The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-17
KOREANS GREET
BISHOP MOORE
Interesting Conference Ser
vices Held Yesterday
Mission Statistics.

:
rean Mission on Punchbowl street, in
connection with the annual conference
Of the Hawaiian Methodist Episcopal
church. The church room was crowd
ed with the members OF the Korean
congregation. who were addressed at
length by Bishop Moore. his remarks
being interpreted into Korean by one
Of the workers and teachers of the Ko-
rean Mission school
Among those present in the congre-
CATION. taking an active part in the
services, were the fifty pupils Of the
Korean school. including brightfaced
little boys of from eight years Old up
to young men of twenty. All these
wore the neat school uniform and pre-
scented a very natty and attractive ap-
pearance, their hopeful and intelIi
gent faces contrasting strangely with
the seemingly hopeless look on the
countenances or the older Koreans.
These boys sang several hymns, some
in good English and some in their ma
tive tongue.
Following the address Of Bishop
Moore. a .baptismal service was held
thirteen being baptized, including six
men, four women, two boys and one
little girl.
An Interesting feature of the SER
vice was an impromptu address by
Mrs. Richards, who related the Incl
dents of the coming to Hawaii of the
first band of Koreans.
A reception to Bishop Moore and
Mrs. A NJ Pitkin, his daughter, was
held after the religious services. the
members of the congregation shaking
hands with their visitors and present.
ing them with leis. Refreshments were
served after the reception, among the
confections served being some very
tasty Korean cakes.
BISHOP MoORE's ADDRESS.
The address delivered by Bishop
Moore was on some characteristics
of the Apostle Paul. in the course
of which, in simple language, easily
interpreted, the speaker dwelt on the
willingness of the apostle to do all
things and brave all things. TO the
death. in order to carry out the Divine
commands that had been laid upon
him.
Prefaeing his remarks the Bishop
spoke Of his own travels in Korea,
the oldest country in the world and
one OF the loveliest. He admonished
his hearers TO SO conduct themselves
here as to command the love of the
Americans for the Korean people, and
their belief in them, and in this love
and belief to bring about in the Amer
lean heart a belief in Korea, the coun-
try of which all Koreans were so
proud.
STATISTICS OF THE MISSION.
The growth of the swork among the
Koreans of Hawaii was shown in the
figures supplied last night by the Rev.
J. w. Wadman, superintendent OF the
mission. The figures show a big in
crease over those of last year. nearly
one-half of the total number of ko-
reans in the group being now influence
ed by the Christian teachings of the
workers AT the present time the num-
Der of Koreans in the Territory is esti-
mated at $500, and of these at least
two thousand are either active and
full members of the church or among
those styled probationers and in
quirers.
In 1906 the number Of members on
probation, a period lasting from six
months to a. year, was 500; this year :
figures. for 1907, show GA on the list.
Those in full membership now num-
Der Gil, in comparison to 494 in 1906
the total mem bersfip thus being 994
in 1906 and 1855 in 1907, gain Of 261
for the year.
For mission work, in addition to the
amounts required for the building and
maintenance of buildings, the pay Of
ministers and the incidental expenses
OF the existing missions, there had
been raised among the mission con-
gregations during the year 1898, an in
crease of S75 over the realizations OF
the previous period. The total bap-
tisms during 1907 had been 32S-
The Hawaiian Mission Of the Meth
adist Episcopal Church assembled, in
its third annual conference, in the
First church, on Beretania avenue, at
nine o'clock yesterday morning, Aside
from the ministers and other workers
from the forty-five stations within the
island group, quite a number of Ho-
nolulu people were present, making in
all a splendid congregation
The devotional meeting was led
by Rev. G. Motokawa, pastor u
south King street japanese Methodist
church. and was full Of interest and
worship. The opening prayer of the
conference proper was offered by Dr..
Hiram Bingham Of the Hawaiian
Board. Bishop David H. Moore. D. D.
LID presiding. then delivered the
address of the morning, on the topic
Christ our Supreme Model" He en-
phasized the Importance Of ministers
possessing the spirit Of the Master,
not only in the matter and method e
preaching but also in their daily walks
and business relations with the people
whom they were called 10 serve, and
among whom they were TO bear tes-
tfmony OF the Christ At the close Of
the address. and The Interpretation Of
the same before those present not IN
English. the Sacrament Of
the Lords supper was administered
by the Bishop, assisted by Superin-
tendent Wadman and Pastor Crane
The organization Of the conference ses-