The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-29
WORK OF
MISSIONS
Appeals for Aid
for the Local
Board.
Secretary Emerson Tells
of Conditions of
Islands.
Evangelical Association Sessions
viii Fill the Entire
Week.

Inc WOrk ana neeOS OF Ine HAWAIIAN
Board of Missions and the claims of
missions on Christians were the sub
jects of interest at yesterday morn
ing's service at Central Union church.
Rev. Oliver P. Emerson, the CORE
spending secretary of the board. was
in charge, assisted by DR.. Meserve and
DR.. Scudder.
Mr.. Emerson spoke briefly. stating
that this Board of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association was organized
forty years ago, founded on the work
begun eighty-three years ago by the
American Board of Foreign Missions
through its missionaries, the mission
airy fathers" of these islands. ct is
composed of thirty-three chosen men,
twenty-five whites known to you all,
and eleven Hawaiians, and we expect
that in the near future it will more
fully represent the other races and ma
tionalities associated with us.
'Since it's organization the Hawaiian
responsibility of the work backed to
greater or less extent by the American
Board, but now within the past year
the American Board has entirely with
draup sic 6paocia1 aSSiStapca adding
a burden of several thousand dollars to
that already carried. 1t is now your
work, your care, and we need your
generous support
1--WE support seventy-five workers,
who minister to five different races, the
Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Portu-
guese and Anglo-Saxon. We have
eighty-five churches or preaching sta
tions, twelve Japanese, five Chinese,
three Portuguese, six English and
about sixty Hawaiian. We stand back
of six schools where Christian prin-
ciples are inculcated, and, wherever
possible, we lend our aid along all lines
of Christian effort. Thus we carry
trying to reach, as far as our funds
will permit. all classes and communi-
ties, towns, plantations and country
districts.
you are working to safeguard your
interests through the agencies of gov
eminent and education, you cannot
work through a better and more effec-
tive agency than that of our mission
fields. Our missionaries are your best
police. We have to report progress and
encouraging developments in the work
of each mission. but we need the most
liberal aid you can give in order to
push the work.
Mr.. Emerson then introduced DR..
Doremus Scudder, who left his church
in Woburn, Massachusetts, a year and
a half ago to accept the call of the
board to its work among the Japanese
here Formerly a missionary in Japan,
he has been revisiting it during the
past year, reviving his knowledge of
the race and language. He has receiv-
ed messages from many thousands to
relatives and friends here. DR.. Scud-
der preached a strong sermon on the
duty and needs of Christian missions.
A cordial invitation was extended to
all to attend the meetings this week
OF the Hawaiian Evangelical Associa-
ton and especially to the tea party, to
be given to it's pastors and delegates on
Thursday afternoon at four O'Clock in
the Sunday school rooms OF the church,
by the Woman's Board. 1t is one Of
the most interesting of occasions and a .
demonstration Of the work of the Ha-
waiian Board.
The entire mornings collection will be
devoted to the work of the Board and
the treasurer will gladly receive dona- .
tons from any unable to be present.
The first services of the annual con- /
vention of the Hawaiian Evangelical /
Association were those held yesterday
A large number of delegates
to the convention from all Of the ISL
lnds are present and the officers expect /
1ne of the most successful meetings for
years. Sermons on that subject beside
those at Central Union were delivered
at Kawaiahao, Kaumakapili and at the
Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese
churches.
The program for the remainder of the
week is as follows:
Monday, June 29--9 a. m. and 100
D. m, meeting of the Sunday School
Association at KaumakapiH church;