The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-24
|SINEWS FOR FIELD
MISSIONARY LABORS
Dr. Scudder Obtains Funds for Missionary Work
In lslands.--Mohonk Conference---Low Steam
er Rates Only Way to Get Tourists.


active made by Rev Dorems
during stay the mainland Dr Scudder
turned yesterday the Siberia accompanied br Scudde H
only interesting Congregational Churches
all large in evangelical
from standpoint but they have pledged themselves
several thousand dollars into the work On
Congregational missionary already working
of this crusade but others will be added All work be
through the medium of the Hawaiian Board.
The Mohonk conference which debated the Hawaiian sua
on resulting in strongly expressed opinion that the Hawaiian
fitted the ballot attended by Dr. Scudder
Shortly supported
the Republican and the original opinion greatly mod
fed favor of the Hawaiian indicating the main
lander that when great demanded they could
scudder proved he spoke
in public oryeig Hawaii showing sereopton
slides in conjunction with each lecture he discovered vast
of interest the islands and although he does believe
there will be of tourists here for time
to come IS only Prohve passenger rates on the steam
ships that will them coming The Hawaii Promotion Com
disseminated interesting
scudder attended at
American meeting Grinne represent
of the Hawaiian Board Afterwards he speak
in many large churches the mainland
There greatest islands,
der yesterday Much Of this interest through the wenown
religious history of the islands
Il about the Congregational churches the
work They supposed the all done
they consideration the introduction Of Aa
My object tell them the conditions the
work and its needs IN order that the movement might have the
backing of the entire congregational denomination the United
The General Council Des Moe pledged itself to aid
our work here Such churches as pledged themselves to our sup
port through the Congregational Boards those in New York
Chicago Louis New Haven Oakland Yale theological
THE Congregational will begin Of
all this involved deal of conference with the
tive committees OF those societies. explaining how the work had to
be here found churches delighted extend the widest
invitations tell them of Hawaii and its religious needs
Hardly meeting held without people coming to me afterwards
tell of their in the islands of their desire
time visit Hawaii
proportion the financial aid will be
substantial will several thousand dollars
nuay There definite for the immediate year Our
friends the Board feel that the work here understood
of financial back the old days
It carry the work show that their renewed
morally financially justified We will push the work
in every possible There will be enlargement both in
English, Hawaiian the Asiatic tongues.
e great deal interest the political financial and social
of the islands People question
ton of Hawaii debated and the opinion given strongly
that mistake the ballot the Hawaiian All
interested the of the November elections here and
when the did that the people here had ratified the Re
publican party PLATFORM the opinion greatly modified
and showed that the Hawaiian could occasion
meeting in Chicago OF fifty leading
churches had questions after address, for the better
of hour They of education and public spirit
and l found much delight answering them.
There doubt but that the work of the Promotion Com
mttee telling throughout the United States disseminating
tereng information regard to Hawaii think the contention
going get
of tourist traffic here until lower steamship
People tell they intensely interested and will come here
until they told of the steamship These almost make the
pohbtive but they don't relax their interest With attractive
steamship will be of Hawaii
There question but that Hawaii great attraction
people of the United States There poeta charm about the
islands, memory days Hawaii
which the islands attraction people general The
early missionaries came from an parts OF the country ana were
naturally with families the States Today
these relatives wealthy and have found cities
people who dstany related people who have lived here
1T such large number of people who would
livelihood The majority of these
people having good positions but would be willing
for other positions Teachers altrstic class
like here if only assured good posi-
said nearly ali people that positions limited
and would advise coming here to get position
less assured of
question small farmer frequently, al
though any with farmers. could
give hope except that they here with little
capital rely upon If people could market for their