Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-24
Work Among Korean. Japanese
and FiIipinos Accomplish
ing Fine Results

/ The first business session of the
Hawaiian Mission Conference, held
this morning 10 the First Methodist
Episcopal church, was one OF .excep
tional interest to the delegates from
the Korean. Japanese and Filipino
i missions throughout the islands. The
assembly was presided over by Bishop
Hughes, who has just returned from
trip to Hilo, where he lectured Sun
day. :, IT,, d.,
! Reports from Rev. w. H. Fry, super
intendent of Hawaiian missions; DR.
Syngman Rhee, Pm. D., principal Ko-
rean Central School Honolulu, and
Miss Sadie Barrett, superintendent
snsannah Wesley Home, occupied the
two hours set aside for executive work
today. The appointment Of delegates
for 1915 will be read at the last ses-
sion, Of the conference, Sunday, Feb
ruary %. 60.
! Rev. Mr. Fry reported very success
full work in all parts of the mission
field and mentioned in detail the
needs Of each locality. The Korean
school, on Punchbowl street, is the
keynote to the Korean missionary sit
uation in the islands. Here the best
and given the advantages of efficient
teachers. The faculty is underpaid
and overworked, but is consecrated
to the unselfish service OF spreading
Christianity. The new boys dermi.
tory, completed October 10, is the
greatest addition of the year. A new
church is under way to accommodate
the congregation, which now uses the
school chapel. Rev. C. p. Hong, pas
tor, has collected $4,000 in subscrip.
tons for the erection of the church.
which will cost about $4,000. The SUI
perintendent expressed hope that
Honolulu viii be a second Boston for
schools and churches which are the
chief essentials Of q cosmopolitan pop
ulation, The plantation churches were
somewhat upset at the outbreak of the
fwar, but are again at q normal con-
dition. ILL - -
The Japanese missions were given
q strong impetus by Rev. s. Kimura,
the Moody, Of Japan. who visited the
islands last july. The general condf
tons are very satisfactory. Among
the new workers in Hawaii are Rev.
~. Mirura, at Waipahu, and Rev. K.
/ Terashima at Lahaina. There Is still
need Of a Japanese missionary at
i Kappa. II :. -. =
Rev. Rudolph Zurouehen is the prin-
cipa1 worker among the Filipinos. He
| is ably assisted by Sgt. Wilbert San
derson, who recently purchased his
/ discharge from the United States army
! to take UP evangelical work with the
FilipiRos of Hawaii.
In concluding his report Of the mis-
sion year, Rev. Fry expressed deep
gratitude to all who had made the
. present status of Hawaiian Methodist
missions possible. He thanked DIR. j.
w. Wadman and Rev. r. e. Smith,
false the hoard Of bishops. DR.. F. d.
/ BovaFd, secretary of home missions,
and the many plantation managers
who cooperated with him in the mis-.
| sion work.
The delegates present are as fol-
leWss: N .s..... s.@s
William Henry Fry, superintendent
! lslanh Of Hawaii. ...Es
Papaaloa and, Ookala (Koreanl, Ny
eng Kio Han; Honoxaa and Kukuihaele
(Kor9an), Sal Whan Park; .Kohala,
Union, Mill fKoreanl, Yoon Choong
Cha; Kona, North and South (Ko-
rean), Yoon Talk Cho; Pahala CKore-
AMI, Chang Sung Kim.
leland 81 Kauai.
Eleele and Koloa (Koreanl. Sun l..
zee; Kealia and Kilauea (Korean1,
Chat Sung Kim; Maxwell. Eieele and
Waimea (Filipino). supplied by Fran
cisco Barcelona: Makaweh and Keka-
ha (Koreanl, Sun I. Zee; Lihue and
Hanamaulu tKorean), Chat Sung Kim.
Island Of Maui. IL
Hama and Kipahulu (Korean), to be
supplied; Kaanapali (Japanese), j..
Morimota; Lahaina and Kaanapali
tKorean), to be supplied; Lahaina and
Olowalu I'apanese1, K Terashima;
Spreckelsyille. Paia, Haiku tKorean),
zee Chat Kim.
Island Of Oahu.
Aiea (Japanese), K. Tanaka: Aiea4
tFflipinol, to be supplied; Eva and
Waipahu (Rorean), Choon Ho Linn; !.
Waipahu fJapanese), Y. Miura;
Honolulu First Church (Engiish), q.
3, Brace; Punchbowl (Koreanl, Chi
PUN Hong; Queen street tFilipfno) !
Rudolph Zurbuchen; River street Clap
aneseD, G. Nakamura; River street
tJapanese), Bible woman. Mrs. K. Ja-
jina; South King street fJapanesel,
IG. Motokawa; South King street Clap
anese), Bible woman, Mrs. 8. Mazda =
Kahuku (Japanese), s. Banno; Kahu-
ku Gapanese), assistant, e. Tokima-
sa; Kahuku Rorean), Won Sock
Choi; Kahuluu (Koreanl. Chong 500
Park; Wailua ana Mokuleia (Ko-
rean), Won SOCK Choi; Wahiawa Clap
anese), N. Kurokawa; Wahiawa tKo-
rean), supplied by Choon Ho Lin;
Waipahu tJapanese), to be supplied;
Waimanale, Heeia and aKhuku (FIli-
pino), to be supplied. Korean Board
ing School, Honoluiu-Principal, Syng-
nan Rice; matron, Mrs. Rudolph