The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-02
MISSION WORK
GOING FORWARD
Mr.. Wadman Talks Of Results
Attained by the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
lrrom Monday,s Adyertlser.l

That the work Of the Methodist
Episcopal missions Of Hawaii is going
forward in long strides is the state.
ment of Rev. John w. Wadman, super
intendent. The past year has been
notable one as is shown by the state,
ments of Mr.. Wadman in the follow
ing interview:
=" No mission of its size belonging
to our church is fraught with greater
possibilities than the Hawaiian mis-.
sion,' was the statement made by
Bishop Hughes after presiding over us
for two years in his Episcopal relation.
1. 1t is in peculiar sense. the child of
our Church in the United States. Our
increase in membership last year was
'twenty-one per cent. If the entire
Methodist Episcopal Church had made
a corresponding gain, we would have
passed into n new year with a paean
of victory. Evidently our work in
these Islands of the Sea is yielding
large returns gu
|, The work, in our English.speaking
churches has made. great advances and
they are having. the largest attendance
they ever had. The First Church in
which we are now convened for the
first time as Conference, stands as h
testimony to the self-sacrifice and
faithfulness of its loyal members, and
as splendid tribute to the generosity
of the general public of Hawaii.
Eight Japanese.
"We have eight organized Japanese
churches and their several, outlying
missions. The Japanese pastors and
their wives toll faithfully and success
fully among their own people. Special
reference should be noted of fine new
school building erected at Kaanapali
Maui, costing $780, the amount being
entirely raised through local sources. In
the same way upwards of $500 was
secured in Lahaina for the repairs and
repainting of our church and school
property. The increase in attendance
in the japanese Sunday school of Homo
lulu has been so great that some
classes are obliged to meet out of doors.
"The installation of pipe organ in
First Church. The erection of the new
South King street Japanese church. A
parsonage for River street Japanese
pastor, and new Korean church on
the Compound corner of Beretania ave
nue. and Punchbowl street the need of
| which is evident from the fact that the
present building does not much more
than half accommodate the Sabbath
congregations. For all these enterprises
more money is needed and it will mean
! splendid year Is record if we are able
to carry out these plans before the next
annual meeting, though possible plans
/ do not wholly represent our moro
| pressing needs.
| More workers = Japanese and
] Korean, at least two Of each at once
Three or four more plantation chapels
Better school room accommodations or
the Korean Compound. A few scholar.
ltships. subsidy for the Japanese AID
vorate. Two hundred dollars for the
year would suffice. A missionary or
the Island of Hawaii to assist in car.
ing for our scattered interests.
Bishop Bashford.
"Not long ago in meeting Presby
kterian missionary of China passing
through Honolulu, we enquired if NJ
knew our Bishop Bashford over there
+ Bishop Bashford, he replied, why, hi
is the great leader of all our forces il
China. We all know the bishop 'Har
he succeeded in mastering all the differ
Il ent dialects of the Chinese9' eth,
bishop doesn't need to master dialects
He is greater than dialects, greater
than all local conditions, greater thar
the denomination he represents. BishoJ
Bashford belongs to us all and we glad
ly acknowledge his masterful leader
ship"