The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-10

sions. Tho bin for chewing gum is
Sl3y00CO00; for soft drinks, $i2l,000,-
600; for confectionery, 100000, 900;
for iewelry, $500, 900 900; for tobacco,
Sl,2On. 100000. why not suggest that
n half Of these sums be saved to be
spent on the ameliorution of tho poor.
but $l200o,000l One city of any size
spends far more than that In trying to
cope with conditions and TO remedy
them, but the miserable little $I2.000,-
900, which is sent to carry hope to
men, sense Of protection to woman
hood and to uplift children, this little
sum is begrudged. Nationally, $l2,-
100000 would be drop in the bucket
and the half Of il Suggested by GA
Mothcr'). would be half n drop.
1t should be remembered also that
the money sent out of the country for
foreign missions is returned, MANIFOLD,
in an increasing ratio by tho foreign
trade which is always opened up where
missionaries 20. Such trade was open
ed up in Central Africa by Livingstone
and in many other places by tho heroes
of the Cross.
What Half" Would Mean.
But how much did Honolulu give last
year through the regularly appointed
boards for foreign missionsf Tho Ha-
waiian board reports, not for Honolulu
alone, but for all the Islands, $9S6.50
for foreign missions. The Episcopal
Church sent to the board in New York,
$3.50. hut as half of this goes TO domes-
tic missions, we can count only 5000 for
foreign missions. Now, say that tho
Methodist and Christian churches of
this city gave $500, which believe is
more than was actually given, this
will give total of $2l76.50. Now,
half of that would build ono cottage Of
| five rooms for some working man.
But the Central Union Church does
not always report it's gifts for foreign
missions through the Hawaiian Board.
| / cannot lay my hand on the Central
Union year book for 1912, but in 1911,
/ a larger amount than in MANY previous
years was given; ID was $43l1.90, OF
which $1,000 was gift of an individual.
/ That same year the Hawaiian Board
spent S60, 900 locally, not counting very
large gifts made for buildings, scholar
ships, uplteep, salaries and endowments
for many institutions. schools and set-
Elements, all designed to benefit the
people.
IL would be low estimate to say
that besides the gifts of the Hawaiian
Board, the total given here for local
hene6rent objects in 1911 was over
100000
In looking over last years books.
covering period of FIVE years, we are
convinced that excluding few large
individual gifts by people who give to
every local charity very large sums,that
Honolulu in the past five years, has not
given on an average $4,000 to foreign
-. T.. n,
not large. In 1888, the Central Union
Church gave $500 for foreign missions,
including special gifts for special OBJ.
, icets Now 4" A Mother" can readily
, see that if half of $4,000 was given TO.
wards relieving the tenoment problem it
would erect but two cottages. each con.
, tanning four or FIVE rooms and a bath.
Charity at Home.
, But again, as matter of fact, st.
, Elizabeth's alone spent $4,000 last
. year in building cottages for respect
able working people. What Paiama
spent during the same period in erect
ing cottages and in taking other means
: to relieve conditions, was very large
y and people who gave to these objects
supporting other settlements and bene
: ficent institutions are largely those who
u give to missions. For instance, take
. the "A' estate and tho "a" family
> These give to foreign missions, but they
also give splendidly to every good worh
g here. So does the &C" family and tn,
"'M. G. Trust SO does another "C'
, estate and family. SO docs the "Bs ,
;, and "DsD and "Ws,D and many
! others whom we could designate by let
= tiers of the alphabet, but who do no
" generally let their gifts be known il L
can be helped.
e We do indeed believe that it would b,
n an excellent thing, the best possibl
d thing, if our rich people would ente
II upon the building of cottages on a larg
g scale that the people might come gu
- Of the tenement house and live deeentl,
~ as human beings should live. In n
le other way could money be 30 we'll OK
T. pended if the giver wished to do rea
SO good Palama, st. E,lizabeth's an,
" other settlements would welcome wit
Q; gratitude any financial cooperation Il
al this connection, and can assure thos
- Interested reasonable amount of II
" terest on their Investment.
81 "a M0theFn is right when sh
re speaks of the impossibility for her gil
u to be decent, who lives in one of He
n nolulu's tenements. These house
Nv ihubb W. hUOhbuCU- w
n must, and surely we will. build house
re for the people where girls can gro'
es up without hearing and seeing md,
81 cency. But the chief among those VIII
es will engage in this will .bs these VIII
ne respond to the call Of tho human rae
or and give to the spread Of the gospt
II throughout the world. But once agar
On we wonder how much is spent yearl
as in Honolulu in chewing gum, sol
by drinks, etc. Why not suggest that
re half of the amount now spent be save
ny aad given to the Improvement of th
ne dwellings of workers rather than b.
n grujge n small amount which goes I
amel.orate conditions outside Of gu
ny own Interests.
IL The condition of the tenements IA NO
81 30 because of any money given TO III
no foreign missions, but because we hay
II been so bnsy with other things that "
~ have not treated our neighbor in ia
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