The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08

/ iohuS' Jul tney OBJECTED because
would make their hands dirty-the,
wanted to be lawyers The little affai
| was ridiculous. but nevertheless, a fact
| 1t suggested to the readers mind tina
every man cannot be poet, no more
| than every sheep can become a goat
1t was her opinion that it were fal
| better to find out for what a workman
was best fitted, than to select some
! genteel employment and make a disma
| failure of it.
| w. n. Armstrong had once suggest
ed certain things suitable for Hawaii
an girls to do in the way of public
| employment One was to make lace
an employment general among young
women on the Mainland, but there was
objection on the part of the native
| girls When it was suggested to start
an industrial school for girls, a Ha-
/ waiian woman objected because the
| girls would not be paid while there,
not taking into consideration the BEN
eft they would derive from such
schooling The question arose In the
| readers mind, Have we hurt the Ha-
waiian in helping him?'' Hawaiian
boys and girls were given the best OPP
portunity for attending schools and
receiving good education, and they
| were generally provided for by their
haole friends. AT Harvard and Yale
where annual expenses are 500 on an
economical basis, many young men
earned their way from year to year. 1t
did not lower their dignity and their
Al,
be any respect lost for the Hawaiian
who would do this? No.
There was need OF Il higher ideal in
marriage. In most cases, Hawaiian
girls thought more of marrying the es-
Enlistment in which they would make
their homes. than the husbands them
selves The Hawaiian girl takes it for
granted that she must marry some
body, and it suggests to her who viii
support her best? 1t is only in material
things that the Hawaiian girl thinks in
entering into the marriage contract.
How can We convince. them that mar
riage is ennobling when considered as
a divine authorization, and debasing
from their point of view? Mrs. Hall
did know OF many Hawaiian wom-
en- whose lives were beautiful exam
pies of virtue and motherly regard.
The cultivation of a real aloha alma
was a pressing need; not the sham
sentiment which teaches that munich
pal government will benefit them be-
cause of the increased number of offices
to fill, but because it would assist the
country The Hawaiian's childishness
makes him an easy prey to these in
nuences.
Mrs. Dyke, wife of Principal Dyke
of Kamehameha School. stated that-an
the manual department there were
large number of boys who were earn
ing their way, or partly doing so,
the school.
Mrs. Cordelia Damon spoke of the
vigor in the Missionary Clean
ers' Society, now composed of young
girls. The membership was larger than
formerly, and everything was in a
healthy state.
The report of the work among the
Chinese was read by Miss SUMTER. as
follows:
'.Precept upon precept. line upon line.
here a little. there little" would be
descriptive of our work the past two
It is no tale of mighty achievements on
the battlefield, no thrilling account OF
among our Chinese people,
that 1 bring to you today. rather the
simple everyday story of quiet seed-sow-
ing by the wayside, the results. perhaps.
only TO be revealed when for US time
Is no more.
House to house visitation has been
aFt h.inP Cnpnt In
this way Approximately, I have made
about 100 visits, speaking for Jesus wher-
ever l went. More and more am / thank
full for my knowledge of the language,
the opportunities it offers of getting
close to the hearts Of the women. L have
an excellent teacher in Mr.. Wong Yuk
Shing. pastor OF our church; also in Mrs.
Ho Seong, a young bride, who has re-
Gently come among Us from large girls
school in HongkonS. 1 am getting al
the help I can in the language now, ana
after six months more l shall go on with
Z by myself.
Meetings for Christian women are held
vice a month off Vineyard street, where
i've a number Of Christian famiiies.
lope after the Chinese New Yearato ex-
end these meeting wherever there Is a
Christian neIghborhood; also to reach
III: in a more definite way after the
leathen women.
our Sunday and Gospel services at diff
erent points are well attended. MISS
Vhitenan reports from the Palama Mis-
ion that two boys have handed in their
James for church membership. Mr.. Wong
eports from the hospital work that one
nan believes. and has asked for hap
ism. {
At Kauluwela Sunday School We have
n-attendance of from SO 10 90. There IS :
N urgent need here for more teachers:
Divide each class in two, yet more help
would be needed to gather in those about
he door At the Gospel service here on
sunday afternoon. gather small COM {
any of young men who, We trust, are :
elievers. though they have not yet op- :
My taken a stand for Christ.
1t is a pleasure to have with us Tor
isit Mrs ThwinG. wife of Mr.. Damon's :
oIleague. Her bright. CHEEKY presence ,,
as always been an inspiration to the
-orkers y
Christmas came as the crowning- event :
( the year. long wished and planned for .