Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-05
large gain in
mission WORK
FOR JAP ANESE
So Reports Julia A. E. GuIick at
Annual Meeting of Woman's
Board of Missions of Pacific


mans Board OF Missions OF the Pa
the annual meeting OF the board in
Central Union Church last Monday:
The Makiki church, Mr.. Okumura's,
has Lad successful year Of self sup
port. Besides meeting regular run.
ming expenses they have given Mr..
Okumura' house good coat Of paint,
have secured lot near the church.
erected a building for kindergarten
On II. hired Japanese teacher an
assistant, and have - children in at
tendance.
They are hoping TO build a Yoahg
Mems Club house on the lot with the
kindergarten. For this they will want
cid from American friends. Mr.. 0ku-
mura has been a.ling for some time
aSd has Just been sent to Maui fer
Two weeks. rest
"Nuuanu Street Church has emery
ed from the trials CT last year into
smoother water This church, as well
as Makikf Church and others OF the
city, received much benefit from Evan
gelist Kimura's campaign, both In
spiritual awakening and in additions
10 their membership. Mr.. Kimura was
impressed with the Importance OF a
trip to the mainland for Mr.. Hori's
continued usefulness here, so proceed.
cd with his usual enthusiasm to RAISE
the necessary funds from Japanese
and American friends; and when he
sailed away he took Mr.. Hori under
his wing for five months trip. which
proved In every way successful.
Mrs. Hori and their son joined him
I'm California for n month and all re.
turned in March. The son was not
well when they left here; did not inn
prove on the trip, and since their re
turn has been suffering severely and
growing weaker, day by day, to the
great distress OF his parents.
Among the additions to the, Nuuanu
church during the evangelistic cam.
paign were several nurses Of the Jap
anese hospital These, with others al
ready Christians, began Bible study
with Pastor Hori one evening q week
When he left. this class fell to me,
and for the five months Of his absence
had the pleasure of explaining Luke
TO this group of nine intelligent young
women. and two men connected with
the hospital.
During the year the Kakaako Sun
day school. where teach, has ;ncreas
ed to l00 AS there are neither chairs
nor teachers for more. no effort has
been made to exceed that number, but
rather to secure regularity OF attend.
ance and good behavior, which effort
has met with fair success.
OF our pupils, Is were present 81
Sundays In 1914 Talks on hygiene,
given by Miss Sanders OF Kamehame-
has have reached a few OF the mothers
o2our Sunday school children.
The needle-work class began last
summer with tatting, and flourished
for few months until we were able
to give $3.50 for our Sunday school
supplies and $685. to beneyolence, and
place Sc in the bank to the credit OF
the Busy Bee Club; then the interest
OF the original members waned until
only four were left. We have never
been able to decide whether the ac-'
curing Of q name. or bank account
was the ruin OF us.
Mrs. Frank Scudder has taught raf-
fla basket work to the faithful few,
and Mrs. Charles Anterior is now CIV
ing them lessons in drawn work Since
the older girls dropped out a number
of younger ones have been admitted
who have learned to make tatting. and
some OF them to make button holes.
The need Of a leader for good live
club work, TO hold the older girls, is
keenly felt. Several of the girls who
dropped out OF tho club have also
ceased coming to Sunday school IL
seems as difficult to keep the older
Japanese girls as it y TO hold the.
boys in our American Sunday schools.
A very satisfactory part of my work
has been Bible class OF five nom
Christian young women. held between
10 and IL Sunday mornings. at the Ka,
kaako Japanese school. The wife Of
the principal is one Of the number, 3
Another small group. members Of
Kakaako church, has met Monday eve
nings. These women are less intel
ligent then the others SO less interest
ing to teach; but IL is a satisfaction
&c help them to better knowledge of
Christian truth, and some of them
show appreciation by coming long dis
tances to the meetings; enc OF them
from Manoa
The confidence of the community
in the Japanese Children's Home was
not seriously shaken by the tragic
death OF one of the children, who was
struck by an auto while crossing the
street on Christmas day, as mentioned
in my February report There are
more applicants for admission than
can be accommodated. Mrs So. re
freshed by her months visit on Maui,
has taken up the work with renewed
courage and yigor.
The need OF larger, more eonven-
lent and permanent quarters has been
constantly IN The minds Of those close.
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