The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-04
To ASSIST
THE CHURCH
Central Union People
Talk Over Their
Own Work.

"a Union of 100 on Central Unior
Church" was the subject discussed al
last nights meeting Of members Of tbs
church at the usual weekly prayer
meeting. About $50 were present
When all the speakers We're through
it developed that the whole idea was
to get better and more work out OF
the membership for church purposes
only.
Theo. Richards introduced the sub
| ject with some statistics chaIked on a
blackboard of the HOO members, 242
were absent, 80 were incapacitated, a
large number were children and there
were but 141 active workers. There
were 694 available for work of some
kind How could these people be given
work? and what should the work be ?
were the principal questions ct issue.
Rev. E. B. Turner spoke of the Sum
day school of the church. The Sum
day school was the teaching depart
ment and if it's work was well done
the church would be benefited. There
was need of greater loyaty to the work
by the teachers and more attention to
details was needed.
W. A. Bowen spoke of the outside
church Sunday school was we'll organ
lied and f1ourishing. Kawaiahao need
ed teachers who would pay strict at
tention to their work. Kakaako, Wal
of good teachers. Mrs. B. F. Dilling
ham had given up the work of con-
Quoting the Kaumakapili Sunday
schools and someone was needed to
fill her place.
P. w. Rider for the Kakaako Mis-
sion, said he had been in the field for
four years and had made $500 house
toulouse visits in that time. He sell
in Kakaako. There were many wicked
homes in that section of the city. They
needed Christian oversight. The
scenes Mr.. Rider witnessed on New
l.
We're in full sway, were such as to be
hardly believed unless one saw with
his own eyes.
Mr.. Rath, of the Pa1ama Mission,
of Palama. On New Years Day he,
too, had witnessed scenes which show
ed the immoral side of the section. The
bartenders there wear the blandest of
women to hell The gambling dens
and houses of ill-fame also do their
part. Children swarm about the tene-
ments and it is necessary that some
people of Central Union should go
among them and endeavor to get them
into the Sunday schools. The boys and |
girls need moral training.
1.-The training they now have is i'm |
noral," said Mr.. Rath.
Rev. Mr.. Gulick spoke for the Japa- |
ieSe He, too, wanted workers from |
Central Union to aid in teaching the |
young japanese. He asked also that |
people here remember on Sunday even
ng when they have big dinners that !
heir Japanese servants may be Chris
ians and may desire to attend services,
md they should be let off from their
duties early in the evening.
Rev. Frank Damon, for the Chinese,
Lsked for willing people to assist him
n the social development of young
Chinese men and women.
Rev. Mr.. Kincaid said he considered
me of the most perpIexing questions
o be: How to get our HOO members
o work in the best interests of the
;hurch." He reminded the speakers
hat time was passing and that they
should not exceed the limits placed
Ipon them.
Nothing was said about taking part
n the crusades against vice and graft
which are enlisting the smaller
churches and the civic bodies of Homo
ulu.
The annual meeting of the church
Will be held on Wednesday evening.
Reports viii be presented by the Off
,ers. The annual supper will be dis
oensed with on this occasion.
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