The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-24
SH|NTO|SM
TO CHRISTIANITY
Bishop Honda Will Relate Various
Circumstances That Led
to His Conversion.

"My Conversion From Shintoism to
Christianity will be Bishop Honda s
subject for an address tomorrow at
eleven clock in the Methodist church,
corner Beretania avenue and Miller
street.
This promises to be a very interest
ing occasion. Bishop Honda is the only
Oriental ever elected to the office of a
Bishop.
The church over which he has iuris,
diction is called 1.-The Nippon Metho-
dist Church an organization com
posed of the japanese Christians who
formerly belonged to the various
branches of the Methodism represented
by the missionaries working in that
country and aggregating a member
ship of 10000 or more
These missionaries continue their
| work still in their various spheres and
| are all affiliated with the United
Church.
| tractive illustrations Of the - Unity of
the Faith in practical operation to be
found anywhere.
The success and growth of this in
teresting church is largely owing to the
splendid leadership of Bishop Honda
who is held in great esteem by natives
and foreigners alike. He is princely IN
| BIRTH in personality, in speech and IN
power. He is easily one of the great
leaders III new Japan and IN evangell-
cal church life without doubt the very
| greatest.
| Bred and reared in strict conformity
! to the faith of his fathers, Shlnto OF
the Shintoists, it Will be interesting to
hear from his own lips in the English
language an account of the remarkable
circumstances which led to his CONVEX
| sion to the new faith.
The public is cordially invited
Addressed japanese.
To an audience which packed the
building to the doors and windows,
Bishop Honda, in South King street Jap
anese church Tuesday evening, gave an
eloquent address on The Quest OF Hap
piness.
ut is a natural Search. he said. 1t
grows out of this nation of ours. We
see evidences Of this fact in every day
life 1t prevails among all people in all
clmes. Happiness is sought in the pos
session of fame. wealth, learning, be
nevolence and power. These avenues are
all open to the young men of the day
The results along these lines are not al
ways successful Success in any de
partment Of life is not within easy
reach Only few out of the great
multitude of climbers reach the hill
top. The vast majority grows weary
in the difficult ascent
"And yet the ambition for success Is
laudable. We must encourage it al
we can in the hearts of our young PEG
pie. To simply drift with the tide is
not praiseworthy. And yet where is
real peace-peace of mind-to be
found? Not in wealth. Else why are
the rich often so miserable? Why dc
millionaires so seldom smile? Not vet
in the possession of knowledge
The Bishop cited the eases of .Johr
! Wesley, Martin Luther and others
He then dwelt at some length in con
clusion upon the peace which the
Prince of Peace bequeathed to his dis
ciples and imparts to all who accepr
Him as their Savior and friend.
Visited the Schools.
Thursday morning Bishop Honda Wis
tied the schools of the Mid Pacific In
stitute and addressed the students H
was deeply impressed with the non-rac
ial character Of these seminarie
where there are now upwards of three
hundred students assembled for study
representing many different nationali
ties.
Accompanied by Frank Damon hi
also visited Oahu College and prepare
tory school and took lunch with Pres
! ident Griffiths.