Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
churches

solo was rendered by Miss Potbury. and a
vocal solo by Mr.. Stanley. After the re-
/ marks by the president the members pres
emit promised their hearty cooperation in
the future work of the organization
A pamphlet of IS pages comes from Homo
lulu. giving a detailed account OF the
fortieth annual report of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association, made at its meet
ings in July last. '-----
The whole, It is said will be a revela-
ton to many American citizens. The con-
stitution says the assocfat fcn shall be COM
posed of all ordained clergymen of the Con-
gregatonal order in the territory. together
with lay delegates to be appointed annually
by the local ecclesiastical bodies. as Tor
lows-namely: Six from Hawaii. four from
Maui and Molokai, four from Oahu ana
four from Kauai ant Niillau. Each island
association is furthermore entitled to one
delegate for each foreign race represented
in its membership. moderator and sec
rotary are elected each year. A quorum of
twenty members is necessary to transact
business. The treasurer and auditor serve
a year each, and so do the members of a
number of committees which keep under
observation different parts OF the island
These committees report at the annual
meeting. The permanent committees re-
port as follows: First on Hawaiian work;
second, on Portuguese work; third, on Chit
nese work; fourth. on Japanese work; fifth.
| on educational work and publications;
sixth, on nnanCe. Out or tneSe reports tne
| entire body is able to view the progress OF
Christian civilization in the islands.
| At these meetings there were in attend
ance 60. of whom 81 were ordained minis
| ters. The report Is signed by Rev. Oliver
| p. Emerson. corresponding secretary. well
| known to many people in the states. In
| looking over the names of those in attend
ance, many are found which indicate Ha-
waiian origin.
| Mr. EMkrson reported mat the second
\ 1ay in Ap- u-nS G
! day. and contributions were made toward
| fund for a monument to the Missionary
| Fathers. making total now in bank for
| that purpose of S3II.56.
| The board maintains a missionary inSti-
| tlEte. which is its theological school.
| The interest in Sabbath observance and the
| cause of temperance continues unahated
but requires constant attention. The asso-
| citation believes that the laws are sufficient
! to protect the Sabbath ii enforced.
| All the public schools OF the islands are
taught in English, the last school taught in
hawaiian having been changed to English
| in 1901.
| The pupils are Hawaiian. part Hawaiian
| American, British. German. Portuguese
Scandinavian, Japanese. Chinese and Porto
Ricans. OF other foreigners there are
! 151, and the nationality of the teachers Is
! given as Hawaiian, part Hawaiian Ameri-
| can, British. German, Portuguese, French
Scandinavian, Belgian. Japanese, Chinese
| and other foreigners not named
I This diversity of nationally gives a great
opportunity for dissemination of American
! ideas. but presents great difficulties in the
| school work of the teachers, as might be
| expected. The statistical work Of the
| church was full of interest, and SO was the
report of the financial committee. The
| study of the report presents an accurate
| measure of the public pulse of the territory
| and the church figures show that during
| the great political agitation In 1896 the
| church lost 100 members. In the return of
l nd in
members were added.
The financial report considers the island
and churches separately. Under the head
of Hawaiian Is reported $1,2SS 80; under
the head of Molokai there was received
Sc. 407 20: under the head of Oahu. $1,104 95;
under the head of Kauai. S1.s1O75; other
churches not named before including Hon.
oluu. 500. $500 Under the head of re-
ceipts the general fund reports S9,o22O
and Oahu reports S23,2155O. The auditor
reports that the accounted funds have
amounted to over S1I0,1 40. together with
the annual receipts One thousand. two
hundred and seVenty-two dollars and thirty
five cents is expended on foreign missions
or on outside islands, and on the Japanese
mission on the islands SS003s 49, on Chi
nese. S579S0, and on the Portuguese,
S4SG.65 " ''..'
The institute is maintained at an ex-
pense of $500. the Girls Seminary at
SGOO25 1.-The Friend" a publication in the
interest of the association, is credited with
| r
Tomorrow will be Worlds Temperance
Sunday" and the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of the District of Columbia
has arranged to celebrate the day by hold
ing a temperance mass meeting in the First
Congregational Church. 10th and G streets
northwest.
Mrs Mary H. Hunt of Boston is expected
to make the principal address. She has been
called one of the most eloquent women in
America Her reputation is not confined to
the United States In England in 1897.
when she was on her return from an inter-
national anti-alcoholie congress in Brus-
sells. reception was rendered her, when
the archbishop of Canterbury was present
On that occasion DR.. Norman Kerr eX-
pressed the feeling of those present In the
. following words: Everybody who has care
fully followed the advancement of the world
knows that Mrs. Hunt has done work that
very few men or women are permitted to
perform" For twenty-one years she has
been engaged In a campaign which has re-
suited in the introduction in the public
schools of the forty-five states Of the Union
scientific teaching against the use of alco-
hol"
The Ladies' Aid Society of the lexington
Presbyterian Church held it's regular
monthly meeting last Tuesday night at the
residence Of the pastor, DR.. w. Taliaferro
Thompson, No. ia S street northwest. At
the close of the business program a num-
Der of musical selections were rendered by
fFol. italael hoeSleF OF washington COL
lege. Miss Janette kemon. Mrs b. G. Tut
hill and Mrs Albert j. Smith, after which
refreshments were served.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
II. Linton. Mr.. and Mrs. Shafer. DR.. and
Mrs. A. G. Miller. Mr.. John M. Lowe. Mrs
White Miss Amy White Mr.. and Mrs. So
lon C. kemon. Mrs. J. II. Lane. DIR. and
Mrs. William w. Trail, Mrs. J. E. Rock
well. Mrs Harry Redfield. Mrs. A. O. Ting
ley, DR.. and Mrs w. Il. Thompson. Miss
Eisey Thompson and Mrs. A. G. Lumm.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.
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