The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30
LAHAlnA NEEDS HELP
FOR HALE ALOHA
Honolulu, T. H., Oct. %, 1906.

Honolulu, T. H., Oct. p, 1906.
The following appeal for help for
Hale Aloha, at Lahaina, is being sent
out by the Hawaiian Board. The
proposition is a good one, and the APP
peal should meet with a hearty re
sponse:
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 Wainee church. Then it was used
for a schoolhouse. 1t occupies a central
location and is spIendidly adapted for
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 thoroughly
up-to date Under his leadership the
church is gaining steadily. Mr.. White
is very anxious to restore the Walnee
church to it's 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 he 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 build
ing like the Hale Aloha which will
become the English speaking center of
Wainee church. In all the islands
do not know of a 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 500 adj
ditional must be had in order to put
| this enterprise on its feet.
The Hawaiian Board would gladly
vote this sum if it were available. Be
ing in debt the board can do no more
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 a
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 envelope?
1t is very evident that unless our
I fifty-eight Hawaiian churches adjust
themselves to the change in language
| now in process among the young peO-
pie. they must soon die out entirely.
L nest emu ChtS 10 SUI IOuH'itt bN al Idi
larger population than Hawaii con-
tanned forty 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 interraeiaI
.churches for all who are growing up
to speak our common language
This appeal, therefore, IS more thar
for an individual church. 1t is fer
help in the attempt to solve one of our
most serious social and political as well
as religious problems.
Very truly yours,
DOREMCS SCUDDER.