Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-07
MAKIKI CHURCH TO CELEBRATE
10TH BIRTHDAY With BIG PROGRAM

~ Al DAAH AANI1 ~
In celebration Of the tenth anniver-
sary OF its organization. and the at
tainment of self-support, the congre-
CATION OF the Makiki church has ar
ranged an elaborate three-day pro-
gram to appropriately observe the
occasion. Tomorrow evening at
o'clock. a service of prayer and
thanksgiving will be held in the
church: on Thursday evening a pro-
gram of music and addresses will be
given, and on Monday evening, April
10, the members of the Sunday school
will hold a church festival and musi-
cal and literary program. The cele-
bration at this time is vastly appro-
pirate from the fact that, from the
first of April, the church assumed full
self-support, including the salary Of
an evangelist among women.
Rev. F. s. Scudder and NJ. Kakehi
have arranged the following program
for Thursday evening:
Organ Prelude
Doxology
Invocation Rev. F. S. Scudder
Hymn, No Sc
Statement by Chairman
Scripture Reading ..... Mr.. K. Sugai
Prayer .............M Mr. X. Maeda
Special Hymn ........S. S. Children
Words by Rev. T. Okumura
Music by Mr.. r. Tokioka.
Address " Hon. w. r. Castle
Representing the Hawaiian Board
Special Hymn .......S. S. Children
| Words by Mr. NJ Kakehi
Music by Mr.. B. Tokioka
Address. Rev. Doremus Scudder, ID.
Address ...............R Rev. 7. Hor!
Response by the pastor. .........
Rev. T. Okumura
Hymn
Benediction .:. Rev. o. H. Quick
Following is the program for the
church festival Monday evening:
Special Song ......,S: S. Children
Song-I Am Going to Write to Papa
l. P. Westendorf
Dialogue-'TheC Coffee House Of SUI
rat" Tolstoy
Translated by L. and A. Maude
Vocal Solo - my Old Kentucky
| Home rOSlSE
Accompanied by Violin and Organ
Musical Comedy-"Three Butterflies"
| Words by D. Sugiya
Music Dy M. Mekada
Vocal Solo Kathleen Mavour-
neen" ........,... crouch
Drama-"The King That Killed the
Righteous Man" c.................
In two parts by K. Ogomori
Following is brief history of the
Makid Japanese church:
In August, 1894, Rev. T. Okumura,
accepting the call of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association, came to Ho-
nolulu to succeed Rev. ]. Okabe in the
passionate of the Nuuanu church, which
had only 81 members. at that time.
In April, 1896, he established the
Nuuanu Japanese. School for Children
with a view to the correct reading
and use of the Japanese language.
In September, 1895, he opened his
home fer the Christian home training
Of children. This boarding school has
been able, up to the present, to re-
ceive 400 boys.
The same year 1896, he started a
Christian paper to spread Christian in
fluence far and wide beyond the reach
of the voice from the pulpit; this pa
per was turned into the organ of the
Japanese department of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association and has been
maintained since October, 1907, under
the name of THE Tomo."
In September, a902, the Nuuanu
church, which had reached full grown
manhood under the wise and pains
taking care of the faithful pastor, de-
elared itself to be a self-supporting
| Wi IF
Meanwhile, he set his hand to the
new field in the Makiki district, the
eastern part Of the city, assisted there
in by Mr.. X. Mazda. Although the
work began with the humble outlook
of a small group of inquirers in a
home, it grew larger and larger, rap
idly and steadily until the first public
worship was held in a cottage with
seats for So persons, on Kinau street,
in February, 1908.
In July, 1918, the Ai-Ku-Kai, a kind
OF young peoples society was organ
lied in connection with the work. and
two months later, there were 10 bap-
/ tiSms.
In April 1904 larger house capa-
BILE of holding 100 was secured on the
opposite side of the street.
On the Sth of April, 1904, with the
approval of the Oahu Association the
Makiki church was organized, as an
outcome of the above stated success
full work Of Rev. T. Okumura.
In March, 1906, with generous gifts
of American and Japanese friends the
construction of the present church
building was commenced. being com
pleted in September of the same year,
and dedicated to the worship and serv-
ice OF God on the 28th of May, the
following year.
Now in this memorable year, the
goth year Of the pastorate in Hawaii
of Rev. T. Okumura, the Makiki church
is to enter en- the 10th year of its