The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-20
FIELD HERE FOR
MISSION WORK
Twice as Many Churches Than
Pastors for Them, Is
Reported.
GREAT WORK ACCOMPLISHED
Hawaiian Day Is Celebrated With
Addresses in Central
Union Church.
(From Mondays AdvertisOr.)

Hawaiian Day-and yesterday was Ha
waiian Day. A special service had been
prepared and included in it wore ad-
dresses from four gentlemen Who have
the spreading of the word throughout
the Hawaiian Islands ut heart. The
speakers covered a great deal Of ground
and one and all seeasl to have great
hope for the future, the one detrimental
feature being the old, old cry-short-
age of money. The Hawaiian board
came in for much praise at the hands
of all.
Rev. Orramel H. Gulick expressed
hopeful view as to the future of the
Hawaiian churches and people. AL
together there are sixty-seven organized
churches throughout the Islands and
they are doing great work. They are
the direct heritage of the missionaries
who came to these Island in the early
days. As to the efficiency of these
churches, he asserted that they had as
much right to be called churches as any
others on earth. The people who attend
them believe what they are taught and
also what they could read for them
selves. 1t is the usual custom amongst
most of them to have morning prayers,
and also to ask Gods blessing at each
meal. These church members should
have the respect of every member of
the white and foreign community in
the Islands.
Although there are sixty-seven
. -. 4 -, fN.tV
pastors to do the work in connection
with them. This meant that every man
| had to look after two churches, main
one and a branch. One of the greatest
helps the Hawaiian people have is their
characteristic trait of ightheartedness.
Nothing could ever. dismay them for
long, and it was this that had helped
1 in a great way to carry them so far
along to the goal they are striving for.
Under Difficulties.
He could not say what they might
! become under the influence of liquor,
! they might turn out to be real bad
men. Their pastors, however, were
| good men in every sense of the word.
Two, with whom he was personally ac-
4 auainted, had large families of eleven
| and thirteen respectively, yet they did
their work and kept up their homes on
a salary of $500 a year. This amount
had been guaranteed them by the board.
Previous. TO this the amount had not
been so large. -
Their ch1rct edifces are not as
numerous as they had once been. Some
of them, where the Hawaiians have
| left the district. have fallen into decay,
| but amongst those in use there is not
one which Is not in good order. This
state of affairs il in large measure
| due to the help of the white men, who
are only too willing and glad to do
! what they can. They all have cause to
be thankful for a Christianity which
fills the land and which has sprung In
the first instance from the missionaries
who came in with the first wave Of
civilization.
Japanese In Hawaii
The subject of an address by the
Rev. Frank S. Scudder was the Japa-
nese in Hawaii There are nineteen
strategic points, he told them, which
have been taken up amongst the Japa-
nese. and thirty eight Japanese men and
women are striving their utmost TO
spread Christianity, harmony and Amer
lean interest and spirit among the pop
ulace.
instability is the chief cause they
have to contend with. In the past, SO
great had been this influence, 1T might
be thought by some that the results OF
the work had been disappointing He
would like to point out to them, now
ever. how splendid are the foundations
which are being laid. The evangelistic
spirit is abroad and is rapidly getting
a solid hold. A new congregation was
started this year numbering twenty
| five, and one of the other churches,
which, when it first started, numbered
only twenty four, now has roll of 800.
The spirit Of evangelism was rapidly
spreading from these sources all over
| the Islands. In Honolulu alone there
were $500 japanese children born each
year.
~ ask you now what training are
these little children TO getg What hope
have theyib continued Mr.. Scudder.
"People may say that the public
schools are here TO send them 10, but
recently many have been reluctantly
turned away, owing 10 lack Of accom-
mediation.
lie stated that there are one hundred
private schools, Of which ten are CHIT
nese, forty.fye Buddhist and the rest
independent The Buddhists are fast
leading the children away from he
true religion and American ideals
AZ present the board has the chance
Of taking over two primary schools,
ana later establishing klndergauens,
but are unable 90 do no through lack Of
flads. What they need Is $1,000 OIL
! $500 They would then he able 90 get
d starl and in liitlo time too msiif
uiions would be srlf supporting Ito
Anpfl ihry you'd think over these
/ thlngs aud neat sunday When The col.
rgiInp see mHde, nptl ihf'l hrans 800
/ gIso NJ much as hry Hrfp ahlp To,
Chinese psbi 70 Hawaiian board.
Wl.am K Kaai Pong eaplalued
ahRi ihf Oinftf af ihf community pNe
~ iho iiaRallHp n0Hn ihe bhoy
M 10 lun laf. Msny buau apa Nlib'
nui a ihsi nHHIl pNi taff lfsn shlf