The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-11
To THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII
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! interest on endowment, already raised
| of $4,000; at per cent. this would be
| $4,000 per year. 1t costs the Queen s
Hospital about 5000 per year for run
ming expenses, and if the Children s
| Hospital should need one-fourth as
much there would be $4,000 to raise
every year, which would require an en-
| dowment of 100000 to produce this
$4,000.
There are other hospitals besides the
above; also the Associated Charities and
| benevolent societies requiring constant
assistance.
A large benevolent work is being car
ried on all over the Islands under the
| various religious organizations. These
organizations support ministers, teach
ers and workers who are devoting their
time and energies for the betterment
of their fellow men, through religious
instruction, education, care of the sick,
social settlement work orphan asylums
and rescue homes. If any people de-
serve a comfortable living for them
selves and their families, these people
do, but as rule they are underpaid and
have struggle to get along.
The Salvation Army is practical and
-otStft AlttAAiS III Its NQtINs hbh9A1 1tAAA
feeding outcasts in their coffee house.
Carrying on their Rescue Home, where
reformatory work is done, and like
the Susan Wesley Home and other SINH
lar institutions, giving refuge TO parent
less and homeless children. The need
of this kind of an institution is often
severe and tbs cases pathetic.
II addition to all of the above there
are the Free Kindergarten and Chli-
lren s Aid Association, the Y. NJ. Z. A.
and the Y. w. c. A.. the Honolulu LII
brary, Kilohana Art League and many
others. ~The foregoing exhibit is only
for the purpose of refreshing the mem
ory as to existing needs.
Now, to come down to the meat of
the eocoanut, l will first address the
men of means who are having unusually
large incomes this year, and will ask
your kind attention to the following
questions, which each might ask him.
self: How much can | spare this year
for endowment and assistance to some
one or more of the above mentioned
institutions Cannot / give 80 per
cent. of my incomel If l do give so
much. is it really going to hurt meY
After paying my usual expenses, can
not for this year forego wholly, or in
part, the adding to my pile? Is 1T
really necessary for my family that l
Law up so much for their future usef
Can I not now put aside self, warm up
NV heart and for this year give an I'M
usllal amount for the relief and glad
ness of others; perhaps endow some IN
stitution SO that people can truly say
blessed be the man or woman who dad
this
Several wears ago / was in the pres
ence of two men of large means. A
was a generous man and had learned
through habit to be giver, and knew
the pleasure and blessing that comes to
the glver ,as well as the receiver. b.
was hard. close and saving; had cult
waited the opposite habit of not giving;
would never give to charities or any
thing else. and if such a proposition
were mentioned you could Immediately
feel the chill thrown out. A. said to
B.. "Whv. YOU do not know the pleas
ure of giving B. answered, - No,
and I do not want too, either The
recognized difference in that commun-
itv between the two men was that one
was lovable and loved because he con
ferred blessings on others, and was him
self happier man for it, and the other
was unlovable and unloved. and I'M
happv himself. because he was of no
value TO any one but himself, and o.
little value 10 strictly scrutinlzed
family Both died, one missed by all,
and the other missed by no one.
To person of small means an anee-
dote would be a good opening for the