The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-31

and it kin be switched was the way
spoke last night in presiding over the
Epworth League session of the Method
ist Conference. It sounded jocular, but
it was seriously said and it gives the
key to the most wonderful Methodist
Conference ever held yet in the Pacific
The Methodists have a peculiar way all
their own of being jocularly serious
There is frequently hand clapping in
their most impressive meetings. But
as Leader Martin also said, quite as
truly, last nights meeting was a love
feast of the good old Methodist sort.
Bishop Hamilton tried his hand at
switching the program himself, and
what was not on the official schedule
at all was made into one of the most
suggestive moments of the session. The
Koreans had sung their national an
them in their native tongue and then
had recited the Lords Prayer. That
with a prayer by Ensign Haines of the
Salvation Army was supposed to close
the service. But Mrs. Hamilton want
ed to hear the Japanese national an
them and Pastor Wadman stopped the
audience to have it given, followed by
the Lords Prayer in japanese. Leader
Martin had officially closed the SER
vice with Ensign Haines' prayer, but
Mr.. Wadman had intervened. Mr..
Wadman, in turn, thought he had
closed the service with the Lord s
Prayer in Japanese, but he reckoned
without his host, for while the Japa-
nese national anthem was being sung,
the Bishop quietly spoke to Miss Wad-
man, the pastors daughter, who pre-
sided at the piano, AMI Immediately
upon the conclusion of the Japanese
Lords Prayer, the piano struck up
My Country Tis of Thee" Much as
the Bishop loves the foreigner and
highly as he has spoken of their work
and the work that is being done for
them, he had not forgotten that he
was an American and the last lesson
of the evening was that this America
and everybody should not only be a
Christian, but should also be an Amer
ican. Nothing was said, but the faces
of the congregation and the way the
grand hymn rolled out from, their
hearts. showed that the lesson went
deeply home to foreigners as well as
Americans.
The third days session Of the Hawai-
ian Mission Conference of the Method
ist Episcopal church began at $3.50 yes
terday with devotional exercises led
by Miss Jayne, The Bishops morning
address was on 1.-THE Bible, the One
Book" Then delegation from the
Christian church. the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Edwards, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs Riley,
Snodgras and Mr.. Todner
was introduced and Fluctuations were
exchange between the denominations
The routine work of the conference
then proceeded, closing about noon
with an earnest conservation service
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted to
rally of the Epworth League of the
conference. The Korean Leagues came
up from Kahuku, Waialua, Eva and
Walpahu They are camped on the
campus. In addition the
Honolulu Korean and japanese Ep-
worth Leagues, as well as the First
church League were represented on
he platform with Chairman j. NJ. |
Martin.
Devotional exercises We're lead by
Miss Morrison and included songs and |
prayers in Korean and Japanese as |
veil as English. The Korean version |
If Onward Christian Soldiers was
PARTICULARLY interesting
The President of the Korean Ep- |
worth League of Eva was called upon /
ind said that as a child he was well |
in the religion of Korea, |
Buddhism and Confucianism, but |
hough he studied hard. they did not .
seem to satisfy him but now he had
ound the mako lono michi'' the true |
way. Here in Honolulu. he said, we !
lave trouble to understand our diff |
erent tongues, but I hope some time |
o be a citizen of the heavenly city
where we will all understand each |,
ther
The next speaker was Mr.. Hong,
designated by Pastor Wadman as "H.
,. Baldwin's Korean Missionary" He
s an enterprising looking Oriental and
lis people followed him closely. He
aid that twenty years ago Korea
vas in darkness. God and the nations
we're very far away" Now Korea had
,hrist and international communica-
ion with all the world The same
vas true as to the Christians. where
hey were formerly divided they are
ow become united.
A japanese recently from home spoke
of the relation of the war
nd Christianity, showing how what was
cared would prove setback to Chris
ianity has turned out to be a great
pportunity for work on railroad
rains. in the field and in the hos
itals. All of which was helped by
imperial edict forbidding mixing re-
gion with war. This was also read