The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-12
A FAMOUS
COFFEE POT
Now Owned By
Mrs. Hiram Bing-
ham Junior.
FIGURES IN TALE
BY TX MARVEL
Interesting Papers Read at M ct
ing Of the Woman's Board
Of Missions.

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sions was that held yesterday after
noon at Central Union church. About
20 ladies We're present, and the pro-
gram was filled with interesting fea-
] lures. The chief topic was religious
work in Porto Rico. Guam and the
Philippines, large amount of data be-
ing given. The work of the local mis-
stons among the Chinese. japanese and
Portuguese was also related.
| Mrs. c. NJ. Hyde presided at the
meeting. In reading the Scriptures she
commented on Christians and the work
which the Master called upon them to
perform. She thought there was some
thing more for Christians to do than
merely relieving distress. and this was
To preach the Gospel to the poor. This
was an age of magnificent philanthro-
pies to cOnsecrated work. but it was
the Office of Christ to preach to the
poor. and in relieving miseries by great
sifts. the Word OF God should not be
overlooked. Christ must be preached to
others. People could only speak of
those things which they had seen and
heard. If the spring was within them
then the stream would flow. The only
religion that was worth anything TO
her was the one which made her wish
to do something for others.
Mrs. Coan read a tale by TX Marvel,
THE Story of Silver Coffee Pot" the
chief interest in the same to Honolu
lans being that the pot referred to is
owned by Mrs. Hiram Bingham JIa.
and came to her as a family heirloom.
This coffee pot, which became famous
tury ago. 1t was in 1915 that the pot
as owned by the bride of a country
minister in southern New England
But in their simple life it was thought
that the beautiful coffee pot savored
too much of worldly luxury. and a plan
was hit upon to send it to the Board
of Missions. on condition that it be
filed. under their auspices, with silver
pieces. The pot was sent to the board,
the result being that silver pieces filed
IL. TO the amount or SOUU, winch was
devoted to religious work.
Finally. the urn came back into the
family. and again it dubbed every day
at the breakfast table, and from it
coffee AS an heirloom it was given
next TO the eldest daughter and was
used upon her table. the story of its
oil int
II became valuable from its associa-
tons with mission work. and some
times was kept in bank vaults. At
length the coffee pot was borne off to
Philadelphia to a new board, and again
its mission of receiving silver was car
ried on. In fact. several times during
the century this unique Golfer was used
to obtain money for mission work.
When the Worlds Fair was about to
be opened there came a request to Mrs.
Hiram bingham Jr.'s family to place
the coffee pot on exhibition. and it was
sent to Chicago and given space in the
Woman's building. \ modest placard
told its history. II attracted many.
who not only admired its handsome
outlines. bright surfaces and intrinsic
worth. but who were interested in its
historical value Even then money was
occasionally dropped into the urn. and
when il was removed over 800 in sill
Yer was found in it. II then went back
"a the table of the granddaughter. She
offered Il as a gift to relative on con-
clifton that she fill it with silver for
mission work. The condition was ac-
cepted with pleasure. and 475 silver dol
lars were placed therein. This was
used To aid in the building Of a hos
pital overlooking the place where the
original owner played during her girl
hood In all about S1700 has been real
lied for mission work by this novel use
Of the urn.
Religious conditions in Porto Rico
We're told of by Mrs. McCully- Higgins
whose statements were made up from
the published reports of those who had
gone over the field. The country was
stepped in Catholicism. but the people
were open 10 persuasion TO attach
themselves To other churches. She con-
sidered that the outlook in Porto Rico
was hopeful.
Miss Mary Alexander read from a
magazine an account of religious, NOR
al and political life in Guam. which
also covered the mission work of the
Casinos who are well known in Homo
lulu.
Mrs a NJ. smith of Punahou told Of
the progress OF protestant uilSSloH
work in the Philippines. the statistics
showing that all churches. except the
Episcopal. were now actively engaged
I'm mission work in many of the islands.
An Episcopal bishop for the Philippines
had been appointed and the work un-
der him would commence al an early
date. The drawback in the Philippines
was the triar system. and reforms were
promised by the Catholic church among
the monastic orders.