The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-22
THAT THEY GO FORWARD. /"
ANNUAL REPORT OF DOREMUS SCUDDER SEC
RETARY OF THE BOARD OF THE HAWAIIAN
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.

| glorious accomplishment and at tn,
same instant without hearing our Grea
Captain s. command, "Speak unto thu
children of Israel that they go for
ward'
REVERSES.
Great battles never are won without
! ground lost somewhere upon the field
! We have had our disasters during the
! twelve months just ended. In Hilo We
have been compelled to close oul
Chinese kindergarten because funds
have been exhausted. We are also
forced to record that our year has left
us with balance against our treasury
| of $1570.93. This debt looks small, but
it is the one sad menace to larger en-
deavors in the future.
THE REALM OF THE PEN.
From these causes for regret we turn
joyfully to the realm of achievement.
Year by year the publications of the
Board assume greater and greater pro-
portions In 1908 the Friend became a
regular branch of our work. 1t has
ever since steadily grown in favor, its
subscription list is constantly enlarging,
it is being read by widening constitu-
ency on the mainland and is assuming
Importance as a periodical of real his
torical value. Our Board has not yet
begun to estimate the extent of its doe
umentary resources. If our archives
could only be placed in a suitable fire
proof building and their stores of rich
material carefully sifted and given to
the public, the purely scholarly contri-
button made to society would be most
deeply appreciated by students the
world over. Some generous soul caring
little for religious propaganda but much
for pure research may some day con-
tribute the $4,000 needed for this pur-
pose. Besides its service in bringing
these hid treasure to light the Friend
is invaluable as a means of keeping us
in touch with our constantly widening
constituency of givers. Under its Ha-
waiian name, The Hoaloha, it has dur
ing the past year made a notable add
vance 1t is more largely read than
ever and under the brilliant manage
ment of it's new editor, Mr.. NJ. X. Ma
kuina, is improving steadily. 1t carries
with it reading matter in English into
every home it enters. These two papers
are somewhat more than self-support-
ing. Their success has led our Board
to enlarge our output of periodicals by
three new issues, one each for Chinese,
Japanese and Portuguese readers.
Without burdening us financially they
would greatly widen the reach of our
influence.
This necessity laid upon US to enter
thousands of new homes in the Terri
tory with helpful reading matter has
brought to view the economy of owning
and operating oar own printing plant. |
If the gift of such an outfit can be Sc
cured it will bring a distinct relief to |
our treasury because we can save /
money by doing our own printing. Our
book rooms, too, are serving such
steadily growing constituency that we
are soon to be forced to seek ground
floor location where we can adequately |
meet the enlarged demands. This
growth can be effected not only With
1ut any addition to our financial bur
len but with a prospect of assisting
in bringing in a shght
revenue.
A NEW BIRTH.
Internationally the past year marks
he commencement of a new era IN the
birth of the Mid-Pacific Institute. All
hree OF our Honolulu schools had so
,ut grown their accommodations that II
hey were to live and do larger social
service they must get together and
move to q location commensurate with
heir possibilities The Board has done
in its power to further the
cheme of consolidation. A Board of
Managers has been chosen, 800 acres OF
and most advantageously situated on
- h
rollev facilities have been secured
bending the decision of the question OF
water rights by the courts, the begin
ling of subscriptions to equip the IN
titution has been made and as soon as
egal difficulties are cleared the PROJECT
will be pushed most vigorously. Al
eadv no less than 800 students, re-
ruited from the many races that peo-
lie the Islands, and forming the exact
nrollment of Mills Institute, Kawaia-
ao Seminary and the japanese Board ]
no School. are in hand with which TO
tart this splendid endeavor. Mauna-
In. Kohala and Lyman schools all re-
,ort a wear of successful work with
teadv growth towards the realization
f higher educational ideals.
CHURCHLY TRIUMPHS.
Our churches have at last turned the
ide and show the best record for many
wear. For convenience we may DIVIDE
hem into five groups-Hawaiian, Por- I
uguese. Chinese, japanese and Union. I
he latter use only the English Ian
uage and are made up of many denom- :
nations and all races. The banner for
verage successful effort has been won
" the six Chinese churches, all OF
;hieh 600 per cent? showed additions :
n confession of faith, five or 50 Is per
ent. having made a net gain of mem :.
ership and none having lost ground ,,
he sixth standing STILL The three For ;
1guese churches come second, the ten !.
MON churches stand third. the fifty ,
our reporting Hawaiian churches
onrth and the sixteen japanese !, ,
burches last. The following tables tell :
he tale at glance:
RECORD OF 80 OF f
OUR S. CHURCHES. a