The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-03

, the many difficulties they have over
: come, taking into consideration thei
/ preJudIces.a their customs. their ideals
etc. II we do this, we can not hell
. but see things with more charitable
eyes, and II not only a brighter. but ;
truer light.
Honolulu, January ,. 1906.
/ THE CHINESE WORK.
/ The call for a report Of the Chinese
work brought out the following paper
from Miss Sumter
The report I bring youI today centers
/ briefly around the ofd-Jime Christmas
] message and is written as a drama OF
! Two scenes, each Illustrating real life
/ The first represents the Fort street
| chinese Sunday school celebrating the
/ coming OF Christmas Flowers ferns
and bright foliage quite transform the
! old church. and its holiday atmosphere
! penetrates 70 farthest Chinatown.
/ Long before the hour for opening
every scat IS taken, and scores are
standing. The curtain rises on what
Is perhaps an unique Chinese audience.
A student Of Oriental human nature
would glory in II. for almost every
phase Of Chinese life IS in some way
i represented. Rich and poor. cultivated
and illiterate, Pagan and Christian
touch elbows tonight Notice shy,
sweet-faced Golden Lilies side BY side
with the seIf-reliant. educated. modern
young girl untrammeIed by custom or
tradition. Contrast the staid. dignifed
type Of old China with the progressive,
alert young Chinese man of today
The old order changeth. yielding place
10 new" Even the sunday school is a
revelation. reminding one not at all Of
q Chinese institution. Queiess for the
most part. the boys appear in conven-
tional American costume. The girls
in fresh white dresses and dainty rib
bons resemble our own American las
sizes.
The traditional Christmas tree. glow
ing with light is the center of attrac-
ton for hundreds Of bright-faced chill
dren Under the able leadership of
Mr. Leach Of Mills Institute, an ex-
cellent program is rendered. Seven
teen young people, present every sun
day throughout the year. receive spe-
ciaI gifts. The evening closes with
visit from Santa Claus. who dispenses
candy with his usual Iiberality. The
curtain is rung down. lights turned off
and the Chinese church celebration Of
1905 passes out into the silence and
shadow Of memory.
Scene II shows an outdoor festival at
the Chinese Mission Home on Liliha st
The tree Is the same-alnost II might
be termed the International tree. for
having first appeared before Central
Union little folks. it has visited the
Chinese church, Mills Institute and
81 ETro7Iv- fGTzV-DlAing
from our little home. Truely in Ho-
nolulu TIE world unites in homage 10
the Babe of Bethlehem,
L finds its place under the canopy
OF large monkey-pod. whose wide
spreading branches afford shelter from
occasional scurries Of rain. Through
glossy. green foliage bits Of blue sky
smile down upon the happy gathering
as though with special benediction-
Three hundred little children from ka-
uluwela Sunday school and Liliha Mis-
sion are this time recipients Of Santa
Claus bounty. They form a pictur-
esque group scattered about under the
tTe-some on benches. some on the
ground, and others-boys. of course,-|
in the branches of the mOnkey-po
itself. Listening 10 their songs and
simple recitations. one can not help
feeling that very real mission work is
being done among these children
Most Of the credit for the afternoon
belongs TO Miss Woods, who spared
no effort to make il success. In this
connection II is fitting 70 mention Miss
Woods impending departure for a
years rest in her Canadian home [
Wise, patient. gentle. faithful. she has /
been tiTeiess in the service Of the chi /
nese- and they love her. Perhaps never /
before has a worker SO deeply lnttu- /
enCed them spiritually. That she Will ]
be missed goes without saying, for she
has endeared herself 70 Us all. Espe-
cially viii her absence be felt IN her
night school. and IN the home on LII
liha, whose presiding genius she has
been since is inception / IS also
chiefly due 10 her influence that An
Ian. q little half-Chirese from wretch
ed surroundings, is today in ha7vaia-
1ao Seminary
In closing this report We are inclined
% count. some Of the blessings brought
By 1895 There has been far more 70
encourage than to discourage. our
hospital and disp=nsarE work has
gained fresh impetus under Dr- Burn
ANS capable management The com
NJ 70 Us IF Miss Thornton as director
I nurses adds p wel1eue reinforce
Mt 10 rla hospital staff. 1865 also