The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-18
REPORTS Of
THE CHURCH
Central Union a Power
for Good in Com.
munity.

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Central Union church for the year 1905
was held last evening in the church
Sunday school room, at which time it
was announced that the estimate for
running the church this year had been
figured at $12,674. An appeal was
made for more nperaI contributions to
the church s support, especially from
some members of the church who were
not doing much in this respect.
DIR. kincaid, in his report for the
| past year, said the end of the year
| found the church unimpaired in its
ability to do good in the community
and it is still an influential power for
good. The pastor commented upon the
preponderanee of men in the church
attendance which was something over
which to rejoice. The pastor dwelt
upon the lack of support, financially,
should be borne in mind, owing to very
annoying deficits in the church funds
in the past two years.
DIR. kincaid referred to his resigna
ton as pastor of Central Union church,
along the lines made public in the
church on the last Sunday of the year.
w. W. Hall, clerk of the church. gave
statistics of membership. On January
], 1905, there were 997 members. There |
were SO new members, making a grand |
total on January l, 1906, of 1855.
w. o. Atwater, treasurer of the |
church, reported receipts amounting to
$7501.3S and expenditures of $7477.68.
Jonathan Shaw, treasurer of the
Trustees, reported receipts amounting
to $11,653.75 and expenditures about
the same.
On motion of P C. Jones. the esti-
mates of $12,674 for current expenses
for the trustees for 1906, was accepted 4
by the congregation. Mr.. Jones also
called attention to the appropriation
for new church books, and committee
comprising Miss Margaret Hopper, DR..
kincaid and another person yet to be
will take up this matter at an
early date.
Rev. Mr.. Turner reported enthusiast
tically on the Bible and Sunday schools.
The largest attendance on single
Sunday during the year was 500. The
Sunday school treasurer report was
presented by Mr.. Forbes.
The report for Palama Chapel, Rev.
Mr.. Rath In charge, was read by P. G.
Jones. There was encouragement in
the work in general, but there were
many difficulties in the Paiama section
to overcome. Of the many new meth
DDS introduced some were successful,
others not. The superintendent fhopes
to have Palama Chapel maintained as
a beacon light in the midst of sim. -
The Ladies' Society report, present
ed by Mrs. Myers, showed a healthy |
in which the funds were
applied to several worthy objects.
The Christian EnIeavor report was
presented by Lyle Dickey. He stated
that union meetings away from the
church Were not entirely successful.
The attendance was less from both
churches than usual.
Mrs. Scudder presented the report of
the Woman s Board of Missions. AS
to funds, the society collected $3.50
SO and disbursed $176954, outside of
special collections taken for the Arm
enians and the Pundita Ramabai fund.
The Missionary Cleaners Society
report was read by Mrs. Wilmington.
The Cleaners suggest a floral festival
sometime this year. The report com
mented upon the large number of
church members descended from the
early missionaries, and the small num-
Der of members in the Cleaners So
ciety. Mothers, she said, should send
their daughters into the society.
w. A. Bowen read an enthusiastic
statement of the work among the Port
uguese. Rev. Frank Damon read
glowing report of the work among the
Chinese.