The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-29

| these points native ultHlons N'i' 70
tnbilshed. lie also mentioned how IN
/ later years the work had undergone q
/ change owing 10 the altered circum-
stances. which the large immigratlons
Of foreign races had caused. II was
no longer Hawaiian service alone. IL
had become necessary 20 branch out In
order to spread the gospel among these
| foreign races. Among the young theo-
Z logical students who now stood before
the congregation could be seen Hawai-
ians. Japanese and Portuguese, as an
indication Of the change.
After dwelling upon the recent or
] dination of native pastors for impor-
tnnt native churches, Mr.. Leadlngham
ended his speech with an appeal to the
congregation to look upon the work
done as their own. done In connection
with the Hawaiian Board.
After the closing OF this speech the
representatives of the Chinese school
were announced. Their procession was
possibly the most interesting and splen-
did of them all. The young Chinese
pupils lads in uniform and young girls
I'm the picturesque costume OF their ma
tive land, marched with song along the
aisles. carrying aloft handsome ban
ners lettered with the names of various
schools and other institutions in connec-
ton with the missionary work among
the Chinese.
Rev Frank w. Damon, who is al the
head of the Chinese Mission, hereupon
made n short speech, mentioning as an
Interesting fact the new type, the Ha
waiian- Chinese, which had sprung forth
in these islands. 1t was n thing to be
proud Of, that the people here had been
enabled to give the gospel to these peo-
pie who, born here, were nurtured in
the light OF Christianity.
Chinese had been in the Hawaiian
Islands for over seventy years and for
twenty years the Hawaiian Board had
been instrumental in giving the bles-
sings of the gospel to these people, first
through the Y. NJ. c. A. and later on,
in 1882. by the Hawaiian Board. At
present there were six evangellsts en-
gagged in the work and six regular mis-
sion stations and a great number of
regular Chinese church members. These
stations were centers of influence
throughout the whole group, and what
was more this influence stretched across
the oceans to the land of these people,
when they on returning home could en-
Tighten their brethren in their home
country.
Lastly he spoke with much praise of
the mission work. which was being car
ried on in the various quarters of the
city Of Honolulu. OF the churches the
Sabbath schools and all the different
agents which helped in bringing the
Chinese element to the true faith. He
ended by referring to the inscription
emblazoned on one Of the banners,
within four seas all men are broth
ers as the great motto with which
, all this work was being carried on
The procession OF the japanese Mis-
sion hereupon entered like the others.
: singing and carrying banners.
WORK AMONG JAPANESE.
After passing around in the church
Q they lined up in front of the platform
y and Rev. Mr.. Gulick. who is at the head
a of the japanese Mission work in these
n islands, spoke. He began by reminding
o the audience of the immense percentage
% of the population which the japanese
% form. He stated that about two-iifths
o of the people of the islands were Jap
n anese, there being about 10000 alto
gether. Among these there were twelve
preachers, noble. faithful men, who
8 were devoting their life-work to the
c spreading of the gospel among theii
l countrymen. 1t might be that many OF
-, those present thought of the japanese
as heather. but this was n mistake
;, The japanese took kindly to Christian
= ity and at the present day the mission
:, was nearly able to locate twelve new
!, preachers among them. He praised tn,
assembled congregation for the noble
way in which 1t lived up to the Bibles
bidding to be kind to the stranger with
4 in their gates. The japanese were
stretching out their arms for the Cos
"a pei, and that the appeal Is heard, th'
banners. which represent different
, phases of the work among them beai
, witness. There were the Sunday
- schools. the Bible classes among th'
japanese women, fve-day schools ant
=, ten-night schools, the Honomu board
ing school with it's sixty-two pupils ant
many other things, which pointed to TIT
a growing success Of the work. 1t Nigh
/, be true that Buddhist temples We're be
ing established throughout the islands
., but II was to the people Of this churcl
:, that the Japanese We're looking Will
!, expectation.
w. The work of the Hawaiian Boar'
=, among the japanese could be seen out
-, lined on the big map, where dots show
" ed the numerous places where mission
had been established among the plan
:. tation laborers.
a THE PORTUGUESE.
n The last procession Of all was that o
l. the representatives of the Portuguese
l. Mission. Like the rest they marche
= in, singing, with waving banners an
TX halted in front OF the platform
n Rev. Mr.. Soares spoke in behalf o
IN this mission, thanking God that he ha
IN made it possible to have the work car
s; ried on through the supporting aid G
ad the congregation of the Central Unto
re church.