The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-30
EVANGEL|CALS
IN CONVENTION
Reports Are G0od-Pious Graft
Prevented Other Maui
News Items.

WAILUKU, March 2S.-The semian,
nual meeting of the Evangelical Asso-
citation of Maui, Molokai and Lana
began it's session on Wednesday OF
last week in Waikiki and closed this
week on Tuesday. Nearly one hundred
pastors and delegates reported. The
Kaahumanu church has been well filed
at al the meetings.
The first address was by the Secre-
tary of the Territory, Hon. E. A. Mott
Smith, who spoke upon the work OF
the school and church, in building a
body polite strong in morality and
righteousness, which is the foundation
of good government.
The address on Thursday was an
able presentation of the subject
workers together with Cod by Rev.
VIM. B. Oleson, secretary of the Ha-
waiian Board.
A report of the standing committee
of nine showed that the work of the
churches during the last six months
had been successful. Rev. r. B. Dodge,
the agent of the Hawaiian Board and
local treasurer of the Maui Associa-
ton and of the Aid Association, re-
ported over $1,000 expended during the
past six months in pastors salaries
and in repairs and building of
churches.
On Thursday evening mass meetings
were held simultaneously at Kaahuma-
nu church, Waihee and Waikapu with
splendid addresses by Messrs. Oleson.
Gulick, Timoteo and Peter n. Kahoku-
oluna, vice president of the c. E. Union
of the Territory.
On Friday Rev. r. B. Dodge spoke
upon Prayer, the Heart of the Chris
tan Religion" An exceedingly inter-
esting part of that days program was
the reading of reports of the church
work among the Hawaiian, Japanese.
Chinese and English churches of Maui
Rev. o. H. Gulick interpreted the Jap
anese reports into Hawaiian to the
great interest of the whole audience.
A new church organization of four
teen members was reported at Ulupa-
Iakua, Maui Over s1100 has already
been expended upon the church build
ing. $500 of which was raised in Ulu-
Dalakua.
On Saturday Rev. Ed. B. Turner de-
livered a strong address upon '"The
Pastor and His Young People" In
the evening an excellent concert under
the direction of Mr.. Moses Kaukimahu
was given in the Arnory. After the
concert the floor was cleared by the
ThiO dance
was not in the program of the assoc
citation and hence was not under their
auspices. 4
Sunday was filled with meetings,
which began early and lasted late. The
Sunday school exhibition was marked
by exceptionally good music. In the
afternoon Mr. j. Paeli Kalohelani of
the churches of Pelekunu and Wailau
on Molokai. and Mr.. j. K. Kahoopif
of the church at Nahiku were ordained
to the Christian ministry. Rev. o. III.
Gulick preached the sermon and Rev.
w. B. O1eson gave the charge to the
pastors. Following this service was
the reception of seven new members
into the Wailuku church.
In the evening the Kaahumanu
church was filled by a roll call service
or the CHRISTIAN EnOeaVOr SOcleIleS.
At the. Union church Rev. W. B. OLE
son preached.
Monday was occupied with final bust
ness of the association and an address
by Mr. Oleson upon 1.-THE Pastor and
His Sunday School,
The only unfortunate occurrence
during the week was the payment of
considerable amount Of money from
the Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor associations to officers for their
travelling expenses to general conven-
ton" at Hilo in June, in one case the
sum of $35 going to two officers and
$2S coming to the general fund of the
Hilo convention, and only 500 coming
to the Kaahumanu church to help pay
the expenses of the convention In the
ether case $50 went to single in
dividual. Fortunately for the good of
the churches two motions We're lost by
which it was intended that the four
local Sunday school district superin-
tendents should receive $50 each a year
for visiting the Maui Sunday schools,
and also the motion that the president
of the Maui Christian Endeavor So