The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-10

A. About one in Twelve. ne Aieli-
cans predominant, with British subjects
next in number, and some Germans.
OF the Asiatics the Japanese and Chl-
nese are most numerous, but people
from many parts of the East come 10
us. AS an illustration OF our mixed
population. / was much impressed re-
Gently in noting at a celebration of the
Holy Communion in the cathelral,
Americans, English, Australians, Ha-
waiians, Chinese, Japanese and one
Negro from the Church mission in West
Africa.
@. 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 I hope before long
to secure the aid of native clersV-
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 cites,
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. THY
are we'll treated by the planters, and IS
a rule they gladly receive Christian il
struction. The result is, that when they
return to their native land, as god
many do, they carry back entirely new
and higher ideals and they help in 40
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 v
ing faithfully and are decidedly intu-
encing their environment.
@. Do you find the English speaking
people in the islands in sympathy W tn
your work among the Chinese and OH
ers?
A. Entirely so. They know some
thing of the results of missions, md
they give literally. One man gives me
500 a year for each of two places md
$24O for third. Another entirely sup
ports a Chinese Bibie-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.
@. St. Andrews cathedral, I unler-
stand, is but partly built. Do youleX-
pect to complete 1t soon?
- tl,at lAN,
way. The building as it is at pretent
is too small for our Sunday congrtga-
tons. The people have taken ptthe
project with much interest, and think
we shall be able to provide locally all
the money necessary.
O. You spoke of the school work.
What is being done in that direction?
A. We have a number of day schools,
night school and an industrial school
for the Chinese-all in Honolulu. Then,
higher in grade, come the ST. Andrew S
| Priory School, with its one hundred
girls, over eighty of them Hawaiians.
and Iolani College for Hawaiian and
F., Chinese boys and young men. With l
mention Iolani, l am reminded at nce
of a plan 1 hope to carry out SHORTLY.
This school occupies at present the
"Old Stone House" which was the by
hood home of General Samuel c. AIM
strong, the founder of Hampton In
stitute. The house stands in fine tyo-
acre lot, Immediately adjoining bur
cathedral and school property. For the
present, / rent it. We ought to buy 1t,
! but the amount needed, $4,000, Is be-
yond our ability, particularly in view
of the large amount we are about to
spend in charging the cathedral.
g. Was General Armstrong born in
Honolulu?
| A. No; but he was born on the island
of Mlui, where his father was a ON
gregational missionary. Later the
family moved to Honolulu. In 1866
young Armstrong came to the United
States. determined to devote his life to
the service of God and men. In one
sense he was a product of foreign mis-
sions He was Hawaii's great gift tc
this country. 1t seems fitting, therefore
that rs the Church is now so stro,gly
established in Honolulu we should en-
deavcr to commemorate General Arm
strong's great service to the United
States in some worthy way. l want tc
buy this "Stone House." and the gropnc
on which 1t stands, for the permanent
home of Iolani College and make the in
stitu,ion a memorial to General Arm
strong. The property fronts on Bere'
tania street, the principal thoroughfnre
and here, where all may see it, l wan
to erect a memorial gateway to Ha
waits great son. DR.. Booker Il. Wash
mgton, who is largely the product o
General Armstrong; teaching and ilhu
ence, on hearing of my plan, wrote ms
that he could think of nothing which
woull have pleased General Armstron!
so much as TO have his old home usec
for the education of Hawaiian youth.
@. Have you received much encour
agenent in the carrying out of thi
project?
A. All our Church people in Honolulu
are IN favor of it, and my many friends
among the old Congregational nis
sionary families have expressed thei
gratitude that We should wish to com
memOrate in this way the one man o
whom, more than any others, they ar
prout. From people in this country
|, both before and since my coming.
have received assurances of deep inter
est and cooperation.
Q. You feel confident of the future o
, the Church I'm the islands?
1 A. II a h