, hard. Owing to the fact that there
are no severe winters living is simpler
and easier and there are no destitute
classes. The poorest are natives, but
they can always make a living. One
popularity is that whole families of
several branches will live in one house,
or rather, as Mr. Erdman found during
his inspection at the time of the plague,
in the easements under the house. In
one instance twenty -one of family of
twenty three were occupying the base
ment while the upper floor was practi-
cally vacant
OF the educational advantages of the
city, Mr.. Erdman spoke very highly.
He said there were very few illiterates,
Union. If the children do not know
English, they know the Hawaiian Ian
guage and consequently are taught in
one of the two. The school system con-
troiled by the government through the
Board of Education, is magnificent.
The buildings are of brick and stone
and thoroughly furnished and equipped.
Among the colleges on the islands are
Oahu college, founded originally by the
missionaries for their own children but
now open to all at low tuition. Then
too, there are the Kamehameha schools,
one for Hawaiian boys and one for the
girls, endowed and continued by money
left by Mrs. G. R. Bishop, a member of
the royal family The st. Louis school
is under the Catholic brotherhood In
all of these the sports are very similar
to those of our institutions. Base ball,
cricket, tennis and golf are INDUCED in,
while in two of the islands polo teams
are found, of one of which Mr.. Erdman
is member. Horseback riding, too, is
source of much pleasure.
When asked about his personal work,
Mr.. Erdman spoke with pride and
pleasure. He is assistant pastor of the
Central Union Church of Honolulu. 1t
is an independent church with congre-
gational government, and was founded
by the descendants of the first New
England missionaries to the Islands. 1t
was formed by the union in 1889 of the
Bethel and old Fort Street churches,
and new church was then built at the
corner of Beretania and Richards streets
1t has congregation of nearly 800, with
$50 members, Sunday School of 500
and a Thriving Christian Endeavor
society.
The church is built of lava rock,
quarried near the city and is in appear
ance bluer than granite. From this
church nearly all the mission work of
the Islands is controlled and through
the Hawaiian Board of Missions $685.
900 to 100000 has been expended in the
work.
At the western end of the city is the
Palama chapel, of which Mr. Erdman is
superintendent, This is for natives and
half whites. Religious services are held
on Sunday and on one evening during
the week, while the other evenings are
devoted to games, to choral work and to
the drill of the boys brigades.
Mr.. Erdman is more than enthusiastic
about his work and eagerly speaks of
his return to it after his two months
vacation.