The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-28
DR.. BARTON
WELCOMED
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Board. master of Polynesian Ian
| guage, one who had translated the
| Bible into that tongue, something nc
other living man could do. Then there
| is DR.. Doremus Scudder at one time
a missionary Of the Board, and Rev.
John Gulick, for many years a mis-
sionary in Japan. Hon. w. r. Castle
is a corporate member of the board,
as is the president of the association.
Stepping forward, Mr.. Jones extended
his hand to DIR. Barton and warmly
greeted him
Rev. Mr. Thwing, representing the
Chinese churches in Hawaii, followed,
speaking for those in whom he is deep
ly interested. He said the progress of
the Chinese in Hawaii toward Chris
tianity is largely due to the efforts of
the American Board. He mentioned
the evident interest shown by the Chi
nese at the last meeting of the society
and prayed that the influence of the
board might continue.
Rev. Mr.. Nakamura welcomed for the
Japanese church, Rev. Mr.. Soares for
the Portuguese and Rev. H. H. Parker
for the Hawaiians. He said: mo Ha-
allan should permit representative
of the American Board to pass through
without extending him a hearty aloha.
for they owed a debt of gratitude to
that board for favors they had received.
It was not so many years ago. said
Mr.. Parker, that the missionaries In
Hawaii We're a part of that organiza-
ton. Only "a years ago the elder
Bingham preached his first sermon in
Hawaii, nearly on this spot, to unclad,
benighted Hawaiians, while today we
have here representatives of nearly
every nationality on the face of the
globe. Then the missionaries came to
preach the word of God to men and
women who lived in darkness, while
today all nations came to hear the
word"
The Kamehameha Glee Club render
ed a selection at this point, and then
Rev. J. w. Sylvester was called to ex-
tend a greeting from the Christian
churches.
He prefaced his remarks by an al
fusion to the Dooley-Hennessy opinion
OF ministers, wherein one remarked
that it was an easy job, because a min
lister did no work. But he does lot
of talkin','' ventured the other. Mr..
sylvester said that in reviewing the
wonderful work accomplished by the
of the American Board
in these islands he must be considered
in the light of a spectator. The world
may be readily divided into two classes
those who do and those who talk
about it. He might be classed with
the latter, but he represented the for
mer the people who did things. He
paid a high tribute to the work of the
of the American Board
and wished Mr.. Barton God-speed in
his work.
After being introduced to the audi /
ence Dr. Barton remarked that he be- |
iieved he was a member of the profess !
sion that talked. His time had all been
taken up reviewing the grand sights OF
this magnificent city, but if he had pre- |
pared a hundred speeches they would |
have been valueless when compared |
with the remarks that had been de- !
livered in the meeting. He spoke of !
the magnificent hospitality of the peo- |
pie and the strenuous life, a condition .
not confined to Washington, land it is |
this hospitality proves to me that am |
in American territory, for nowhere |
else could such a greeting be extend
ed He told of his experience in Tur-
key and described the armory of his
native guide as they left Constants |
aople for a journey. At night they
slept together IN the same Stable anu
we're told in the morning of several
.obberies and murders that had taken
place on the road they were to take.
When he asked the guide if it was safe
o make the journey, he received as
;1rance from him that it was, as he
vas a member of that gang. And 1
eel tonight, after hearing your kind
words, that / am one of you He
spoke of the work Of the American
Board in foreign lands, relating a con-
yersation he had had some years ago
With Lord Northcote in Bombay, In
which the highest tribute possible was
,aid to the missionaries of the Amer
can Board by that dignitary. Refer
nee was made to the request Of the
commissioners who visited the
United States few years ago. Though
hey gave Boston but forty hours, three
# them, at their own request, were de-
yoted to the work of the board and the