Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-11
DOCTOR SCUDDER WARMLY THANKED
FOR fine WORK DONE IN HONOLULU
Resolutions Passed BY Mem
bers of Central Union; Pas
tor Leaves November II

tor of Central Union church we're
passed at meeting OF the church last
"Wednesday evening. The resolutions.
drawn uD by committee composed
OF Or. r. ID. Williams, J. NJ. Whitney
and Walter +. Frear, as as follows:
Whereas, our pastor. DIR. Doremus
Scudder, has resigned to accept a call
TO the pastorate of the Toxic Union
church. thus seyering relationship of
nine years. during which time he has
constantly kept before us through the
spoken word and through his life. the
ideal or simple. direct, personal re-
lationship with God. and
Whereas. during his years of faith
full service among us he has shown a
Joyous, genial and optimistic spirit
that refused to be discouraged: an
unaffected manner, frankness and
straightforwardness in his private and
public utterances. together with a
fearlessness that made him at all
times true to his convictions; and a
studiousness which kept him Well in
formed in many widely different de-
partments of the worlds life, and
Whereas, he has been an active
leader in all those movements which
have to do with the betterment of our
community. through his deep personal
interest in clean politics. temperance,
the settlements, the suppression OF
vice In all forms, child welfare work;
aud has been an uncompromising OPP
ponent OF everything that stands in
the way Of individual and community
progress toward the perfect life, and
Whereas. he has given so freely of
his time and wisdom in furthering the
educational problems Of the islands,
acting so efficiently on the board of
managers of Mid-Pacific Institute from
its very beginning. and working with
untiring zeal as chairman of its edu-
cational Committee, thus wisely guild
ing its educational policies from the
first, and 4
Whereas, the deep missionary pur-
pose of his life has expressed Itself
through his long connection with the
Hawaiian Board. first as its general
secretary and later as an active mem
Der on many OF its committees, and
Whereas, he has been the most
effective and forceful editor of the
Friend, making it recognized force
towards the bringing about of better
understanding between the races Dor
dering the Pacific, not only in these
islands but in the states and in the
Orient as well, and
Whereas, HIS friendly interest in
and sympathetic understanding o: the
Oriental peoples. expressed through
his life and words. has brought the
races nearer together in our own ISL
ands. and -
Whereas. as the representative of
the Church Federation he was loaned
by this church to undertake a mission
of international Importance in his trip
10 Washington and the Eastern states
friendly relationship between the
U1ited States and Japan. and
Whereas. while pastor of this
church he has not only, stood for the
strengthening Of this church as an or
ganization in all its departments. and
for greater church unity in this and
in all Christian communities, but has
also. throughout his entire pastorate,
fired the church with his warm mis-
sionary zeal, promoting missionary in
terest and activity in every depart
ment of the church life, so that the
whole church has stood as a center
of helpfulness in the spread of Gods
Kingdom both at home and abroad, in
this way helping us as an oreaniza-
ton to realize more nearly Christ's
command that we spread the GOSPEL
throughout the whole world. that
every creature may hear the good
news OF Christ's message. and
Whereas, through his efforts in or
ganizing the Mems League. and
through his constant interest in the
women's work of the church he has
helped us more nearly to attain the
ideal. every member a worker and
Whereas, through his interest in
the problems of religious education he
has inspired large number of faith
full leaders. who have brought the
Bible school to such high degree Of
efficiency, and
Whereas, through his mid-week
class for young inquirers he has qui-
city but forcefully impressed his per
sonality upon a large number Of the
young people of our community, thus
doing a work of educational social
and religious value, and
Whereas. through the years he has
worked untiringly and with a large
measure Of success in dealing with the
problem of the mid-week service. en-
listing the service and cooDeration of
so many of our membership in this
most helpful part of our chaurch life.
and
Whereas, he has always striven to
remove from the door of the church
all artificial barriers which might
keep the earnest seeker after Christ
from gaining the fellowship which the
church has to offer and to this end
he has simplified the confession of
faith and the creed of our church.
thus concretely exemDlifying the
words of our master when he said.
i am the door
Therefore, be it resolved. that we.
the members of Central Union Church
ar Honolulu. take this opportunity to
express to him our warmest aDprecia-
tion of his unselfish and untiring ser