Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-03
ANNUAL MEETING
OF WOMAN'S BOARD
Held In ParlorS of Gen.
trail Union Church
Today.
INTERESTING REPORTS
OF SOCIETY'S AFFAIRS
Mention Made Of Great Activity Among
BuddhiStS and Work Against Chris
tianity-- Treasurer Reports
Balance.

The annual meeting Of the Woman
Board of Missions took place this
forenoon in the Central Union Church.
At u o'clock the meeting adjourned
for the forenoon.
The auditorium of the church was
well filled, practically all those at
tending being ladies'. The services
began with the singing of the hymn
Rock of Ages" after which Miss
Martha Chamberlain, vice president OF
the Board, gave q short talk.
Miss Chamberlain dwelt shortly up
on the great stir which the capture of
Miss Stone by Bulgarian brigands had
given the missionary workers through
out the whole world and passed from
this over TO speaking Of the recent ter
rible disaster which befell Inflated
Martinique. reminding those present
that this meant especially much to this
community, dwelling on volcanic ISL
lnds, and ended by reminding those
present to remember that the Lord
reigneth.
Mrs. Hyde spoke from the text: For
ye are Gods workmanship, created un-
der Christ Jesus unto good works."
The report Of the Home Secretary
vas next read. Nothing Of much i'm
Jortance was contained therein.
The reports from the workers in the
ield were next read. Mrs. Soares re-
ported on the mission work done
among the Portuguese, dwelling espe-
.ially on the open air meetings in the
Punchbowl district
Mrs. Gulick reported on the Japan
?se mission work, dwelling especially
ipon the increase of the workers in
his field and mentioned that at pres
mt there was a large activity evident
among the Buddhists, who, by build
ng temples and in other ways, we're
ioing their best to prevent the spread
ng Of Christianity among the Japan
,se. Mrs. Gulick also spoke on the
necessity of a good home for Japanese
women.
II is customary for the Japanese
men on arriving TO these Islands to &c
jut to the plantations to look for work
While they leave their wives alone In
his city. where they are perfect stran
GERS. A home for these women on a
small scale had already been started
near o. II. Gulick's residence on Ala
pal street and had been found to be
;ery successful as far as It went.
There was an urgent necessity, how
ever, that a home on a large scale be
started for these poor women.
Mrs. Damon reported on the Chinese
mission work and read several report,
from the outside fields.
The report from Maui deplores the
rapid increase of opium smoking and
gambling among the Chinese. while
he Hilo report spoke interestingly OF
the effect Of tlfe imperial edict ordering
the Chinese women to give up their
2ramped shoes.
The report Of Miss Whitersn Of Pa
lama chapel also spoke very interest
ingly on the present process Of emar-
:ipation of the Chinese women.
While Mrs Damon spoge, a number
of girls from Kawaiahao Seminary had
tiled into the church. Upon the close
of Mrs. Damon's reading a very pleas
ing vocal selection was rendered by
them.
The reports from the Lima Kokua."
a mission society among the kawaia-
hao Seminary girls, and the Pauahi
band. similar society among the pu-
pills OF the Kamehameha Girls School,
were then read, followed by the report
OF Miss Laura Green, the Woman's
Boards missionary among the Hawaii.
ans. Miss Green spoke on the work
which is being done among the Ha-
waiian women, emphasizing especial
ly the great need existing for u kitch
en- where Hawaiian girls could be
taught to cook and pointing out that
the results would be of vast temporal
and spiritual benefit.
The report of the Missionary Clean
ers was read and then came the report
OF the recording secretary.
The recording secretary in her re-
port first noted that while for thirty
years the Board had never failed to
hold its twelve regular monthly meet
ings there had this year been made a
departure from the custom by emitting
the meetings in the summer months.
She next mentioned the reports
which had been received from foreign
mission fields, such as Pleasant Island,
Guam, China, the Ramabai Association
and Armenia.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. r.
l.. Dillingham;, followed. Mrs. Coan
read the report. II showed balance on
hand June 4, 1901, s2S32.35. The
amount raised this year was $2224.35
and expenditures $22s75O. Balance to
new account S544.S5.
After the reading OF this report a
hymn was sung during which "A collec-
ton was taken up. The meeting then
adjourned to luncheon which had been
spread on small table in the parlors OF
the church. The meeting continued
again at 1870 D. m,