The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-30
.LLHA|NA NEEDS atLP
|F0R HALE ALOHA
Honolulu, T. H. Oct. ~. 1906.

l Honolulu, Il. H., Oct. II, 1905.
The following appeal for help foI
Hale Aloha, at Lahaina, is being sen
out by the Hawaiian Board. Tn,
proposition is good one, and the mp
peal should meet with hearty re
spouse: r
In Lahaina there is well construct
ed stone building bearing the name OF
| Hale Aloha. Originally and for many
years it was branch meeting house
of Waince church. Then it was used
for a schoolhousc. 1t occupies central
location and is splendidly adapted for
a church annex or parish house.
Last year Rev. d. w. X. White be.
came pastor of Wainee church. He
has proved to be just the man for
this important post. He is singularly
| aggressive, wise, quiet and thoroughls
| up-to-date. Under his leadership the
church is gaining steadily. Mr.. White
is very anxious to restore the Wainee
church to its old time position of
strength and leadership. He senses the
situation and realizes that unless Eng
lish can be used in supplementary ser.
vices the young people of the various
races in Lahaina can not be reached.
Able to use English himself ho has
succeeded in winning the cordial CO.
operation of number of white Chris
tians in and about Lahaina who have
promised to help him make his church
an aggressive growing organization.
This new movement demands n build
ing like the Hale Aloha, which will
become the English speaking center of
Wainee church. In all the islands /
do not know of n more interesting,
more promising or more needed expert
ment than this.
But Hale Aloha is out of repair. The
Lahaina people have with difficulty
paid the entire debt of Wainee church
They have already raised something
and will collect more towards the fund
now required. But at least 800 ad
ditional must be had in order to put
this enterprise on it's feet.
The Hawaiian Board would gladly
vote this sum if it were available. Be
ing in debt the board can do no more
than to set its seal of hearty approval
upon the project of securing the money
from it's friends. This it has DONE
authorizing this endeavor to raise the
800.
Knowing your deep interest in every
thing that concerns the higher life Of
the islands and especially in broader
lines of Christian work / have thought
that you might be glad of an OPP
portunity to help in this enterprise.
Hale Aloha will when repaired be al
well equipped Parish House wherein the
Wainee church may express its larger
life. If you desire to help will you
kindly enclose subscription in the ac-
companying envelopei
1t is very evident that unless our
Hawaiian churches adjust
themselves to the change in language
pie, they must soon die out entirely. |
These churches are surrounded by far |
larger population than Hawaii con-
tanned forty-fve years ago when they
were thronged to the doors. OF course
the older people forming this larger
population can not be reached, but the
children and youth can be won through
the English language. If we, of the
dominant race, who have the means,
will foster just such enterprises as
this in Lahaina, which aims to be q
pioneer and show the way in which
the problem may be solved, in twenty
years instead of empty meeting houses,
our churches will be crowded. We shall
also have helped solve our race prob
lem by means of these interracial
for all who are growing up
to speak our common language.
This appeal, therefore, is more than
for an individual church. 1t is for
help in the attempt to solve one of our
most serious social and political as well
as religious problems
Very truly yours,
DOREMUS SCUDDER.