Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-12
HAWAIIAN BOARD
GOES over WORK
OF TWENTY YEARS
Well ATTENDED Meeting at Gen.
trail Union Reviews Local
Religious Education

A large number of persons gathered
in the parish house of Central Union
church at the mid-week meeting ~
hear the reports of the WORK or the
Hawaiian board, as presented by its
various superintendents. After brief
business session of the church, Presi-
dent F. J. Lowrey took the chair ana
called upon superintendent Emeritus
Oramel H. Gulick to open the meeting
with prayer.
Rev. Henry p Judd spoke first on
religious education, stating that the
Hawaiian board had always stood for
the educational ideals handed down
by the first missionaries and mat us
four-fold endeavor was:
Educational institutions, as the Mid
Pacific of this city, Hilo Boarding
School, Kohala Girls School. Mauna-
olu Seminary and in its various settle
ments.
An educated ministry-men not
only educated before entering upon
the work, but kept up to date by
means of conferences and the ke IA
hunaao, a ministers quarterly pub
lished by the board.
An educated acknowledgements
cations instructed by a teaching as
we'll as a preaching ministry.
Education through the Bible school.
Rev. Akaiko Akana gave an inter
esting account of his recent trip In
connection with the business of the
Christian -Endeayer societies Of the
island. He reported a growing feel
ing of unity and spirituality.
Rev. J. P. Erdman noted some very
encouraging signs of progress in The
varied work of the association. The
Chinese, he said, have organized
new church during the past year, have
maintained two additional evangelists,
and have held large religious meet
ings in the local Chinese theater.
Through the evangelistie work Oh
Reverend KimuraE1222 Japanese were
converted on these islands and many
of these have already joined various
churches, making an uIipreceden
accession. The work among the Fill
pinos is growing, one worker being
maintained on Kauai and two on
Oahu. Recently on Kauai the first
Filipino on these islands to receive
ordination was consecrated to the
ministry. The gain among the Ha-
waiians is especially noteworthy, two
new churches having been erected
largely through the contributions in
labor and money of the Hawaiians
themselves. Mony of the members
who drifted away from the home
IS are returning.
In : esignating Doors That Should
be Opened" Rev. F. S. Scudder spoke
particularly of the large work waiting
to be done among the Japanese and
Chinese and held up by the lack of
workers. The difficulty Of the Ian
guage was great obstacle In finding
suitable men, and he stated that the
best hope for the future lay in train
ing the young Japanese men who
could speak both English and Japan
csc for the Christian ministry. He
paid a glowing tribute to the devo-
ton and earnestness of a little Jap
anese congregation at Waianae which
is continuing it's meetingsfunder most
adverse circumstances.
Rev. William B. Oleson had his
text" printed on the blackboard as
follows:
Work CT the Hawaiian board from
1S94-1914:
Thirty-one churches organized.
Present membership (31 churches)
1896. \.
Sunday school members 1887.
Benevolences during 1913 $2190.
Benevolences during past ten years
$S647.
Taking into consideration the I'M
settled conditions of those years which
would naturally discourage church or
ganization, Mr.. Oleson considered the
work accomplished remarkable.
Theodore Richards, treasurer of the
board, made strong plea for "sys-
tematic giving" He referred to fig-
ures submitted by John r, Mott show
ing that the average Christian giver
contributed the extensive sum of one
cent per week toward the support of
foreign missions.
Continuing the exercises of Hawai-
ian board week, Rev. William drew
stel Oleson, general superintendent OF
the Hawaiian board, will deliver the
morning sermon at Central Union
church, taking as his subject CLASP
In A. THyftIS H.