The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-08

yet the mats were clean and the general
appearance tidy-and more than all,
kindly cordially was apparent.
Three hundred and eighty-two (3S2)
calls have been accomplished by the
Bible Readers. / made 222 of these
with them, but we generally divide our
forces in our weekly visits, to make as
many as possible. / have made ISL calls
besides The storms in February PROV
ed a hindrance in the Readers going
every week, as | do not approve of their
running the risk of sitting in damp
clothing
The Friday afternoon prayer-meetings
have been of profit during the year at
Kawaiallao church.
Though we could wish for greater
numbers, especially among the younger
women, the spirit has been very helpful
so that we can truly say, 1T was good
to be there" We miss those who have
slipped out of this life into the beautiful
"beyond" -but have been glad to well
come new faces, and doubly so when they
have entered into the work with heart
and voice.
Some have come back into the church
work after years of Indifference, or sin.
One woman said L used TO be active in
Tic hdSlS1 SGISlGS-Dut dIlSI L CdfIl0 10
Honolulu | gave it up,-and attended
luaus on Sunday instead of going to
meeting; but after time the voice of
conscience awoke. and I listened to the
call of the church bell; then | became
interested in the Sunday School through
my little girl who attended, by her in
vitation of, mamma, let us 60 Now
| come to prayer meetings and soon |
wish to connect myself to the church"
God used a consecrated neighbor of
hers, to help on the good work, by pray
er and counsel.
1t is a joy to meet those among the
Hawaiians, who show by life and con-
versation the genuineness of Christian
ity. Will they not be among those whose
names are entered into the. book of re-
membrance," as thew that feared the
Lord and that thought upon His Name"
and that spoke often one to another"
of goodness and love?
regret that the cooking school was
obliged to be discontinued-bu hope
sometime it may be revived
Sewing classes twice week have been
a pleasure. | have enjoyed the larger
girls who have attended Mrs Wilcox's
sewing school They have improved in
so many ways since | first became &C
quainted with them.
Mrs. Warehouse, on her return to the
Islands last fall took charge of the work
at Maemae, and Miss Marion assists
Through the kindness of the ladies of
this Board. who have supplied car fare,
and of Miss Pope, two young ladies
from Kamehameha have continued to
help us
Mrs. Holloway has also lent hand,
by sending a friend. If we real
lied more, how few pleasures the aver
age Hawaiian girl has in her every day
life, and how SO many of them look
forward eagerly to Sewing" the ap-
pointed time-we would redoub1e our
efforts in this line of work. Often it
IS the Stepping stone" to something
better, further on.
In all these things may we remember
"The glory is not in the task,
But in the doing it for Him"
The report of the Chinese Mission
work was presented as follows:
CHINESE MISSION WORK.
The work of the past year has been
SO beSet with barriers, which seemed in
surmountable that we are constrained to
conhne ourselves to the outlook for the
future rather than dwell upon the wreck
of the past few months
Last September the heart was filled
with high aspirations, and bright hopes
for long step in the advancement and
development of new interest in the Chi
nese work. The first hindrance met was
the void made by the absence of Miss !
Sumter, upon whom we had grown ac-
custOmed to depend much for consu1ta- .
ton
Plans for enlarged work in connec-
ion with the talama Mission were in
augurated. The Reading Hall was OPEN
I'd every evening, and was well patron
zed. Arrangements for evening classes,
accommodating those desiring to study
English were made. Some of our lead
ng citizens cheerfully offered their SER
vices in giving Saturday evening lectures
o the men. These meeting have always
oeen well attended and much interest
manifested with the subject presented.
Classes formed for Bible Study on Sun
lay afternoon before the Gospel SER
ices. We were surely gaining favor
with the non-Christian class, as we were
invited to hold Gospel service in the
-hlnese theater and did so on several
occasions. Suddenly a halt was called
he funds for supporting the work in
his part of the citv-thoueh so little it
exhausted-not penny more
o be used, and as a result the Palana
work has been practically closed since
January though we have through much
Encouragement continued the open air
meetings and the GOSPEL services on
Sabbath afternoons, and have had an
occasional Saturday evening lecture for
he men, Last week one was given on
he subject OF opium to which at least
hree hundred Chinese men gave an in
elllgent attention. A Encouragement of
lans was deemed advisable and atten-
ion was then turned more directly in
he line of our wornaTl's work But with
10 money and fewer workers the results
ave been far from what we desired:
hough the field IS open and fine onDor-
1nities offered for work TO a consecrat-
d messenger All are ready to not only
stem but to act. AT least once a month
MS year gathering of the women or
Dung psople has been held. A Chinese