Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-22
REPORT Of ASSOCIATE Minister ~
INSIGHT into BIG CHURCH WORK
Rev. A. A. EberSoIe of Central
Union Outlines Accomplish
mentS Noted During 1915

A keen insight into the work of the
associate pastor of Central Union
church, and the various church or
CARNATIONS, during 1915 is given in
the annual report of Rev. Amos A.
Ebersole. which has been printed and
mailed to the members Of the congre-
cation.
In part, the report is as follows:
The associate minister, from the
very nature OF his office. participates
in many differeRt lines of activity.
His duties are defined only in a very
general way in the constitution Of the
church. Seldom indeed is he called
upon TO perform the duties OF the min
ister in his absence. During the past
year only for single month-the
month of September, was the minis
ter away. when the associate took
charge of the church services and at
tended 10 the necessary pastoral du-
ties. As for sharing at all times
in the ministerial office" the follow
ing may properly be considered as
falling under that head:
Fourteen weddings, Z funerals, q
Union. IL mid-week services and 6
addresses at other places.
The associate minister devotes
most of his time and energy to other
lines of work than those named
above. His principal activities for
the past year may be listed under the
following heads:
Many Duties in 1915.
Directing the annual canvass for
the church budget, supervising the
work of the Mems League; secretary
Of the committee on religious edu-
cation; member of the executive com.
mittee of the Bible school; counsel.
lor to the Christian Endeayor Socie.
ty; teacher, during the winter and
spring, of the Thursday morning won.
ems Bible class and the Sunday morn
ing young peoples Bible class; teach.
er, since September, Of a Sunday
morning Students Group" teacher
of the Tuesday evening mems Bible
class at the Y. NJ. c. A.; organizing
the men of the church into a Look
out Committee
I'm charge OF publicity work and
advertising; member OF the Hawaiian
Board of Missions; member Of the
Chinese committee OF the Hawaiian
board; member Of the Sunday school
committee Of the Hawaiian Board;
member of the editorial board Of The
Friend chairman of the evangelistic
committee of the Inter-Church Fed
GRAFTON; yice-chairman and manager
-
Der of the rehabilitation COMMITTEES
of the Associated Charities; member
of the executive committee OF the
Anti-Saloon League.
The work of these various organi.
cations, at least those directly con-
nected with the church, will be report
ed by their respective presidents or
chairmen. / wish to speak briefly
about the work of the committee on
religious education-what 1t has done
and what it hopes to do.
Although the committee held but
two regular meetings during the year,
the members of the committee have
given much time and thought to our
local religious education problem.
And that problem consists, first Of
all, in securing, through the Bible
school and specially organized adult
Bible classes, the best possible Bible
instruction for the children Of the
church, the young people and the old.
er men and women of the church and
community as well. 1t is concerned,
in the second place, in intoxicating in
the minds and hearts Of the children
the habit of church attendance and
the spirit of worship. And, in the
third place, this committee must sug-
gest ways and means for enlisting
and training these same young peoples
in such forms of helpful Christian ser.
vice as are adapted to their various
ages.
A Few Problems. +
ITO speak of the last Of these prob
lens first An earnest effort Is be-
ing made. in the Bible school TO get
the different grades and, In some In
stances, individual classes, to- UNDER
take some definite and specific piece
of work or form of service. A care
full account is to be kept OF the gifts
OF each class this year and the class
is to have a voice in deciding what
particular part Of the beneyolencea
OF the Bible school 1t shall be espe-
cially responsible for. In this:yway Il
is hoped the children may be taught
to give more systematically and with
more intelligent interest.
''The October meeting Of the com.
mittee was devoted almost wholly to
the consideration Of the second oe
the above-named problems, viz: How
to secure a larger attendance and a
more vital interest Of the boys and
girls Of the Bible school at the Sum
day morning church service Tha
following Recommendation were
made and are now being tried out:
Il. That the minister preach 4
short sermon especially to the chill
dren before the regular sermon foe
the day on the second Sunday Of each
month.
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