The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-01
LECTURE BY
REV. POTWINE

WATERBURY. Conn, September
.27.--A large number OF the members
of st. Johns chapter Daughters Of the
King. gathered a.. the parish house
Of ST. Johns Church on Monday even
ug to listen TO an address OF the Rev.
w. u. Potwine. rector of ST. Eliza
beth Church. Honolulu, who told Of
the work i'm that diocese under the
RI Rev II. -. Restanck. The Mis-
sionary District OF Honolulu as 1t is
called. comprises the Hawaiian Is
lands and the American island Of the
Samoan group. an area of 6,449
square miles, with a population $1,000
og 15i,0Ol. The former Diocese of
Honolulu of the Church of England
was reorganized as a missionary dis
trict of the American church in 1902.
the reorganization taking effect on
April of that year with the resigna-
ton of the Rt Rev. Alfred Willis, ID.
D., the English bishop. and Bishop
Restarck was consecrated July of
the same year. He found the situa-
ton in his bishopric somewhat diff
cult, as there were two factions among
the white residents i'm Honolulu. and
the native and Chinese congregations
we're out of sympathy with the white
people. During his eight years of
hard work these differences have
been adjusted, and now harmony pre-
walls throughout the district.
The Episcopal churcn ministers. in
these islands, to five different races:
the whites including English and
American residents; Chinese, Japan
csc, native Hawaiians and Koreans.
Other races represented are Porto
Ricans, Russians and Filipinos. The
Roman Catholic church ministers to
q large proportion of the native Ha-
waiians; Congregaionists, Metho-
dists and other evangelical Christian
| bodies has a number of successful
mission stations in the islands, and
the MOrmons have lately established
mission work in that region. There
are several Chinese clergy, a Japan.
ese catechist, and schools have been
established for the Hawaiian and Chin.
csc girls which are very successful in
their work
Mr.. Potwine told the story of the
establishment of his own church in
order to show the methods of mis-
sionary work in Honolulu. The cathe-
dral, St. Andrews, was we'll establish
ed and self-supporting under the Eng
lish bishop. Mr.. Potwine was sent in
to a section of the city where nc
religious work had previously been at
tempted A cottage was hired, and g
night school opened for young mer
who wished to learn the English Ian
guage. No direct missionary worl
was done at first, but the Bible wa.
used as a textbook and the claims
of the Gospel presented as occasion
offered. After a year and half of this
work, the pupils were told that al
who desired to become Christians
might sign an agreement to attend {
class for instruction. Twelve youns
men Immediately responded, and the
class was formed Baptism was ad.
ministered when they were sufficiently
instructed to receive it, and confirma
ton followed in due time, and nov
there are 65 communicates anr {
large congregation.
st. Peters the Chinese congregation
under the Rev. Kong Tin Yet hai
) 1876 communicates. The church build
ing is literally packed in the aisles
and the rector has been obliged to tel
his workers in the st. Andrews broth
erhood not to invite any more per
sons to come to church till they cal
have a large building The whole ser
vice is in Chinese, and there is a vest
ed choir of men and boys who SIM
either in Chinese or in English a
occasion may require. The rector re
! Gently called a meeting to see wha
/ the congregation could do for itsel
toward raising money for a neV
church. The wages of the heads o
families in this church are not owe
$35 a month; their families are larg
and the cost of living very high. Ye
at that meeting over $4,000 was sui
scribed by these poor peaple. Thei
3 record puts many a well-to-do con
gregation hereabouts to the blush
Mr. Potwine showed picture post
cards of he church, the rectory, an
the parish house of st. Elizabeth; a
handsome buildings and seemingl
well adapted to their purpose, a
= though there is much still needed t
s complete their equipment. The necl
2 laces of Hawaiian sea beans, made b
: members of Mr. POtwine's family
r have sold we'll and a good sum ha
T been realized toward the purchase c
6 an organ for st. Elizabeth's Churcl
: Mr.. Potwine was formerly a clergy
man of the Connecticut diocese, an
later did missinary work in the west
ern states. before going out to Homo