Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-03
fFrorn The Friend.

4 From The Friend.l
: One Of the main. aims Of the high
school department Of Mills school is to
.pfepare the boys Of the different races
who graduate for leadership in the
islands among the young people OF
their own races.
Undoubtedly one of the greatest
needs at the present time is the need
for religious leadership, and with that
tthought In mind Mills schools is striy-
ing this year to develop q strong.
active normal Christian life.
Religious activity this year can be
divided under two heads-those inside.
the school itself and the outside re-
ligious activities.
Under the inside activities the boys
engage in the following exercises:
The daily chapel service coming at
9:45 every morning, except Sunday
and Monday, gives chance for the
entire schol to meet together for few
minutes each school day, so that the
thoughts of the entire school may be
raised to those higher planes from
which all our daily inspiration comes.
Each class in school has, aside from
this one-hour Bible study course, in
regard to which we have already
spoken In q previous number of The
~ On Friday evening OF each week
the Chinese, Japanese and Korean
boys hold separate national prayer
meetings, led by older men Of their
own race, who come In from outside
TO conduct the services.
~, Cundov r,aornfnU all ~ tho h0vs
attend Sunday school and church at
some one of the various national
Christian churches, and in the even.
ing the voluntary Christian Endeayor
Society Is attended by an enthusiastic
group of about 80 students. These
boys have elected their own officers
and committees and are carrying on
the work along the line of an active
mainland society. The boys captured
the banner in the last convention for
having present the largest percentage
of their membership.
Following this voluntary service ALI
Of the boys attend Sunday evening
church, held in the chapel of Wilcox
Hall. The service is conducted either
by the president or by some outside
speaker, who brings US some mes
sage particularly adapted to boys and
young mems.
This year for the first time Mills
school has undertaken systematic out
side work OF q religious or social SER
vice nature In the community We
feel that this part of our religious life
is one of the most helpful to the boys
since they are learning in. very prac-
tical way tho needs OF the community
and the needs of their own people,
and are learning many good methods
which help them to supply those
needs.
I The boys are conducting the Sun.
day evening services in the Manoa
church, with an audience which aver
ages from 80 to 40. Programs are be-
ing arranged as follows: The first
sunday in the month the boys give
talks in japanese, Hawaiian and Eng
lIsh. The second Sunday is musical
nroeram. The third Sunday is given.
over TO q program of stories. The
fanrth Sunday to stereopticon lee
t,,re nj present conducted by the
yonng Mems Christian Association.
AZ soon as the new stereopticon is in,
sfalIed IN the Manoa church, Mills
school boys win conduct this exer
else also
Six of our senior boys comprise
denutation which sings, leads in sing
inc and gives talks at the following
places: a. ,h I
the city prison,