The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-16
ESTABLISHES
MISSION
HERE.
Bishop Hamilton Buys
PunChboWI Street
Property.

Before leaving for the mainland on
the Manchuria yesterday, Bishop John
w. Hamilton of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, virtually closed a deal
+ by which the property on Punchbowl
street makai of Beretania, now occu-
pied by Okumuras boarding school, Is
to pass into the hands of the Method
ist Board of Missions as town head
quarters. chiIdren's home and hospital
for Koreans in Hawaii.
The establishment of some place of
this kind for the benefit of this home
less people was one of the objects of the
Bishops coming to the islands. OF
course. however it was not expected
that the work would be SO favored that
a site for the institution that ideally
answers all the requirements would be
found Bishop Hamilton and the Rev.
Mr.. Wadman, however. have been dill
gently looking for a site, and in the
course of their search received pledges
from E. D. Tenney and others of $4,000
to help them in their proposed pur-
chase.
They then learned that the Hawaiian
Board was going to dispose of num-
Der of lesser holdings about town in
order to acquire a large tract near Ka
imuki for the Mid-Pacific Institute,
which it is proposed to establish here,
and calling upon Rev. DOremus Scud-
der, Bishop Hamilton learned of the
Punchbowi street property. The price
at which this had been listed was S1S,-
800. It had rooms for a dormitory for
small boys, for hospital purposes, for
ID dispensary and for a general gath
, ering place for the homeless Koreans,
hut the price was prohibitive. Bishop
Hamilton, accordingly, continued to
look further, when DR.. Scudder came
to him, saying:
SCUDDER A HELPER.
Look here! that property has been
listed at that price, and we can not
reduce it-but 1 think we can arrange
to help you Methodists out
DR.. Scudder was as good as his word
moreover, for he went among his
friends and presently came back with
tween four and five thousand dollars
to be applied to the purchase price of
the property. Bishop Hamilton at once
closed the deal-subject, of course, to
the approval of the Methodist Board
of Missions in New York. 1t is not
expected that there will be any trou-
BILE about that.
The lease of the schoolmaster runs
to the close of his school year, on the
first of June, on which date the place
will be taken over by DR.. Wadman
and turned at once into the Korean
Mission headquarters for the islands
a home for the homeless, a shelter for
small boys. hospital, dispensary and
house Of mercy.
Bishop Hamilton, before going away.
arranged to send a Korean speaking
missionary to take charge of the place
as an assistant to Mr.. Wadman. The
man viii probably be Rev. DR.. Swear
er, although some other may be chosen
at the last moment The important
point is that the work viii be taken
up at the earliest possible moment. and
another monument to Bishop Hamil-
ton Abe set up in Hawaii.
DEPARTURE ON MANCHURIA.
Bishop Hamilton. accompanied by
his wife and daughter. sailed for San
Francisco on the Manchuria yesterday.
The Bishops niece and his siSter-in-
law, who accompanied the prelate's
family to Honolulu, will remain for
longer stay. The visit of Bishop Ham
ilton to the islands has been an event
that viii be of lasting benefit to Ha-
waii Bishop Hamilton is a man of
more thtn national reputation. a
leader in the thought of the great
church that he represents, and of the
entire nation. He goes impressed more
favorabIy with this far away part of |
Uncle Sans dominion than any dis |
inguished visitor has been, perhaps,
n a long time.
He is a man who will voice what he
'eeis concerning Hawaii. and he will
ell what he has learned in many
,laces-many places where it will count
o the credit of the Territory.
Bishop Hamilton, in effect. is the
nostvaIIable promotion document that
las gone out since promotion work has
'eeu earnestly attempted. The people
f his own following, and many, many
more who are not of his church viii |
,ay heed to what he says. He VIII
'e. on the mainland the man who has
'een and seen. Readers of the Ad-
ertfser have been advised. in his own !
'ords. Of the favorable impression that
ne lland and the climate here have left
poh.hi,n, of the effect upon his mind
1.-THE manifold beauties of this beau
full land These impressions viii be
Rrried to the minds OF others. and