The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-03
PROGRESS IN
CHURCH WORK
Oahu Association
Gathers at Old
Kawaiahao.
LISTEN TO TALK
ON TEMPERANCE
Arrangements Made for Literary
Exercises at Meeting to Be
Held Next Year.

The Oahu Associate of Ministers
gathered yesterday morning in Ka-
waiahaO Church for their annual meet
ing, and excellent reports of progress
in nearly all the churches on this Isl
and were read. The association organ
lied with eleven clergymen and eight
delegates from the nine churches on
this Island S. K Kaaia was chosen
moderator, and Mr.. POai, scribe. The
reports of all the churches represented
were read, and some of them were
quite favorable.
A committee was appointed to bring
in resolutions and report later on the
death of the Rev. Mr.. Waimau. Very
appreciative resolutions were reported
in the afternoon and adopted
A committee was also appointed,
consisting of o. P. Emerson, o. II. Gu
lick and Mr.. Poai, to prepare literary
program for the next meeting of the
association, which will be held in the
tive-minute addresses from the ap-
pointees on such themes as may be
assigned to them. 1t is expected that
fully a half day will be given over to
| these exercises. The addresses will
consist largely in instruction on the
various topics, and open them up for
general discussion.
At the afternoon session there was d
discussion of the theological school in
this city. The question as to certain
One man had a wife who had left
him. He was therefore put off from
entering the school until he should
settle his family affairs. When these
are adjusted his candidacy for the
school will probably be favorably con-
| sidered. Another had formerly EN-.
braced the Mormon faith, but had re.
Gently turned away from Mormonism
and now desires to become a worker
with the church organization repre-
sented by the Oahu Association. L
was recommended that the man unite
himself with one of the churches ant
enter on a period of probation befor,
becoming a member or the theological
school.
The association adjourned at
o'clock to meet again today at p. m.
when the first topic taken up will b.
evangelistic work in the Islands I
report will be given by Rev Mr. Tt
moteo of his work in kohala, which
has been very successful. The dele
| gates lunched together at noon yes
| terday at the Langton.
AT the afternoon session Rev. MI
Hartley, who is at the head of tn,
| Anti-Saloon League here, addressed
| the association at the request of sew
eral of the ministers, and made an i'm
! preston. His address was in English
and was interpreted into the Hawaiian
language by .. P. Emerson. He spoke
L am very glad to meet you, anC
especially TO meet you in this old his
| toric church. 1 read of it and spoke
of it when l first entered the min.
istry of Christ, twenty years ago.
am glad to meet any of the people
of these Islands, and am especially
! glad to meet the native people Ii
the representations concerning thi.
| field that was the feature which Sc.
| cured my consent. Were there no ma.
| tives here l am sure I would not have
/
| however, my contact with the Hawaii.
ans has been slight, but I have beer
| able to observe the spirit you have.
nave observed your generous aloha fol
each other and for your friends, typ1.
! he'd, too, in the beautiful flowers OF
| this land which you confer upon them
l can recognize that you were the
f1rst people here; that these Islands
are your heritage, and that you have
the first claims upon all the good These
Islands can produce. The heritage was
| yours and is. 1 read with fears In my
| heart that the native population is
| decreasing. Would to God that we
could change this to increase In HiIo
where 1 have been holding meetings
| with Francis Murphy, / was told thai
one of your prominent men of leader.
( ship when the lava was flowing down
toward the town of Hilo, and was
| threatening it, he said. The lava may
come down and destroy our forests
and fields, but there is another flow OF
lava, for while the first would destroy
our forests and fields, this will de-