Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-06
WOMAN BOARD
PLANNING inter
CHURCH GLASSES

The Woman's Board of Missions Of
Central Union Church held its regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
| at the Church parlors. The President
Mrs Theodore Richards opened the
meeting with a few words on the
unrest that is in the world today. She
mentioned the European War the
Turk trouble, the labor trouble Of
ireland, the political unrest in Amerf.
ca, the resentment of the Christians
because of the overwhelmingly Of
Catholicism, and the unrest in China.
She said, 1T is q great comfort thar
we may turn to our bible and find
such chapters as / shall read today. !"
She then read from the twenty sixth
chapter of Isaiah and the twenty -four
th Psalm was read in unison Prayer
was then offered by Mrs Eimpsoni and
Mrs Robert Halsey.
The secretary and treasurer's report
was then read.
Mrs. Richards then spoke Of the
trained mission workef. sit has been
the desire Of the Board to secure the
services Of trained mission worker.
After much corresponding. however,
it was found that such woman could
not be obtained for the work this year.
Therefore the mission study has been
postponed and win take place during
the lenten season Theie will be inter
church classes for 1t iStexpected that
the different churches ir the city.
will cooperate. The fiEst class will
probably be held on the fifth Of Feb
ruary. The first subje6 ta ken MP VIII
be Hinduism DR. Sounded viii deliver
the lecture The following week Bud
hism win be taken up and the lecture
will be delivered By Mr.. Wadina1
The same week the Reverand Motto
kawa will talk on Shintoisn The fol-
lowing week Ananisn, Towism and
Confusianism viii be lectured on by
Mr.. Peters, and the Chinese minis
ter of the Methodist Episcopal chur,
CHI Mr.. Williams of st Clements will
tell of Mohamadanisnl The Opinion OF
Asia on Christianity win be told By
Mr., Erdman. Bishop Restarick will de-.
liver lecture on Christ the Light OF
the World These lectures will not
take the place Of the regular board
AHGCelu6 uuy Will NC MCtu OIiCE 9tepGIgS
week during the six weeks Of the
Lenten Season.
Mrs. Mckenzie the mission worker
among the Chinese spoke briefly on
the work accomplished among the
Chinese. The young men are now able
to conduct q literary club by them
selves, and are anxious to do all in
their power towards the advancement
of the work. An able interpreter, has
been secured and now those who have
not thorough knowledge of the Eng
lish language are able to understand
The morning school for Chinese wo-
men is now well attended both by
women and young girls. The news
which Mrs. Mckenzie considered tie
best she kept until the last. The pre-
sent mission building on Beretania
street is now to, be remodeled and en-
larged so that larger classes may be
held. The Hawaiian Board has bought |
the lease and as soon as the .renoya-
lion is completed there will be AMI
open door for the boys on the street. |
The literary program was in the
hands of Mrs. John Edrman. -, Miss
Snow read most interesting paperi
On the Leaders of the Worlds Great
Religions, which will be, published in |
his paper tomorrow. & ..>.tt