Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-05
OPPORTUNITIES
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ST. ELHABETHS

III AAn1IlDAAh ~ ~
(The opportunities for work which
are offered by st. Elizabeth's. Kalihi.
were explained TO the annual meeting
OF the Woman's Auxiliary OF the Epis-
copaI church In the following paper
by Miss Annie S. Drain:
ssT. ELlZA6ETH,sl
ITS OPPORTUNITIES
The opportunities for work at ST.
Elizabeth's may be divided into two
classes those without the mission
and those within. The word opp0r-
tunity carries with 1t the idea Of .
condition to be met. II Is the implied
If that is big with opportunity. In
the beginning Of the work there were
people to be reached with the gospel.
and there are people today to be
reached in that same way-only. per-
laps there are more today than there
were then. This work is large enough
and important enough to claim the
whole time Of one or more workers who
would do intensive work Of an even
gelistic character and take the gospel
Of Jesus Christ to those who know It
not
There are scores Of women and
girls who might be won to Christ and
the church If they could hear the
good news, but how can they hear
without preacher or teacnerz
have in mind & Chinese neighbOrhoOd
in a lane about six feet wide where
there are many small houses and
large families. One mother there has
nine little ones the youngest babe
in arms and the next fodder. This
mother told me she would like to
come to church and to the woman's
class In English, but, looking at the
children about her, she said rather
hopelessly, No can She lives too
far away from the mission for the tod.
dIers to walk and she has no one
with whom to leave the children.
There are other women anu girls
IN that same neighborhood who would
not have enough interest to come 20
the mission, and for that reason It
seems to me we should 60 to them.
one afternoon week the women
could be gathered for class In Eng
fish and gradually the Christian re-
llsloh eonia e p,sssns s 80 ~,
women are nesInen pecause .nsy -
not Know AWNING el s, an1 nes ~.
cause tney are asoMeuiy as = 1850.
no one snouiu e ahs 1850 -
Just because y q piac ' ~ ~. =
and manifestly the woman for evange-
listic work should have first heard the
lnslstent can 81 Jssus, ,,.l ulso
NE, ana also his co,lpellins eon,'
mand, 20. ye. Mouia Ds seLy ".
slraDle 4 ~ hiizspetn eoulu nave - g.
eyaneeiistic MeLke Mno ~ 49,. . W.,
Eneiisn anu Slnese, ~ - 4,.,., ss.' {,
nave sne scr siess z, : 49, 1870 !. -
WY ,' 3 Z
49, as; 49, :, 80 81, - drav,n ~ the
a - 49, e,,S - the church our ,ord
$3.50 -. 1870. s,rsf -, raturna or
s.s,. r,.,,,es =, S,,, u,orlx for him
qe ~. - $3.50. 49,,
n.y. ~ : = Ps,'.s =. : - -
ne Illst isslollaI.ss 81. =, y 1919,
Doreu y yeals oelofe ~, a.ls .,s s,.au ~
vert. 1at Me nass .ns ..,ss III,
COOS Wofd VIII ~, u 1as. 49,,
Noiu, any enet 1i - - r.... 49,.
He VIII draw az men un.o Il. a,s. 15' ~.
duty ana responslo,ll.y = - -. 80. a.s
up tnat ne may press tne .' WI - = any,
results can saIely De ieIe Win ...,..
Evanseilstlc MoLA s.nons s =. 81,
ana glris = nVt .ne oly l,l,s 'u ~
TOT WoIk g e halzsDe.n 2. ~. s,
dozen OF more Joys anu youns ..' s.'
Withih tne mission v,lel ~ v = -. saa !
lty TOT WeIh especiasly VIII - = {.
young man VIII uesils -. -, -. ~. :
couiu meet sneln .vilSe 49, s ~.
them toeetner = E D.o.ne s,. l ss,.s ,o :
scout company q poss sluD ~ ~ q !.
uelnlte interest," ana WIN an No. $3.50 Z.
mannoou 20 De reacheu-ol sslis -
aiter. ~
Another volunteer could form 2
choir club Of the young men and
women in the choir and meet them
once week for purely social time.
Another could form q mothers ciuu
among the mothers Of the school chill
dren and conduct It along the lines
Of the mothers or parents associa-
tions in the states.
Friendly visitors could canvass the
the ffnmadfafe 1eigHDOrhOO0 or st