The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-10
BISHOP RESTARlCK TALKS
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@. How large is the white element
in the population?
A. About one in twelve. The Ameri-
cans predominant, with British subjects
next in number, and some Germans.
Of the Asiatics the Japanese and Chi
nese are most numerous, but people
from many parts of the East come to
us. AS an illustration of our mixed
population; 1 was much impressed re-
Gently in noting at celebration of the
Holy Communion in the cathedral,
Americans, English, Australians, Ha-
waiians, Chinese, Japanese and one
Negro from the Church mission in West
Africa.
Q. How extensive is the Church
work?
A. We have churches and missions
for the white people in all the large
islands. In all these congregations we
have Hawaiians. All Hawaiians except
the very old people, speak English.
Some of our most devout communicates
are of this race. In Honolulu and a
number of other points we have en-
couraging work among the Chinese.
For the 10000 Japanese we have as yet
done but little, but hope before long
to secure the aid of a native clergy
man from the Church in Japan. This
work among Orientals is of vast impor-
lance. They are chiefly of the farming
class, not from the slums of the cities,
as is usually the case with the Chinese
in the States. They bring their wives
with them and their families are reared
in the islands; the children attend
schools where English is taught. They
are we'll treated by the planters, and as
a rule they gladly receive Christian in
struction. The result is, that when they
return to their native land, as a good
many do, they carry back entirely new
and higher ideals and they help in no
small way to interpret the West to the
East. We have native Christians of the
Honolulu Church in several parts of
Asia and from all reports they are liv-
ing faithfully and are decidedly influ-
encing their environment.
.. Do you find the English speaking
people in the islands in sympathy with
your work among the Chinese and 9TH
ers?
A. Entirely SO. They know some
thing of the results of missions. and
they give literally. One man gives me
500 year for each of two places and
S24O for third. Another entirely sup
ports Chinese Bible-woman for work
among the Chinese. They help me sup
port the schools and, in addition to
generous gifts for our district missions,
they gave last year fifty per cent. more
than the apportionment to the district
by the Board of Managers for general
missions. 1,
Q. st. Andrews cathedral, 1 under
stand, is but partly built. Do you ex-
pect to complete it soon?
a. Plans to that end are now under
way. The building as it is at present
is too small for our Sunday congrega-
tons. The people have taken I'D the
project with much interest, and 1 think
we shall be able to provide locally all
the money necessary.
Q. You spoke of the school work.
What is being done in that direction?
A. We have number of day schools.
a night school and an Industrial school
for the Chinese-all in Honolulu Then,
higher in grade, come the ST. Andrews
Priory School, with its one hundred
girls, over eighty of them Hawaiians.
and Iolani College for Hawaiian and