The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-12
NOMEN'S
BOARD
Yesterdays Meeting OF
the Religious
Workers.

The meeting of the woman's Board
which was postponed last Tuesday on
account of the sudden illness of Miss
Martha Chamberlain, was held at the
Central Union church yesterday after
noon. Mrs orrin L. Gulick presided.
The report on the work among the Ha-
waiians by Miss Laura Green was read
1t showed steady Improvement of
conditions. Many calls on aged Hawai-
ians had been made and the old folks
seemed very grateful for them. Espe
eially gratifying was the Sunday School
work of a young Hawaiian just grad
uated from Kamehameha School Wis
its to the Lunalilo Home and other
similar institutions We're made.
I Mrs. Gulick reported on the work
among the japanese by the Bible read
err She has made nearly $50 visits
during the past two months. The home
for japanese women is doing fine
work. There are now seven women in
lllc dli Tie llillS DSS1QSS lIlOSS that
go out during the day or are only there
part of the time. Last Sunday nine
teen of the women attended church.
Prayer meetings are held for them and
twice a week they are instructed in
English. There have been over 800
women cared for at the home since its
foundation. The pastor of the Nuuanu
japanese church has gone to Oakland
and no one has been chosen to fill the
vacancy as yet. A new worker has ar
rived and been sent to Maui. His wife
is a graduate of the Kobe Training
School. Two of the island Japanese
girls have sailed for Japan TO enter the
Doshisha school.
After collection for the Armenian
work had been taken up Miss Irene
Fisher gave an interesting report of the
work of the Cleaners. The society has
been divided into two sections, the girls
over fourteen being in the senior Sec
ton and those under that age in the
junior section. At present the two Sec
lions are meeting together, the juniors
The society opened the year with an
attendance of twenty-four, which is
above the average. The meeting day
has been changed from Monday to-
Wednesday. The appropriations for the
year were the same as formerly and it
was decided to give doll sale again
this year. Seventy-five dolls will be
purchased instead of fifty as last year.
The regular program was on the sub
ject OF China. Mrs. Weaver spoke
briefly on the Geographic Distribution
of Religions in China" She said that
this problem practically did not exist
in that country as the different faiths
We're in practically the same proportion
all over the empire. There We're two
exceptions-the Mohammedans in Ho-
Nan province and the Catholics in
South China. Mrs. Austin spoke on
"Confucianisnl," saying that this was
a religion peculiar to China where re-
ligion signifies instruction. Three books
contain the entire system of Confucius.
although his writings have been ex-
panded to many volumes. His system
was more a code of ethics and morals
and of the proper relations of man to
the state and to civilization than the
other religions of China. The system
has been much corrupted since his day.
what is Taoism?" was the question
answered by Mrs. Ashford who told OF
the system which originated with the
belief in the existence of God and the
possibility of revelation and had been
corrupted into the worship of a multi |
tude of deities. The religion centers in |
its pope who resides in 2 sacred noun |
tain. The Taoist thinks little of women |
as is witnessed in the doctrine that the |
few women who reach Purgatory may
finally reach the estate of the blessed |
by being born again as men. Taoism |
was responsible for the Boxer uprising. |
Miss Mary Alexander spoke on |
Buddhism in China" Buddhism was |
an attempt to reform Brahminism by |
throwing away most of it except trans
The way of salvation to the |
Buddhist is the escape from the endless
chain of transmigrations through the
Of the flesh. It has develop
ed from an atheism to a polytheism
with an elaborate ritual and pope, the
Grand Lama of Tibet. Miss Agnes
Alexander spoke on ''Mohammedan-
sm," which was introduced by traders
and with its rule against idolatory and
It's monotheism makes an opening for
There are 10, 000, 600 Mo-
in China.
Mrs. Judd read interesting letters
from Mrs. Sarah Andrews, Mrs. Hugh
Morrison and a long report of the work
1t the P'ang Chuan mission station in
China. The members of the Board
we're rejoiced to hear that Miss Cham
who was stricken with appop
exy at the last session, is rapidly I'M
proving.