Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-23

Fifty years of active service is the
record that the Mission Children's So Z
ciety has just completed and. in cele-
bration Of this important event, mem
bers of the society together with
friends and sympathi2ers gathered in
Central Union church last evening to
hear the history of the Cousins from
the beginning to the present time. The
history was divided into five decades.
each decade being treated by different
person. picked from the ranks of the
very Oldest members OF the society.
The church was very attractively
decorated for the occasion. blue and
white banners with inscriptions denot-
ing the places where the early mission
aries established themselves, being
largely used. Among the banners was
one of white satin which occupied 4
conspicuous place at the jubilee of 1870.
marking the fftieth anniversary of the
establishing Of missions in Hawaii.
The pulpit platform was decorated with
large flags and potted palms. Seated
upon 1t were Charles II. DiCkey, Rev.
Serene Bishop Rev. o. II. Gulick. Prof.
w. D. Alexander, Mrs. Lydia Coan,
Miss Martha Chamberlain and Rev. w.
D. Westervelt.
After the singing OF Awake, My
Soul" came prayer by Rev. W. NJ.
Kincaid. A violin solo was given by
Miss lola Barber and during the ex-
ercises Mrs. A. II. Otis and Mrs. G.. NJ.
Whitney sang a duet with organ ac-
companimc-, by Prof ingalls, A vio-
lin quartet composed of Miss Barber.
Mrs Woods, Mrs. Howard and Dr..
4. VI. Smith also furnished music.
Following the reading OF the history
of the decade. Rev. w. d. Westervelt
gave financial resume for the fifty
years showing that $4,000 had been
collected by the society, an average OF
about $500 per year. The history OF
the first decade llS52-lS62) was pre-
scented by Rev. o. II. Gulick.
The speaker referred first to the re-
turn from the Mainland Of Rev. Luth-
er Halsey GuliCk. a child OF the mis-
sion to the Hawaiian Islands, on his
way to the MiCronesian Islands where
as yet no missionary work had been
attempted. This was in 1852. He and
his wife were the ones whose enthu.
siasm in the missionary work led to the
formation of the society. The first
meeting was held in May. On June 3
a constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed and officers elected as follows: Asa
G. Thurston. president; Miss Caroline
Armstrong, now Mrs. f.. G.. BeCkwitl
OF Maui. vice president: o. II. Gulick
recording secretary: Mrs. Persis G
Taylor, corresponding secretary; II
NJ Whitney. treasurer.
The society among other things
pledged itself to the support of Rev
Luther Halsey Gulick and his wife II
Micronesia. John T, Gulick, who wen
TO Micronesia with the first mission
aries. was appointed delegate and re
quested to make report TO the society
Here the speaker referred to the build
ing of the missionary vessels for Mi
crOnesia. Special reference was mad,
to the building of one of the "MaSn
ing Stars in 1855 by ten cent contri
buttons from the children Of the sun
day schools of America. The vesse
arrived here in 1851
After nine years Of faithful service
in Micronesia, DR.. l.. II. Gulick wa
Obliged to return TO Hawaii on accoun
OF III health and his succeeding NM
years were spent In missionary work II
these Islands.
The names OF the members OF the so
ciety recorded at the close OF the mrs
year were l5S IN number of these' Of
nave died. leaving w sun living a
the close OF hfty years Inc successive
presidents Tor the hrst Twelve YEAR,