The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-21

To PREACH
THE GOSPEL
JOhnD. WaIdrOn IS
Examined by
Council.

sembled yesterday afternoon In the lee
ture room OF Central Union church and
after a two hours examination and dis
Utility and fitness Of John d. waldron,
late superintendent and instructor in
the Boys Brigade Manual Training
shops in Honolulu. to enter the minis
i try The ordination services will be
held in Central Union church on Sun
day evening, June /. the details OF
which are in the hands OF Rev. George
l. Pearson. Rev. w. II. Rice and Rev.
o. p. Emerson. the committee appoint
ed for the purpose by the moderator.
Rev. w. ID. westervelt.
| The examination OF Mr.. Waldron
forms an interesting phase of the mis-
| sionary history OF the Hawaiian ISL
| ands. Since 1920 the Islands have been
| the object OF missionary work of the
mission boards OF New England and
| elsewhere. The ordination OF Mr.. Wal
| dron by the church thus founded by
| these mission boards, and sending him
back to the seat OF the mission work
| in Massachusetts,. indicated to those
present yesterday that the labors of
the New England Christians for Ha-
| wall had not been in vain.
Those present at the council were as
| follows: Kaumakapili church, Rev. NJ.
Lcno: delegate. III. X. Poepoe. Portu-
guese. Rev NJ. Soares: delegate. Mr..
Lomba- Chinese. Rev. Mr.. Wong.
ist. Rev. George L. Pearson. Chris
tian. Rev. f. S. Muckley: delegate, J..
NJ. Taggart- Kaumakapili. Rev. Mr..
David. At large-Rev. DIR. Serene
Bishop. Rev. o. III. Gulick. Rev. John
Leadingham. Rev. o. p. Emerson. Rev.
IT. n a
a NJ Smith. Rev. w. ID. westervelt,
Rev. George l.. Pearson. Rev. w. II.
Rice. Rev. ]. +. Erdman. AS the can
didate for examination was proposed
by Central Union church. Rev. w. NJ.
Kincaid and Delegates J. NJ. Whitney
and w. w. Hall We're made honorary
members of the council. without votes.
Rev. w. ID. westervelt was chosen
Moderator. and Rev. j. Il. Erdman,
Scribe. The call for the council and
the papers bearing upon the candidates
request for examination and ordina-
ton were read. and the candidate was
then called into the presence OF his
judges. He was asked to tell OF him.
self. his conversion. his belief. his fu-
tuTe inclinations. and what motives had
led him TO accept Christ. In answer he
said that In youth he was headstrong.
and had periods OF melancholy and will
fuiness. He had been brought up In
the Dutch Reformed church. uniting
with Il ut the age OF II. He realized
10 was the best thing in life To be n
Christian. but he was then a backslid
er. He went away from home at the
age OF 10. and coming In contact with
the Salvation Army. was attracted by
its peculiar influences and Joined IL.
He received promotion quickly. and
ended his career In the Army as a stan
captain. Leaving the Army. he earned
enough at carpentering to enter school.
"a a. NnnHrssr arhnA1 ~ Nnrth =
field. where he remained for five years.
graduating as the valedictorian OF his
class and the firm friend Of Mr.. Moody.
Going out TO the country places OF
Massachusetts. he earned his way and
would have been ordained years ago
had u not been that the Methodists
and Congregationalists OF his commun-
ity were at war with each other. and
rather than offend either church. he re-
Trained from asking for ordination
there. He felt he was called by God
to preach the Gospel He thought he
orthodox theologian. He believed In
God. and faith In God was the earliest
Christian feeling he had had.
The examination was quite lengthy.
the ministers Keeling off questions as
10 his belief in the soul, the divinity
0f Christ. baptism. the end OF the wick
ed on earth. the Bible and other fea-
lures OF theology bearing upon his be-
lief. He said his purpose in entering
the ministry was because he felt that
ne had been called to do so. II was not
for financial ease or social ambition or
enjoyment. but he felt that in the min
istry he could be more useful than in
any other way. He had already been
called TO the pastorate At Otis. Berk-
shire county. Massachusetts. and de-
sired to be ordained before going there.
Upon the motion OF DR.. Bishop, the
candidate retired beyond the hearing
OF the council. and the result OF the ex-
animation was thoroughly discussed.
II was decided that the Hawaiian, Chi
nese and Japanese ministers and del
egates who could not understand Eng
lish would be passed when their votes
were called. and in this way one Ha-
waiian and the Chinese minister were
excused from voting. The result was
as follows:
For ordination. IL: against ordination
in Honolulu. 3: not voting. ?. The Is
who voted in favor OF ordination eX-
ned that Mr.. Waldron possessed the
qualities and attributes OF character
necessary for him TO preach the Gospel
to his fellowmen- Rev. q. II. Gulick
and Rev. Mr.. Leadingham were i'm
pressed with the candidates eligibility
and fitness to become a minister. but
thought that his ordination here. when
he intended TO leave for a passionate In
New England. would tend to injure
rather than strengthen him there. Mr..
/ .eadingham said he understood from
the remarks that Central Union put
itself on record as an independent
In that case the ordination OF
n minister by the local church would
not have the weight and effect OF a
regular church In New England. Rev.
Sir. Kincaid. Rev. J. Il. Erdman. Rev. |
George l. Pearson. Rev. w ID. Wester-
welt and others made splendid appeals |
for Mr.. waldron-
The line OF argument followed by Mr.. |
opened up a new train OF
thought In the minds OF the members |
OF the council. and the inference that |
n man would BE- In danger OF losing his |
prestige II ordained by Central Union |
seemed TO cause surprise. as Central |
Union II the product OF the missionary |
zeal OF the most conservative New Eng |
land Christian people.
Mr.. Waldron was called back into the |
council room and the moderator In tell |
ing him OF the results OF the discus |
sion and the favorable vote. concluded |
by saying: The division OF the vote |
was merely n question Of ordination