The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-28

CONVENTION

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meetings.
1900 a. m.-Union service, Central
Union church. Sermon. Dr. Os-
from: solo, Mr. Butler: chorus. Mr..
400 a. m.-Prison service Solo, Mr..
Butler.
Central Union. Address, DR.. Ostrom;
solo, Mr.. Butler; chorus. Mr. Hills.
4:00.p m.-Union communion service,
Kawaiahao church.
1870 p. m.-Union gospel service, Cen
trail Union church. Address. DR.. Os-
from; solo, Mr.. Butler; chorus, Mr..
Hills.
Nearly two thousand children raised
their voices in joyous songs of praise
yesterday morning, making old Kawa-
iahao church ring with sacred melody.
The occasion was the opening of the
annual convention of the Hawaiian
Territorial Sunday School Association
Yesterday was a special rally day for
all the schools on the island of Oahu.
1t was a sight worth going many miles
TO see row after row of children pack
ing the great church from pulpit to
ing out into the spacious churchyard.
Children everywhere, some grown-ups
to be sure, but they Were far in the
minority and the children had all the
attention to themselves. And they had
a good time; they sang as if their lives
depended on it and they recited their
scripture texts faultlessly.
The services were opened with
NV he
ence. This was followed by the reading
in concert of the 23rd Psalm in English
After prayer the first 'shoike'' or eXhi-
bition was given by the schools Oh
Kaneohe and Waikane. This consisted
of singing scripture verses and was
well done. After a hymn came the fea-
ture of the day-the ''hoike" OF the
Waialua and Waianae schools. Inc
entire delegation rose in their places
and apparently without a leader broke
out into a Hawaiian hymn. Th1s was
sung most beautifully, in parts, hrss
the men singing, then the women, then
the children and then the whole pody
taking it up. Several hymns We're
sung and between them selections of
scripture We're given, the transitions
from music to recitation and from reel
tation to music being made without
breaks and without announcement.
The perfection with which the schools
had been drilled was wonderful ana
the singing of the highest order.
The collection followed and the au-
dience sang hymn in English. The
next "hoike'' was given by the COM
bined scho1s of Eva and Kalihi-Moa-
nalua. The children were massed IN
front of the platform and sang beauti-
fully also answered in concert ana IN
dividualIy the questions of long cate
chism. The singing of the hymn Rai-
ly for the Right" in Hawaiian was foi-
lowed nv the exercise of kaumakap1l1
which was given in English and con-
sisted of hymns and scripture seiec-
lions given in concert in a pleasing
manner Kawaiahao school closed the
program with an excellent exercise. The
school was so large that the only
concerted work was the singing of
hymn and the recitation of short
scripture selection. Following this the
different departments of the school
came to the front, one at time and
recited verses and sang both in English
and Hawaiian.
Several visiting superintendent gave
brief talks and Rev. Stephen L. Desha
made some humorous remarks in in
Producing the subject of the annual
luau The indoor session concluded
with the singing of the Hawaiian doxo-
logy and the benediction.
THE ANNUAL LUAU.
Out on the lawn a big luau had been
prepared for the delegates. The vari-
Gus schools rallied about trees bearing
signs with the names of the various
schools Three bullocks, four pigs.
twelve sacks of potatoes and 500 or
more bowls of poi besides large guam
titles of other eatab les had been pro-
vided 1t is estimated that 1900 to 1000
people participated in the feast. Ber-
gers band was present.
TODAY'S SERVICES.
Today will be a great day in the re-
viva1 as it closes DR.. Ostrom's regular
work in Honolulu. At II o'clock there
will be union service at Central Union
church at which the evangelist will
speak. The several pastors will lead
in the opening exercises. Mr.. Butler
will sing ''The Voice of God in Crea-
tion'' and Mr. Hills will lead the
chorus.
This afternoon there will be a big
union meeting of all the Sunday schools
of the, city at Central Union to which
ALL old and young afe invited. DR.. Os
from will speak and the singers will
sing.
Tonight there will be a great fare
we'll gospel service at Central Union
church beginning at 7:3O. The G. A. R.
will attend in a body, ii being Memo
rial Sunday.
At Kawaiahao this morning Rev.
Stephen L. Desha will preach and it
IS hoped Mr.. Butler will sing. This
afternoon at p. m there will be held
the annual communion service held in
with the meeting of the
Hawaiian Evangelical Association
People of all nationalities are invited
10 join around the Lords table. The
service will be in charge of Rev. H. H.
Parker assisted by Revs. s. L. Desha
and o. P. Emerson. Rev. w. n Lono
Will preach the sermon.
WITH THE ARMY.