Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-22
CENTRAL UNION
CHURCH Budget.
BEREDUCED
Annual Business Meeting Is
Held, following a Supper
Served by Ladies

That the $4,000 budget required
! TO carry on the work Of Central Union
church during the coming year should
be reduced either $3.50 or $500 on
, account of the business depression
now prevalent throughout Hawaii. was
the decision reached at the annual
meeting Of the laymen of the church
held in the parish house last night.
which was attended by more than 300
persons. Out of the $4,000 budget
of last year, $1,000 was expended to-
ward the upkeep of the church. being
$410 more than was expended during
1912. The church gave $42.0S2 toward
the support of others engaged in re-
| ligious work, which was $11,047 less
than the amount expended during
1912,
/ The gathering last evening was in
! the form of a cfIowder supper served
by the ladies of the congregation. fol.
lowing which the annual business Of
the laymen was held. Prior to the adj
dress Of the pastor, DR.. Doremus Scud-
der, a number of interesting reports
were read showing that 1913 was a
prosperous year for the church. E. T.
Chase. the church clerk, in his report
/ showed, that the church now has a
: membership Of 1925, and Jonathan
Shaw, treasurer of the board Of trus-
ktees, reported that the expenses OF the
church were $l7,05o.31, and that $l2,-
055.10 has already been, subscribed
toward the 1914 budget. F. ]. Bowrey,
president of the board of trustees, sug
gested that the budget for 1914 be re-
duced to .$15,0 900, and also recommend
ed number of other cuts in expenses
relating to church expenses, choir, and
Sunday school, Several enthusiastic
reports were presented regarding the
foreign missions, of the church, and
churches of various nationalities in
these islands. Judge William L. Whit
ney reported, on the work Of the Mems
League for the past year, Louise NJ.
Larabee on the Christian EndeaVor
and Mrs. Theodore Richards on, the
W0man's Board. .:~= =
The address of Doctor scudder was,
in part, as followsi 49,. 20 =
In benevolent contributions 1912
; will probably long remain our, banner
year. You remember that we spent
then for cur own work $17,499 and
gave to others $53,12S. In 1913 we
added $410 for ourselves or a total Of
81, 909 and gave away $42, 082--a re-
duction of S11,047 Our. foreign mis-.
sionary contributions were cut from
$9076 to $6574. Our annual budget
for foreign missions is $4,000. In 1912
the church fell $243 short of this but
gave s2641 for special objects IN the
|. foreign field in addition to the 1878
contributed by some of our organiza-
tions. In 1913 the total from our
church toward this budget was $5123
or $S77 less than the $4,000 for which
we aimed. We also fell off $S123 in
contributions to home missions. The
only gain was s217 in gifts to our mis-
sion schools. This large increase in
our benevolent total is no cause for
encouragement. Considering the f.
financial conditions the only surprise lis
that our total contributions were SO
large II hardly seems possible that
we shall be able in 1914 to equal last
years record. But the spirit of our
people is so fine and so many of our
large givers are determined to re-
trench first in. personal expenditures
and last in their beneficence that it
would not surprise your, minister to
find you doing larger things in this
time of scarcity than in many year
of more abundant income. sug-
gest as our financial motto for 1914
Cut charity last .',,.,
Last year my annual message
sounded two keynotes for the future
of our church One was the Bible
institute. The other was the music
school. 1t was not expected that they
would spring Minerva-like, into full
being. But it was hoped that the sug-
gestior might prove seedlike and slow
Fly terminate. think we can report
some gain, for through the generosity
of one of our families we have receiv.
ed the gift of the Kilohana building,
which Is admirably adapted for tenn
'porary habitat for both Of these
dreams. Our Bible school is steadily
developing new features; its normal
department especially shows healthful
growth. The liberal, policy governing
the use Of the new building promises
to make it an educational and civic
center. Lack Of means will not allow
us to push this feature of our work
with spasmodic zeal which is perhaps
blessing. But another year should
show a most decided advance in Gre
ating here a popular Bible institute.
When We reach the place where we
can afford to add an educational spe-
cialist to our ministerial force we shall
have a work ready to his hand.
For 1914 may I suggest two watch
words? One of them is Communion,
During the last year your minister has
been treated again aud again to
most delightful experience. Some Of
You have come freely to the office to
talk over grievances or difficulties.
Others have as frankly written.
do not know finer evidence Of health
in a church than this habit Of going
directly to the minister when he says
or does something Won do not like or