The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-08-01
Hawaiian Board Plans
Additions as Well as
Innovations.
CONGREGATIONS GROW
New Home for Chinese
MissiOn---KaneOhe
Church.
(FrOm MOnday,s Advertiser.l

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CFrom Mondays Advertiser.)
Preparing for an increased era of
prosperity which, in its case, is equiya-
lent to usefulness, the Board of Ha-
waiian Missions is laying large plans
for large work on this and the other
islands, adding improvements in those
departments now existing and entering
new fields of endeavor,
The bequest of $4,000 left by the
late H. P. Baldwin to the board will not,
according to statements yesterday by
the Rev. John p. Erdman, acting sec
rotary, give any unusual impetus to the
work, as extra and unexpected finances
received might do, as this is but con-
tinuation of Mr.. Baldwln's splendid
CHARITY in which the boaru has shared
in common with other similar institu-
tions in the islands. The board Is yearly
budget has owed much to Mr.. Baldwin
in the past, and the present bequest will
probably be added to the invested en-
dowment, giving the board, in conse-
qnenee, an increased income. Several
other items in Mr.. Baldwin's will were
left directly to other institutions under
the supervision of the Hawaiian board,
and for that reason the $4,000 does not
represent the total of indebtedness of
the board to Mr.. Baldwin Is charity.
Increased finances generally have led
the board to attempt to raise the en-
dowment FUNDS of the various institu-
tions, educational and religious, under
its charge and provision. Among these
the Mid Pacific, schools and the various
seminaries are included, the endowment
of the Hilo Boys Boarding School being
raised by 100000, part of the money
being already to hand.
Completing Churches.
The work Of increasing the field of work
by the erection and endowment of new
churches continues apace, still with the
impetus which 1T received flate last year
and the early part Of this one. Two
Japanese churches are now in course of
construction in honolulu proper, and
of these, the Japanese Nuuanu church
and the Kakaako church; the latter is
now nearing completion.
Next fall the board will commence the
erection of q Hawaiian church at Ka-
neohe on the "other side,' part of the
money for, this being already raised. A
new mission station just opened at Wal
amaze has already met with great deal
of success, and it is hoped shortly to
open another one in one of the southern
districts of Kauai, the exact locality not
yet being decided upon.
On Maui, the congregation of the
Waikiki church, one of the churches of
the Evangelical Association, which is
"the board, - is erecting new strue-
ture; its old property having been CON
demned several years ago by the county
for building purposes.
Settlement Work.
The important branch of settlement
work is not forgotten in new plans, and
the Kalihi Settlement ana the Beretania
Mission win be greatly benefited by them
For the former, extensive improvement
is planned; for the latter, complete
new building and change of location are
on the program, /; nd added means will
be further responsible for the extension
of the work of this most important local
mission.
Under the board Is new plans, Elijah
Mckenzie viii take his place with Mrs
Mckenzie. in the work among the Chi
nese, the board Is means hitherto admit
ting only one instructor and worker. Mr.
Mckenzie has been giving as much OF
his own time as he could spare to the
boys classes, and the other depart
ments where he was able to take from
Mrs. McKenzie,a shoulders mnch of the
strain which became hers as the SOLE
worker in a mission in intimate touet
with three or four hundred persons, il
not more.
Japanese Schools.
The board WIN also attempt t.
strengthen its Japanese day schools, on'
of its most important divisions of worl
largely overlooked, and under appreci
ated by the general public. While tn
commissioners of education were hold
ing their recent session, the board ask
ed permission to hold their Japanesi
day schools In the school rooms at Wal
alua. but the commissioners turned tn
request down as being contrary to thei
policy. as
The board calls attention 20 the fac
that their Japanese schools, non-sectar
ian, would be a great help in develop
ing Japanese children along lines NOR
properly American then would be other
wise the case. As Japanese parent
demand q Japanese education for thei
children, a number of schools hav
sprung up, some by private, some sup
ported by the Buddhists, and some b.
the board or others.
The board Is schools are taught b,
Japanese Christians and the ehildrel
thus brought in contact with Christian
influences and their training in Amer
can ideals which Is commenced IN tn
government schools il more OF less con
tinned. more so at least, than II wonl
be II they ATTENDED other schools Of th
same nature.
The board feels that the commission
era Of edueation did not give The matte
enough consideration, hafasaad as the
were by other matters AZ the time, an