The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-11
PROGRESS OF
The YEAR
First Birthday Of
japanese Y. M.
C. A.
ADVANCE AND
PROSPERITY
interesting Exercises Attended by
Large Number Of japanese
and Americans.

Il
n HE Japanese Young Mems Chris
/ tian Association held its first an
i j niversary meeting last night at
the Japanese church on Nuuanu
i street. The church was filled to it's
doors, there being present in addition
Ito the Japanese, members and friends
of the association and a number OF
American church people.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman of the Ameri-
can Young Mems Christian Association
land Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, who are
to succeed the Colemans, were present.
as were also Rev. G. l.. Pearson, Rev.
Mr.. Westerevlt, w. C. Weldon, Miss
Castle and a number of other workers
lin religious circles.
The program was opened with hymn
by the congregation, followed by a
prayer offered by Mr.. T.. Okumura.
The children of the Japanese boarding
school then, under Miss Castles super
vision and to her accompaniment of
the church organ, sang sacred hymn.
The singing of the little ones is a credit
to their teachers, and there were many
complimentary remarks passed by
lthose present The report of the secre-
Itary for the year was then read by Mr..
III. Nakamura, and was afterward
Tread In English by Mr.. Brown.
Miss Lamb was to have sung solo,
but was not able to be present, and
Miss Castle substituted the number
with vocal solo In the Japanese Ian
II guage Mr.. w. C. Weldon then adj
dressed the audience briefly, congrat-
ulating the Japanese Church and the
Young Mems Christian Association
upon the work it had accomplished,
and is now accomplishing. He said
that no organization In the city had
made better progress than had the
Japanese association, and that the
Japanese Church might well feel proud
of it's work He said that the spirit
of Christian fellowship ought to unite
| the workers of all nations and bind
them together with loving ties, and
that he believed the various religious
organizations of the city, all nations
together, were in beautiful accord.
Mr.. Mkt Saito addressed the audi
ence at some length, speaking in jap
o anese His address was listened to at
l. tentively, and with interest.
le Rev. G. L. Pearson was called upon,
# and delivered a witty impromptu ad-
dress, his jokes, explained to the jap
ee anese audience through an interpreter,
ln causing much merriment. He congrat-
"a ulated the japanese Young Mems
IN Christian Association and the Japanese
II. Church, and said that they were doing
at splendid work Three things, he
he pointed out, were important to the wei
being and salvation OF men, and these
i'll three things were we'll looked after By
;, the principles of the Young Men:
ed Christian Associations; the three thing:
were: To care for and develop tn,
a. body, and to keep it clean and healthy
to care for and develop the mind, ant
= to keep it pure and in wholesome chan
ne nels, to care for and develop the spir
ms itual being. These three things, HI
er said, were dependent one upon the 9th
'is er, and that when any one of then
d. was neglected, that it would inter
al fere with the other two objects. HI
nd concluded with some remarks in
70 lighter vein.
RI The japanese ladies of the churcl
passed cakes and lemonade abou
-. ~ among the audience, and In their pret
ty. fresh kimonos were charming at
p tendants After a half hour spent il
ig, chatting and partaking of the cola
&c ton the audience dispersed.
nd The annual report Of the Japanes
Young Mems Christian Association
by read by Secretary Nakamura. was a
of follows:
to This association has a membership 0
OF 100, 50 active, and associate members, q
Act Within the year just closed; thirteen o
1ts the latter have become active members
This is without doubt, owing to the worl
: of the weekly Bible class, which ma
been doing excellent work In helping I
lay the foundations Of high moral an
on m religious character.
ION "The association has aiso taken u
ne ne work In two night schools for teaenin
s oer English; one carried on IN the cnure
ays building and the other at Makih Flv
SEQ =. foreign ladies and six Japanese teacher
~ are engaged in these schools with SKI
~, US pupils. These night sch OILS NOT only giv
Sd Sd ths Young men the desired instruction
IN. IN. English: they also give them introdue
ore tion to desirable associates. ana mel
he them in many ways