Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31
MISSION WORK
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sion made the following statements:
Our membership in this mission
has increased this year from 1851 TO
1882 This is an increase of about
tWenty-One per cent. Evidently our
work in these islands is yielding large
returns. In recent years the develop
ment CT the sugar and pineapple III
dustriea in Hawaii has resulted in
the influx OF large Oriental popH-
lation.- Today there are about 10000
Japanese on. the Hawaiian Islands,
25,000 Chinese and 5000 Koreans. The
coming OF this large number of diff
ferent races has placed a great re-
sponsibility upon the Christian church
of America. The Methodist Episcopal
church is trying to do her full share
in meeting this providential respon-
sibility Her mission on these islands
was organized in 1904. Prior to this
the mission work was done under the
direction of the California. Conference
The work among the japanese was
founded by a Japanese convert, K.
Miyama, about 1883, and mission
was for some years sustained by them
without any outside assistance.
In 1894 Rev. II. w. Peck organ
lied an English church in Honolulu
and also nourished the Japanese mis-
sion. He was succeeded by Rev. G. L..
Pearson who, in addition to being
pastor of the English church, super
vised the japanese work. He also
started the work among the Koreans
in 1904. At the latter dale the total
Koreans was AS. Since that time
the growth of these missions has been
healthful. rapid and decidedly en-
couraging.
Since 1904 the mission work among
these denominations in all the is
lands has been under the supervision
of Rev. W. J. Wadman, and who is
still the superintendent. Before un-
dertaking this work, DR.. Wadman was
for fifteen years a missionary in
Japan
interesting Statistics
Following are a few interesting
statistics:
of mission stations on
ISLANDS $500. s.t..{. -. .-... ~
Number of native workers en-
pIoyed ]. $500. 81. ....... 35
of mission chapels. 81
of Sunday schools. . So
Number of children in schools. 1877
Number of students in day and
night schools ..... 425,
Number of conversions last
year ............ 500
Amount raised by naive
churches last year ..,. $6,866
Among the mission churches in the
islands there is only one which is
English-speaking, and that is located
in Honolulu. This beautiful and COM
modious edifice is the headquarters
for the administration of the mission
work in the islands. There is also a
Korean boys school which is valued
at $4,000, and is hcrowded with Ko-
rean youth eager for an education.
Ever since his arrival in the islands,
DIR. Wadman has taken interest in the
welfare of the Koreans, and has lately
taken up considerable work among
the Filipinos, and his latest achieve
ment in the latter undertaking was
the establishment some weeks ago of
4 brand new mission for these people
On Queen street near Richards See
ing the need of such mission, DR..
Wadman went quietly ito work, and
with the assistance of a bright young
Benito Illustre, the little mis-
sion was established, and has been
holding meetings on Sundays and at
other times with the greatest success.
DR.. Wadman has great confidence in
the Filipinos, and he is. proud of this
new accomplishment, and well should
he be- s. !. +. 49, ~ -. =. F.. ..,.-e.
=. Three new buildings, are now in
progress among the different Oriental
One of these is pref
ty Japanese church on the corner of
King street and Kalakaua avenue, of
which Rev. G. MotokaWa is the pas
tor, and which will be dedicated by
Bishop Luccock when he arrives at
Honolulu the latter part of next Feb
ruary to preside at meeting of the
missions. The other is a church build
ing for the Koreans On the corner of
Beretania avenue and PunchbOwl
street, while the third is a parsonage
Tor the pastor of the River street Jap
anese church.