The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-04-29
Guns of World VIII Be
Spiked by Christianity
John R. Mott Noted Movement Talks
Peace: Mrs Mott T ellis OF the Burdens of
Women OF the Far East nF

Gated in the Christian institutions,
only one out OF one thousand women
u able to read and in nciphborinr
city only one out of one hundred
thousand has any knowledge of let
ters.
Pupil and Teacher Meet.
During the hour which she talked to
the ladies Mrs. Mott related a number
OF stories concerning the lives of the
natives in foreign lands. A peculiar
incident and one not lacking pathos
was the presence of Mrs. Oxa Smith
Mt the gathering. Mrs. Mott was a
former pupil of Mrs. Smith and as the
old lady heard the younger woman
talt she was moved TO tears.
The young ladies from the Kawa.
iahoa Seminary sang for Mrs. Mott in
English and in Hawaiian, their own
language.
Addresses Commercial Cl1b.
Mr.. Mott spoke at the Commercial
Climb luncheon at twclvc.thirtv 'cloc
yesterday, being introduced by Gcore.
Angus. The subject assigned to tn
speaker was. "Asil and the World,
which MIR. Mott frankly declared wa
too large to discuss III one sitting. TIA,
speaker said that the world had be-
come small place by reason of tn
improved methods of communication
and asserted that the greatest problem
confronting the people of the earth i
tho racial problem.
''TEcrc rs danger zone whercve
the races are thrown togCthe.,p
said. "There is no danger of dcnoI
ali2ation, of consolidation, but thcr
~ danger of friction and misunde
standing. Some had hoped that til
twontieth century would dawn witt
| universal peace, hut all students
history present here today will agr
| that there is more marked rc.iu
| deScencc of racial m'sunde st t;ndin
bitterness and hatred in this ccntur
than any of which we have had recor
! was conscious of il. every day wa
in Japan.
Christianity the Remedy.
"Thr remedy is not in segregation
| Mako cur treaties as we wln, segre
I,gate what we viii, we may succeed i
keeping certain peoples cut of TIN
| country, .tanada, Great Britain AZ
| Australia, but we cannot keep yopn.
men out of other countries. Amalga
| nation Is but an idle dream, so tn
, solution is not there. Sir 10 crt Iaf
| that wonderful civilian who LETT re
ord in Chin, more brilliant than an.
other, gave us the solution as one
| two things-a colossal military glI
! izaton, so colossal that it woul clu
the powers of Europe ma ntairiag il
The remedy is not in edu,ation. l.
| me give you the other solution-th
SPREAD of Christianity- free from cana.
and hyiocricy.'' NJ 'H+
Mr.. Mott expressed ~ high regar
for the personnel of the missionarle
sent forth to spread Christianity, add
ing:
"Wo must pay higher attention f.
the Kind of people we sarc scading t
such countries AS Japan a higher
tention 70. our diplomatic and consula
service - t4r..aI ,..
4 The speaker declared thlt our bysi
ness people, members OF the army AN
navy service and travellers for plea
ure, by their deeds, spoke n languag
which the people of Japan. China an
India understood more readily than til
words of the "holv man." paid (
| preach the doctrine of his belief, an
he urged tlat all persons practise Chris
| tianity, dccl1ring that MchlmmGdan
were not ashamed of their rclig OF. bu
followed its every form. IRE spcilio
concluded with "a plea for the spread
pure and aggressive Christianity,
$4,000 Missionaries il F eld
Earlier in the day Mr.. Mott ad
dressed . gathering OF local m mister
aud church workers in the pavilion
he forng Hotel, The gathering wa
hcgun in hymns and prayer led b.
The Rev. Akaiko Akana. The spclke
| laid particular stress upon the progres
of missionaries in foreign lanis, 1900
persons being engaged in this work a
| present. /.
Throughout the aftcrnoon Mr. Mot
and members of his party held informa
conferences at the Young Men S Chris
tian Association.
Included in the party with John h
! Mott are Galen NJ. Fisher, nltionl
secretary of the Y. NJ, c. A. in Japan;
ID, Webster, stcnographcr for the party
j. II. Fowler, secretary to Mr.. Eddy
| &. IL. Faahs, research secretary for th'
| party; j. l., Mott, secretary to John
| Il. Mott; +. S. Brockman, national see
retary of the i. NJ. G. As, OF China
! c. Sherwood, Eddy, national secretlr,
Of the associations of Asia, and w
Schramm, private secretary to Mr.
Mott.
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