The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-20
FIRST METHODIST
CONFERENCE ENDS
Busy Day at First Church With
Many RepOrts-Blsh
Hughes Speaks.
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CFrOm Thursday e Advortlser,)
The annual meeting. Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church conference
reopened yesterday at nine o'clock.
After song service, the secretary of
the meeting, Rev. R. E. Smith, read the
minutes of the previous session, which
were approved, as were the minutes of
the Japanese and Korean secretaries.
The various committees presented
croditable reports, They were as fol.
lows: Home missions, education, Bible
and tracts, Sunday school and Epworth
leagues, foreign missions, temperance
and Sabbath observance. After the
trshsurer of the board had read his re.
port Ex-Governor Powers of Mississippi
was introduced and gave short ad.
dress, which was very interesting.
Colonel Powers is an intimate friend
OF the Rev. Drs, George L. Pearson and
Harcourt w. Peck, former pastors of
the Methodist Episcopal church in Ho-
holulu He is making his first visit to
the islands and came with Bishop
Hughes party He is accompanied by
Mrs. Powers and by Miss Mary Pear
son, daughter of the Rev. George H.
Pearson. Miss Pearson was introduced
to the conference, and recognizing some
familiar faces in the audience, made
a few pleasant reminiscent remarks and
delivered the greetings of her father.
Reports Made.
The reports of the treasurer, the stats
tician, the Korean Advocate (Which was
publication during the Year, sud of the
Korean school were read Owing to
Mrs. Mack's illness in the States, her
report was not read as usual, but the
Susannah Wesley Home girls, urder the
care of her mother, Mrs. Snedeker, gave
short entertaining program. They
sang in both English and Korean. a
Doctor Wadman called the attention
of the people to the little Korean CIR
! who was christened Susannah Wesley
in honor Of the mother of the foundei
of Methodism. This little girl wa
taken into the home when she was bu
one week old and cared for by Mrs
Mack as though she were the little one Z
own mother. The little girl is now {
bright-faced cherub of four years
1 Closing Session.
The principal items of interest that
took place in the evening session wer,
song service, followed by Scriptur'
reading and remarks by the Rev. r. L
Smith, pastor of First Church. He sale
the attitude toward the work of thu
future should be: Lord, what will
Thou have me to doG'' He earnestl,
exhoKed the people, laity as well a
clergy, to more jealous activity ant
closer cooperation
Inyocatlons by @. H. Hong and MI
Nakamura and G. j. Day followed. MI
Min, pastor of the Korean Church il
Honolulu made a short address, il
which he spoke of his work on thu
Islands of Hawaii and Kauai He sal,
that he had always made it point t.
visit the managers of the plantation
on which he conducted services, ant
that some of the most encouraging
things that were said to him were sal,
r by these men. He remarked that h.
J believed the Koreans were growing il
: favor among the people of the Terri
tory.
, was the admins tration of the Lord Z
supper by Bishop Hughes at which al
unusually large number communed. Tit
mission board was appointed and con
sists of Doctor Wadman, Mr.. Trent, Mr.
Walker, Mr.. Min and Mr.. Motokawa
The report by the committee on resolu
tions was read by, Mr.. Gault, the chair
!, man. In it special mention was mad
of the faithful work of Bishop Hughe
in behalf of the Hawaiian Mission.
! Work of Bishop.
In response to this, the bishop CAV
{ the people a little conception of tn
work that he has been doing since h
1 has been stationed at San Francisco
! He said:
t When you remember that out of tn
! membership of Howard street church
! San Francisco, only three families ha
roofs over their heads after the earth
n9ake only five families, members o
First Church, and that more than 40
|. members of Central Church realize
! just what the Master meant when II
said thEt the foxes had their holes an
tile birds their nests, but that the sol
: of man had not where TO lay his head
4 and that every Methodist Church from
T San Francisco to San Jose was ruined
2 or partially so, by the disaster, yol
7 can see why have not time to sta,
! longer with the people here and devot
r more time TO this work. -
: He states that the Norwegian, Dan
: ish, japanese, Swedish, German an
9 Chinese Methodist churches in Sa
' Francisco had been rebuilt and that tn
!. rebuilding of all the rest would b
q completed in the very near future.
j when ! finish my task in San Fran
/ cisco, " he said, "there are many NOR