Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-20
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various branches or the organization.
and clergymen were present at the an
nual meeting Of the Woman's Auxil,
larry of the Episcopal Church OF the
Hawaiian Islands. which convened IN
the Davies Memorial Hall OF St An.
dTew's Cathedral at IL O'Clock this
morning Prior TO the meeting. holy
communion was celebrated i'll the
cathedral. Bishop Henry b. Restarick
officiating Rev. F. c. Williams deliv-
cred the sermon.
Mrs. Walter G. Smith. retiring presi-
dent Of the organization, opened the
meeting with brief address. in the
course CT which she extended vote
Of thanks on behalf OF the organization
TO all those members and others inter
ested who during the pas: year nave
generously responded TO the call for
finances in the upkeep of the foreign.
as we'll as local, mission work. She
advocated the need of an educational
secretary to work in connection with
the auxiliary and the various missions
and the organization or study clubs.
She also dwelt at lengS, upon the in
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-
eeived upon all sides,
Following the presidents address,
the reports of the treasurer and secre-
tary were read, after mich the roll
was called Besides the members and
clergymen, the roll showed that dele
Gates from St Andrews branch, 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 APP
point officers for the coming year.
There were made as follows: Mrs.
H. NJ Won Holt, president; Mrs. Fran
els Smith, vice president; Mrs. 0. A..
Steven, secretary. and Miss E. Castle,
treasurer AS delegates to this ma
tional convention of the Woman's
Auxiliary, which convenes in New
York City in October, the bishop ap-
pointed Mrs H. NJ Won Holt, Mrs.
c.. NJ. Cooke Jr., Mrs Robbins -. An-
derson, Mrs H. B. Restarick and Mrs.
J. N. S. Williams.
At | o'clock those present at the
meeting adjourned to the st. Andrews
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 Hamakua 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 eonyocation Yesterday was brief
address by Rev. p T. Fukao. a promi-
nent local Japanese minister and del
scendant of one of the old Sumarai
families of Japan, who told how he
lad, when but 13 years old become 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, whereupon 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 uphold the
Christian religion, as he had also come
to belive 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 characteris-
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 il recorded Opposite