The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-15

cheney in the future. Thus one notable
commemoration Of the approaching cen
tennial anniversary win have been pro
vided for. 1
"But that anniversary will likewise
be summons all through these inter
vening years TO other large givers Of
money as tributes to the memory of the
missionary fathers and mothers. With
statesmanlike provision the mission.
aries established educational institu.
tions which have had, and still have, a
pronounced influence in the uplift Of
the entire Island community. Several
Of these institutions, and others that
have been evolved from them, are fairly
well endowed, while a few yet need
generous additions to their funds and
equipment. fs
One Further Tribute gei ~,
During the next Ave years, each OF
these schools should be well equipped
and well endowed. II would form one
Of the most appropriate features of the
centennial anniversary of the arrival Of
the first missionaries, il the proclaim
tion could then 20 forth that through
the munificenee Of men and women Of
large means, every one Of these schools
bad been placed on an enduring founda-
ton.
There remains certainly one further
tribute TO the men and women who
wrought so well in the past. What a
worthy tribute Il would be IL the work
that the missionaries inauglrated here,
and which, is now being carried forward
by the Hawaiian Board, were TO be
heartily adopted by every individual
member Of this church, and of all other
churchesl
''lt was once the ease that every one
gave to this mission work among us;
and they did so hecanse they recognized
that Il was their work, that Il had
primary claim on their benevolence,
that IL would IN some measure fail Of
its end IL Il did not have the support
of their prayers and their gifts, And
In no more effective way could the
memory Of the workers Of the past be
honored among us, than BY a splendid
raIlying Of all the Individual members
of our churches 70 a renewed personal
loyalty TO this inherited obligation.
Perpetuated Power
1.-THE hand Of the past is on the pres
ent evangelism Of the Hawaiian Board.
II Is hand Of perpetuated power. The
present work Of the board could not be
done were IL not for the steady income
that comes to IL from the funds created
by those who passed on.
But we want the hand Of the pres
emit on this work likewise, and in in
ereasingly generous measure. And the
finest tribute possible to missionary
memory would be to have the hand Of
the present clasp, in invisible, hut in
none the less real, fellowship, the hand
of the past in giving larger impetus TO
this work Of bringing in God s King
dom in Hawaii sI.
For we do not honor the fathers
wisely or well unless we keep ever in
mind that what they did they did as
unto God, that TO them it was supremely
not their work, but Gods, that was
laid upon them. We honor them best
then when we align ourselves personally
with others about us in pressing the
Christian evangelism of Hawaii as an
obligation laid upon us, in the Provi
dence OF God, even as it was, in their
day laid upon them. There ought TO be
the widest possible participation in this
mission work. Already we have under
way an Every Member Campaign, that
last year increased the gifts TO the
board nearly 5000. This Is cam.
paign that seeks to enlist the interest
and aid Of every member Of every one
Of our churches and congregations The
response has been encouraging, but we
feel the need of pressing for a still
wider participation in this good work
We want every individual among us to
feel that he has share In the obliga.
tiOn 10 thus sustain the work OF evan.
gelizing Hawaii, We want every indi.
vidual 70 dedritely aeeent some fnan
einl responsibility in the furtheranee Of
this work, for we need the awilumed
interest and prayers and gifts 0f the
largest possible number.
a Work Worth while s..s.,s
title intome from eihpested funds
viii rrovide for part OF the work thai
falls to tie Hawaiian hoard to 40. The
generous gifts Of a few indigidual
donors will also provide for part o. the
work; but how shall the rest Of what
needs to be done be provided for unless
the great majority join hands III this
good work with such gifts, as under
God 3 call they are able TO givel
Your wider participation IN sustain,
tanning by your prayers and your gifts
the work Of the Hawaiian Board Is
earnestly solicited because 1t is a work
that Is worth while II is a work, that
seeks % help men and women AT the
very center OF their being. Ii aims to
regenerate men, II aims 10 multiply
the number Of individual units in the
community that shall project Into ali
their relations with other men the prin.
ciples and the spirit Of Jesus Christ. II
aims TO impart to men a vital faith in