New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The laying of the cable is bringing US into
close connection with Hawaii. but it will be some
time before we are fully in touch with the condi-
tfons of the island Those who filed with alarm
at unfavorable conditions in the Hawaiian archi-
pelago will see by the twenty-hfth annual report
of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association that the
unfavorahle influences have not the exclusive con-
troll Of the islands. This association was organized
in 1923 and reorganized in 1883 1t really represents
the continuance OF the work of the early American
missionaries. which brought the natives into the
family of civilized people. Its motto from the
Scriptures is Indicative Of its character: The isles
shall wait upon me- and on mine arm shall they
trust" They not only represent in sentiment and
activity the early evangelIzing influences, but at
this years meeting they considered the erection OF
q building in memory of such men as Bingham
Thurston and their successors. Armstrong, the
father Of General Armstrong, and others that fol-
lowed them. 1t men like the members OF this
association that stood by Governor Dole IN the ef-
forts made to Gust him. Indeed. Of those who
stood by him especially. Thurston and Armstrong,
both in person as well name. represented the
early influence of civilization in the Islands.
Fortunately President Roosevelt penetrated be-
vond the representations made at the time and
discovered the facts Of the situation and sustained
Governor Dole.
The association going back to the earliest efforts
for the elevation of the island, came in contact
with politics only they affected the religion and
morality 10 which it devoted The contents or
The orderly election of moderator and scribe, and
the appointment Of seven cou1mittees-on business,
on appeals on annual reports of subordinate asso-
cia tions on statistics printing on meetings and
on neurology The number orsettled ministers IN at
tendance was twentyseven, the number OF delegates
from island associations seventeen, and OF members
at large twenty-five. comprising thirteen ordained
ministers six preachers and three laymen, making
a total Of sixty-six, Of whom forty were ordained
ministers As the meeting was held at Laha1na
and that OF the Japanese postponed, no portuguese
or Japanese were present, and put one Chinese
rreacher The well known Rev. Oliver Z: Emerson
was elected corresponding secretary. There is q
including the islands of the Pacific. The delegates
of the General Sunday School Association and of
The Christian EndeaVor Convention and students
oT the North Pacific Missionary Institute were in
xited 10 sir as corresponding mem bers.
THE gathering in motion for the berterment
of the Islands all instrunentaltles IN eo-opera-
fion with them The standing evil everywhere en-
ercounfered fs the saloon, and with II are all the
Stces Including gambling, to which its devotees
zS5 chIIrrhes and membership OF 6,336. The number
in fha Sunday school is over five thousand The
eifts To the support OF pastors and churches reach
sbo1It 900 0sp6 The board OF the association repre-
sentne the evangelical activity has control of the
andowTnent fund amounting to Sl7S1S3 20 The
chinese mission and japanese mission are each
cradited with over 81 600 ana the Portuguese with
over So 900 The personal annual gifts are reported
es high as IS 0Ja Members Of the association have
soEn,ents JOHN EATON.