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

tiers for Japanese work have been de-
prived of leaders since last May It
has been a disheartening experience.
Notwithstanding this, such has been
the story of advance that it is to be
doubted whether an equivalent gain
has marked any other year of work
since missionary effort for this people
was begun in Hawaii. A happy change
of spirit has been effected since the
close of the war with Russia. doubt
less owing to the marvellous reversal of
national sentiment in Japan concerning
Christianity. The change here has been
manifested in remission of bitterness
among Buddhist priests against our
Christian teachers and evangelists.
The new spirit of hrotherliness now
possible of manifestation by our mis-
sionaries is most welcome. In some
places they are able to maintain friend
ly relations with the priests. If this
goes on it is not too much to hope that
temples erected during outbursts of ma
tionalistic zeal may in time become
Christian churches Side by side also
with the deadly workings of the in
famous liquor law now in force a zeal
for temperance has been fostered.
Many of our preaching places are GEN.
ganda that is bearing notable
fruit. The new evangelists out from
Japan are an aggressive set, in fact
the personnel of our force was never
so high. Olaa, Papaikou, Hamakua
Kohala, Paia, Koloa and Makaweli are
being worked 10 better effect than ever
Hilo church has taken on new life. The
mother of them all" on Nuuanu street
under its eloquent, scholarly pastor,
Mr.. Yamaguchi is fast retracing the
ground lost during the past three years.
Makiki church with its two Sunday
Schools, its young mems society of
124, its field of Is districts each having
a corps of devoted house TO house Wis
itors, it's missionary band that does not
send but goes with the Gospel, it's
large and systematic giving and it's
fast rising new meeting house leads !
the entire Territory regardless of race !
both in organization and effective !
Christian service. Plantation Chris |
tian schools flourish more largely than |
ever That at Lihue with so scholars !
and offerings of nearly $500 from Japa- |
nese field hands to equip the school |
house. easily holds the first rank. The !
Honolulu Christian Club at last has !
found the leadership it long has sought. |
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gifts are fast making the organization
on Kukuf street a vital social force.
THE DOMINANT LANGUAGE.
The rapid strides made By English
everywhere throughout the Territory
is a warning that the churches of the
entire American Union ought to heed.
The meagerness of our equipment for
coping with the conditions imposed by
this language victory is pathetic.
Where we should have a score of de-
voted home missionary families there
are but four. Yet these four are do
ing yeoman's work.
I have already spoken of Rev. J. NJ
Lydgate whose handiwork is on exhi-
oition from Hanalei to Waimea. The
report of Rev. Charles W. Hill is not
able in striking the keynote Of prog
ress for the Church Of Christ through
put Hawaii. Don't forget the Sunday
School" Every little hamlet in this
Territory should see its weekly gather
ing of children taught by some de-
voted Christian spirit. This done and
in fifteen years the battle would be
won. Mr. Hill is now organizing En-
ieavor Societies Of youths and maidens
where five years ago tiny Sunday
I.
churches founded by the missionary
fathers. It is fine work but TO leave
The district from Wainea to Kau in
charge Of but one man is suicide. The .
SIormons realize this and are winning |
such victories that the Catholic
Church in alarm IS exclaiming THE
lolygamists are fIehing our jewels
everywhere" i Sunday School mis-
.ioparT should he placed at once in ,
his field to reinforce Mr.. Hill through
ut Eastern Hawaii
ALL N a YEAR AND a HALF
4 ske-tic needs only TO visit Kona TO
-eaIize the rare wisdom of the Board
II planting missionary leaders from the
Mainland in centers Of strategic i'm
2ortance. To gather a church of p
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