The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-20
MINISTERS ON maui
HAWAIIAN EVANGELICAL MIS-
SION TO BE AT LAHAINA.
Maui Makes Great Preparations to En-
terrain the Members of the Confer
ence-Singing a Feature.

The next annual meeting of the Ha-
Waiian Evangelical Association is to
be held at Lahaina, Maui in July of
this year where great preparations have
been made to make the congress a no.
table one. Last year the meeting was
held in HilO on Hawaii but present ex
pectatons and prospects look as if the
great enthusiasm shown on that occa-
sion will be eXcclled by the gathering
at Lahaina.
These meetings on the other islands"
said an active member of the league
this morning, have been much more en-
thusiastic than the ones held in the city
Ihere have been evidences displayed of
religious fervOr and plain living that
have been very gratifying to witness.
Active preparations have been on foot
in Maui for some time and the island is
evidently resolved to vie with the others
and make the meeting at Lahaina a
great success. The meeting is being
held month later than usual in order
to allow the school teachers an oppor-
tunity to attend as well as some of the
native judges"
"One of the biggest features of the
meeting or rather, one of the pleasant
est features" said Theodore Richards,
will be the singing on review Sunday
Hoike kula SabaU, when the various
Sunday schools are reviewed. They re-
peat their lessons and afterwards sing
Ihey comprise really the best singing
on the islands and have all been hard
at work preparing their music under
various teachers. l remember when the
big church at Kalauaaha on Molokai,
was practically reopened, the singing at
the Hoike was particularly fine. The
big church. really too big for the island,
capable of holding nine hundred people,
more souls than there are in it's i'm
mediate district, Natives came from
all over the island and many came m
whale boats across from Maui. This
time we are going to take the schools a
new book of lessons the Hoaloha, in
which will probably be incorporated the
Hoahana, the present text book. We
are also practically taking them an
other new book i'm the fresh edition OF
the Friend"
The meetings will be held I'm the big
church that Mr. Baldwin built and
suppose we hdoles of the board will pro-
bably be located in the big empty house
belonging to Mr.. Baldwin. Lahaina
viii be fun at the conference and we arc
all looking forward to an energetic ana
productive time. All the active MEM
berS of the board viii go from Honolulu
with many interested in the work This
year too We are able to hope that the
Indebtedness Of the board will be entire .
~ cleared, private subscriptions are |
coming forward in liberal fashion for
the purpose and the end Of the year win !
] trust see us almost completely clear !
The meetings of the EvangelicaI As |
ISOLATION have usually been held i'm Ho- |
nolulu, the last local one taking place /.
ne kaWaiahao church. The pastors Of /
The many churches connected with the |
mission meet and exchange greetings /
while listening to addresses and dis |
'ussions of local interest i'm connection I.
Win their work. Many of the papers |
vince deep thought and careful cOnsid- |
'ration. Most of the work of the con-
ference is carried on entirely in the YER
lacular language with which all the |
white workers of the mission and the |
board are familiar. The hoike or re-
'ieW Of the .-unday schools i'm the mis-
non usually closes the conference which |
asts a week.