The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-22

made net loss, or. . 90
stood still, or. ............. 80
FIFTY-FOUR HAWAIIAN
i CHURCHES.
Per Cent
30 had additions on confession,
OF to =.
Is had no additions on comics
sion, or. SO /;
p made a net gain, or........ 80
/ IL made a net loss, or. .... 81 l..
10 stood still, r.............. IS 1.
| SIXTEEN JAPANESE CHURCHES.
Per Cent
had additions on confession, or. %
II had no addition on confession,
or 10
> made a net gain, or..... 81 IA
3 made net loss, or. ........ Is Sd
s stood still, or. Observation-Disclosures. so
Reports We're made by all the
| churches in all five groups except the
| Hawaiian. The roll of delinquents in
clude Milolii Church in Hoopuloa, Rev
| and Pearl City
Our total number of communicates is
6490 answering to a constituency of
gain In membership has been 165 or
21a per cent. Though this looks poverty
stricken in comparison with the 10 per
cent. advance common in our sister
churches on the foreign mission field, it
is above the record of the mainland
churches Our Sunday schools have
done far better, II churches reporting
6644 members, a gain of 1887 or more
than 20 per cent.
MORE BLESSED TO GIVE.
In the realm of benevolent contribu-
tions the churches have made notable
stride forward. Only Al churches gave
anything to causes outside of them
selves. But these bettered the 81 of
last year by increased giving to the ex
tent of $5267 or more than SO per cent.
We do not have to record a single item
in the summary of work done by our
churches where there has been step
backward. 1t is all positive gain. 1t
would probably be hard to match this
story among our churches in any state
of the Union.
OBEYING THE GREAT COMMAND.
When we leave the realm of the
achievements of our church army as a
whole, however, to scrutiniZe the varl-
Gus divisions the record is not so cheer
ing. The test of all Christian living is
the extent to which obedience to our
Lords last command to preach the
Gospel to every creature prevails. Sub
iected to this examination we find that
the Portuguese churches head the list
in the appended record both for
foreign and home missions. The
Chinese come second for foreign
and Fourth for home, the Union
third for foreign and second for home,
the Hawaiian fourth for foreign and
third for home and the japanese last
in both places, only one church of this
having given anything to
either of these great causes.
TABLE OF GIVING TO AMERICAN
BOARD (FOREIGN) AND HA-
WAIIAN BOARD (HOME MIS-
SIONS).
Per Cent
Of Portuguese churches, gave
to the American Board. $50. 6o %
Of Chinese churches, 2 gave to
the American Board. ....-... 80 1-3 /
Of 10 Union churches, 3 gave to
the American Board. ........ ~
Of SO Hawaiian churches, 8 gave
to the American Board. ..... 10 1-2
Of Is japanese churches, l gave
to the American Board. .... Ia
Of 8 Portuguese churches, 1 gave
to the Hawaiian Board ..... 33 1-3
Of 10 Union churches, 3 gave to
the Hawaiian Board. ..... 80
Of SIS Hawaiian churches, IL gave
to the Hawaiian Board. ..... % l-3
Of Chinese churches, l gave to
the Hawaiian Board. 10 2-5
Of Is japanese churches, l gave
to the Hawaiian Board. Ia
ALL BENEvOLENCES.
Two Portuguese and four Chinese
churches report benevolence gifts.
Six Union churches report benevo-
ence gifts.
Twenty seven Hawaiian churches re
BORT benevolence gifts.
Two Japanese churches report beneV-
,lence gifts.
Next year let us hope that every
.hurch viii have a proud record OF CIV
ng to extend the Gospel at home ana
abroad.
NEW LIFE.
There can be no question that
throughout the entire field our churches
ave taken on new life This is espe-
jaIIY IlaThSu dIlO4iS Liz
! ferment is apparent everywhere
his has centered Chiefly upon the
ause of temperance. upon higher
tandards of conduct and upon ag-
.ressiye Christian work. Evangelist
,irnoteo has proved most valuable in
ufetfng disturbed conditions and CEN
ering the attention of Christians upon
Winning men TO Christ. Eva and ho-
ala are noted examples. Kauai under :
he patient inspiring leadership of Rev
NJ. Lydgate is constantly showing TO
he front. The special reform there has
cen in elevating the standard of serv- ,
q among deacons and other church
Ulcers The cry for faithful pastors
rom all over the field is as pathetic
: it is loud. Some of our leading men
ave been so moved by this as TO ad-
ocate licensing and ordaining anyone 4.
,flling to serve regardless of character
? fitness If this be done our Ha-
-aifan churches are doomed to destruc-
ion The on,y possible policy is to :