The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
.SEAN[KS MISSION
ACTIMT|ESGR9W

While the activities Of the Seamen's
Mission Society in HONOLULU have in.
eseased over 100 percent since the de-
claration of war by the United States,
aud Il is now, so much more important
than ever before that the question of
enlarging its scope and the facilities
here is one Of the principal probes to
he considered this year, recent reports
received by the local branch Of the
society, of which Bishop Restsrick is
president, show that the war has great
ly broadened the work in England and
throughout the world.
All around the coasts Of England and
Scotland the society has erected rest
and mission houses for the care of
submarine crews, submarine,chaser men
and especially the crews Of the mine
sweepers Here these men are cared
for when they land, wherever 'the port
may be, and are given charges Of
clothing and looked after IN evefy way,
even trained nurses being in attendance
At the principal stations. = E
Tn fact 40 important has been the
work of the society that the British
Admiralty has departed from all pre-
cedent and has, appointed the chaplains
Of the society honorary chaplains in
the navy, and three of these Carriers
of.the.Word have won the distihguish-
ed service medal for bravery in battle.
Huns Seize Buildings -
When the war. broke out, in August,
1914 the Germans seized the buildings
and equipment Of the society at Ham
burg and refused, in true German
style, to permit the chaplain Of the
branch to minister to either the British
prisoners or interned men in the prison
camps. Later, however, a layman as
sistant was allowed to volunteer for
work in the territory Ruhleben intern
ment camp, where he has been ever
since devoting his life to the care Of
the unfortunates who still survive four
years Of Hun barbarity. 49, .'.''''. .,''
AT Antwerp the Germa1s ,, when they
captured that city, also took posses
sion of the fine new, buildings which
the society had just comepleted there
and are using them for other purposes
than the spreading of the peaceful doc.
trines of the Redeemer. .,.s,...
"But we expect to continue our
work there when peace comes again."
remarks Superintendent Charles F.
Mant, of the local Institute. 4 :. -,
AT GrOeningen, in Holland, there are
over COCO sailors and marines intern!
ed; men who escaped from Antwerp In
time, to avoid being taken! prisoners
| by the Hun invaders. There the soei-
ETY. has erected Big buildings and its
workers are conducting schools and do
ing q great work. Many Of these in.
termed sailors are known personally to
Superintendent Mant, and he has re-
ceived letters from several Of them.
Proud OF Record ~ s..
Mr.! Mant( (isge9y proud Of the record
that some Of HE former pToteges In the
North Sea have made in this war;; /;
lone Of my fisher lads who belonged
to my Boy Scout troop, hut who was p
cook boy on q fishing smack, jninea
out and since then he has WON the life
4 saving medal while on a mine sweep
er, and lately has won the distinguish,
ed service medal. = q. n D.
Another one Of my boys" eohtin.
ued Mr.. Mant while speaking Of his
bows yesterday, "joined the army and
although he was only a fisher boy at
the, time, he has now won his cammis.
sion as an officer for his work in the
! trenches and the battle fields of France
during four years of this terrible war.
"But it is not only in England that
the society is doing fine work, it is
all over the world. Altogether we have
l6S institutes established aud others
building. and one of them at Bombay
win be the largest and finest building
of the kind in the world, and the found
ations have already been laid. Here In
Honolulu the work has greatly expand
ed and with the growth Of the port
and the Importance Of Honolulu as a
shipping center it will become more