Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-20
WOMEN CHURCH
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MEET

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pdiRg HveHZbars. delegates iron the
<arious branches OF the organization,
and clergymen we're present al the an
nual meeting of the Wemaa's AuNiE
larry Of the Episcopal 'hurch of the
+ II aVatian Islands. whicS convened ia
the Davies Memorial Halt of St An
Grew.s Cathedral at ii o'clock this
lHcrning Prior TO the meeting hoy
communion was celebrated i'll tie
cathedral. Bishep Henry b. Rostar.ek
officiating ReY +, c. Williams deliv-
Tered the sermon.
Mrs. Walter G. Smith,sretiring presi-.
dent If the organization, opened the
meeting with a brief address. in the
course Of which she extended a vote
of thanks on behalf of the organization
10 all those members AMI others inter
osted who during the past year nave
generously repscnded To the cal for
finances in the upkCep OF the foreign.
as well as local, MISSION work. She
advocated the need of en- educational
secretary TO work in connection with
the auxiliary and the various missions
and the organization or study cubs.
iCIit dlSo. uNttl DIT iGlAs, - u.t'A Inv tiA7
terest which has been taken by the
officers Of the organization in the work
which it has accomplished during the
year, and of the hearty cooperation re-
ceiHed upon all sides
Following the presidents address,
the reports of the treasurer and secre-
tary were read, after ~nich the roll
was called. Besides the members and
clergymen. the. roll showed that dole
gates from St Andrews brancn, the
Hawaiian congregation. st. Clements
congregation, Christ Caurcn branch,
ST. Augustine branch, Good Shepherd
congregation. St Elizabeth's branch
and the Trinity Mission branch were
present.
Under the constitution of the organi-
zation, Bishop Restarick was called
upon by the retiring president to ap-
point officers for the coming yeaI
There were made as follows: Mrs.
H. NJ. Won Holt, president; Mrs. Fran
els Smith, vice president; Mrs 0. A.
Steven, secretary, and Miss f. Castle,
treasurer. AS delegates to the ma
tional convention of the Wonans
Auxiliary, which convenes in New
York City in October. the bishop ap,
pointed Mrs. ii. Nj. Won Holt, Mrs.
G.. NJ. Cooke Jr., Mrs Robbins Is. an
derson, Mrs. II. b. Restarick and Mrs.
j. n. S. Williams.
At / o'clock those present at the
meeting adjourned to tie ST. Andrew
priory, where luncheon was served by
the guilds Of ST. Andrews and ST.
Clements. The meeting was resumed
at 2:15 o'clock with the reports of the
diocesan officers and a report OF the
Womans Auxiliary and mission
schools in Kohala and Waimea by Rev
F. w. Merrill During the afternoon
reports upon the work at Lahaina. the
church work on the Ha,nakGa coast
the progress at St Peters and the
discussion of pledges will be read b.
the heads of the different branches
The meeting will come to close with
reports upon the mission work.
One of the interesting features of
the cCnvccation yesterday was brief
address bv Rev p. T. Fukao. promi-
nent local Japanese minister and de-
seendant CT enc of the old Sumarat
families of Japan, who told how he
Lad, when but Is years old bacotae in
fuenced by the teachings of the Chris
tan missionaries and been baptized
at enc of the little missionary schools
in Japan according to the ritual OF
the Episcopal Church Upon hearing
Of this. his father commanded him to
go through the ceremonies Of Worship
ping his ancestors, whereuDon he re-
fused and told his father of his belief
in the Christian religion. The boys
parents then turned him cut and for
three years after he received teaching
by the Rev Price, now English bishop
to China. At the end of the three
years his parents forgave him, and his
father advised him to upheld the
Christian religion, as he had also come
to beIive in it. Fukao also succeeded
in Christianizing his mother before she
died.
Following Mr. Fukao. Rev. Canon
Ault delivered an address based upon
the consideration Of racial Characters
tics in dealing with children, while
Miss Van Deerlin's paper. dealing with
what is being accomplished in the
school work among young Oriental
children was revelation in the
amount Of good II recorded Opposite