Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-04
ORGANIZATION OF
Union Church IN.
TOKIOEXPLAINED
Or. DoremuS Scudder of Homo
lulu Returns to Old Field
When He Becomes Its Pastor
Next Month, Says Outlook


In 1899 representatives OF the mis-
sionary boards of the Protestant
churches Of the United States and
Canada met and formed a foreign
missions conference, which, except in
1900, the year Of the eucmenicaI colIn.
ell, has ever since held annual ses
sions. The remarkable growth Of tI.e
spirit OF unity among Christian WORK
ers IN nCn-Christian lands-not to aay
i'm all lands-is illustrated by the
work and accomplishments OF this
conference, SAYS the October Outlook
AT the meeting Of 1904 the veteran
Baptist missionary TO China, Rev. Dr.
William Ashmore, in a memorable adj
dress, called the attention OF the con
ference to the close relation which
European communities in Asia bear
TO the missionary enterprise The de.
plorable religious condition OF many
of these communities, he pointed out.
was both a reproach and menace u
the Christian church. A spirited de
bate followed, and a committee of
three was chosen to consider the re,
sponsihility of mission boards to these
neglected communities.
During the next few years men like
Robert Speer, John w Wood, James
l.. Barton. Jehn r. Mott, w. j. Schief-
felin, A. +. Marling and others served
on the Anglo-American communities
committee, and under their fostering
care union churches in Yokohama
Kobe, Picking, Mexico City, Rio de
Janeiro, Colombo and Toxic were en-
couraged TO organize, stimulated 70
self-snpport, subsidized when IN
need, furnished with devoted pastors
and given the moral support as We'll
as the inspiring counsel of this large
body of homeland leaders. The eX-
penses of this work have been borne
by a number of cooperating mission
ary societies, 16 of which. together
with the Worlds Sunday School Asso-
citation, the Young Mems Christian
Association international committee
and the foreign department of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, united last year to raise the re
quired $4,000. The largest annual
grant to churches aided is $1,000,
sometimes with assistance towards
the travelling expenses Of the pastor
TO his field of labor.
The results already achieved in this
movement have been far-reaehing and
the effect upon missionary work net
able. One of the latest of these en-
terprises TO be started has been tho
Union church of Toxic. Here the
English-speaking constituency mum,
bers some 800. one-half of whom are
missionaries and their families. while
the other half is made up of business
men with large interests, professors
and teachers in the greatest student
center C the world, and a small
number OF stenographers and CONNER
cial assistants. This church has
had settled pastor, meets in bor
rowed quarters and has practically
none of the many activities associated
with the idea of a modern church. vel
it faces an opportunity of such mo
ment that it's members have pledges
an annual budget of $1,000, to which
added an annual grant of $1,000
This has enabled the church to il
sue cali to Dr. Dorem1s Scudder
pastor of Central Union church il
Honolala, which no has accepted. Dr.
Scudder, in taking up this work, i,
only returning 10 an old field. II,
knows Japan and the Japanese, aEI
he knows the Pacific Coast In his
new work in Toxic be may confident
ly be expected to be an influentia
factor in promoting understanding |
and friendship between the Two coun
tries, which have, unfortunately |
misunderstood each other