Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

I SJedQleQ ana cneeFeQ In the JnlCk o
the fight, those who have lost cour
age and faith started right again
these are the opportunities that have
come, and for which the First Metho
dist church is thankful.
TT would say Thank you' to Homo
lulu for the chance 1t has had to hell
In shaping our community interests,
says Rev. L. L. Loofbourow, the min
lister. ~t would say Thank YOU "a
the Star-5uIIetIn for fts frlendIiness
and help In these FIVE years past. II
has been appreciated. 4. Where 10 an
other city whose papers are a. inter
ested and helpful In the better inter
ests Of their community than here
. So, Star-5uIIetin, have your birthdays
a. fast a. possible, and let us all come
70 the partiesI"
The Christian Church
Honolulu is fortunate In the posses
sion Of large number Of institutions
devoted to the social welfare. These
institutions are sharing in the pros
perfty that has come to the rest Of
Honolulu interests. Standing among
the foremost of these institutions is
the Christian church, an institution
that has trebled its membership In
five years, and is making its influence
felt along many lines Of community
betterment work.
During these five years the church
has erected one Of the most beautiful
church homes to be found anywhere,
a building that has become a center
of tourist interest, and one that Is a
seVen-day-a-week house Of activity.
And this was accomplished without
asking for q cent Of money outside Of
the membership of the church a
The congregation is just now max,
ing considerable alteration in the
building and installing a new pipe Or
gan. All this shows how deep and
devoted is the 10y atty OF the members
Of the church to their church home.
In addition to the regular and stated
church services, the boy scouts find a
meeting place there, Red Cross cir.
Gle is turning out hundreds Of gar
ments for Red Cross hospitals, a kim
dergarten gathers a large family Of
children under expert leadership,
several boys and girls clubs carry on
their work under its shelter, there is
q woman's organization Of 125 mem.
bers, and innumerable meetings OF
miscellaneous nature are held in Its
spacious rooms.
Big Growth Apparent
All of the other churches Of Homo
lulu, including Episcopal, Catholic
and Hawaiian, report unusually good
gains in membership in the last five
years, and also an increase In reli-
gious activities within their own cir
circles. .~ ~.
One Of the notable events OF the last
five years, as regards the spread Of re-
Iigious activity, is the erection of the
large Mormon temple at Laie, Oahu,
which is the first temple of its kind to
be erected outside of mainland North
America. Architects came here from
Utah to prepare the plans and take
charge of the construction work and
the temple, now on the, verge Of COM
pletion, is splendid addition to
Oahus already large collection OF
handsome church buildings.
Foundations are now being laid for
q new building for the First Church Of
Christ, ScientisI, located at Wilder
avenue and Kewalo streets. Several
new Catholic churches have been built
during the last five years, including
the Church of the Sacred Heart, Puma
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