The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-25

A hundred pastors knelt upon the
hard floor about the rostrum of his
toric old Kawaiahao church yesterday
afternoon and sang that prayer from
the depths of their souls. In many diff
ferent languages the petition assembled
but to one who knows all tongues and
answers all alike. 1t was an inspiring
moment when DR.. Ostrom asked all
those pastors who wished to have
genuine revival in their churches that
they might bring souls home to God,
to come to the front and kneel at the
foot of the platform. Five times was
the invitation repeated in as many
different languages and pastors of
many races came to the front and knelt
in earnest prayer that the spirit of God
might-dsseeRd as it did at Penteeost.
Then, one after another prayers were
offered, in Hawaiian. in Japanese, in
Chinese, in Korean, in Portuguese and
English. The congregation listened
with bowed heads, some kneeling in
their pews. Finally all broke out soft
BY with the words of the familiar hymn,
t'Nearfr Ny God to Thee
There is an inspiration in historic
spots and associations and double in
terest is conferred in this conference
because it meets in Kawaiahao church,
THE Westminster Abbey of Hawaii"
It is most fitting that in this edifice
SO inseparably connected with the early
days of Christianity in these islands a
conference should be held designed to
send to the uttermost parts of the
r-aI Of fIla
faith the fathers taught, having as it's
motto the words first spoken by a
Hawaiian sovereign in the same
church. The life of the land is estab-
lished in righteousness"
Yesterdays sessions were largely at
tended and We're full of interest The
morning addresses were by Rev. J. w.
wadman on Vital Prayer and DR..
Ostrom on Early Christians, Our
Record and Theirs" In the afternoon
DR.. Ostrorn gave the second of his
practical talks for church workers.
taking as his subject, 1.-The Evangelis
tic Church. Today beside the regular
addresses there will be several features.
One will be the singing of hymns in the
five principal languages used in the is
lands In the afternoon after the regu-
lar service the annual Ministers Tea
Party will be held at Central Union. A
special feature here win be the pres
ence of Henry Nanpei of Ponape, Mi
cronesia, who was imprisoned and per-
secuted for his faith by the Jesuits.
Invitations have been issued to the
ministers and other workers and their
families. Tomorrow evening at the
Union EvangeIistic service Mr.. Butler
will sing a hymn composed by Mr. Hill
lis the chorus leader. The title of the
hymn is ''Wiil I EmptyHanded Be?"
and it is considered the finest of Mr.
Hillis's compositions.
EVENING SESSION.
The largest audience of this week
greeted Evangelist Ostrom at the
evangelistic meeting held last night in
Central Union. After the usual song
service led by Mr.. Hills Rev. DIR.
Baker of Kona led in prayer. After
the announcements Mr.. Fred Butler
sang beautifully, THE Lost Chord.
An offering was then taken up for the
lighting of the building, extra janitor
work, the playing of the organ and
other incidentals that the committee
did not reckon into the estimates. Dur
ing the receiving Of the offering the
chorus sang an anthem.
Dr. Ostrom read as the scripture
lesson portion of the sixth chapter
of Romans. He took as his text Luke
1873. God be mercifuI to me, q sim
ner.' He said in part:
The great cry of the gospel is Get
right We live in the world where
judges can be cajo1ed. where juries
can be bought and injustice is on every
side. But it is a comfort to know that
there is one Judge who cannot be