The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-29


back upon the educational season Just
closed and say that we are satished
with our choice. The Charles K. Bishop
Trust makes it possible for the As
ISOLATION to sustain an excellent night
school six months Of the year at a very
moderate cost to members. A canvass
was made Of the principal business
houses. Offices, and manufacturing es-
Establishments of the city by the Secre-
tary and some of the teachers, as well
as to advertise the night school
through press and window cards, and
an Educational Sunday address. We
would suggest that all employers in
the audience tonight present to their
young men the advantages OF these
courses.
Al fair amount of fiction has been pre-
sented to the library during the year,
but we would appreciate little money
for a few more books of our own Sc
lection as we'll The Butler Bible Work
is notable addition to the Bible cor
ner.. The library has been more used
of late, and we especially need fresh
books for the boys Through Mr.. He
demann has come into our possession
enough Photographic literature to start
quite a camera corner The last two
sections of library shelves have been
glassed in for protection of books as
well as for looks The recommends
ton in last years report was fayorably
acted upon by the Board of Directors,
and the reading room restricted to the
use of members and strangers, with a
separate room for the non-contributing
public in front, where are placed the
daily papers and few others. Bene-
fits of the change are already appar-
ent, and more members are attracted
to the cleaner room, and some are join
Jag just to enjoy its. benefits.
The year has seen a fine business
done in magazines and illustrated pa
pers, for which the Association is a
clearing house Not only have trans
ports been supplied, but soldiers sta
toned here, marines, prisoners, sick
men in hospitals and outside, members
and Other young men on steamers or
sailing vessels, teachers in country
schools and pupils in the Normal
School You read in the prospectus
six months ago, the list of subjects and
opening speakers before the Problem
Club every Thursday night, and right
ly judged that we had treat in store
The top side of the Association tri-
angle is rightly the spiritual side, and
other, work should not be considered
complete until it leads up toward this.
If the spiritual influence is to be judged
alone by the numbers at the Sunday
afternoon gatherings, then the work is
not great success; but that is not the
only barometer. The officers and the
devotional committee have long and
earnestly studied the Sunday afternoon
problem, and even the chairman of the
international Committee was not sure
but that it would be as well to have
classes for Bible study, as to continue
gospel meetings under the circum-
stances. 1t was the wish of your sec
rotary last summer to pursue the plan
OF the summer before and have outdoor
meetings wherever crowds could be
gathered, but the committee voted a
three months vacation during the sec
retarys leave of absence
For the last six months we have
taken advantage of the presence of men
of note at times and had Sunday after
noon addresses but as rule series of
ROund-Table Studies of the Converse
tons of Christ was followed, with CON
siderable profit. These were preceded
by song service and followed by light
supper, paid for by the men. The week
OF prayer for young men was observed
with daily meetings in the par1or An
other series of noon meetings, not In-
der our auspices, was enjoyed by many
of our members, Archdeacon Weber
being the speaker. Your secretary has
felt justified in taking an active part
in new organization, which cannot
be claimed by the Association, being
co-educational, but which has held ses-
sions in our class rooms. The Homo
lulu Bible Training School is the or
ganization, and its idea is to train
young people in Bible history. geogra-
ply and teachings; a better under
standing of the child, or the one
taught; and then how to connect the
two, or methods of teaching the Bible