The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-01
EMINENT CHURCH
LEADERS ARRIVE

Despite the fact that 1t began to rain
just as people were getting ready foi
church last night, quite large audi.
ence greeted DIR. Bosworth, who is here
to give a series of lectures on the Bible,
Bishop Cranston, who will open the
Methodist conference tomorrow at nine.
Miss Taylor. of the Y. w. C. A. and
Miss Condo, who has charge Of the stu.
dent division of the same institution.
The general topic of DR.. Bosworth's
lectures will be 1.-The Messages of Je,
sus to men of his age" The openins
lecture will be, who is Jesusy' This
will be delivered in Central Union
chapel today at half past four o'clock.
II the audience should demand 1t, a
change will be made to the main audi
forum, from the lecture room. AL,
though the cards of invitation werS
sent only to men, there is no restriction
whatever upon attendance. The pub
lie generally is invited to all the lee
lures.
In his introductory remarks, DR.. Syl,
vester brought out the Importance
which the visitors bear on the main
land and said that they We're kino
of held up" for time.
Prof. Bosworth was the first speaker.
He said in part:
Il certainly feel that my sense of m,
own Importance has vastly Increased
since 1 have arrived here.
This has been a day of revelation
to me. The hospitality of these islands
is famous in the States, and / know
that ever after the traveller must know
better than he has before of the well
come which cannot be explained"
The speaker went on to say that what
the man of today wants is reality-not
merely words, but reality, and that
men are awakening to a sense of in
quiry as regards the future life.
Following Prof. Bosworth. Miss Tay,
lor spoke. She brought the greetings
of the Y. w. c. A. of America to the
people of America. In her address
Miss Taylor emphasized the fact that
the women of Honolulu could help the
missionaries greatly if they would
pray.
After the singing of a hymn Miss
Condo was introduced by DR.. sylvester.
1T is with a pleasure akin to joy
lilhl Stdlld ICIC III yOuT PIcScICe, ILL
ter many years of longing to see you,
city. Ever since my babyhood almost,
have heard of your islands from my
beloved grandfather who worked hero
nearly twenty years, and 1 am glad Oh
the opportunity which has come now
to spend a few days here.
I'VE are hoping to have in that Toxic
Conference to which We are going,
some twenty-six leaders, representing
the various nationalities of the world
and I hope that the people of these
islands will pray for us.
God grant that every one of us may
be true to the sense of obligation that
we owe to our God and that We may
be ready to do something TO hasten the
spread of the Gospel"
Bishop Cranston may be an old man,
but he certainly has lost none of the
vigor of his youth. He is from WASH
ington and is said to be one of Presi>
dent Roosevelt's close friends and adj
visers.
II have not been held up" ne said.
Il stopped because I wanted to, and
don't intend to go until am ready"
The Bishops remarks We're chiefly
wound around the statement which
some men have made, that commerce Is
the civilizer of the world. and that
were better than mission
aries to civiliZe the world
''Just now. when China needs lead,
ers for the new era, can you tell ma
where those leaders are to be found?
Can leaders be fired out of guns off
a battleship? Will commerce furnish
those leaders?
WHO is to furnish those leaders.
They are going out of the schools
planted by American churches Put
that down, young man,"
The Bishop concluded his remarks b, |
telling his hearers of the need FOR mora
love for Christ and less for the al
mighty dollar.