The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-08
BIC MEETING At
!. NJ. {. A. HALL
Mr.. Gleason Tells of Y. M. C.
A. Work on the Manchu-
rian BattlefieldS.

A large company of young men filled
the Y NJ. C. A. hall to overhowing
last night, to listen to Arthur Davies
of India and Mr.. Gleason of Japan tell
of the impressions which they received
during the Toxic Conference.
There were present boys from Kane
hameha, from Mills Institute, from To-
! lani College and from the High School
and Oahu College.
T. Give Davies, a brother of one of
| the speakers, opened the meeting by a
little speech in which he apologized
for the postponement of the meeting.
Announcements had been made by the
Y.M. c. A. to the effect that the meet
ing would be held at three o'clock
Owing to the delay of the Mongolia.
the meeting was changed to half-past
seven.
After the singing of a song, stand
Up, Stand Up for Jesus Bishop Res
tar.ck led in prayer. Arthur Davies
then took the floor and made an addi-
ton to his brothers apology. A Mr.
Williams was to have come, but as
the Mongolia was delayed at Yoko-
hama, and as he had important bust
ness in England, he decided to take
the Siberian Railway and not pass
through Honolulu. Mr.. Davies had in
tended to cable and call the meeting
off, but as Mr. Gleason was to be a
passenger on the Mongolia he decided
that if Mr.. Gleason would consent,
they would hold the meeting. Mr..
Gleason consented and spoke last night. |
He said in part:
1T is a very great pleasure to us,
when we cross the Pacific, to stop in |
midocean and make this connection be- |
tween East and West. For six years |
have lived in Japan, and 1 confess
that I have become a BIT Orientalized,
and to stop here awhile before going /
on to Western modes is refreshing.
For three years after my arrival in
Japan my life was very much like that
of the usual Westerner who comes to
Japan; learning the language and do
ing what / could for the cause of
Christ. Then the war broke out, and
in the scene of struggle in Manchuria
the vouchsafing of the power to meet
the needs has strengthened my faith
as much as anything could do.
When the war broke out, We had
out three Japanese trained secretaries.
The work at the front had to be done
oy Japanese, as the War Department
lesitated to let foreigners into the war
territory. So we had to call men from
he schools and colleges, some teach
RS, some pastors, all without train
ng, and when I think of that l feel
assured that it was not mans power
nut Gods power that kept the work
Ip.
THE Buddhists sent trained and in
ellectuaI men to the front. The
'hristian Associations spent $4,000 yen.
he Buddhists, according to a state
1ent made by one of their number,
etween 100000 and 100000 yen; and
ee how the soldiers welcomed the
Associations. Not because
he Christians were better trained, but r
ecause of the Christ which was back /
the association. I
"A few days after ] got back from
ne of my outposts two soldiers came
} me and asked me what this teach
lg of Christ was. Up to that time we
ad been careful not to preach. We
expended on the Testaments and liter
ture to do the first preaching. SO the lii
rst sermon began. Then the men d
anne in and wanted to know when the G
reaching began, and SO regular 9.
reaching began"
Mr.. Gleason then related various in III
dents which have occurred since 7. CT
{. c. A. work was started in Manchu- IL
a and spoke of the need of workers.
The meeting was dismissed by the
nging of "Blest Be the Tie that q
inds." OF
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