The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-08

| Oh HONOLULU Joined In greeting to Di
Francis E. Clark. founder of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society, at Contra
Union church yesterday afternoon
Both auditorium and balconies Yer
filled. the boys and girls predominatini
In the large audience. although man!
OF the older church people We're ais,
present
. DR.. Clark was met while the Sierr;
was yet outside the harbor, by a part,
OF Christian Endeavorers with the vel
low badge of the society PROMINENT,
displayed. In the launch We're Rev
Doremus Scudder, Secretary II. c
Brown, Miss Florence Yarrow, Theo.
dore Richards, A. C. Logan, Clifton
Tracy, L. A. Dickey and Rev. "A. S
Soares. At the wharf a large number
OF Endeavorers were gathered, and
greeted Mr. Clark with the usual En-
deavor signal. waving handkerchief
as he came from the steamer. The
program previously arranged was
abandoned because Of the change in the
schedule, the early arrival of the Sierra
and her early start again. instead Of at
midnight as anticipated. Mr.. Clark
was accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Clark. and they were the guests while
here of his nephew. Mr.. Rabbit. of
The Warehouse Trust Co., who enter
tanned them with a drive to the Pail
and dip in the sea at Waikiki. In the
afternoon at four o'clock the rally -or
the reception of the founder of the So
ciety was held. The pulpit had been
decorated in the society color, yellow
blooms. which was set off by back
ground of banana and other plants
] Rev. w. M. Kincaid, Rev. ID. Scud-
der, Miss Yarrow, Rev. Hiram Bing-
| ham, Rev. Mr.. Lono and Rev. Mr.. Lo-
| gan occupied the pulpit with Mr.. Clark.
Fully six hundred people were in at
tendance. Every Christian Endeavor
Society on the island was represent
| ed. the Kamehameha boys and girls
being out in force.
The meeting was opened with the
| singing of Onward Christian Soldiers"
which was followed by a prayer by
Rev. w. n. Lono. After the song
Sunshine in My Soul" Miss Yarrow,
the secretary of the Hawaiian Chris
tian Endeavor Union. called the roll OF
the societies, the response being in
song or verse in the language of the
society. The societies answering to the
roll call We're Kawaiahao, Chinese, Por-
tuguese, Portuguese Junior, Kaumaka-
pill, japanese. Japanese Junior, Ka-
mehameha, Christian, Central Union
and Eva.
DR. CLARK INTRODUCED.
The Kamehameha Boys Glee Club
sang and then DR.. Clark was introduce
ed by Mr.. Kincaid. Mr. Kincaid said
he appreciated the privilege given him
of Introducing q w
household word, not only in Christian
lands but also in other countries. He
said also that he was glad to see now
the young people had rallied to greet
the founder of Christian Endeavor So
cieties, and called for the usual salute.
Hundreds of white handkerchefs wav-
ed in the air at the request.
Mr.. Kincaid then turning to Mr..
Clark said he was glad to welcome him
to the church and to the Hawaiian ISL
ands.
THANKS FOR HOSPITALITY.
Il wish to thank the people of Ha-
wall most heartily for the hospitality !
extended to me- said DR.. Clark. Even |
before l reached these shores, before
the boat had entered the harbor a
steam launch from which waved the |
yellow badge of the Christian Endeavor
Society came to the steamer and | was
assured OF welcome even before the
words of greeting could be spoken, for
the yellow badge of the Christian En-
deaVor Is Il sign of welcome the world
over. l am particularly glad to see so
large a gathering in this church, which
in view of the difficulties of the hour
Is great surprise to me. l expected
TO see but handful of people, for ]
knew how the news of our intended ar
rival had been wrongly sent from San
Francisco, and 1 don't know how DR..
kincaid and Miss Yarrow could have
gathered together so many of you in
such short time. Your meeting to-
lay, with representatives of SO many
nations and races, Is the best example
Of the Christian Endeavor movement.
In all my years of travelling l have
'arely seen such a gathering as this
)ne. Twenty-three years ago when the
'ociety was first started no one would
lave thought that 1t would ever have
attained to the extent of such a meet
ng as this.
PARADISE OF THE WORLD.
Il was asked not long ago to write
N article on the most beautiful places
n the world, which 1 had seen in my
rayels. If l had waited, the subject of
ny article would have been changed,
or l would have written of Hawaii, ,
our beautiful islands. Coming down $
n the steamer l read book called the I
of the Pacific but think the 7
Nile understated the matter. 1t is not !,
My the Paradise of the Pacific but {
the Atlantic and the Pacific. ana of |,
he whole world. | have never seen Il ,
lore beautiful place. This afternoon :
was driven to the Pail and to the :
each, and / want to say that you :,
hould be good people, and extra good :
iniors I'm such place as this. And ,
suppose they are, Dr. Kincaid.
Il have peculiar appreciation of ?
MS place and my visit today. This is II
ne of the first experiment stations In
ne world of the Christian Endeayor a