The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-08

erudge": ''Forgetful ourselves, help US
hear cheerfuIly the forgetfulness of
others: t'Deliver US from fear and ia
your; from mean hopes and cheap
pleasures; Make heaven about US,
Lord, by the only way to heaven, for
getfulness of self; Give US courage
and gaiety and the quiet mlnd !;
Brace us to play the man under al
fiction; For Christ's sake, let not
our beloved blush for us, or we TOT
them; grant us but that, and grant
US courage to endure lesser Ills I'M
shaken, and to accept death, loss or
disappointment as it We're straws upon
the tide of life.'
There is one prayer in particular
which it seems to me bespeaks the
shirt of the man. Less beautiful in
diction than certain others, 1T stun
voices what the common life. most
needs for every day.
t The report of Miss Laura Green, the
local Superintendent, was next read,
and showed that many cases of illness
and restitution had been taken care OF
through her branch of the work and
/ that the past year had been one in
! had been presented and accepted
VISIT TO RAMABAI.
| Miss Turner, who is visiting Mrs
| Anterior in this city, was asked e
! give an account of her recent visit
! TO the Ramabai school in India, n
! which the local branch of the Woman
Board takes a great interest. Miss
! Turner told interestingly of her visl1
/ and her experiences while at the
i school. She stated that almost every
/ thing that was eaten there was ralsec
on the farm, for which water was
supplied from three great wells, about
/ twelve feet in diameter. This was
pumped by teams of four oxen, hitch
ed two abreast. Most of~the work OF
the farm. she stated, was done b1
women, though that requiring grea
! physical strength was done by men.
Miss Turner told of the mill, ans
with oxen for motive power, w1lcl
! ground the wheat which is used a
the school, and of the interesting
breakfast. which was served to the Wis
itors AS they sat on the floor. I'M
/ consisted of various native dishes
with many vegetables which she ma
never seen before.
Mrs. w. B. Oleson made short al
dress, telling of the new features wh1cl
she had seen since her return TO no
nol,tlu for visit She said that sh
missed many of the faces OF the Que
missionaries, who had passed ava
during her absence The feellng .
sadness which this brought was bal
anced to some degree by the progress
, which had been made by the daWal
, ian people, whom she found TO
alert bright and friendly and to us
; excellent English.
A most interesting letter from Mr
! c. B. Damon was read by Mrs. Juu'
Mrs Damon spoke of meeting man
Hawaiian friends in Boston, ana
rinnle of laughter was created by ne
: mentioning one gentleman whom 81
: wrote of. saving: When he rises
: n,axer meeting his voice is exact
like. and he is almost an exact llnae
:, Of. our good friend w. Q. Smith" 81
also smoke of lady who very mus
| resembled Mrs. j. Q. Garter.
In this letter Mrs. Damon mention
! cd Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond, lac
who will pay a visit to this city ne
: February. and whose singing 81
/, praised. Mrs. Bonds voice is Of lo'
deep alto, with rich clear notes whl'
are exquisite in their beauty MI
, Bond is a friend of Mrs. George
\ Caste, and will probably give sever
= concerts while here.
= The meeting was closed with sho
= nrayer and the singing of Mrs. Hyde
:, hyrnn. More Love to Thee
Among those present were Mrs. IN
= odore Richards, Mrs. W. Q. Smlt
- Mrs. ]. T. Gulick, Mrs. o. ii. Guhc
;. Mrs. :. Gilman, Mrs. LowIle, Nj
- Garland, Miss Pope, Mrs. Weaver, Nj
=, Horne. Miss Chamberlain, Mrs. j.
- whitney, Mrs. w. Whitney, Mrs.
- B. Anterior. Mrs. F. c. Alberto
- Mrs. ]. A. Hopper. Mrs. W. w. Ha
:, Mrs. r. w Andrews, Mrs. }.
" Greene. Mrs. A. V. soares, Mrs. Cla1
7s Miss Muther, Mrs. Harland, Nj
re- Knapp, Mrs. W. B. OIeson and ma