The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-03
WOMAN'S MISSIONS
ENCOURAGING REPORTS READ
BEFORE BOARD.
Woman's Board of Missions Meets in
Central Union Church to Review
Successful Year.

the auditorium of the Central Union /
Church. The exercises commenced !
with some fifty members present, the |
numbeE rapidly increasing until near |
ly twice that number were listening at
! tentively to the various reports which \
occupied this mornings session. Among /
| tine listeners were some thirty children !
| from Kawaiahao Seminary. After the
forenoon programme was completed [
refreshments were served to the mem
bers in the parlors where the tables
had been laid tor luncheon.
MRS. c. Nj. Hyue, President of the
Board, occupied the chair, others on
the platform being Vice Presidents
Miss Nj. A. Chamberlain and Mrs Sc
reno f. Bishop, Mrs. l.. b. Coan, Rec
ording Secretary Miss NJ e. Shelley,
and Mrs w. M. Moore, Foreign Secre-
tary
The devotional exercises opened with
the singing of a hymn and the reading
by Miss Chamberlain of the ninety
seventh Psalm which in the comment
airy following, she referred to as being
particularly appropriate to the events
in the history of the world for the past
year. Referring to the work of the
Board, Miss Chamberlain stated that
il had been a remarkable year for large
peneVOIenCe and Unexpectedly large
returns. She touched on the suspense
ana sorrow with which all the Chris
tian world had looked forward to the
final release of Miss Stone, and refer
red briefly to the appalling disasters in
the West Indies, the reason for which
was in the Lords hand. Miss Cham
berlain was unable to stay longer with
the meeting, being booked to leave on
the IAinau for a months vacation, and
closed with a hope that these disasters
NynnlH hllt n knit all rn-WnrlS
more closely together. She expressed
also the thanks all felt for the restored
health and presence of their president.
Mrs. Hyde opened her short preli
| minary address by giving according to
custom short texts to serve as mOttos
| and incentive to the workers of the
Board, choosing them from St. PauPs
letters to the Ephesians and Timothy
Mrs. Hyde emphasized the idea that all
are created for special work which if
not accomplished viii be undone for
ever. That our own powers are sulTi-
Cient and that the power will be given
2 and the path made plain with the de-
| sire to accomplish. The speaker Illus
/ trated the adJuration by reference to
the workers at the loom in the Gobe-
i'm tapestry, working on the wrong side
OF the web, looking upwards always at
} the pattern, tar beyond their own skill
worn unuI the weO was competed and
s the master pronounced the work well
1 done"
lAICer the minutes had been read re-
- ports were read by the home cores
3 pOnding secretary from the many
S branches. Encouraging news came
s from Hilo and Waiakea. On Hawaii
S the Free kindergarten was marked
e success, eighty being enrolled with an
lf,. dor nf
d predominating A very successful year
6 with details of the work accomplished
t and progress made came from Maui
s Mrs. Soares read an interesting re-
e port of work among the Portuguese
= Amid many disappointments and up
: hill labors many victories had beer
d won and souls brought into the king
IL dom. The prejudice against the Punch
It bowl preaching is dying down some
what. AntagOnism towards CathoLc'
a. ism is carefully avoided. Three chill
! uren have been baptized. Regrets were
II mace at giving up the school and al
II credit given to the teachers. a cook
Is ing class has been established whicl
II meets in Mrs. Soares kitchen. Encour
Is aging reports also come from Mr. an,
e Mrs. Silva on Maui,
1t Mrs. Gulick spoke of the increas
Is among the japanese workers and tn
lie good effected by ministers who hat
e been passing through and had staye'
e. their voyage for some time TO advanc
re the work in Hawaii The Buddhist
is were working hard to erect temple
= and cOunteract the work of Christian
rs ity She gave an interesting accoun
of the home that has been establishe
for immigrating Japanese womeT
where those who have come from Jap
lg an to meet their husbands may renal
al from two to ten days until their hus
vi bands arrive from the various plan
lS tations and thus be under Christia
a. protection and influence. Much graf
- tude had been expressed by the wOme
for the home.
Mrs. Cornelia Damon read length
IN reports on the work among the Ch
a. nese, drawing attention to the tW
ia China's that now stood side by sid
40 the new generation looking for symps
thy to parents which the latter wei
. unable to extend in the light of the
old world ideas long engrafted. Ell
couraging reports came from Koha
and from Wailuku, though from II
last field came the story of increase
opium smoking and gambling with Il
addition Of seven licensed liqut
saloons Many Chinese had expresst
wish to learn English and classes ha
been formed. The Christian convert
with their families numbered at wa
luku, 81.
Miss Woods report from Camp No.
= y pointed out the lack of care and con
fort obtainable at the Chinese hospit
and mentioned one or two pitab
cases of women dying unaded al
lonely. other more cheering inciden
were told of Chinese men who had be-
IN treated for consumption and who hi
mt received their first glimpse of Christie
e. life and example at the Mills lnstitut
les From Hilo cheering news of the freeiI
d, OF Chinese girls from heather custom
under the dawn of the new enlighte
ment came coupled with the fact tn
N unbinding of tortured feet was beil
II fast increased with the sanction of Il
u husband.
Continued on Pc five,)