The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-13


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what the Y. N. o. A. II Doing.
DR.. W. G.. Hobby told IN an interest
inc manner. "What the Y. AZ. q. A.
means TO the city. ~ lie described how
the association formed BY twelve men
years ago IN old London, had now
grown 10 almost a. many millions lie
mentioned some Of the wonderful
things that the association had done,
and how great soldiers, naval officers,
and men in commercial life had praised
the work done BY the association. An
over the world, be said. the work was
being carried out successfully.
Railroad managers were crying out
for more associations, because they
knew the vast good that they did for
employees. Naval commanders recog-
nized the wonderful power that it ex-
ercised over the men, and the govern.
ment of the United States was main.
tanning at its own expense four asso.
Citations and ten general secretaries.
The association he said, was taking in
the unhewn cobble and turning out
cubes four square. 1t was affording
all the opportunities craved for by
boys and men for improvement, and il
was moulding the youths while they
were in the plastic stage in moral
atmosphere.
DR.. Scudder's Unsttnted Praise.
DR.. Scudder's remarks were full of
the highest praise for what the asso-
citation had done and is doing every
where. 1t was helping men to be bet
ter Christians, and it was bringing
back those who had neglected their
church attendance to full sense of
what they were doing, His remarks
throughout were enlivened by sons in
teresting stories, and his points were
well made.
His remarks about the passing of
the old fashioned Sunday school teacher
were appreciated, and the story that
he told in this connection must have
been a new one to many. The school
teacher told one scholar that if he
were good he would 60 to heaven and
wear n golden crown. "NO thanks, -
replied Johnnie edging away, 81 got
one on my tooth the other day and it
hurt 2 The Y, M @. a., said the doe
tor, was teaching in an up-toda and
attractive manner.
super's Tribute to Others.
The popular general secretary, Paul
Super, was called upon to give an in.
terpretation Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Is aims and objects.
"No one realizes, - he said, "mOre
fully than L do, the large extent to
which the securing of this building was
community project, result of Homo,
lulu united, for the work of getting
funds was the work, of many men 1t
was no one man job Cooperation on
the part of all,swho helped, won the
day - 49,.
M. Super then outlined how the
work was started. and carried on, and
he paid glowing tributes to the assist.
ance that he had received from Doctor
Hand, Mr. Larimer, Mr.. Loomis and
many others.
The Y. NJ. C. A., he continued, has
more than human strength; it has the
strength of God at the back of it, for
ii is fundamentally a Christian organ
ization. Christianity is the keystone
of the structure. From time to time the
association had been asked to drop the
word Christian. In their Christian be-
lief, in their Christian loyalty, their
Christian aim, were divine strength.
The word would never be dropped. The
association stood for helpfulness to all
who appealed to it.
The hymn, 1.-THE Son of God Gees
Forth to War; was then sung, after
which the benediction was pronounced
by Pastor w. Felmy
Those on the platform were Hon. w.
r. Castle, presiding; Bishop Restariek,
Doctor Scudder, Doctor Hobby, w. A.
Bowen, Rev. Elmer Smith, Reverend
Peters, Reverend Soares, Pastor FeImy,
r. II. Trent, Give T. Davies, Professor
Young, Paul Super, A. Gartley Jr., j..
p Cooke and w H. Hall.
Tonight's Inspection.
Tonight all Honolulu Is invited to
inspect the new premises. They will
be thrown open to all. Ladies are in
vited, and SO are all those boys who
have to work during the day Invita-
tions are not necessary, and in order
that there will be an opportunity for
all TO see the building, forty attendants
have been detailed to show the visitors
over the building.