The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-05
COUNTRY NATIVE PASTORS
GIVE FROTH NOT TRUTH
Should Know More of the Bible and Attend
Mainland Theological Schools. kamehameha
Should Supply the Coming Preachers.

The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Board of Missions held at Central
Union church yesterday afternoon, was
largely taken up by an interesting adj
dress by Rev. Doremus Scudder on the
work of the Hawaiian Evangelical
Board during the past year. The Ha-
waiian and Japanese work of the
Wornans Board was told of by Miss
Green and Mrs. Gulick.
DR.. Scudder spoke to the subject,
1.-THE Outworl1ing of Coordination"
By coordination DR. Scudder said he
meant getting together" This was
the new policy of the Board determin-
ed upon last year. The condition of
the treasury at that time was serious
and it looked as if there might be a
number of lines of work surrendered
to make both ends meet. 1t was de
cided to line up more closely and bring
the different departments of the work
into closer connection so that esprit du
corps might be advanced.
The Hawaiian, Portuguese, Chinese
and japanese Speaking departments of
the boards work had stood apart &c
Realistically. 1t was found necessary
to bring them into closer communion.
There was the Hawaiian society. Hith-
erto, the policy had been that men,
bers of no other race should be ad-
mitted to its fellowship. The board
asked the Hawaiian leaders and pas
tors to open their society to pastors
of other nationalities, and to all other
peoples. and thereby present a solid
front in the work. The Hawaiians ac-
ceded to the proposition willingly.
Now the Japanese and Chinese evan
gelists can join the Hawaiian society
and form a compact body of Christians.
DR.. Scudder announced that in line
with this method of advancing Chris
tian work. there would be a union or
societies held today, somewhat on the
plan followed for some time past IN
HiIo. A call has been issued to all
churches-Japanese, Chinese and Whlte
churches-to join in the three meetings
proposed for today.
The problem in the country districts
had been different. There We're never
enough Christians of any one race 10
organize a church, and there were gen
orally union churches. This was pest
exemplified by the work being done un-
der the union proposition in kona, by
Rev. Mr.. Baker. English is the IAN
guage used there" said DR.. Scudder,
.'out of which may come the future
church of the islands,
DR.. Scudder referred briefly to the
Sunday question. I'VE have been de-
feated,' he said I'VE have been
whipped but we are going to fight it
out until we win
The local evangelical association was
working we'll in with the mainland
organizations. Representatives from
the islands had attended the last ma
tional conference. These representa-
tives told the national assembly that
there was life and enthusiasm in the
churches in Hawaii They We're told
that here the people had suffered
Christian defeats but were enthusiastic
as ever to continue the work, Ha-
wall, he said, had an honorable place
in the councils of the national assem-
bly,. Every church in the islands, he
said. was bound to make two collec-
tions annually. the fund to be sent to
the American Board.
He thought it a wise thing for the
home training of Hawaiian pastors
that they be sent to the mainland to
complete their theological studies. He
advocated sending leading, young Ha-
waiian Christians to the states that
they might learn more of the Chris
tan heart of America. He hoped that
Rev. Stephen Desha and Rev. David
Al would be sent to the new theolo-
gical school at Chicago. He looked
also to the Kamehameha schools to
turn out young Hawaiian men for the
island ministry. There should be from
five to ten young men always in train
ing At present the real leaders among
the, Hawaiian Christians could be
counted on the fingers of two hands
and possibly on one. The fault was
that they had not had the real train
ing, the contact with the great Chris
tan world in the states, to render then
better leaders.
THE country pastors are charged
| with not knowing enough of the Bible
he said, that they give froth instead
| of truth. That is the cause of the
decline in our native church work
Kawaiahao church was now doing
excellent work. A committee was on
personally looking after collections t
! further the work. Rev. Henry Parke
had told him that there was more in
terest manifested now than he has seel
for a long time.
DIR. Scudder concluded by saying tina
with the help of the American Boar,
which was sending $4,000 annually 70
the island work. the Hawaiian Boar
would be bic to wipe off its debts an,
have something in the treasury b,
next year.
In Mrs. Gulick's report, she state
that the japanese Woman's Home wa
now in receipt of sufficient funds to ru
it every month and pay off some O
the debt. More help from Japan wa
| expected in the way of a bible instruC
tor for the Makiki church and anothe
to run the Young Mems Club. A jap
anese preacher had also arrived fror
Japan and was now at Puunene, Mau
Another young evangelist who ha