The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-05
Annual Report of Rev. John W.
Wadman, Supt. of Hawaiian
Mission M. E. Church.

Il WISSIOn W. l.. Inurcn.
Old Father Time still world and
the busy days and weeks and months accordance with his
aerable laws slip beyond look
few and in the endeavor recall the expert
of brief though looking upon
landscape plain filled with colorless
relieved here and there by bright gn sunshine shaded else
where by dark shadows only bring prominent
aspects which stand out with peculiar dstincness.
In behalf of all the workers
tered these islands including large of friends
of church. wish herewith of profound
learning of the illness of beloved Bishop Ham
ton who with in all the funess of his strength
and whose visit to Hawaii nei proved such tremendous upt to
our work To his devoted wife family
tend deepest sympathy while earnestly for the Bishops
It gives great pleasure Bishop
"..... Magic Isles up the river of time
Where the softest of playing
There's cloudless sky and tropical Cline
And song a vesper chime
And the years with the straying.'
meeting midpaci6 yet many
of workers here assembled recall the pleasure of having
greatly endeared himself all people His worldwide travels
clear knowledge OF mission methods and mred experience
enable him give much valuable advice and inspiring counsel
ending not
broken by death has illness afflicted during
this period Best with good degree of health and strength and
highly favored with opportunities for splendid service in
the which lies all today up our
helped u.s."
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whole In statistical reports will be found that the
fully represent work, nasmuch suffer
through way And yet labor wholly
vain many of these will carry the and the
Up to this time labors
alites only among Hawaians Porti
guese By fraternal arrangement
Missions have sole charge of the these islands while
refrain from infringing the Chinese work which splendid
Several different churches
Der population jusfes possible behalf
is only little decade since Methodism planted
highly credtabe great church still much could have
accomplished had force been employed and
briefly refer the three departments of mis-
sion operations There first the E p Mor started sndsdad
on Go o of h nat NOW which
assembled with the commodous adjoining and the
grounds purchased and all paid for by the noble
growing congregations Sabbath membership of IFS,
members who conduct Sunday services of the city hos
and prominent the religious work carried the
while people contribute
rou benevolent enterprises Every Saturday night
quite successful in reaching class of people
easily otherwise brought under the influence OF the regular
And wish repeat with emphasis if possible
has special mission these islands and when
brighter days OF financial prosperity dawn for Hawaii ne as dawn
hey with the growth OF the industries the construction
works the incoming OF settlers capable OF amer
the OF the P f He g Va the
atlantic as the highway church must
. 81 source Of spiritual power and blessing crying need Of
gt Hawaii at this hour is more vigorous
nd earnestly pray God to help people to keep true TO
and seize the opportunities for usefulness now
: We come now to consideration of our
JAPANESE WORK
Here in Hawaii we have in some splendid i'm
s given work in Japan the OF the
& h a B amonq the men in Mneuria the
Red Cross Hospital the generous 10 the
york Majesty the Emperor all this has tended to create
avorabe feeling Christian religion the labor