Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-16
.I9D Children IN
REVIVAL PARADE
Many Sunday Schools Out
In Force For
Display.
BAND HEADS LONG
Line OF MARCnERS
DR.. osTRoM ADDRESSES CROWD
IN LOT OPPOSITE HOTEL
NIGHT SERVICE
GOOD.


band and marshaled by DR.. Ostrom and
his fellow workers. 1900 children Of
Honolulu's Sunday schools marched In
procession through the business streets
yesterday afternoon. Starting from
Central Union Church at 3 o'clock the
procession proceeded on Beretania to
Nuuanu street, thence along Hotel to
/ Bethel, to Merchant, to Fort, finally up
Fort to Hotel street, and then the long
line Of children carrying flags and bap.
ners and colored notices massed itself
on the Waikiki side of the vacant lot
opposite the Young Hotel, where DR..
Cstrom spoke briefly on the signifi.
canoe of the Sunday school parade and
Its place in the general revival move.
ment.
The unique procession brought
crowds of spectators, business men,
idlers and numbers of the church 60
ers. upon the streets and into the va.
cant lot where the children assembled
before breaking up. At almost every
corner the participators in the move.
ment paused and sang hymns under
the direction Of Chorus Leader Hills.
The band headed the parade. Among
the marshals were DR.. Ostrom. Mr.. Hill.
lis, Rev. ]. w. Wadman. Rev. II. B.
Turner, w. A. Bowen, II. II. Trent and
l.. A. Dickey. The foremost noticed
banner was carried by a small boy
and read "A Little Child Shall Lead
Them" There were many other ban.
ners bearing notices from the scrip
lures, advertisements Of the various
revival services, and words Of welcome
In the parade were three Sunday
schools Of the Methodist church, the
Central Union Church. the Portuguese
Evangelical church, the Kakaakao Mis-
sion, the Kawaihao Primary Sunday
School. Mills Institute turned its Chi
psse cadets out In force. their banner,
being inscribed with both American
and Chinese insignia.
1t was procession such as no othe
city In the whole world could equal
With representatives Of six or eigh
different nationalities mingling In tn,
parade. with the strange admixture o
banners and ensigns, finally with tn
band leading all certainly the dem
onstration cannot be paralleled else
where. The Sunday schools turne,
out In such numbers as to surpris
every one. A procession of four or fiv
hundred had been expected. But en-
thusiasm had done great many thing
and enthusiasm was responsible 70
yesterdays parade.
At the service in Central Union las
evening DR.. Ostrom spoke on "Ho,
Can | Sin Against God?
He said In part:
Men do not just in a moment fal
into wickedness. They slip a littl
more and little more.
Every man says. Well, I'll zee ho'
Christianity goes hasn't quit his sim
"A great deal Of suffering Is bette
than committing sin. A man IN
better lose his physical health forevs
than 10 do great wcons ! am M
much In favor Of this great cry abot
health, hath! When soul health
villa. Is needed. Better physical to
nrnt than spiritua, disease.
Again. Q man had better be In Il
most abject poverty and right ths
wealthy and wrong. We all know som
thing of the splendid character OF
voted poor people. Or q man mig
better be misunderstood or discredit,
than De n the wrong. Men who To-
the conviction Of their religion in the
are apt to be misunderstood"
As usual. at the end Of the servic
a short after meeting was held. It W
. well attended, and the call by DR..
from to make stand for better Il
. resulted IT. d largo peri eatage Of nc
church members present taking
decisive step. In fact. the number
those protesting Q desire for Christi
life last night was much larger tn
usual. DR.. Ostrom made very She
but moving address