The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-25
MISS YARROW'S
CASE REVIEWED
One of Her Friends Believes
She Has Been Unfairly
Dealt With.

Editor Advertiser: In Sunday morn
ing's Advertiser there was printed an
article, Official Statement of Miss
Yarrow's Case" The statement needs
further explaining. as it is not quite
correct.
In Miss Yarrow's resignation as read
to the church. she said: MY resigna-
ton taking effect at the close of the
year, December 81. If you wish, how
ever, I will close my work September
80, my resignation taking place not
earlier than at the close of my year.
Miss Yarrow. for the good of the
church and for her own sake, did not
wish TO close her work until the end
of her year. The Standing Committee
said. mo. close your work September
80. when DR.. Scudder enters his field"
Central Union church is not giving
Miss Yarrow one cent, as stated in
Sundays paper She was perfectly
willing TO work until her year expired.
If the Standing Committee is not will
ing, then it is not Miss Yarrow's fault.
and her salary for the remainder of the
year is only her just due and not
gift.
When the church voted out of the
love of their hearts to give Miss Var
row $500 at the close of her eight years
of faithful, loyal service, it was only
if4aI Of CHI HniT
citation As a matter of fact, she has
saved the church ok hundred dollars
during the last six months by doing
other peoples work. When Mr.. Tur-
ner left six months ago, and on her
shoulders was thrown other work, she
never murmured, but like man did
Mr.. Turner's work and her own with
out one word of complaint. When DR..
Sylvester left, still more was thrown
on her shoulders. and she has done all
in her power. but her salary was never
raised. She has been trying to do
three persons work and has done it
well.
1t is all very well to say Thank
YOU but the congregation and the ma
jority of the church members wished
to do more than this. and the $500
voted by them was meant to be lit
tie token of their appreciation.
I have known Miss Yarrow intimate
~ for years and in this field and every
other where she has worked she has
given her life for Christ's work with
no thought of herself. If any one has
the Christ spirit, it is Miss Yarrow.
always forgiving, always doing for
others.
If the money could not have been
given as a gift, as stated in the reso-
luton sent in by the trustees, her sal
ary could have been raised from last
April and it could have gone down In
the annals of the church as something
for the church and the non-churen |
members TO have been proud of, that
Central Union church, when left with |
out a pastor, without an assistant pas
tor, without a Bible school superintend-
ent, had appreciated Miss Yarrow's
services in practical way. 1t must be
gratifying, however. to Miss Narrow
for her to know that the work has
gone on and that she has been equal
to the occasion.
The trustees and the Standing Com
mittee did not think to raise her salary,
and now they say it is not possible to
grant the desire of the church, to give
her the little sum of $500, but Miss
Yarrow can be assured that the mass
of the people realize her worth and
unselfishness and Christian character.
ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
CHURCH.