The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-18
Toxic Calls
DR.: Scudder

the Toxic Union Church decided recent
~ to call as permanent pastor Of the
,hureh, one of the foremost American
clergymen; DR.. Doremus Scudder of this
hty according to. adViees from Japan
The meeting at which this decision wns
cached was held in the Gina Metho.
list Church Of Toxic, and attended by
4 large number of the Christian work.
1rs. The recommendation Of the com.
mittee on church organization and pas,
tor that Doctor Scudder be called was
presented by DR.. William Imbrie, chair,
man of the committee, and una nimous,
" approved. "
A report from the same committee,
soverng the work done in getting sub.
ScriptiOns for the church on the new
oasis, was read by J. Merle Davis. sec.
tetary Of the committee. This show.
I'd that while the amount raised is still
about 500 yen short of the sum re,
1uired, IL is certain that the balance
will shortly be forthcoming from
sources not yet heard from. a aE
Doctor scuddor Notified
Z Doctor Scudder, TO whom cable
gram telling of the decision of the
;hqrch was sent Immediately after the
melting, has beon leading member
OF Honolulu for fourteen years, first rs
superintendent of the Hawaiian Mission
Board, and since 1907 as pastor of
Central Union Church, which has grown
from a membership of 700 to LOO dur.
ing his Passionate. ~
Doctor Scudder's career was prae-
tically begun as Christian worker in
Japan Soon after finishing his educa!
ton, which he received at Yale, Union
Theological Seminary and N northwestern
University, where he received an NJ.
D., Doctor Scudder went out to japan.
de was ordained minister of the Con
gregationalist Church at Kobe in 1885,
and was stationed at Niigata from 1855
to 1889. He is a great admircr, of
Japan and the Japanese, and while in
Honolulu has been keenly interested in
mission work among the japanese hero.
In Toxic it Is believed to be prnc
tically certain that he will accept the
call to the Toxic pastorate. II is felt
there that the congregation win be
fortunate in securing a man of Doctor
5cudder's calibre, who, in addition to
his other merits, is thoroughly acquaint.
ed with conditions in Japan.
For some years he has been in charge
If a magazine, "The Friend" which
inns TO promote better understa nding
between Japan and the United States.
Mrs. Scudder Talented
Mrs. Scudder, who of course will ac-
company her husband to Japan If he
accepts the CALL is a woman of unusual
gifts.
Mr.. Davis, in presenting the financial
report of the committee in charge.
dwelt on the large share of the financial
burden that is being assumed by lay.
ncn, principally business men OF Toxic.
About two-fifths of the amount pledged
has come from laymen, forty of whom
lave contributed. Missionaries are re.
sponsible for the rest of the fund sub.
scribed, The total pledged now is
1913 yen, out of necessary 1000 yen,
or $4,000. The balance, the committee
8 sure, will be forthcoming shortly.
The contributions have ranged from 200
yen or, 800 year down. There has
been one 200 yen contribution, four of
100 yen, seventeen of so yen, one of 40,
i've of 30, thirty of %, fifteen of 20,
fifteen Of Is and forty pledges below IS
yen. There have been 1870 contributors
IF the total, 1850 yen hasrbeen. given
by laymen; the balance by mission
aries. 80 - r. +
Besides the 1000 yen to be raised in
Toxic, 1000 yen or $1,000, will be given
~ the interdenominational committee
IN pastoral supply in foreign countries.
HhiQ pnF,ar haa - A., =.
New York and DIR. Robert L. Speer,
$ the chairman. - ~.
The 5000 yen or $4,000 raised from
hcse sources will be disbursed as fol.
ows: for pastors salary, 5000 yen
,r $500; church rent, 100 yen; manse
'cnt, 900 yen; organ rent, go yen;
SO yen; incidentals, 200 yen;
md allowances for Doctor Sender 3
transportation from Honolulu will bring
he total up to 5000 yen.
Is Expected In October,
Doctor Scudder is expected to reach
Japan, should he accept, in October or
November, and at that time the Union
jhurch, on the new basis, will be start
ID. The Church will have regular Sun
lay morning and evening services,
weekly prayer meeting, and all the fea,
ures for work on a basis of broader
rganization than heretofore. DIR. Scud.
lor has been called for period Of
hlee years. The. rccOmmep dation of
he committee, which was presented by
Doctor Imbrie and approved by thu
rustees was as follows: rt%
Resolved, that the committee APP
'Ointcd to report on the question of Sc
uring a permanent pastor for the
'okio Union Church be authorized to
xtend call to DIR. Uoremus Seudder |
f Honolulu to assume the passionate for |
hree years, provided that the Interde-
Committee of New York
hedges a grant of 1000 yen annually |
or three years and agrees to meet one |
alf of the travelling expenses" |