Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-15
News and Notes
of Work of the
Hawaiian Board

The ways ard means committee of
the board will hold meeting on rues=
day, January IS, at $50 o'clock in
the morning in the office OF Rev w d.
IWesteryelt In addition to the mem
bers residing in Honolulu, Rev. J. ".
Lydgate of Lihue, Kauai: Rev. A. s.
Baker of Kealakekua Hawaii, and
are expected to be present. b. Il
Rev. Akaiko Akana, head of the
Young PEOPLES League, is now in the
midst of an aggressive campaign on
behalf of the Christian Endeayor So
cieties of the island of Hawaii His
plans call for two or three meetings
every day while he is in the district
Of Kona. He will be ACCOMPANIED by
number of former schoolmates of
Kamehameha, who will assist him by
singing at his services in Kona. These
young men. all residents of Kona, are
active in church affairs After
Christian Endeayor rally at Kailua
next Sunday. Mr.. Akana will leave for
Kau, and after three days in the dis
trict will journey to Kalapana to at
tend the HAWAII Association. From
that point his itinerary will include
points in the Hilo, Hamakua and ko-
hala districts. He plans to return to
Honolulu on February ~ .... -"
During Mr. Akana's absence from
the city. Rev. H, p. Judd viii preach
for him on Sunday, January 16, Rev
William Kamau of Pearl City on jan
uary %, Theodore Richards on jan
nary 80, and Rev. H. P. Judd on Feb
ruary 6. -: r.. -:
Rev. Norman c. Schenck will
preach in the Fort Street Chinese
church tomorrow evening on the sub
ject What are some of the great
teachings of Jesus?" A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all to be pres
ent at this service. x - -.
Mrs Tsang yau has begun her work
as Bible woman for the Fort Street
Chinese church, Mrs. Fung,. the for
mer worker for that church, having
been transferred to the Second Chi
nese church During the absence Of
Mr.. Schenck on Hawaii on Sunday.
January %, Theodore Richards will
occupy the pulpit Of the Fort Street
Chinese church at the service that
evening. ....> ~ = ~.
Work has begun on the new Jap
anese church at Waianae on this ISL
and. The building will he combina-
ton of parsonage and chapel. When
the lumber for the edifice arrived at
the Waianae railroad station. several
n-Christians Joined with the Chris
tions in taking day off to unload lum-
Der and clean up the lot preparatory to
putting up the building The planta-
ton stump eradicator not being avail
able that day. one clever Japanese
made The bright suggestion that the
stumps be burned for the charcoal.
Arrangements ere now being made
through the board to provide preach
ers for the Boys Industrial School at
Waialee. This work will be done by
members of the board, assisted by
others. - -
The Hawaiian church at Waialua is
succeeding in raising funds to .pay off |
debt of 5000 before March 1. This |
amount has already been pledged by |
members of the church and congrega-
tion. .5.>... "@>..:..
5. Tokioka of Bishop & Co has |
conducted Sunday school at MOiliili |
for the last 13 years. This enterprise |
has been carried on in small build |
ing which is oyercrowded every Sun
day by a gathering of more than 1876 |
children For lack of assistance he |
has had to do all alone a work in
which he sorefy needs a helper He |
is superintendent, teacher, organist |
and leader OF the singing. Anyone
wishing to do something along this
line will find field for activity ready
for him. - -. =.
A quartet has been organized among
some of the board workers who will
be at the association meeting of the
island of Hawaii to be held at Kala-
pana. Puma, from Thursday, January
20. to Sunday, January 3d. The mem
bers of the quartet include Reverends
J. P. Erdman, A. Akana, n. c. Schenck
and H. P. Judd. They will sing at
several of the meetings in connection
with the association gathering. "
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HE SLEEPS ALL DAY STANDING
UPRIGHT IN BOSTON STATION
BOSTON. Mass.-Because he had
ha hit of going to SlePD while standing