The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-28
DR.. BARTON
WELCOMED
Has Large Escort About
ToWn--Big Meeting
Last Night.

Rev. James L. Barton, d. u, super
intendent of missions for the Ameri'
can Board OF Commissioners of Foreign
Missions, was met ON landing from the
steamer Mongolia yesterday by a large
deputation of the Hawaiian Board.
The distinguished missionary was
driven at once to the residence of P. c.
Jones for luncheon. About fifty peo-
pie were present by invitation to meet
DIR. Barton, principally members of the
Hawaiian Board with their wives and
| families.
At o'clock, by appointment pre-
yiously made by Mr.. Jones, DR.. Barton
called on Governor Carter at the Capt.
tol He had an escort consisting Oh
Rev. Hiram Bingham, D. D., Rev. Se>
reno E. Bishop, D. D.. Rev. Doremus
| Scudder, D. D., DR.. w. d. Alexander,
Hon. P. C. Jones. Hon. w. r. Castle.
Rev O. L. Quick, Rev E. W. Thwing,
/ Rev F. w Damon, Rev. Mr. Lono,
Rev. E. S. Timoteo, Rev. w. D. Wes-
teryelt, Rev. e. b. Turner, Rev. A
V. SoareS and Editor Theo. Rlchafus
of The Friend.
DR.. Barton was cordially received by
Governor Carter, with whom he chatted
during most of his stay of about twenty
minutes in the executive chamber. In
a short wait for the Governors arrival
Secretary Atkinson had received the
visitor and conversed with him.
"Oh, yes, notice considerable
changes since my last visit to Homo
lulu" DR.. Barton said to an Advertiser
! reporter presented to him as he was
| leaving.
} THAT was time of changes here
: and there was good deal of excite
ment. 1t was between my going to the
Orient and my return that the trans
: formation of the government occurred
"It is impossible at present to say
whether 1 shall return this way. MY
especial mission is the inspection of
the Boards missions in China. I shall
J, visit Japan only incidentally, staying
: there but three or four weeks.
> Possibly 1 may visit other mission
fields on the way home. Yes, l was
formerly missionary in Turkey.
| DIR. Barton did not care to give the
. time for visit to the Bishop Museum
as had been contemplated on his be-
half, because he thoroughly inspected
that institution ten or twelve years age
while passing through. Therefore the
party drove from the Capitol in an ON
: nibus to the Aquarium. AS it was as
: certained that the Mongolia would moi
! sail until II noon today, the intended
i exc,1rsio-, to the Pail was deferred un-
/ til this morning.
), Or Barton during his stay will gel
, an idea of the various branches OF ms
/ sionarv work here" Mr.. Turner sale
8 TO the reporter 1.-The Chinese, japanese
e Korean, Portuguese and Hawallar
8 church work He is on his way to the
: Orient to inspect the American Board
= mission stations in China, both on tn'
/ coast and inland. Perhaps he will als'
8 visit some of the stations in Japan ane
/ other countries before returning nome.
: THE EVENING RECEPTION.
In the evening there was gran'
rally at Kawaiahao church, whlch wa
e attended by nearly all the ministers
p the city. The audience about half MI
o ed the auditorium and was composed
It largely of whites, though many nation
a We're represented.
IL Mrs. Judd officiated at the organ, tn
- regular Kawaiahao choir singing. Vi
| the platform were P. c. Jones' presl
IS dent of the Hawaiian Evangelical AS
IS socfation; Rev. James l.. Barton, rep
l. resenting the American Board, and !
p whose honor the meeting was held
d Revs Hiram Bingham, John Gulick,
A. III. Parker, j. w. sylvester, Scare:
'Thwing. Scudder, Nakamura. ..
Gulick. Frank Damon, Rath, Horne
Timoteo, several other havana
~ clergymen and w. r. Castle
IL n no iSa
u, outside the church that it was difhcu
to hear the remarks of Mr. Jones. VIII
n ohlciated as chairman. until the W.
rs dows on the makai side of the buildiN
e were closed.
al Chairman Jones opened the meetln
ne byg calling upon the audience to SIN
~ the Doxology, each nationality in II
own tongue 1t was really surprls1n
at to note how harmoniously the wore
d. blended with the music, though e1gf
ct languages pronounced the words. Afte
ed this. Rev. Hiram Bingham prayed lei
IS yently for the success of the mlsslei
a MIR. Jones then announced the opJe'
ed of the gathering and on behalf OF ln
be | Hawaiian Board extended heart
erecting to the visitor who is en- roui
to China to inspect the missions Iher
- He said it was especially approprla'
70 assemble in grand old Kawaiaha
h9 whore in 1899 Hiram Bingham, or
~ NJ the first missionaries, sent out Q
~ the American Board to these island
'o Iai5 the first stone of the church An
- = .yas Of special interest, also, TO no
that his son, Hiram Bingham H.
no here on the platform. He is mere
ei | o11r representative of the Amerlca
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