Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-20
MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION TOLDOF
10 YEARS. NORKlN THESE ISLANDS

aries were willing to enroll them. But
when the Incoming took place the
missionaries could not sleep by night
nor eat by day because of the thous-
ands Of inquirers asking for the mes
sase Of Jesus. The baptism Of those
thousands was one Of the greatest
and grandest sights IN missionary
history. After that wonderful event
the American Board. which had been
supported, as you know. by all de-
nominations IN New England. became
the parent OF the denomination boards
Of many other sects, This was be-
cause the first great victory for mis-
sions had been won in the Pacifici
You know how in the year 1870
the American Board felt that q great
work had been done In Hawaii. and
how during the last So years and
more the American Missionary Assoc
ciatiDn and our Hawaiian Board Of
Missions have been gradually taking
up and carrying on the work OF the
American Board. There are some
great results from those early days.
and I want to tell you Of two or three
Of these results today, and then show
q need of the future.
Devotion IN Hawaii.
IN the first place we find In Hawaii
today wonderful devotion to the
cause Of Christ. i was very much
amused 10 hear representative from
California say that the greatest gifts
per member In our nation we're Civ.
en- in his statesl apiece. We In Ha-
wall can beat that sum by four times:
SIS or SIG member IL the amount
given by Christians IN Hawaii each
year. Furthermore. that sum be.
comes multiplied two and three times.
yes, and four times, IN certain years,
for our schools and for your mission
airy work. Think Of it, Where can
that record be beaten anywhere In the
world?
Al few years ago when our govern
ment saw ut TO NEEDLE with sugar.
one man in Hawaii took q large
amount Of money from his reserve
that he might save our missionary
work from reaching a point from
which we could never have built IL
up again. And one Of my friends
gives 80 per cent Of his income. Let
me tell you Of q partlIIawaiian who
refused to put new shoes on his feet
or paint hts house In order that he
may give $500 in three years to build
up the churches In his region. Civ
ing? Why they give until II hurts,
and the people keep on giving no mat
Ter what the proportion may be Of
your gifts to theirs. tell you there
is devotion In Hawaii today, q devo-
tion that sent members OF enc OF our
churches with their pick axes and
shoFels to build road through the
lava in order to get the lumber and
cement hauled up to repair their
church building.
workers even to some self-denial. We
missionaries cannot take glass Of
beer out there and we ought not to
smoke either. One of the honored
members in this council today had an
interesting experience on q visit to
Haleakala, the greatest mountain on
our island, 10000 feet high with
crater big enough for the whole city
of New York to be dumped into II.
This brother minister from the main
land was treated most kindly by
Japanese to whom he offered money
by way Of thanking him. This the
Japanese refused. Then the minister
took a good cigar out OF his pocket.
The Japanese shook his head and
said: Me no smoke. Ne Christian.
Patience is also needed. have
sat for six hours at time In little
church is feet wide by twice that
length. debating with the members
whether to raise the walls two or six
inches when the building was being
repaired l have had to sleep out
of doors many a time at night, and
often on the floor. can fully SYM
pathize with the experience Of Jacob
when stone felt comfortable as
pillow"
ITO be Continued next Saturday,