Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-11
Especial Star. Bulletin corr..pondencel

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Of any one town on either island tt
do it. Hilo has welcomed not only
this very unusual number Of people
but over Sunday and Monday and il
fact until late Tuesday practically al
many more who came for the Fourth
Of July celebration. Tuesday probab
" was a record day in the history oil
the city in the numbers received by
automobile, train and other conve-
| ences. On Saturday over 1000 per
sons were fed on the church grounds
at the close of the monster Sunday
school exhibition, the like of which
has never before been witnessed on
this island. at least in the history OF
two generations.
On Thursday as soon as the Mauna
Kea had landed her $40 passengers
and the delegates had received their
assignments, the record-breaking con
ference began. Not a flaw can be
found in the program or the ample
arrangements for the accommodation
of the people
The CHening session found Rev. Ste,
phen l.. Desha in the chair as modera.
tor. Rev. w. P. Poai as scribe and Rev
7. N. Nakila as assistant scribe. After
the completion of the roll of dele
gates. Rev. George Laughton, pastor
OF the First Foreign church of Hilo.
extended a most hearty welcome to
the visitors in the name of the city
and churches of Hilo as we'll as her
residents. He then read a letter of
welcome from William Mckay, presi.
dent of the Hilo board Of trade.
In his usual happy way, Rev. John
M. Lydgate of Kauai responded to
this welcome. First in Hawaiian and
then In English, Mr.. Lydgate said that
he and all the delegates were very
glad to be in Hilo. He himself was
born here, and was, therefore, able to
say that personally he knew what he
was talking about when he boasted
that Hawaii was not only the largest
island of the group, had the highest
mountains, but her people had the big.
gest hearts of any island of the
group. D.. .-".. -.
Endeavor Movement Fostered.
At the first session of the Hawaiian
board the business was more or less
OF routine nature, which did not take
much time. The associations of the
Christian Endeavor and Sunday
schools held afternoon meetings. Great
progress is to be noted in the work
Of both of these organizations. Presi.
dent w. H. Rice of Kauai said he new.
er felt more encouraged over the out.
look Of the Sunday schools of the ter.
ritnry, while Rev. Akaiko Akana ex.
pressed himself as believing that the
greatest advance in the work of the
Endeavor Societies was right at
hand. He proposed an excellent plan
for enlarging the work of the en-
deavor movement by having the juni.
or and intermediate societies started
all over the territory for the special
care of the younger members and
having the active society also accom-
plish much more in the future than in
the past, and that the older members
should devote their attention special.
~ to the operations and activities Of
the church itself.
A feature of the meetings of this
conference which has attracted great
deal of attention from the delegates
and large attendance is the hour of
devotional service followed by a dis
cussicn of vital questions. In the
hour CT devotions able speakers had
been secured for the program: Rev.
George Laughton upon THE Express
sion of Spirituality; Rev. E. e. Pleas.
ant, THE Sources Of Spiritual Life"
and Rev John NJ. Lydgote, THE Need
of Spirituality" For the hour on dis.
cussion four or five speakers of diff
ferent nationalities have discussed the
topics of the day, which were as fol-
lows: How to Maintain Our Church
in Face of Competition of Other Re-
ligions;" Inter-Racial Cooperation;
STRENGTHENING the Churches" An
early morning daily prayer meeting
has been the outlet for much devotion.
'al spirit that has been manifest in all
the sessions.
Singing 10 Splendid.
Another feature of this conference
which is more marked than ever be-
fore in the association is the remark
able singing. At the First Foreign
church on Friday afternoon the choirs
rendered beautiful music, and at the
Sunday school exhibition on Saturday
morning the choirs and Sunday
schools from all parts of the terri
tory sang exceedingly we'll, while at
the Sunday school banner contest on
Monday night there was the most won
derful exhibition of Sunday school
competitive work ever seen in the
Islands. Oahu carried off the hand
some silk banner which was offered
this year for the first time. Special
assistance to the singers was given
on the various islands so that an ex-
cellently trained chorus from each
was present The singing also at all
the regular meetings has been very