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�November, 1909
THE FRIEND.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST
OF THE ROCKIES.
HONOLULU, H. T., NOVEMBER, 1909
Vol. LXVI
Honolulu's Triumph.
"Ten thousand dollars in ten days"
was the motto of Honolulu United in
its campaign for the new Y. M. C. A.
building. $1.'57.7:?7 was the record
achieved after six days of joyous effort,
when the movement was declared officially closed. Since then other gifts
have come in, raising the total amount
contributed to $144,000.25. This added
to the $50,000 given by the late Charles
M. Cooke makes a grand total of $194,-000.25. This sum is adequate to all the
needs of Honolulu's Y. M. C. A. building for the next generation. The campaign opened Monday evening, October
11. with a banquet at the Young Hotel,
where some 226 men gathered to hear
Governor Frear, former Governors Dole
and Carter, Judge Woodruff and Sec30.00
retary Super outline the proposed cam880.10 paign. Governor Carter presided and
did it with consummate tact and finesse.
26.30 The culminating moment came with the
inspiration that made him father
559.00 happy
65.85 the appellation of "The Live Wire" for
17.35 Secretary Super. The latter's address
every man's decision to have a
515.05 nailed
day at
11.25 part in the movement. The next
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
From September 20 to October 20, 1909.
RECEIPTS.
1-00
469.35
54.00
Bush Place
1,000.00
Conditional Gift
54.15
Friend
3.00
General Fund
Hawaii General Fund
4.50
10.00
Hawaiian Work
Hoaloha
138.30
90.00
Japanese Work
Kohala Girls' School
110.00
Maui General Fund
104.00
Ministerial Relief Fund
240.20
Oahu General Fund
1,485.17
Office Expense
62.50
Palama Settlement
50.00
150.00
Preachers' Training Fund..
86.50
Tomo
1,690.78
Invested Funds
$
A. B. C. F. M
American
Missionary Assn.
...
$5,?-23.4r,
EXPENDITURES.
Bush Place
$210.85
Chinese Work
Salaries
669.25
and Portuguese Work
English Work, Salaries
Friend
General Fund
95.05
Hawaiian Work
Salaries
420.00
English
....
Hawaii GeneralFund"
Hoaloha
Interest
117.50
Japanese Work
Salaries
916.25
..
$
41.45 noon headquarters were thrown open
2.91 on the ground floor of the Young build-
1,033.75
75.00
ing, and more than fifty enthusiastic
canvassers divided into twelve committees, seated around as many tables at
100.00 lunch, apportioned the names of men to
be seen. The totals of contributions from
50.45 these workers were announced, and by
Fund
81.60
Office Expense
1 o'clock more than one-third of the
449.00
530.60
Salaries
sum aimed for was pledged. Every
PortugueseWork,Sal275.00 week-day thereafter up to and includaries
250.00 ing the 18th. the workers gathered at
Palama Settlement..
41.60 noon, lunched together and reported reTomo
50.00 sults. Chairman Carter of the moveSettlement Worker.
50.00
Walakea Settlement
ment was the life of every meeting, and
Excess of receipts
energy proved contagious. Every
his
over expendit1,197.79 man did his best. By Saturday noon
ures
it
$5,803.45 more than $125,000 was pledged and
was decided to close the canvass on
Overdraft at the Bank
$2,533.36
Monday, the 18th.
T. R.
Kalihi Settlement
ivohala Girls' School
Salaries
Ministerial Relief
No. 11
The Outcome.
The result is bound to have a very
large influence upon our people. Already a different tone is apparent here.
For some time it has been evident that a
deepening spiritual undercurrent lias
been characterizing the life of this city.
It needed a movement of the sort just
consummated to bring this to the surface. It behooves every earnest man in
Honolulu to add his influence to the rising tide of serious thought and purpose. People are thinking more of others. Unselfish service is in the air.
Great wealth has come to this community and it is felt that if this be wasted
in luxuries, or mere pleasures, or for
selfish purposes of larger acquisition,
Hawaii will miss its opportunity and
prove false to its destiny. Our people
are becoming more and more conscious
every day that God wants to use this
Territory for World Ends, that we have
no right to live to ourselves here, and
that in order to influence Asia and
America we must make our wealth tell
for the highest ideals now before the
human race. That is the meaning of
the founding of the Mid-Pacific Institute in three years with an endowment
in property and in productive investment of more than $300,000. when to
our most conservative business men the
thought of establishing the institution,
even in a halting fashion, seemed chimerical. That is the explanation of our
new Palama General and Children's
Hospitals, of Palama Settlement's unprecedented growth, of the completed
Salvation Army Home, of the new
Methodist Church, and now of this astounding one week's canvass. These
are only the beginnings of what God
means Honolulu to attempt and to
achieve. Asia and America are yet to
learn what the Great Artificer of History had in mind when He carved out
of Paganism in one generation the first
modern Christian state outside of Europe and America. It is- well for us to
cherish golden conceptions of Hawaii's
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destiny. It is well for us to plan to
educate in Americanism Christian leaders for Asia, to bring the best of both
continents together in mutual sympathy
and fellow understanding here in God's
earthly Assembly
most hospitable
journals
on both sides
Room. Yellow
us
of
on
may prate
of
war
the Pacific,
but it is Hawaii's part to make such
fratricidal conflict forever impossible.
Let the devotees of physical strenuousness believe that by rendering Oahu impregnable they are doing this, and
hence persuade the Nation to transform
our fair Island into a Gibraltar. It is
our nobler part to erect here a spiritual
Gibraltar with armament of loving service that shall render a Pacific Ocean
war unthinkable. This mighty conception and ambition are certainly taking
vital hold of the mind, conscience and
will of our people. Let the good work
go on!
Prince Ito.
The entire civilized world sympathizes with Japan in the terrible news of
the assassination of her leading statesman, Prince Hirobumi Ito. The loss affects mankind both because the Prince
was one of the greatest of living public
servants and because such a death is
another mournful testimony to the
prevalence of the spirit of lawlessness
among men. It will take decades certainly to educate the people of all lands
to enthrone law in their hearts. Human
taw itself
must conic to be synonymous
with love before this triumph will he
achieved. Prince Ito's life has been one
of distinguished service to his nation,
which he has consistently advised to
live in friendship with its sister powers.
While not in advance of his office-bearing fellow countrymen in his private
life, his public career was unstained and
he grew steadily in devotion to higher
ideals of statesmanship. His crowning
work was done in and for Korea, for
he seems to have been animated with
the lofty purpose of governing that dependency for the good of its people and
not as a field of exploitation for selfish
Japanese. It is too early to estimate
the wide extent of his influence and the
lasting nature .of his public services, but
we are inclined to believe that when all
is known and told Prince Ito will stand
out as the greatest statesman of the
Meiji era. As a man he was singularly
approachable, affable and democratic in
manner. A member of the Vale Alumni
Association of Japan because of the
honorary degree conferred upon him by
Vale at its bicentennary, he was wont
to say that it was one of the proudest
moments of his life when he was privileged to receive his doctorate of laws
on the same occasion with President
Roosevelt, whom he greatly admired.
Our deepest sympathy is with Japan
and with poor Korea in this sad calamity.
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Meat.
If any denizen of this planet desires
to become a vegetarian let him come to
Honolulu, for in that case he will have
all the power of the local meat trust to
help him. Certainly the baleful effect of trust control and trust
methods is clearly reflected in the
local meat situation. On the mainland
the so-called dressed beef monopoly never .dreamed of controlling the
trade methods of the local sellers of
meat. They demanded and secured the
wholesale meat business of a large part
of the United States but left it to the
local butchers to cater to the varying
demands and needs of private families.
This was wise because there is a multitude of individual preferences as to
cuts of meat, hours when meals with
meat shall be served, times of day when
meat delivery is most desired, convenience of payment, whether cash when
buying or by monthly settlement, and
the like. Some butchers find success in
making no deliveries and carrying no
accounts, their trade coming to them
because of the much lower price at
which they can sell for cash and directly into the hand of the purchaser. Others do a good business by precisely the
opposite course. The great meat packers by keeping out of retail trade wisely give full scope to the requirements
of these individual preferences. Therefore though now and then there is a
howl against them as monopolies, the
really great benefit they render by furnishing better and often cheaper meat
to the people confers upon their enterprise the character of a genuine public
service. Steadily the public by stricter government oversight is compelling the trusts to act more justly and in
time the vast economies of these establishments which are regulated by Federal supervision and directed by the
spirit of fairness to employes will come
to minister nothing but good to the nation. In Honolulu, however, the meat
trust, not content with a monopoly of
the wholesale business, has invaded the
retail trade, which it conducts with
what seems to some persons a disregard
of private preference. Again and again
within the last few years parties have
endeavored to open meat-shops whose
motto should be the accommodation of
customers, but they have been unable
to compete with the trust. The impression created by the retail department
of the local trust upon not a few small
buyers is one of contempt for their fads
or desires. If a family dines at twelve,
finding that hour hygienically better, it
is impossible to have meat delivered in
certain parts of Honolulu near the center of town in time to be cooked. Naturally a great trust cannot cater to individual tastes. That is the part of a
retail seller, who gets his profit by so
doing. Our meat trust rides rough shod
over all these delicate human differences because it is bound to have
all the profit, wholesale and retail, that meat-selling will yield. The
result is that less meat is sold here.
This doubtless is a hygienic good,
though secured by unsocial and exasperating means. Meantime a trade that
white Americans would be glad to cultivate is made impossible, many people
are constantly and needlessly offended,
and the day is hastened when cheap
freights from the Coast will make
Honolulu a glad market for mainland
dressed meat. The remedy is simple.
Let the meat trust encourage small
markets whose profit will come from
serving families to the kind of meat
they want and at the time they desire,
markets that will cultivate a habit of
accommodation instead of the spirit too
often suggested by our present meat
purveyors—"lf you don't like our way,
go elsewhere, even though in order to
get what you want you have to move
out of the Territory." Such a spirit is
not good promotion policy.
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THE FRIEND,
1909
The Shokin Ginko.
The Yokohama Specie Bank, or Shokin Ginko, has issued a very attractive
appeal in English for local business.
This aggressive corporation has built itself up into one of the great banking
institutions of the world with branches
in many leading cities. It rather
shames Americans who are just beginning to develop an international bank.
It has shown a fine commercial spirit in
erecting one of the most beautiful and
substantial business buildings in Honolulu, where it will have the handsomest
housing of any local bank. Its plea for
a larger constituency by the promise of
st/o per cent, interest on head office time
deposits, is a strong one though complicated by its exchange feature. It will
be interesting to watch this new development of international competition.
Meantime we congratulate our Japanese friends upon this further evidence
of their progressive spirit.
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Orient and Occident.
It used to be thought that one of the
differences between East and West was
the unchanging spirit and conservatism
of the Orient as contrasted with the
readiness of the Occident to adopt the
new. It looks as though the Twentieth
Century might have not a little to say
against such a hasty generalization.
Habit is strong everywhere and in many
things, small as well as great, the West
hates to change as well as the East.
Witness the Torrens system of title registration. This originated in Australia,
a habitless place where it was easy to
atart with the best. Japan, up to that
time one of the most habit-bound sections of the globe, adopted it at the time
when it decided to introduce every improvement it could find. The United
States, however, itself a fairly young
and habit-free nation, has been wrestling with this reform idea for nearly
two decades with very slight success.
China, the hopeless old man of a generation ago, has startled the world by
breaking a social habit of centuries and
freeing the feet of its women. The next
twenty years are likely to re-picture
this nation as one of the most agile and
youthful of reformers. A rather timid
evidence of American conservatism in
the realm of trade, where we are supposed to catch on to new ideas more
quickly man all other peoples, is afforded by our laundries, which cling to
the antiquated, disfiguring and not to
say nasty habit of marking all garments with hideous indelible black ink.
ofttimes ruining a delicate fabric by
carelessly planting the repulsive hieroglyphics where they will show the most,
and this in face of the Chinese laundryman's effective, clean and up-to-date
method of attaching tiny removable
slips of marked cloth to each piece.
Why Honolulu white man's laundries
so stubbornly refuse to adopt such a
good thing it, is hard to toll. Enough
other instances might be given to show
that no race has a monopoly either of
all the best things of earth or of the
spirit that hastens to rid itself of the
lesser for the greater good.
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Thank You.
Thk Friend has been passing through
some delightful experiences of late and
is glad to acknowledge many kindnesses and an unusual number of thoughtful words and deeds. From far away
on the mainland the message has come
from a gentleman who has never visited
Hawaii and has no connections here, "I
look for The Friend the first of my periodical mail and read it with delight,
from cover to cover." That is very
generous praise, for which we are deeply grateful. Recently tidings came
from Kona that a reader of a recent
Friend was so moved by the picture of
the needs there that a subscription of
$500 for the Hawaii Ministers' Aid
Fund and of $200 for the local work
was sent at once to the Baker family.
Hurrah !! More recently, a busy business man of this city spoke of the September issue as a splendid piece of work
which he was forced to read from beginning to end. Our Business Manager
is rejoicing over an advertisement
pressed upon him because of his appreciation of the value of our Y. M. C. A.
number. Thank you, friends. It is very
good to hear these thoughtful greetings.
We will try, with your help, to be more
and more worthy of your friendship.
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Another Summoned.
It was always a joy to meet Gorham
Dummer Gilman. His middle name
suggested the noble Colonial Governor
and Massachusetts oldest surviving academy, linking him with a fine historic
past. Patriot blood of Gorhams and
Gilinans and other sturdy stocks flowed
in his veins. Thus he was born for service, and that which he rendered Hawaii was unselfish, fruitful and continuous to the very end of his life. During
the past few years the writer has received many letters from him, all
breathing devotion to the highest interests of this Territory. Coming hither when still within his teens, he
learned as a mere youth to love the Islands. He was a marked man here from
the first, winning success by his hard
work and ability, and drawing to himself friends of every race through his
gentle, manly character. Later in life,
when called upon to represent Hawaii
as Consul-General in Boston, he was
true both to native Ilawaiians and the
whites. His aloha for this Territory
led him to champion its interests most
widely and to serve very effectively as
an interpreter to the American public
both of its many races and its peculiar
problems. He discerned the great importance of Hawaii's being well represented at the Lake Mohonk Conferences
and was one of the influential members
of that unique feature of mainland social life. Mr. Gilman was a man of
very wide experience and sympathy. In
California he was a "Forty Eighter"
and never wavered in his interest in the
Golden State. When the war broke out
his patriotic services were such that
later on he became naturally one of the
original charter members of a G. A. R.
post. He loved his country enough to
devote time to his civic duties and served his city as councilman and alderman
and his state as representative and senator. He was a member of several fraternal orders and received the honors
conferred therein upon fruitful performance of duty. He did not excuse himself, as so many do, from carrying a
man's responsibilities as a religious being, but honorably did his part here as
elsewhere. He was a trusted, working
member of the great Eliot Congregational Church of Newton, leading a Bi-
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ble class therein for more than a quarter century. At the same time, he was
a friend of the Y. M. C. A.from its
foundation in his town and served it
as president three terms. It is needless
to add that he succeeded in business
and rose to high position in various
commercial organizations. An ardent
lover of the people, he championed the
cause of direct popular government by
endeavoring to save to Newton its town
meeting, but was defeated in this by
the city movement. That he was right
is the verdict of the many lovely
towns which give to Boston the proud
title of the most beautifully environed
city of America. The record of this
long life tells the story of "well done,
good and faithful servant." Mr. Gilman lived widely, tried to do his whole
duty, achieved a splendid record, kept
at work' under a full head of steam until he reached the fine age of 87 years,
and has gone to the larger life, a noble
alumnus of Mother Earth, well fitted
for the career upon which he is now entering.
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Our Library Alcove.
This new niche in the home of The
Friend will be under the supervision
of Mr. Ernest J. Recce. who will, from
month to month, direct its embellishment. For some time we have felt the
need of a literary editor in constant
touch with books and possesing not only
the necessary time but also the equipment both of sympathy with the treasured thought of the ages and the power
to interest others therein. We are fortunate in securing for this happy task
Mr. Recce, who as Librarian of Cooke
Library in Oahu College is kept in constant touch with the best and the newest books. Mr. Recce had mainland experience as librarian before coming to
Honolulu, two years ago. A graduate
of Western Reserve University and for
two years a student in Oberlin Theological Seminary, he has had a wide
training, which, added to his literary
ability, give him especial fitness for the
role which he now assumes on our Editorial Board.
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A Notable Address.
Last month Count Soncho Otani, the
second in authority among the Western
ioxx
Hongwanji Buddhists of Japan, who is Government treaty was accepted officially,
preference to that of a man of far greater
slated to succeed to the Primacy of that In
experience.
sect, and as such is to marry an Impe"At the first news in 1848 of the discovery
rial Princess, recently passed through of gold in California, Mr. Gilman left Ha-
Honolulu. While here he addressed an
assembly of the Buddhist priests stationed in this Territory, in which he
made the following points: the wide
influence of the local Buddhist priest,
the heavy responsibility which this entails, the secret
of the fruitful discharge of this responsibility, namely,
the inculcation of love for Hawaii, of
honest industry, of loyalty to the highest interests of these Islands, and of
identification with the best in the life
of the people here. That the Buddhist
priesthood in Hawaii needed this advice
is (dear to anyone who has become acquainted with the work of not a few of
these religions leaders, who have
seemed to study how best to keep alive
in the hearts of their countrymen devotion to Japan at the cost of closer assimilation with Americans and their national ideals. Count Otani's address
ought to mark an era in this Territory.
If instead of being taught how to seek to
transplant' to our shores a bit of Japan,
these imitative people are urged to
study our ways and to come into close
touch with our spirit, they will soon
overcome unreasoning race prejudice.
We believe that the Count's advice will
have large influence in this direction.
D. S.
A TRIBUTE TO THE HON.
GORHAM
D. GILMAN.
The Boston Evening Transcript of
Oct. 4 devoted an entire column to the
life record of her distinguished citizen,
the lamented Gorham D. Gilman. From
this we quote the references to Mr. Gilman 's relations with Hawaii:
"Mr. Gilman went to Honolulu, and there,
in 1841, he began a clerkship for a business
firm and at once began to learn the language of the country.
"He made the acquaintance of King Kamehameha 111., and of four kings who succeeded him, including King Kalakaua, also
Queen Kapiolani and the present dethroned
Queen Liliuokalani. Mr. Gilman received
from these various royal personages many
decorations and gifts: His mastery of the
native language was so easily accomplished
that he became very proficient, and his
translation of an Important United States
.
waii for the United States His association
there with the other seekers after wealth
•ntltled him to membership in the organization of California pioneers, and in later years
he was vice president of that association.
Returning to Hawaii in the spring of 1849.
Mr. Gilman continued as a merchant there
until 1861, when he returned to the United
States. He moved with his family to Newton in 1865, having established the drug business in Boston with his brothers, John A.
and Samuel K. Gilman. He bought a residence on Baldwin street, which he continued to occupy up to the time of his death.
"Soon after moving there Mr. Gilman took
an active part in local affairs. His house
became the meeting place of leaders of the
Republican party thereabout. An earnest
worker in Eliot Congregational Church, Mr.
Gilman was early identified with that religious body. In the Sunday school he was
for more than a quarter of a century leader
of a Bible class. When the Newton Y. li.
C. A. was founded thirty-two years ago Mr.
Gilman was prominent in the movement. He
was its second president and occupied the
chair for three years. He originated the
plan of distributing Thanksgiving dinners to
the poor under the association's auspices,
which was followed successfully for many
years.
"When Newton became a city In 1874 he
was one of those who strongly opposed the
idea. It was his belief that it could better
be divided into two towns, one to be called
Newton and the other Nonantum. He was
always a firm believer In the town form of
government, although later he became a
member of the City Government, serving as
councilman and alderman. He declined reelection, but later was the successful candidate for representative, being in the Legislature two terms, 1889 and 1890. The next
two years he was elected to the State Senate, retiring from that body Just before he
became Hawaiian Consul in 1893. During
his service in the Legislature Mr. Gilman
was Instrumental in securing the passage of
a measure prohibiting railroads from issuing
passes to members of the Legislature, and
ordering the publishing of monthly statements of the expenses of the committee permitted to travel.
"His appointment to the position of Consul General at the overthrow of the monarchy was due in part to his long residence
in Hawaii and his intimate acquaintance
with the principals on the field of political
strife in the islands. When he lived there
his home was visited by many distinguished
travellers.
"When Queen Kapioiani visited Boston in
1887, Mr. Gilman was resident interpreter
(Continued on Page 21)
�THE FRIEND.
November, 1909.
The Scribe's Corner
REV. WM. BREWSTER OLESON
Corresponding Secretary.
no one can put off living, pending an attempt
to understand life. H$ one need not exhaust a
spring to quench Ms thirst, so we need not know
Charlts Wagner.
eoerytbiltfl "»<•
•»
—
Our Young Women.
A business man recently expressed
surprise at the large number of young
women who had come to Honolulu in
the last six months. We are accustomeil to hear surprise expressed at the
large number of young men who are
starting life in Honolulu. "This is a
young man's town." And so it is; but
it is none the less a young woman's
town. The recent splendid campaign
in behalf of commodious headquarters
for our young men has called special
attention likewise to the claims of our
young women for a modern Y. W. ('. A.
building. Such a building is elsewhere
considered as great a necessity as one
for the young men. Do our young men
need physical exercise? So do our
young women. Are classes of instruction more valuable for young men seeking a livelihood than for young women
who are also seeking employment I Are
the social needs of young men more to
be considered than those of young women :' Our young men come to Honolulu as strangers, away from home. So
do many of our young women. There
are pitfalls for our young men, especially in Honolulu. We regret to say
that the same is true for our young
Women. The whole community will get
an uplift if our young men are provided with facilities for wholesome recreation and companionship. Not unless
our young women get an equivalent uplift, however.
A Modern Institution.
Well, we have a Y. W. C. A. already.
Yes. and we are grateful for what we
have in that line. But is it enough?
Does it adequately meet the needs of
our young women? Can those needs
be adequately met until we have a
building adapted to modern conditions
and so equipped as to furnish the natural center for the physical, social, and
spiritual development of our increasing
contingent of young women? Honolulu is growing rapidly. Its future is
to depend largely on our young people.
The facilities soon to be offered to our
young men in the proposed Y. M. ('. A.
building will help to compact them and
to turn their activity and enthusiasm
into channels of municipal advantage.
But what is to be done for our young
women .' They are as vital to the futore of our city as our young men ; and
they need adequate facilities to bring
them together, and to develop possibilities among them such as can be secured best only in an accessible, amply
equipped, modern institution that shall
be a worthy companion to the forthcoming Y. M. C. A. building.
J
More Than a Vision.
We believe that in good time a central Y. W. C. A. building will be erected in this city that will be an honor to
the generosity of our citizens. The
time may not be ripe for it yet. The
want is real enough even now. But it
may be well to wait awhile. That is.
before any concerted plan is pushed to
procure the necessary land and funds.
Meanwhile it is a good thing for us to
be thinking about it. Such good causes
oftentimes get their initial impetus
through the generosity of a single individual. Visions become realities very easily. Some day we shall
have the great satisfaction of chronicling the gift of a splendid site for a
$100,000 Y. W. C. A., or the initial gift
by someone of $25,000 toward a Y. W.
('. A. building. Honolulu is not a city
to be behind-hand in such a vital enterprise as this. Let our College Club
have an afternoon sometime on: What
Is Being Done for Young Women in
Our Progressive Cities? Let our Christian women look the field over and
realize the need. Let some mother who
wants to do for young womanhood the
best that can be done through an amply
equipped Y. W. C. A. begin the agitation in a quiet way. We may not be
quite ready to start any subscription
7
lists yet, but it is high time we began
thinking about the matter, and none too
soon to begin talking about it.
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That Mandolin.
The Scribe has looked in vain for any
appearance of that mandolin in his
Corner. Oh, DO; he does not want it
for himself, for he wouldn't know what
to do wilh it except to give it to a hardworking Hawaiian pastor, musically inclined, who knows how to make a dumb
thing speak, and would get great comfort from a mandolin, as many another
would from a piano, at the (dose of the
day's work. Besides, owing to an accident, this Hawaiian minister is partially blind. He loves books, which he
reads in English, but his eyesight limits him in these directions, and a mandolin would help to while away some
weary hours. He is a faithful preacher
and pastor, and there is no danger that
a mandolin would spoil him. If anyone
thinks it would, why. then, let him substitute a violin. Our friend can play
that, too. Only let him have some musical instrument to delight his soul, as
the Psalmist delighted himself on a
Who will spare
a mandolin or guitar or violin or a
small organ? What a joy would be
added to his home by such a gift !
stringed instrument.
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Riches Of Their Liberality.
Our Hawaiian churches are certainly
first kin to the churches of Macedonia,
whose contributions so won the applause of Paul in his report to the Corinthian church. "Though they were
tried by many a trouble, their overflowing happiness, and even their deep
poverty, resulted in a flood of generosity." Twentieth Century Version.
One of the most significant features
at the meeting of the Oahu Association
at Waianae was the report of the acting
pastor of that church that they had
raised over $800 among themselves for
the building of a new meeting-house.
The patient self-denial of these people
touched the hearts of their visiting
brethren, and nearly $200 was added to
the fund. It was gladly given. There
was the same note of overflowing happiness that once stirred the apostolic
Christians.
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THE FRIEND
November,
1909.
Such readiness to help forward a their houses of worship to our brethren lowers, men. women, and children, to
of the Episcopalian ministry. We are dedicate for Christian worship the nice
convinced that such courtesies, when ltitle church just completed.
Besides the Koloa believers there
mutually extended, would do much to
were present Rev. M. Tsuji of Liliue.
unify believers of every name.
"2. The practice of our churches in several of the Lihue Japanese Christhe past has been such as to guarantee tians, and fifteen or sixteen of the Lithe continuance of such courtesies, and hue Japanese Sunday School children,
ing hand.
this fact is a sufficient consideration who rendered a beautiful service of
The acting pastor. Rev. If, K. Xaku- why the introduction of other churches song. There were also present repreiua. under whose efficient leadership the in this limited field should be deplored. sentatives of the Japanese of Lawai and
Waianae Church has been invigorated
".'l. Accordingly we learn with sor- Makaweli. and by invitation sixteen or
into new life, will be glad to acknowl- row of the proposed plan to establish seventeen Hawaiian pastors and deleedge any gifts for this worthy object. an Episcopalian Church on this Island. gates from the Kauai Island Associav*
In the interests of the churches already tion, then in session at Koloa.
occupying this field, and in behalf of The singing of a hymn was followed
A Courteous Protest.
unity, and of Christian effi- by Bible reading by Mr. Tsuji. a dediChristian
It is to be hoped that there is to be in
ciency,
hereby record our protest catory prayer by Mr. Kotani. and a fitwe
this Territory no strife of denominaagainst
this
plan, believing that it will ting sermon by Mr. Okumura of Honotionalism. The Union churches have
division
and harm to the lulu. The greetings and congratulaalways been broad gauge in their fel- only breed
cause
of
Christ."
tions of the Hawaiian churches were
lowship, including in their membership
the
unanadopted
by
given in a short and fitting address by
This
was
report
representatives of all Protestant denomAssociation,
vote
of
the
and
diMr. Nakuina. interpreted into the Japinations. These churches have wisely imous
the
to
be
read
all
churches.
anese language by Mr. Gulick.
in
and amply served the communities in rected
which they have been placed, and have
been a pronounced factor in nurturing
Christian unity. They have been hospitable to clergymen of all denominations, and have extended the courtesy
of their pulpits to the official representatives of churches that would never
think of reciprocating such courtesy.
Such Christian hospitality has commended itself to our churches as fitting and
worthy. Our Kauai churches in recent
months have been specially gracious in
their courtesies to Bishop Restarick and
his Episcopalian clergy. The commonly
reported plan, however, to take advantage of these courtesies in establishing
an Episcopalian Church on Kauai was
brought to the attention of the Kauai
Association at its recent meeting at Koloa in the report of the Delegate of one
of our churches.
That report set forth the conviction
KOLOA JAt'AN'ESE CHURCH.
that the courtesies that were being extended were already proving a menace
DEDICATION
to the interests of the church extending
This very attractive little church
them, and that the proposed plan to es- OF THE NEW KOLOA JAPANESE building is in large degree due to most
CHURCH.
tablish an Episcopalian Church was
substantial aid from Christian friends
sure to bring dissension and division.
upon the Koloa Plantation and in
The special committee appointed to
Sabbath. Oct. 24th. was a day of both
the
community,
anil the prosperity of
voice the policy of the Association in great joy to a portion of the Japanese
the work of the evangelist among his
this matter reported as follows:
residents of Koloa.
At 2 P. M. there met under the lead- countrymen, is in good measure due to
We heartily approve of the
irtesy of those of our pastors who ership of the evangelist. Mr. H. Ko- the moral and spiritual aid of resident
re extended the occasional use of tani, a most lively company of his fol- Christian brethren.
O. H. G. ,
good work deserves hearty cooperation
from others. The proposed building
will cost from $l.;")()().to $1,800. It is
greatly needed. The old building has
served its day, and is rapidly decaying.
Where people are so forward to help
themselves they should receive the help-
I'l.
�November,
THE
1909
Central Union News
A. A. EBERSOLE
An Old-Fashioned Bazaar.
While the men of the church were all
absorbed this past month in the now
famous Y. M. C. A. building campaign,
the ladies have been just as busily engaged preparing for the Bazaar to be
held in the Parish House and the Parish House grounds on Saturday. November; 6.
It has been a long time since so large
a number of the ladies of Central Union
were united in one movement as there
have been in the preparations now all
but completed for this Bazaar.
The following list of committees indicates something of the scope of the
work and the amount of material that
is being collected for this sale:
Fancy Work —Mrs. Z. K. Myers,
chairman.
Dolls—Mrs. E. W. Peterson, chairman.
Plain Sewing—Mrs. W. (). Atwater.
chairman.
Children's Table -Mrs. 11. E. Wcbsetr. chairman.
Delicatessen —Mrs. R. C. Brown,
chairman.
Lemonade —Mrs. F. C. Atherton.
chairman.
Candy -Mrs. J. A. Gilman, chairman.
Coffee and. Tea -Mrs. C. F. Bush.
chairman.
Ice Cream—Mrs. C. 11. Atherton.
chairman.
Cake —Miss J. S. Parke, chairman,
CurioS—Miss Agnes Alexander, chairman.
The ladies have several matters of
vital importance which they hope to accomplish with the proceeds of the sale,
and incidentally, but by no means the
leasl valuable result of the Bazaar, as
already intimated, will be the deeper,
more general interest in the Church on
the part of a large number of ladies,
members as well as non-members of the
Church.
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The Little Folks at Work.
The pride of Central Union is its
Sunbeam Class—the Kindergarten Dc-
partment of our Bible School. Since
the completion of the Parish House this
class has grown in numbers and interest until now it is a sight worth coming
to sec any Sunday morning—nearly a
hundred of these little "Sunbeams"
taking part in the various concert exercises and joining in their sweet songs.
While Mrs. Walker was still in
charge, the class began to collect a fund
to endow a bed at the new Children's
Hospital. Mrs. Royal D. Mead, who
succeeded Mrs. Walker as Superintendent, when the latter moved to Maui,
took up the matter enthusiastically and
recently launched a sale of "Sunbeam
Stamps', to complete the fund. These
stamps are being sold at 2 cents each to
the merchants, to place upon all packages sent out between now and Christand to everyone who will buy
then to put on their letters.
The amount needed to endow a free
mas,
9
FRIEND
Two intersting meetings have been
held. At the September meeting Mrs.
Paul Super presented an excellent
Study of Missions in Turkey, and at
the October meeting Missions in Algeria were studied with Mrs. E. B. Waterhouse as leader. And the program
as outlined for the year promises many
equally good things during coining
months.
H
Missionaries En Route.
Scarcely a week ptSSes without some
of our American Board Missionaries,
either on their way home to the mainland or reluming to the field after a
furlough, slopping for a day at least at
Honolulu. An increasing number of
them plan their trip so as to stay here
between steamers, which usually gives
them from a week to ten days with us.
We enjoyed wry much recently the
visit of Mrs. 11. B. Xcwell and Miss
Olive Hoyt. who were returning to their
work in Japan, and Miss Rosamond
Bates, a recent graduate of Vassar, on
her first journey, to take up work in
the same field These ladies all spoke
at the mid-week service on Oct. 13, and
Miss Hoyt and Miss Bates again at the
Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday
evening. Oct. 17. It did us good just to
know them and to hear them tell about
their work anil plans was a real inspiration.
bed is $000.00. All but about $50.00 is
now secured, and the stamps are still
sidling. The plan to have a "Sunbeam
Bed" at the Hospital, where i dy children can receive, free of cost, the best
of care and medical treatment, met
with popular favor, anil the little tots
of the Sunbeam Class have been taught
a splendid object lesson in true charity.
Mrs. Mead, the Superintendent, who
has. of course, been the leading spirit
in the movement, insists that the chief
credit for the success of the sale is due
to Mrs. W. 11. Babbitt. Mrs. W. C. Hob- A Unique Social.
The first social of the clpirch year.
dy. and Mrs. Chas. S. Weight, who are
Thursday evening. Oct. 14. can he progiving her such generous assistance.
nounced an unqualified success, thanks
J*
to Rev. and Mrs. John Erdman, who
The Woman's Board.
planned it and had charge of the proThe new year is starting most prom- gram that evening. The attendance
isingly with the always energetic Wom- was larger than usual and the uniquean's Board of Missions. All its depart- ness of entertainment provided made
ments are now completely officered, everyone enjoy the evening. Once
Miss Julia A. E. Gulick. for many years again we saw the great advantage of
a missionary in Japan, having been se- having two places to bring into use at
cured to take charge of the Japanese such a time. While people were gathering in the Sunday School room and
work.
Not only has the Board added $200 to listening to a delightful musical prolast year's appropriation for its Japan- gram, the Parish House was being
ese work, but shows its faith in the gen- transformed into a miniature theatre.
erosity of its friends and supporters by- Upon adjourning there the guests were
voting the Hawaiian. Chinese and Jap- each handed blank programs and penanese departments each fifty dollars ad- cils and invited to participate in a
ditional, to be used as seems best to the guessing contest. Various well-known
ladies in charge of these departments.
(Continued on Page 22)
�THE
10
November,
FRIEND
Men Working for Men
PAUL SUPER
The Y. M. C. A. Building Campaign.
tiic Association. Four other men will
has
a
recbe chosen as his associates, they repreAgain Honolulu
established
ord. The recent campaign for funds to senting both the Board of Directors of
erect a Young Men's Christian Associa- the Association and the community al
tion building was put through in rec-
ord time for a small idly, the sum of
$137,000 being raised in five and onehalf days. When this sum was secured the mark of $100,000 set as the
object of the campaign had been so far
passed that the committee voted to discontinue the active solicitation of funds.
Several of those who had already been
spoken to about subscriptions responded after the (dose of the active solicitation, and the amount received has now
reached about $144,000. in addition to
Mr. C. M. Cooke's $50,000 gift.
This sum will give the Association the
fines) Y. M. C. A. building of any town
in the world having a population anything like the population of Honolulu,
so both in the amount of money raised
and the time in which it was raised.
Honolulu holds the world's record for
cities of its (dass. The response was
generous, not only from men of large
means but from people in ordinary cir-
cumstances as well. This is indicated
by (he fact that the total number of
subscriptions runs over 1,000, making
thi.-, building a demonstration of the interest of the community and not of only
a few men. This is as it should be. and
more and more the Association should
stand as the embodiment of the interest
of the whole population in the breadth
of ils sympathies and work. Its ultimate plans include the whole community, and a work of this breadth can
only be developed by a response from
the entire community.
The directors have decided to turn
the entire matter of choosing the architect and building the building over to
a committee of five men. The chairman of this committee will be Mr. T. C.
Davics, whose selection for this position will satisfy all subscribers that the
money will be well expended, Mr. Davies combining technical training, busiri(*KK iiisii'lit Hiwl trioroiityli interest ill
large.
The matter of site is being
gone
into
very thoroughly and all opinions heard.
The site that has been most favorably
considered is the one mauka of the old
Y. M. c. A. building, including the Library corner. The Site Committee of
the Association and the Library Board
are discussing an arrangement whereby
the Association can secure the Library
property. If this deal goes through, the
site chosen is practically ideal, and will
make this corner a handsome one. as
well as serving the ends of the Association, better, possibly, than any other
site that has been mentioned. It is
nearer to the business center, provides
sufficient land, and is of sufficient depth
accommodate the
form of Association
to
most
economical
—
building
one
about half again as long as it is wide.
It will also provide for something in the
form of a patio, or palm court, in the
iv/»
work assigned to him through in good
shape. The younger members of the
Association, organized as the Hustlers
and Rustlers, brought in a number of
subscriptions, working under the general direction of Dr. Hand.
After the campaign the Executive
Committee presented the general secretary of the Association with a beautiful
solid silver tea service, while the directors of the Association have provided a
handsome present for Rev. A. A. Bbersolc. whose services as Associate Secretary in charge of the campaign were so
Valuable as lo have been considered
practically indispensable.
The Association is very happy over
the outcoi
f the campaign, and sings
with a full heart "Praise Cod from
Whom All Blessings Plow."
THE ADVANCE
ALONG THE
LINES.
It is encouraging to note that while
much of the time of some of the Association officers has been given to the
building campaign, the work in the old
building has not suffered, but reached a
point both in numbers and efficiency
surpassing any previous record. 17.")
new members were sleeted at the di-
rectors' meeting Tuesday night. Oct
2(i
bringing the Association memberthe
The campaign was unique in
ship
well beyond the 800 mark, while in
manner in which it united many eleDepartment l(>:i stuEducational
ments of the Honolulu population in the
enrolled,
making a tobeen
have
the securing id' a desired end. and will dents
of 202, as
tal
all
classes
result in a stronger community spirit
enrollment in
men
are
two subtaking
some
of
the
than lias ever been manifested in the
to room
from
room
As
one
passes
city. The phrase "Honolulu United" jects.
at
scores
work
and
sees
of
students
appealed to the citizens, and has bebookEnglish
arithmetic,
and
come something of a city watchword, studying
which will result in great benefit, not keeping, shorthand, mechanical drawonly to the Young Men's Christian As- ing penmanship, geography, etc.. one
sociation, which was so fortunate to hit realizes the important place the Assoupon this watchword, but to the city ciation holds in flic city and the great
and Territory as a whole. Honolulu usefulness that will be its privilege
divided can do some things, but "Hono- when it is provided with quarters adelulu United" can accomplish any end quate to the needs of the young men.
The new feature of the educational
it sets for itself.
ex-(iovernor
work this year is a CUSS in English and
Especial credit is due to
(ieorgc R. Carter for the excellent serv- arithmetic for Hie conductors working
ices he rendered as chairman of the at night on the Rapid Transit, these
campaign. His resourcefulness, energy men coming in the afternoon forming a
and enthusiasm told at every point. Mr. special (dass. The physical work is takP. E. Steere. as chairman of the Young ing a good hold, the young men's class.
Business Men's Committee, put the
(Continued on Page 22)
rear.
�November,
THE FRIEND.
1909
11
account
Range Lights
By
The Inference.
The inference is compulsory.
JOHN G. WOOLLEY, LL. D.
I offer no apology for pressing on the
readers of Tut: Phiend the claim of the
Hawaiian race for protection against
the caterpillars of civilization
the
liquor sellers. The ease is pitiful and
the claim is very strong.
The moral influence of the missionary eleinenl has always been opposed
to Hie liquor business in Hie Islands,
and all the organized work- id' rescue
for the Stricken and the fallen has
come from that source. Better Christianity was never exercised upon better native material in any country.
The Heel and the Caterpillar.
But there is only one way to exerl
moral influence on a caterpillar. With
your beid. Step on it squarely and firmly, or it will eat straight across Hie
Held. There is not one retail drinkseller in Hawaii who will admit that
he owes even one thought to any interest bul his own in the matter, or
lias any responsibility al all as to what
may come of il when he makes a sale.
.\ii) wholesale liquor dealer in the Islands, barring two or three, would
cheerfully sell a jug of "Dago Bed" to
any native, not too drunk, of lawful
age. in lawful hours, with full knowledge that, in all human probability, the
transaction meant a night of wild debauch for women and children, with
certain woe to follow, and everything
on razor edge for crime.
Actively or passively to authorize the
continuance of the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages, in the Territory, is to be .consenting to the ruin
and the death of hundreds who are incapable of taking care of themselves,
as against the lure and the collateral
effects of alcoholic drink.
Where the Wreckage Is Seen.
If the ruin spent itself on the souls
and bodies of the men who buy. the
natives might be classed with whites,
as lair game for the saloon. (1 am
making no plea here for white people.)
But the men bear the least of the brunt.
The wreckage is mostly women and
children,
of "the trade" is being cut by
millions annually.
cheated,
thwarted,
ham-
strung, in the race of life.
This article is not about pity, but.juslice. These natives are a valid missionary liability. Having called them to
come with us into the light and liberty
of Christianity, we dare not throw up
the job because we find it hard.
.Missionary advice has been of the
best, and missionary example reasonably good. Buf the liquor dealer has
us beaten in Ihe race for native life
against the poison of the drink. Advice, example, preaching, praying, fail
in competition with the licensed liquor
business.
Exactly the same thing lias happened
in the tremendous century of endeavor
to build up a sober, white citizenship on
the mainland while legalizing the business of intoxication.
Moral
suasion, physiological instruct ion, economic enlightenment, and the appeal of
religion with a legalized and protected liquor traffic—spell defeat, or in-
significant gains.
Not to destroy the Liquor traffic is to
abandon the neediest of men and run
away from the call of tortured women
and children.
The Blackmail of the Weak.
How then shall we compass the de-
struction id' the destroyer.' Manifestly by refusing, in the first place, the
public's share of Hie blackmail of the
weak. The community thai licenses the
liquor traffic says, iii effect, to the most
relentless cruelty that ever organized to
prey on human life and labor, from the
cradle to the grave; "Haul down the
poor; trip the unwary; rob the helpless; break the weak; inflame the vicious; poison the unborn. This is your
game preserve.
In (lod we trust!"
But to spurn the license blood-money, ami refuse consent to the head-hunters, heart-hunters, hope-hunters, homehunters, will only square us morally, as
to the local liability,- a step most worthy and most necessary; it will not meet
t In- gravity of Hie case, nor give us quittance of the fact or fault of the busi-
The Trail of the Fire.
Straight through the hundred years
of temperance crusading, church revivals, lodges, punishments, the drink.
per capita, increased. The teaching in
good homes and schools, the good resolves of the penitent, the pride of power, the shame of failure, the fear of loss
or law or ridicule, the love of wife or
child, —all these, working together and ness.
«
working all the time, have lost to the
Laughing at the Public.
brewery, the distillery, the liquor store,
Present conditions prove Ibis (dearly
and the saloon.
and
sadly. The wave of temperance
This does not prove the various lines
reform
from the mainland has reached
of effort vain, during the century.
islands,
the
and abundant prohibition
Croat gain was made to Hie camp of
total abstainers. But the gains were sentiment has developed here to put the
almost entirely in what is called the licensees in goose-pimples of terror for
"middle (dass"—the striving, aspiring, their investments. An honest, able liaccomplishing section of society that Licensing Board compels a wholesome
thinks and works and saves and pays. fear of law and public sentiment. But
The idle, aimless rich, the shiftless poor the brewer and the "swipes" distiller
and the vicious settle lower and lower vie to nullify the better will.
in the trough of the dead sea of drink,
Evidence increases daily, showing a
while the crowding of great populations strong and wide-extending campaign of
into cities tends to multiply the pota- "swipes"—production from the waste
tions of the moderate.
fruits and refuse vegetables of the
It was only when the south wind of many hiding-places in the mountains.
prohibition began to blow, among the The local constabulary simply and
States, that the consumption showed a promptly "gives it up." The "swipes"
decrease And now the bloody cash organization holds the dark corners of
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12
the Territory in its dirty hands, and effectually balks the legislative purpose
of the Territory.
We must get help from Congress, or
confess ourselves adrift upon a flood of
beer and "swipes."
The Pen Is Your Sword.
The Johnson bill, now pending in the
United States Senate, has been twice
published in Tiik Phi i:m>. with a re(|iiest for letters to members of Congress urging its passage.
My last word
readers of Tin: Piiikni), before leaving to enlist the National conventions
of temperance leaders in the bill, is to
entreat their aid in the most hopeful
line of effort for a better chance of sober manhood and happy homes in Hato
waii.
Write a personal letter to some mem-
ber of
Congress, earnestly requesting
his active support of Senate Bill 1862.
If you arc not personally acquainted
with any Senator or representative, and
if no well-known name of any comes to
your mind at the moment, write to one
of these Senators: M. N. Johnson, 11. C.
Lodge. A. I\ Dolliver, W. M. Crane, M.
E. < lapp. J. 11. (iallinger. J. W. Bailey,
R. M. U Eollctte. W. I*. Dillingham.
(postofflce address, "Senate. Washington. 1). C"), or to one of these Representatives: P. 11. Gillette. S. W. McCall,
P. M. Nye, W. S. Ben not. W. P. Brownlow. W. Gardner, ('has. P. Scott, (postoffice address. "House. Washington.
D. ('.")
Cet your friends to write.
THE GULICK HYGIENE SERIES.
Published by Sinn & Co.
In this series of five moderate-sized
volumes we find an entirely new method of presenting the functions of the
human body. Instead of giving the
chief place to the technical details of
anatomy, the emphasis is laid on the
importance of maintaining the efficiency of mind and body; and the methods
of attaining this end are presented in
(dear and attractive language, and by
concrete
The
purpose
examples.
throughout is to prepare the minds of
the young for the needs of every-day
life; and the understanding of these
FRIEND.
November,
1900
problems is facilitated by well-chosen in "Town and City," in its relations to
illustrations. Attention is called to the community as a whole; in " Body
those tilings that involve the child's at Work." in its effects on the bodily
own action; and though prepared for organs; and finally, in "Control of
young readers, the scientific accuracy Body and Mind," the power of alcohol
of the facts presented has been care- and narcotics to damage the nervous
fully guarded. Many of the authori- system and destroy character is considties have been given in biblographical ered. Throughout the series the fundamental facts relating to health are prelists.
The series was outlined by Dr. Lu- sented in such a way that young people
ther Ilalsey Gulick, the volume on reading the books become deeply inter"Emergencies" being written by his ested in the problems, and seek to folwife, Mrs. Charlotte Vetter Gulick, and low the methods suggested. Though
the remaining four volumes by his sis- designed for children, the facts arc
presented so (dearly and in such accord
ter, Mrs. Prances Gulick Jewett.
with the recent investigations of sciGood Health.
ence, that older readers once taking
The first book of the scries. "Oood
them up find it hard to lay them down
Health," tells the 70008. reader how to care
We here have
teeth,
and skin, and how without careful perusal.
for the eyes, curs,
to K''t Impure air out of a room and pure a series of books of unusual interest,
air In, why he should go to hed early and setting a new standard for works of
regularly, and how to perform these duties this character.
Intelligently.
JOHN T. GULICK.
Emergencies.
The second hook, "Emergencies." teaches
EDUCATIONAL IDEALS.
to do In cases of accident and especially how to avoid them. Some of the distinctive features of the book are: the new
The ideal of education the world over
and bast method of artificial respiration, so
is
the same,—the development of cat
simple that children can use it In rescuing
in every school-room to the
individual
one from drowning; the water treatment of
greatest
possible
efficiency so that ca :li
burns until the doctor comes; the importance of shutting doors and windows in case may give effective service throughout
of tire, so as to stop draughts; and the need life.
of familiarizing children with the use of anwhat,
I
tiseptics.
In Town and City.
In "Town and City," children are taught
the Importance of clean water, clean streets,
and pure milk, and the dangers from overcrowded houses, and from contagion, especially from tuberculosis.
The Body at Work.
"The Body at Work" tells about circulation and digestion, and how each bodily
function may be kept In healthy action.
Control of Body and Mind.
The last of the series, "Control of Body
and Mind." gives instruction in the use of
the senses and the nervous system. "The
relation of health to efficiency and mental
clearness," the Influences from worry, fear,
anger, hope, and Joy upon the circulation
and digestion, control of one's self by means
of attention, choice, and habit, are some of
the subjects discussed.
In each book the damage wrought
by alcohol is discussed. In "Good
Health," it is considered in its general
relations to health; in "Emergencies,"
as a factor in injuries ami accidents;
Equality of Opportunity.
Great undeveloped resources abound
in every land and clime. In no land
perhaps is this more true than in the
United States. And of all the undeveloped resources of every nation,
there is one more valuable than all others which nature provides, one which if
developed carefully will bring the greatest return and which if undeveloped
often brings the greatest distress. This
great undeveloped resource is the people themselves, far more important than
the resources of the soil, or any other 01
nature's gifts. The development of the
people of any country, and particular!)
of those commonly considered lowest in
the social scale, the neglected and unfortunate, is of first importance. These
latter arc often the very foundation ol
some of our society. In the study ol
life itself we cannot give undue attention to certain men or classes of nun
and neglect others. The few rich do
not make a rich community: the few
well-trained do not make an intelligent
community: the few strong and well do
not' make a healthy community: the
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THE FRIEND.
1909
few honest business men do not make
an honest community: the few mora'
and virtuous do not make a moral and
a virtuous community. The ideal community is not attained unless all art-
well-to-do. well-trained, healthy, hon-
est, moral and virtuous. Not only the
few. but the great mass must be brought
up to the same level if not in all ways,
at least in some. We have to estimate
the so-called common people in giving
an estimate of our civilization. Tb
more a community takes great pride in
and parades its few, the less it considers
the middle class and still less the ver\
pi Mir.
Just as the strength of every
chain is only the strength of its weakest
link, so must any state of civilization be
measured by its weakest factors.
To estimate a community by the attainments of the few is to be untrue and
unAnicri.can. Every man must be considered of as much importance as his fellow, be he rich or poor, strong or feeble,
Equality of opskilled or untrained.
portunity is the watchword of modem
times. It is not fair to judge of a man's
capacity unless he has had the opportunity to develop that capacity. To estimate aright we must see men as they
are, not as we think they ought to be,
not as we wish they were, not as the
blind see them, not even as they sec
themselves, but we must estimate them
in the light of the opportunities they
have had and the way they have met
those opportunities. Results alone could
never determine a man's capacity.
Now the application to the school. A
scTiool is effective not as it develops the
few, not as it brings out an occasional
star pupil who takes all the prizes and
is the delight and pride of his teacher
not as it develops those who arc eager
to learn, not as it sends on a few to
college, but its real effectiveness lies in
its development of the whole body ol
pupils and more particularly of those
who seem hopeless as pupils. It is effective as it develops the pupil who does
not care to learn, who has no enthusiasm, who cares far more for tooths
or marbles than for arithmetic. A school
is effective as it develops those who havi
no hope of going to college, and evei
of those who have no particular hope
or ambition in life, those who arc content simply to let the sun shine am
whose highest idea seems to be to let
each day pass by with as little effort a?
possible. Thus the school is effective
that brings out the best in the boys am
girls. How diversified are the class that
confronts a teacher! The sons and
daughters of the educated, the refined.
the well-to-do, the healthy, the moral,
the virtuous, and for their class-mates
the children of the ignorant, the poor,
the tecble in mind and the feeble in
body, the immoral, the depraved, and
all the various grades between Now
the true test of efficiency is not how tb
school teaches the former class, but the
real test is whether it trains the child of
the ignorant to be studious, whether it
makes he son of the poor man capable
of becoming well-to-do. whether it
strengthens the body and mind of the
weak, whether it inculcates honesty in
the children of the dishonest, whether it
develops virtue and morality in the children of the debased and the outcast. N(
teacher will be effective until he recognizes that the most ragged, dirty, and
ignorant child of his worthless neigbbo
has just as good a right to the best edu
cation the school affords as his own cb"
or the child of the richest patron of th'
The Teacher's Responsibility.
I know that we shall all say
that we do not neglect any pupil in the
school.
school.
Rut I fear the Principal often
hears his teachers confess that time spen'
upon certain pupils is wasted, that the
class suffers, that certain pupils can
never learn and that it does not pay t
try longer with them. What shall I do
with the pupil who wont study? What
can I do with the pupil who will not pay
attention? What can 1 do with that
hoy for nothing can penetrate his head?
So and so will not study and I can't afford to spend more time on him- How
often the Principal hears these sayings,
how often he feels these thoughts himself! But it is only as the teacher gets
away from such thoughts and sees tremendous possibilities in every chil
sees the soul of every pupil that must be
saved, realizes that every mind in the
room is as precious in the sight of God
as every other, only as these thoughts
grow and become a part of a teacher
can he become efficient as he ought.
Ilmv many teachers go into teaching because they can find nothing else to do.
or because they think it easy, with its
short terms and long .summer, or because
it pays better than something else, or because it makes a good stepping stout
to other situations. So long as teaching
remains this or a matter of dollars and
cents, so long will teaching be a farce
and unproductive of good results. Nay.
more, unless every teacher has in his or
her heart a thorough love for the worl
and an abiding love and faith in each
and every pupil wdio comes under his
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or her care, unless the teacher can feel
that each child is as important and fa
more important perhaps than she her
self is or can be, unless she can see in
each pupil, black or white, brown or yellow, the possibilities of a great future,
then it would be far better for such an
one to leave teaching to the more efficient workers who possess these qualities. If every man is the equal of every
other in the eyes of God, must not every
man be equal to every other in the eyes
of the Commonwealth, must not every
child of man be equal to every other
cTiild in the eyes of the school? The
most sacred thing in the Commonwealth
and to the Commonwealth is the child.
whether it be my child or yours, the
child of our most important citizen or
the child of the ignorant mother of the
street. Her child may become a leader
in the State. Within it arc the possibilities of good citizenship and of great
usefulness. And each untrained cb 1
is a menace to this community. Some ol
our strongest men arc those whose
birth and early training have been without Tiopc whose childhood seemed devoid of promise. Is it not an inspiring
thought each day as you look over fOUT
little flock, to feel that somewhere in
tltat number, perhaps in the dullest lx>>
or girl, perhaps in the poorest scholar
of all, there is that something which
shall some day make him or her a far
greater benefactor to mankind than
you who arc today guiding him? Among
the children of today are the great men
and the great women of tomorrow.
With us teachers lies the responsibility
of helping these leaders. The measure
of success of each pupil yi our class
rooms today will be influenced largely
with wh :b we perby tiic faithfuln
form our daily tasks. If well, the results will be well: if poorly or halfheartedly, the little lives entrusted to
us will be deprived of much of the inspiration that they ought to have had.'
As we do our tasks day by day will determine largely the future of each pupil
who comes under us. A tremendous
responsibility but what a glorious one.
That is the teachers' compensation.
'
A Teacher's Day Dream.
How often I close my eyes and see
down the future Over 300 Hawaiian
children placed in our charge. Among
liieni are some who are to be the leadcis of the next generation.
The inspiration the girls receive will make
them better wives and mothers, better
fitted in every way to influence the des-
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tiny of their race. 1 see before me in
the future lawyers, doctors, ministers,
teachers, merchants, prosperous tanners, successful men in all the walks ot
life, but most and best of all 1 see MEN.
—boys grown into MEN bearing the
inspiration received at school, livery
teacher has the right to expect to see
himself or herselt bvc again, reproduced on a higher and better scale in the
lives of his pupils. Is this optimism,
idealism ? It certainly is, but the teacher from the very nature ot his work is
an optimist, an idealist, the dejected,
the disappointed, the pessimist have no
place in the list of teachers. Many occupy such positions but arc not teachers, but rather a reproach to the name.
And is not our optimism based on
reality? Look back over your own
school-mates and if the tune is not too
recent, you see that the boys and girls
i * yesterday arc the men and women of
today, men as leaders and women either
as leaders in thought or co-leaders in
the home?
The growth of the mind of a child is
a most interesting study, and to watcli
this growth, to help it, to bend it to ou»
.ill, to fashion it after our ideal, is our
duty and privilege as teachers. Let every teacher remember, particularly those
who have to do with the very young or
very undeveloped that these little people
probably have no really abstract or even
general ideas of the impulses of life, of
right or wrong, of quality and inequality, of justice and injustice. Nevertheless the child feels an injustice very
keenly and this is the beginning of his
understanding of the laws of justice.
The child could not formulate any law
of equality and yet by its tears, its cries,
it- anger, its actions, it shows that it
will not endure inequality. Here again
is the beginning of the awakening ot
the child. And the teacher must endeavor in every way to guide these expressions of a waking consciousness.
Carefully must the nourishing be every
day and day by day. Remember too that
side by side with the instincts that we
call good in every child are others developing with equal vigor which we call
bad. Here is where the struggle w
effort begins in the child. To choose
becomes a necessity and the power to
choose aright often requires the greater
effort. The mother gets obedience from
her cmTd in various ways, love, surprise,
persuasion, entreaty, appeal, punishment. The teacher who takes the mothers place demands obedience. The child
is in a new arena. His efforts to obey
whether inspired by love, fear or hot'-
THE FRIEND.
November,
is a constant expenditure of energy.
Teachers are apt to forget that relaxation must come, not only to the body,
but to the mind and even to the soui.
Learn patience. Rosseau wrote, "Learn
to lose time in order to gain patience.
'
fatience.
infinite care and patience, we arc all
ready to give tv help bring a trad DOU
back to health, bar greater patienct
and effort is needed to bring the mil.
and soul into right relations. The mind
and the soul have their countless tetHi
encics to be trained, their multitude oi
thoughts good and had, the.r impressions received from all the senses, the
watchfulness of the faults in others, the
imitative quality in every child which
makes him desire to copy what he sees;
this daily and hourly receiving new
grains of life, the thousand various
minute acts and thoughts all acting upon his character; these must be trained.
All these arc the minutely small things
and may seen: 11 •mportant, bui ii:ey are
the dust out of which the solid rock ot
life is made. All these are in the hands
of the teachers to fashion as they will.
.No teacher can be all the master of all
of his pupils but he has countless opportunities 'of sowing seed which will
spring up in the child-life unseen and
unknown, but yet become a very important part of the chilli's'character. Who
ot us can tell what may result from a
decision, even a half-formed one or one
soon broken, made by a child even about
some trifling matter!
It may be the
first decision or impulse in a long series
leading to incalculable good; it may be
the arresting of progress towards unknown evil. What we do know is, that
no act can be done without leaving some
trace, some influence either for good
or bad which in its small way forms :
part of the whole character and so influences the destiny of the doer and
perhaps of others. "Our words and expressions create ripples of influence
whose outer cyclings touch the shore:
of eternity.''
Humility.
Here is where the humility of the
teacher's work enters in and at the same
time its grandeur. Every child before
a teacher has a character to be bun
up which will be influenced rightly 0"
wrongly whether we will or not by what
we say and what we do, that is by what
we are. Nothing ever brings so much
real pain to my heart in my school-work
as the knowledge that a teacher has lost
control of himself or herself, that the
1001,
face has become flushed with passion
and the voice tremulous with anger.
Incalculable harm results from one outburst that weeks of patient endeavor
cannot fully efface. Of all persons tin
teacher has the least excuse for so loosing control of herself or himself as to
say unkind things or to express thoughts
that in calmness they would be ashamed
to express.
All education aims to develop good
conduct. And good conduct is not a
single act, but a sustained scries of acts,
not a result of chance, but of constant
effort, not of the endeavor of a day, but
of each day. Daily sustained effort
finally results in morality and in it apparently without effort, because endeavor has become a part of our being and
the natural expression of our lives.
Firm Kindness.
\\ c must not expect too much of our
children. We do not expect men to remember those things which they have
no time to learn or to think or hear
about. So we teachers must not los
patience at the lack of attention, forgetfulness, failure of our pupils, but rath
study the individual mind of each pupil
to sec how far it could naturally be expected to have advanced under all tb.
influences of its daily life. How often
we fail to pay attention where attention is due and yet how we blame our
pupils for their lack of attention. .Many
a time the unkind word chills the pci
tent child or checks a new developmcn
in his life. I have never seen a school
ruled by harshness that did not respond
better to kindness. Eirmness and kindness go naturally together. 1 had rather
take my chances on being too lenient
than on being too strict. Of this 1 am
sure that satire, ridicule, open severe
criticism, have no place' in the schoolroom. Frank free conversation between
the individual pupil and the teacher always helps tremendously. An open appeal can be made to a school but not
an appeal to an individual before the
school. Lack of tact on the part of
the teacher often brings strained relations with the pupils. Many a principal
has to spend much of his very valuable
time in smoothing over differences between teachers and pupils.
I confess
that my sympathies are usually with the
pupils and one of the hardest things that
come to adjust are those differences
where the sympathy is with the pupil
and yet for the sake of the school and
the teacher, the teacher must be supported nominally at least.
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1909
We must keep the horizon of each
child broad and yet see that it is limited
to his comprehension. We must indec
point out to each child some point or
limit, toward which he should strive
and which he may attain. But we must
be very careful that the child does not
get the hought that there is nothing beyond that point or limit. Make him feel
that the successful attaining of one civ.
brings up another even more desirable.
The greater the goodness, the greater
the possibility for increased goodness;
the nobler the character, the more the
ways appear in which nobility of character can express itself: the better trained the child the more fields open an
the greater the capacity for more advanced training.
The Problem.
How can the ideals of the teacher be
realized? First she must become as ;
child herself. She must look at life
through the eyes of her pupils, but with
that higher and clearer vision, whicl.
while comprehending fully the child's
conception, can place before him an ideal
a little better than he has already
Known, but still an ideal not too high
not too remote. To teach successfully,
the individual pupil must be studic
and the ideal of each individual pupil
raised a little. How to get at the ind:vidual pupil is the greatest problem for
the teacher, for only as the teacher reaches the individual can she hope to help
him. Only as the teacher learns to know
her pupils mind, its acquirements, its
power to acquire more, the rapidity of
the mind to assimilate, -and its natural
tendencies, can she hope to help train his
power and lead him in the ways of getting greater knowledge. It is far less important to give the child a mass of information than it is to train the mindto pay
attention, to concentrate itself upon the
subject in hand. The mere getting of information is unimportant, the real neet'
is the forming of good habits of thought
the giving the power to concentrate the
mind upon a study with the same intentness that it will listen to the detai's of a
thrilling tale of adventure, and also the
gaining the habit of constantly expressing itself orally and by written work.
To arouse enthusiasm in a class, you
must bring it with you into the classroom : the pupils will not supply it, but
they are very ready to respond. From
some class-rooms the pupils generally
emerge with lagging steps and slow; out
of others with wide-awake enthusiasm.
All teachers have enthusiasm but all do
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not sustain it day by day. The lack of bounds. This is the ease at present in
it always reacts upon the pupils.
Central and West Maui.
On Oct. 3rd, Kaahumanu Church,
The Teacher's Equipment.
Wailuku. was packed with a large and
Self-control,
enthusiasm, patience, enthusiastic audience for the installatact and energy, these arc the fundaB. Kaumental equipment of all teaching. Join- tion services of Rev. Lincoln
who
been
years
meheiwa.
for
six
had
ed to these must be that thorough love
Hana
pastor
the
successful
of
the
for the work itself, that deep sympathy
with child life and child thought, that Church, and after being called to the
individual acquaintance with each pupil, Wailuku field had rapidly worked his
and over and above all that stedfast be- way into the hearts of the people of the
lief in the ultimate triumph of each whole community. The installation serchild-life over itself and its full devel- vices were full of interest and power.
opment into that ideal we all strive to The Hawaiian pastors in the vicinity all
attain. This will need an enthusiasm took part, and
many came from the old
which will sweep all obstacles away or "apana"
Churches
of Waikapu and
make them the instruments of attainDodge
Kahului.
preached the serMr.
ing the desired end. And the end will
mon.
Kaumeheiwa
preaches at
Mr.
be a body well-trained, a mind wellstored, an intellect capable of gracing Waikapu every other Sunday and at
or solving the daily problems of life, Kahului nearly every Sunday evening.
and finally a character so strong and
The women of the Kaahumanu
noble that goodness and truth sha" be Church have been successful in raising
its natural expression.
And to tK over $50.00 by a poi and chicken lunch.
teacher the crowning glory of all will Several gifts have been made the
come in having done her part faithfully
Church recently, so that with the monand well.
ey on hand the building has been
Compensation.
equipped with an acetylene plant. Mrs.
The teacher equipped with self-con- W. E. Saffery at the October Communtrol, enthusiasm, patience, tact, energy
ion presented the Church with a handand love will find her daily task grow some
Communion service.
lighter and her reward greater and
greater as her pupils begin to come back Church Dedication.
to her and call her blessed among women, placing their crowns at her feet,
because from her they gained that in
spiration which was uncnsciously given
during years of patient service in school
and out. Cast thy bread upn the waters, and it shall not return unto yov
void. The great writer of Ecclcsiastes
speaks with no uncertain sound. An
the truths of more than two thousand
years ago are truths today. Success
may not crown our efforts in each case
but no effort will be in vain. Time cat
not tell what the final summing up <
any life of effort will be, but we are all
building not for those things which arc
temporal but for those which are eternal. We may not all attain to the greatness of Thomas Arnold,, Henry Barnard, or Horace Mann, but we can each
be supreme in our little world in the
schools where we are daily giving the
best of our lives.
PERLEY L. HORNE.
PROGRESS
ON MAUI.
At times it seems as if all our Maui
Churches went forward by leaps and
At Spreckclsville on Oct. 10th, a
pretty Church was dedicated and the
ecclesiastical organization with twentythree charter members completed. Mr.
A. J. Kaleikini has been holding services at the club-house for nmnths, and
in an incredibly short time succeeded
with his people in raising in actual cash
over $425.00. About $450.00 was donated by the Hawaiian Commercial &
Sugar Company, which also furnished
materials and labor at lowest figures, so
that an unusually attractive building
was erected at small cost.
On the day of organization and dedication special trains were run from
Wailuku and Paia, with the result that
the Church building could not hold all
the people who wished to attend. Rev.
Mr Waltrip preached a strong sermon
upon the subject "Workers Together
with God." while Rev. Mr. Turner
brought the greetings of the sister
Churches to the new organization. Revs.
Kaumeheiwa, Nawahine and Dodge had
other parts in the program, while Hon.
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H. P. Baldwin presented the keys and
made some very fitting remarks in Hawaiian to the Church and congregation.
Mr A. J. Kaleikini led his people in a
beautiful service of dedication of the
building, which service had been printed in Hawaiian. The present of pulpit
chairs and communion service by Hon.
H. P. Baldwin, and a pulpit Bible by
Mr. William Keanu. complete the equipment of the Church property.
Mr. Job K. Manase, the son of Rev.
H. Manase. has been cordially received
by the members of the Kahakuloa and
Honokohau Churches on West Maui.
and be has begun a ministry that promises to he a very fruitful one. He is
hard at work in the parish, but gets
time once a week to come to Wailuku
and carry on special studies with the
Board's Agent. His predecessor, Rev.
Geo. M. Kauaulalena. has begun work
in the Makena district, where the three
churches have long been vacant because
of the death of the much-loved Rev. [altera. The old Keokea Church has taken on a new lease of life under the leadership of the licentiate, Mr. J. M. K. Keaoililani.
The Ministers' School.
The Monthly Ministers' School continues to be well attended with about
twenty ministers, licentiates, and a few
others, who are leaders in Church work.
The hist meeting was held at Paia. and
a deep interest in all the work of the
day was manifested. The sermon outlines by Messrs. Waltrip, Kaleikini and
Manase were all upon the same text.
Which had been studied by the other
members before the meeting. For the
Sunday School department, Rev. Mr.
Turner spoke upon "The Third and
Fourth Missionary Journeys of St.
Paul." The theological part of the daywas in charge of Mr. Dodge, whose topic was "The Use of the Bible in Our
Theological Study." Rev. Mr. Burnham presented some excellent studies
in catechetical instruction. All the
work of the day, with the exception of
a single outline, was mimeographed.
This method of having prospectuses
printed in both languages, so that permanent reference may be kept by the
members of the school, make the work
month by month of lasting value.
THE
November,
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Ladies' Aid.
The ladies of Wailuku Union Church
held their annual meeting at the William and Mary Alexander Parsonage
the first of October, read reports and
outlined the work for the coming year.
The meeting was well attended and enthusiastic. A good balance was in the \
treasury from the previous year, and
the Secretary's report showed a lot had
been accomplished.
Mrs. Dodge was elected President for
the next year, Mrs. E. E. Battellc VicePresident. Miss Akiau On Tai Seere-
1909
tary and Treasurer, Mrs. D. H. Case
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
The above-named officers and Mrs.
Frank Sommerfeld
constituted the
members of the Executive Committee.
The meetings for the coining year are
planned to be divided into literary, social and philanthropic. It was voted to
help one or more girls, who wish to attend the Maunaolu Seminary, and also
to help in securing supplies and better
equipment for the Union Church Sunday School, which has developed rapidly into a flourishing department of the.
Church work.
R. B. D.
Notes From the Field
FRANK. S. SCUDDER
THE TOMO
AGAIN.
You asked me to subscribe for the
"Tomo" for my servants. Will it do
them any good? What is the tone of
the paper? Of course it is right you
should know, so we summon the Tomo
to the witness stand. What have you
to say for yourself, friend Tomo? Give
us a sample of yourself in a language
we can understand. What, for instance, was the subject matter of your
leading editorial in September? Thank
you; the subject of the leading editorial was
The Cement Which Unites Americans
and Japanese in Friendship.
Recently when the delegation of business men from Japan was Welcomed at
Seattle, representatives of both countries, in happy exchange of courtesies.
declared that nothing should ever be
allowed to mar the unique historic
friendship between America and Japan.
On the other hand, in the opinion of
Congressmen who recently visited Hawaii, it would be better for the peace of
the two countries if all the Japanese
were sent out of Hawaii. Recently, also,
a friend passing through Honolulu said
to the writer, "The anti-Japanese agitators in California declare that the
conditions in Hawaii are the best confirmation of their arguments."
This is a subject worthy of our serious thought. Why should the Japan-
of Hawaii become the subject matter of anti-Japanese arguments?
It may be said that people are startled at the' preponderance of the Japanese population, or. again, that in point,
of wages, especially in lines of work for
which the Japanese seem specially
adapted, it is difficult or impossible to
compete with them.
But the real reason lies deeper than
this It is a question as to whether the
Japanese are a people who are capable
of being assimilated into the national
life of America.
When the Japanese, even those who
have stores open to the street, pay no
attention to the proprieties of dress,
but. indifferent to American customs,
wear clothing which allows the bare
limbs to be exposed to view, what conclusion must be drawn from that!
Again, children born here have the
right to become American citizens.
Americans can not help wondering
whether in the Japanese private schools
anti-American ideals are not being
taught, and when they see the people
bringing in such religious customs even
as dancing at the festival of the dead,
are not these things the seed of suspicion lest the Japanese are a people who
can not be assimilated?
America is taking in (as food) many
thousands of emigrants every year. She
must digest and assimilate them. If
any portion proves to be a hard, mdi
ese
�November,
1909
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gestible mass, she must spew them out
of her mouth. Should not the Chinese
be a warning to us?
Certain things we regard as natural
rights, and hence there is a tendency
on the part of people to insist on having such rights granted. But we should
remember that the decision of these
questions rests not with the people, but
with the representatives of both countries; while awaiting the results of
their diplomacy, we should bear with
patience the hardships and laugh away
the inconveniences, mingling with the
When the hour of opening arrived,
the building was well filled; the front
room with about a hundred and fifty
Japanese men and children and the rear
room with some fifty Delegates of the
Association. The Hawaiian contingent
formed the choir, singing in their usual
good style a number of hymns, which
proved such an attraction that soon the
room and the veranda filled up with
other Japanese, who stood throughout,
people in true friendship.
Recently, Mr. Miyagawa. speaking on
the Solution of Japanese and American Problems, said, "The realization of
the brotherhood of both nations is the
best and most feasible method of bringing it about." That is a sentiment we
heartily approve. Brotherhood is the
marrow of Christianity. That is why
the American people show this spirit
first to us, and if we live by this principle, and both countries are bound together by the love of God. these troubles will cease and fifty years hence
will see us united in happy relations.
While we can not expect all the Japanese in Hawaii to become Christians, all
thoughtful Japanese, personally fostering this spirit, will have their share in
the work of cementing Japan and
America in eternal friendship.
Mr. F. S. Scudder and Mr. Gulick. The
attention of the people was excellent,
the addresses were to the point, and the
interest aroused was evident. At the
close of the meeting, Mr. Nakuina, as
pastor of the Waianae Church, made a
few remarks in which he expressed the
interest of his people in the Japanese
and their desire to open a Sunday
School for the Japanese children.
Altogether the meeting was a great
success and gave a proof of the wonderful possibilities in our Island work if
the Christians of various nationalities
will unite in concerted effort.
The Hawaiians of the present generation who have had the advantage of
Christian homes are in a position to become real missionaries to these peoples
of other lands who as yet do not know
the blessedness of following Christ.
The Association meeting as a whole
was good. Considerable business was
transacted in prompt order and without friction. Two able and helpful addresses were given, one by Mr. F. S.
Scudder on Church Music, showing its
possibilities; and one by Mr. H. P. Judd
on Sunday School teaching.
At the invitation of the Delegates
from Kaumakapili Church it was voted
to hold the April meeting in Honolulu
J. P. E.
in that Church.
OAHU ASSOCIATION.
An interesting feature of the Fall Association meeting, held at Waianae. was
the special "-Lecture Meeting." as the
Japanese express it. in the Japanese
school-house. The object of holding
such a meeting was to show the Japanese of Waianae that the Hawaiian
Christians were really interested in
their welfare, and also to give them
some further idea of Christianity.
had made arrangements befored with the manager of the plantation and with the young Japanese
school teacher to use the Japanese
school-house. Both of these men were
very ready to give us every facility, the
teacher going so far as to post our notices in the camps and prepare the
building for us.
BTe
the whole meeting.
The meeting was conducted by Mr.
Erdman. and addresses were made by
LETTER FROM
PAIA.
In July Rev. Frank Scudder and Mr.
S Shimamori of the Japanese Y. M.
C. A. in Honolulu preached four times
in our Japanese Church in Paia. The
average attendance was thirty and the
meetings were most effectual and highly
blessed.
17
Faithful advice is given by me to the
countrymen in camps in order to cultivate the habit of cleanliness indoors
and outdoors for themselves, and to be
men and women of great civility as
well as the most industrious laborers
for plantations.
About ten young students are studying English in our night-school.
Up to the time of ending the sugar
manufacturing, our Day Nursery had
many children every day. But after
finishing that work there are some seven or eight who are brought by their
parents at 5 o'clock in the morning and
go home after 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
We have a social meeting most interesting, artless and pure once a month,
but the comers are so few, owing to the
need of a suitable institution, and this
institution is highly desirable among
the Japanese laborers, because their
want of higher amusements in their circles naturally causes bad tendencies,
both in their habits and circumstances.
J. FUKUDA.
WAILUKU
ITEMS.
Japanese Work.
The new school year opened with
much of encouragement. There were
fifty children present.
There is a good attendance at Church
and Sunday School. Usually about fifty at Sunday School, although it opens
at 9 o'clock. Many are waiting for the
door to open at a much earlier hour.
The evening school for the study of
English has increased in numbers. At
present there are sixteen in the class.
It is held two evenings of each week at
the Japanese school-house.
,
(Continued on Page 22).
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The Library Alcove
ERNEST J. REECE
On Monuments.
It is by no means the intention to
open this department with a topic that
is sepulchral. True, there are monuments that are themselves dead and
that tell the story of sentiments worse
than dead. Such is the unfinished
Greek temple whose uncrowned columns gape to the sky on Calton Hill
at Edinburgh, silently chiding the city
for a silly pride which spurned Scottish aid in erecting a memorial to all
the Scots. Then there is a class of monuments which, although they commemorate momentous lives or events, stand
unmoved and unresponsive to the
throbbing world, like lyres with snapped strings. They look down majestically, serene in their signalizing of
perhaps even
human achievement
speak a cold message—but can lend no
hand. The stately shaft raised to the
memory of Washington guards the eapitol. but is powerless to see that righteousness is enthroned in its halls. Monuments of the third order live. They
tower as the created product of men's
struggles and make themselves the instrument of human striving. They may
be unlovely, as was the signature which
scrawled itself ungracefully beneath an
emancipation proclamation. They maybe unheralded, as was the labor of Marcus Whitman until, in reply to the
statesman's assurance that "there could
not be made a wagon road over the
mountains," the heroic missionary said,
"There is a road, for I have made it."
It is before these living monuments
that the twentieth century, small as is
its regard for the past, feels justified in
pausing—pausing not so much to revere as to pray—then to go forth and
do. In the crater of Haleakala is a great
flat stone in which all the lines marking the topographic divisions of East
Maui are said to meet. The story is
told that an engineer's party being led
to the spot by a group of natives some
years back, was stayed from stepping
upon the rock until the gods of the re-
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gion could be suitably addressed and
the taboo removed. The worship rendered to the stone and the practical service to which it is put are, of course,
unconnected. Nevertheless, the situation suggests certain features of the-library. As an institution the library belongs lo the class of living monuments.
It has wrought itself out of flesh and
blood-Aztec and Indian. Chinese and
Persian. Semite and Egyptian. Every
course in it is instinct with life. Ages
upon ages men labored to perfect a system of writing, evolving a code of symbols that began with mere tallying and
progressed through picture writing,
ideographs, phonograms, and syllabaries until a crowning conquest was
reached in the invention of the alphabet. The people which finally conceived the idea of analyzing vocal expression and representing its elements with
a limited number of symbols acieved
no idle triumph, for it was an intellectual victory—a task to which many
races had contributed and which could
be consummated only as men found
their way out of the mists of superstition and rgnorancc. Only less signal
was the perfection of the material form
of the book, as men passed from beads
and (day cylinders to papyrus and
parchment scrolls, and in time discarded all these for the volume made of
folded paper. Here let it be suggested
that the monument perhaps lacks its
capital. We may hope for further perfection in our systems of writing, and
men have yet to find a form of paper
that shall assure the record of our civilization to distant ages. The grandeur
of the living monument is that it glows.
One has but to pause with a thought
of these conquests as he mounts the
broad steps of the Library of Congress
or prowls about the dingy British Museum, to feel that he is in the presence
of the most real of monuments. Wampum, clay prisms, scrolls, books, —all
lie close to the hearts of men. Human
effort has produced them. Human
struggle is recorded in them. Human
aspiration breathes from them, bidding
him who came to gaze or to admire or
to worship, to go forth and bear his
part. There is no mockery and no coldness in this monument. Its hand is extended and its message thrills.
November, 1909
In one other respect the library finds
its counterpart in the sacred Hawaiian
stone. It is a point of convergence.
Here the lines of history meet. Divide
our world as we will—chronologically,
geographically, racially, mentally,—all
knowledge assembles itself here. The
prowess of Babylonian kings as told on
clay tablets at Nippur, the gems of
classical thought preserved in medieval
monasteries, the records of modern discovery as exhibited in contemporary
life—all are gathered to build the living monument. They establish a point
of departure, but they know no taboo.
Cor the personal library the comparison scarcely holds. Most men live perforce in one or two provinces, crossing
into others as occasion demands or permits. Their books show it. The untutored bibliophile runs to bindings and
first editions; the nature-loving Wordsworth finds his library in the mountains
and the woods. Too many of us would
shift the centre stone to our own prov-
ince and disturb the equilibrium of the
universe. What many have budded one
may not overthrow, however, and the
great rock stands uncndangered, pointed to by all and pointing to all.
And so the good word monument has
forsaken the way of many of its compeers. The downward pull affecting so
large a part of our language, seems to
have found its resistant. Instead of being degraded it has been ennobled.
Prom meaning a mere memorial it has
conic to connote human achievement.
The true monument suggests no longer
a tomb, but a medium of expanding life.
And instead of standing as a mere obelisk, revered and unresponding, it becomes the servant of men. It sums up
their thought and hopes, and bids them
build further. This because it has been
raised not as were the pyramids of old
by hordes of human beings scarcely
more sentient than the swarms of insects which formed our coral reefs but
by intelligent human effort directed toward great ends.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
"Thanks, grim old Puritans, to you
Who 'builded better than ye knew'!
True, ye were hard and stern, 'tis said.
Intolerant and bigoted,
But one sweet gift Is of your giving:
Thanks sad old pilgrims, for TTianks
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19
THE FRIEND
1909
Our Young People
HENRY P.
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSON.
JUDD
6:7.8; Eph. 5:1-21. Then these principles should be applied to conditions in
modern life. Without this practical ap-
Lesson 8. Nov. 21. Paul's Story of plication the effectiveness of this
"World's Temperance Sunday" is lost.
his life. 2 Cor. 11:22-28; 12:1-10.
Golden Text—Be hath said unto me, Time and place—ln all times and in
My grace is sufficient for thee: for my every place. The lesson is universal in
power is made perfect in weakness. 2
Lesson teaching- It is one's duty to
Cor. 12:!).
Time and l'lae( —I'aul founded the keep himself at the highest point of efchurch in Corinth in A. I). 51-53. lie ficiency, physically, mentally and spirwrote the letter from which our lesson itually.
Paul's principles for Christian livpassage is taken, in the fall of A. I). 57.
To the Romans he gave three
ing.
It was written from Macedonia.
rules for life. (1) Nothing is
practical
Lesson teaching—A Christian characof
itself. (2) The Christian
unclean
acter will express itself in service.
should
cherish
a spirit of love toward
sufOutline—(l) Paul's labors and
(3) He should rememmen.
his
fellow
Heferings. 2 Cor. 11:22-33. (a) His
ber
for othpersonal
responsibility
his
brew ancestry (v. 22). (b) His ChrisCorinthians
ers.
counsel
to
the
Paul's
tian ministry (vs. 22-33).
(2) Paul's visions and revelations. is summed up in this principle: Whatsoever ye do. do all to the glory of God.
(2 Cor. 12.-1-6.)
flesh,
(vs. His great principle expressed to the
(3) Paul's stake in the
(ialatians is: Walk by the Spirit, and
7-10.)
we shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
Daily Bible Readings.
To the Ephesians. Paul speaks of life
Nov. If). Mom—2 Cor. 11:21-12:10. as a walk and points out two ways of
(Jlorying in weakness.
walking. (1) Be Godlike. (2) Walk
Nov. 16. Tues.—Rom. 5:1-11. Gloryas children of the light. (3) Have no
ing in tribulations.
fellowship with the works of darkness.
Nov. 17. Wed.—l Cor. 1:20-31. Glory(4) Redeem the time. (5) Be filled
ing in the Lord.
with the Spirit.
Nov. 18. Thurs.—Rom. 15:14-21. GloDaily Bible Readings.
rying in Christ Jesus.
Nov. 22. Mon.—Rom. 14:10-21. Not
Nov. 19, Fri.—Gal. 6:1-18. Glorying
causing a brother to stumble.
in the cross.
Nov. 23, Tues.—l Cor. 8:1-13. Not
Nov. 20. Sat.—l Thess. 2:13-20. Glowounding the weak conscience.
rying in converts.
Nov. 21, Sun.—2 Cor. 10:1-17. All
Nov. 24. Wed.—l Cor. 10:16-33. Giving no offense to any.
should glory in the Lord.
Nov. 25, Thurs.—Gal. 5:1-15. Not
Lesson 9. Nov. 28. Paul on Self- using liberty for indulgence.
Denial. Rom. 14:10-21.
Nov. 26, Fri—Rom. 15:1-9. BearGolden Text -It is good not to eat ing infirmities of the weak.
flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anyNov. 27. Sat.—Phil. 2:1-11. Having
thing whereby thy brother stunibleth. Christ's mind.
13:20-38. The
Rom. 14:21.
Nov. 28,
This is a lesson on temperance, the new commandment of love.
great American issue today. In studying
Lesson 10. Dec. 5. Paul on the grace
it. it is not enough to read the lesson
passage. Paul's other statements of his of giving. 2 Cor. 8:1-15.
Golden Text —Remember the words
principles should be studied, as those
the Lord Jesus, that he himself said.
10:23-33;
0:16-26:
of
Cor.
Gal.
found in 1
It is more blessed to give than to receive—Acts 20:3;").
Paul was making a collection in the
Gentile churches of Asia Minor and
Greece to give to the Christian church
in Jerusalem. Tn today's lesson we
study Paul's words telling of the generosity of the Macedonian churches and
urging the Christians of Corinth to finish the collection for the purpose which
they had already begun. Our interest
is not so much in the object of the collection as in the principles of giving
Whkfa Paul here expresses.
Lesson teaching—Gifts of money,
time and service to the kingdom of Cod
show the measure of the Christian's
conscerat ion.
Outline—An example of Christian
giving (2 Cor. 8:1-.")). The reason and
motive for Christian giving (vs. 6-11).
(a) Because there was inequality, (b)
To increase the spirit of Christian
brotherliness. (c) To quicken the spirtiual life of the givers. Paul's principle of Christian giving (vs. 12-5). For
if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.
Daily Bible Readings.
:
Nov. 29. Mon.—2 Cor. 8 1-1.">. Abounding in grace of giving.
Nov. 30, Tues.—Ex. 30:1-29. Bringing in willing offerings.
Dee. 1. Wed.—Prov. 3:1-10. Honor-
ing the Lord with one's substance.
Dee. 2. Tues.—Mai. 3:1-12. God's
challenge to give tithes.
Dee. 3. Fri.—2 Cor. 9 :1-15. God loveth a cheerful giver.
Dec 4. Sat—l Peter 4:1-10. Minister as good stewards.
Dee. •"). Sun.—l Tim. 6:1-19. The
charge i<> the rich.
Lesson 11. Dec. 12. Paul's last
words. 2 Tim. 4:1-8, 16-18.
Golden Text—For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain.—Phil. 1:21.
With this lesson we study the closing scenes in the life of Paul. He is in
a Roman prison with no earthly hope
of release. His preaching is at an end
and he is expecting soon to suffer a
martyr's death. His message to Timothy is the last of which we have any
record.
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Time—A. 1). 66 or 67. Nero, Emperor of Rome.
Place—Rome.
Lesson teaching—"Fight the good
fight of the faith, lay hold on the life
eternal."
Paul's last words. They arc a veteran's charge la a young soldier. Verses
1-5 firs the Apostle's last orders. Sum
them up under such words as these
preach, he earnest, faithful, patient, enduring, suffer, fulfill. Verses 6-8 are
the triumphant notes of i victor. Nothing definite is known of the end of
—
to seven, electing one each for the districts of Kohala. North Kona, South
Kona. Kau. Puna. Hilo and Hamakua.
It is too much to expect that Mr. Alawa, at present the superintendent for
the Konas and Kau, shall visit the
schools in his charge very often. He
has too large a territory.
One thing made a big impression on
the minds of the delegate! to the Lau-
palioidioe convention and that was the
hospitality and the spirit of loyalty of
the church people of that pretty little
village by the sea. In spite of the fact
that there is no settled pastor there,
Paul's life.
they have been able to repair and reDaily Bible Readings.
paint their church building and to entertain a large-sized convention adeDec. 6. Mon.—2 Tim. 4:1-18. The
quately and delightfully. The delecrown of righteousness waiting.
gates were very grateful to all the resDee. 7. Tues. 1 Peter 5:1-11. The
idents of Laupahochoc who were so
unfading crown of glory.
kind and hospitable to the visitors from
Dec. 8, Wed.—dames 1:2-18. The all parts of Hawaii and Honolulu.
promised crown of life.
Dec 9, Thurs.—l Peter 1:2-12. An
inheritance incorruptible.
Dec. 10. Fri.—2 Cor. 5:1-10. A house
not made with hands.
Deo. 11, Sat.—John 14:1-11. A mansion in the Father's house.
Dee. 12. Sun.—l Cor. 15:35-58. Death
swallowed up in victory.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ITEMS.
The Hawaii Sunday School Convention.
Immediately after the convention of
the .Maui Association, the Hawaii Association held their meeting at Laupahoehoe, from Sept. 22-24.
The sessions were marked by the
spirit of progress and optimism and the
proceedings were expedited in the same
manner as the "Aha Makua" and the
C. E. meetings. There is no special
item to be reported from any one
school. The large majority of the
schools seem to be doing faithful work,
though there are some schools that need
new life and new ideas. The reports
from the district superintendents indicated that these men had been doing
considerable travelling during the last
six months. It seems to us that the
number of these superintendents might
very profitably be increased from four
*
i<;oo.
the prospects for a fine new building
are very bright.
The Waianae people showed the delegates that they were tilled with the
spirit id" generosity and hospitality.
What community in Hawaii nci does
not have this grand and beautiful
Christian spirit?
The World's Sixth Sunday School
Convention.
This will be held in Washington. I).
May 19-24. 1910. Early notice of
this great convention is now given in
order that Sunday School workers may
be thinking about it and making plans
in regard to attending it.
It is hoped that Hawaii will have
several representatives. Those who are
thinking of going will kindly send their
names to Mr. .Judd. that he may arrange in regard to their credentials.
('..
The Oahu Association.
Sunday School Literature.
This last session of the Association
id' this Island was an unusually successful affair, marked by a real helpful and
optimistic spirit. There were not many
reforms introduced in the S. S. Association, but it is worthy of mention that a
committee was appointed to investigate
the matter id' instituting the Home Department in the Oahu schools. The
At the request of the International
Sunday School Association, we call attention to the bet that there are special bargains for your library in the
line of Sunday School books which they
are offering at low prices. For (11.85
they will send prepaid these four books
"Development of the 8. S." (Toronto
Convention). "Sunday Schools the
World Around" (Rome Convention).
Report of the International Convention, 1902 (Denver), and "Organized
S. S. Work in America."
The Bible Institute Colportage Association of Chicago is issuing a handbook of the Gospel of Matthew upon
Which the lessons for 1910 are based.
It is in convenient form and has margi-
committee consists of .Messrs. Erdnian.
Xakiiiua and Judd. The Iloike on
Sunday morning after the Lord's Supper was a very successful one. and
many of the schools did exceptionally
well. The Ewa school, in particular,
showed (hat some careful training had
been done. A good sum of money was
raised at the Iloike and at the concert
for the new church building fund, and nal references.
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Things that Really HELP
as CHRISTmas Presents!! "That is the sort I would like to give"
He can grow more. Give him a SCOFIELD
BIBLK to help liim.grow. He can't outgrow the
IS IT FOR A GROWN-UP ?
IS IT FOR A BOY OR GIRL?
IS IT FOR THE HOME?
IS IT FOR SOME CHURCH
OR MISSION ?
'
Look. We have many other kinds. „<* j* *«* »«* .*
"For goodness sake,"—aye, for goodness sake—get
him or her interested in the best of books. It gets to
be much harder later on. We have some Beautifully
Illustrated BIBLES that are bound to interest boys
and girls. There is no guess work about this. Some of
us have worn out one of these books on successive
j*jtjtj*jtJ*J*J*
stages ot childhood.
An ESTEY ORGAN is preeminently for the
home : a sort of home-maker. For where song is, especially the song of the family prayers, there the home virtues
thrive.
Then, there are a list of splendid additions to the efficiency of the work, that you can have the privilege of
giving. Be'ter maps and Sunday School supplies, more
Bibles, a cheap individuil communion set, some modem
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The Live Wire and the Dynamo.
If the Secretary of the Y. If. C. A.
was the "live wire" during the last
few money-Retting days, who was the
dynamo? From whom did the current
(low? Surely, it must have come from
Christ, the
fountain-head.
bringing many sinners to the foot of the
cross in supplication and tears, imploring to be made sweet and pure and
holy, like unto Him who died and rose
again for us, that we should live forever. If those who profess and call themselves Christians, and think that they
are following His teaching would all
be "live wires." and get a fresh current from the Fountain-Head each day,
then there need not be any more fighting of the saloons. For men would not
Sonic of us have found all about that
money-getting during the past few days
very interesting reading. It, proved care to visit them and no more slanderconclusively that God is mighty and ing or gossiping would be heard.
although the days of miracles have past,
Let all pull together again. Let
yet there are times when the power of there be a United Honolulu in a broader
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is sense or. rather, a United Hawaiian Islmade manifest to those who will but ands—men. women, and children praylisten to His voice.
ing to the one God-head.
It is said, and justly too. that the
It is known to some of us that there
are many who do not, nor will not, lis- moneyed people of these Islands are
ten, hut shut their ears, as it were, so generously and charitably inclined. It
is not to be wondered at when they as
as not to hear His dear voice.
Let each and all of us earnestly pray babes were fed (so to speak) on Bible
that our Heavenly Father in His love truths. Their parents were missionarand mercy will grant that that large ies; about the first words those generamount of dollars and cents so freely ous men and women heard (when as
and lovingly given may be used for the children they sat on their mother's knee
glory of God and the furtherance of His or perhaps leaned against her) were
kingdom.
That it may be the means of words of the love of Jesus Christ as
their parents were teaching Christianity to the Ilawaiians.
Why should not they be kind-hearted
and "lovingly inclined one to another"? It was instilled into them when
they were children. Those men and
women I am writing of were given to
Christ in their youth, and they stayed
with Him, as it is evident by their
M. F. MARONI.
works.
A TRIBUTE TO THE HON. GORHAM
D. GILMAN.
(Continued
from Page 6).
for the royal party. The acknowledgements
of the King and Queen Mr. Gilman received
In the form of royal decorations sent him by
the King. His services as Consul General
In New England terminated with the annexation In 1901. He had probably the largest
collections of books pertaining to Hawaii In
this part of the country, and his library was
a museum of Hawaiian curosltles, paintings
■■•' ■
and photographs.
"He was prominent In the Hawaiian Club
of Boston and was the oldest member of the
Twentieth Century Club and belonged also
to the Massachusetts Society of Sons of the
American Revolution."
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THE ADVANCE ALONG THE
LINES.
(Continued
from Page
10)
the employed boys' (dass, and the work
for the younger boys is going along
nicely. Now that the building campaign is over, the secretary will again
have time to devote to the religious
work department and shop Bible classes
will be organized at the Honolulu Iron
Works and Catton-Neill Iron Works. A
meeting will be held every Sunday
morning at the Rapid Transit car barns,
while three different meetings will be
held each week in the Association building, one the early part of the week for
the students in the night school, one
Tuesday supper time for young business
men, and one later in the work for the
men of the Army and Navy. Last year
the attendance at the Association's religious meetings reached almost 8,000.
The committee hopes it will considerably pass the 10,000 mark this year,
Which will be by far the greatest year's
religious work the Association has ever
contemplated.
CENTRAL UNION NEWS
(Continued
from page 9)
Miss Tanaka has a sewing class for
the girls connected with the Primary
Department of the school. They are
learning to make Japanese clothes.
Fifty-six calls have been made by the
Japanese Women Workers, and Resident Missionary, from Sept. 10th to
J«
Oct. 10th.
CHINESE NOTES.
November,
1909,
Sept. 29.—Walter G. Smith, ten
years the brilliant editor of the Advertiser, leaves on the Alameda.
Oct. I.—Makapuu's new lighthouse
opened. The Hilonian the first vessel
to see the light.
Oct. 6.—Mayor Fern vetoes Milk ordinances. Pacific Fleet sails for South
Seas. County officials and Telephone
Co. directors reach agreement.
Oct. 7. —The missionary supplies sent
by Central Union Church to Nauru by
the Ocean Queen, lost at sea. Waimanalo rioters declared guilty and sentenced to eight months each in prison.
Wade Warren Thayer appointed Second District Magistrate vice Carlos
The Chinese Mission work moves on
with a good degree of success. With
the exception of tWO weeks, the Chinese Day School has been in session during the rummer months.
With the opening of the new school
year the number in attendance is about
Long, resigned.
the same as formerly, which is also
Oct. 10.—The pulpit of several city
true of Sunday School and Church seroccupied by representatives of
churches
vices.
the
Y. If. C. A. to emphasize the
local
Communion Services were observed
need
a
new building. New Congreof
Sept. 12th. At this time the infant
dedicated at SpreekChurch
gational
child of Mr. Ah Sing received baptism,
elsville,
Maui.
anil one man united with the Church.
Oct. 11.—Count Soncho Otani, heir to
Aug. Slat, Miss Helen Lee Hop, forthe
patriarchate of the West Hongwanji
mer pupil of the Chinese Mission
church, passed through, was
Buddhist
School, was married to Mr. Tung Choy.
warmly
by local Buddhists,
welcomed
Sept. 11th, Mr. Alfred Ting Qui was
urging betaddresses,
and
made
several
married to Miss Mabel Wung. Mr.
of
business
and
citizenship.
ter
Dinner
Ting Qui is the son of our former Evanmen at the Young to disprofessional
gelist, Mr. Ting Ah Lin.
cuss proposed new building for the Y.
M. C. A. Speakers, R. 11. Trent, exEVENTS.
dov. Carter, Gov. Frear, ex-Gov. Dole,
Judge Woodruff, and Secretary Super.
Sept. 18.—Steamship Wilhelinina
Oct. 12.—V. M. C. A. proposal to
launched at Newport News Shipbuild- raise an additional $100,000 in ten days
ing and Drydock Co., a fine addition to and secure 1,000 subscribers entered
the Matson Line.
upon at lunch today. Special commitSept. 24.—University Club gives fare- tees were appointed. Oct. 18.
The
well dinner to Editor Walter G. Smith.
total of .tK17,7.'57 was reached and com-
advertisements were represented in
pantomime one after the other, and at
the close answers were called for. Several guessed all but one, but no one had
the entire list correct.
Refreshments were then served and
an informal social followed.
Let us hope that this splendid precedent, set by Mr. and Mrs. Erdman, may Shower of meteors this evening.
mittee discharged. This sum with the
Sept. 25.—Roderick 0. Matheson bebe followed by the other committees,
who are to plan the other socials of the comes editor of the Advertiser. Hudson-Fulton pageant on the Hudson
year.
«*
opens. Over 0,000,000 people viewed
NOTES FROM THE FIELD.
the spectacle. Forester Pinchot sus(Continued from Page 17)
tained by President Taft.
Sept. 26.—Honolulu had the appearThere have been two meetings of the
KAHULUI, MAUI, T. H.
Japanese Women's Society. The first ance of a wide-open town today, Sunon the evening of Sept. 12th, fifty wom- day Acting on orders from saloons the
en and children present. Rev. Henry brewery delivered all day. More
BANKING, EXCHANGE, IN3URANCE.
drunkenness on the streets than for a
Judd gave an excellent address.
The second meeting was at the home very long time.
of Mrs. S. Eanda on the evening of Sept. 27.—Chinese celebrate the Full
Savings Bank Department,
Oct.. 9th. It was entirely of a social Moon Festival.
Interest on Terms Deposits,
Sept. 28.—Brilliant reception by the
character. Sixteen women and twenty
Pacific Fleet.
children were present.
Safe Deposit Vaults for Rent.
—
IV Baldwin Rational fiank
of Kahufni
�November,
23
THE FRIEND
1909
perlor of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts.
Honolulu, September 28, 1909,
ip-00.000 gift of Mr. C. M. Cooke, insures PATY—In
She was born Marie Brassier.
William T. Paty, aged 57 years.
a magnificent home for the work.
Honolulu, October 21, 1909.
1909,
September
KINSDEA—In
28,
KELSEY—In Honolulu.
<>~t l:i._Presideiit Taft aecepls resThomas Kinslea, an employee of the HaMrs. Helen E. Kelsey.
years.
ignation of Mr. Charles Crane, who had PICKARD—In Honolulu. September 28, waiian Gazette Company, aged 58
S. S. ELVIN—In Honolulu, October 22, 1909.
Y.
sailor
of
the
Pickard,
China,
but
J.
a
1909,
in
P.
diplomatic
post
accepted
Charles Elvin.
Pennsylvania.
was recalled on eve of sailing because
23, 1909,
DAVIS—In Wahiawa, October 1, 1909, Miss MANAKV—In Honolulu, October
MoRepresentative
of interview published in Chicago pasister
of
of
Manaku,
aged
daughter
eldest
Mrs.
Davis,
18,
Emily
pers.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis.
Freer issues call for GILMAN—In Newton. Mass., October 3,
1909, Hon. Gorham I). Gilman, life-long
an extra session of the Legislature to
friend of Hawaii.
recommendalo
consider
meet Nov. 2.
Oakland, Cal., October 6,
tions to be made to Congress looking to McKEAGUE—In
James McKeague, former station
1909,
amendment to the Organic Act.
agent at Ewa and Aiea, aged about 45
Oct. 21.—Over 200 Russians from Lityears.
tle Russia arrived in charge of A. L. 0. BRASSIER—In Honolulu, October 13, 1909,
Reverend Mother Judith, for 35 years SuAtkinson. They go to plantations.
of
the
Bed
Oct. 22.—Local Branch
Cross votes to try to centralize all interested organizations to fight tubercuOct. 1°.—Gov.
.
losis. A. F. Griffiths. President of Oahu
College, and Attorney Albert F. Judd,
speakers at Mohonk Conference.
()( t 2.l.—Children's Hospital reported completed. Formal opening and,
dedication will probably be about the
Ist of December.
MARRIED.
SMITH-ROBOTHAM—In Indianapolis, Ind.,
Sept. 28, 1909, Ernest N. Smith and Miss
Edna May Robotham.
WILSON-BAKER—In Hilo, Oct. 1. 1909, by
Rev. Henry P. Judd, Albert A. Wilson,
contractor, and Miss Nellie B. Baker, a
teacher of the Kamehameha School for
Girls.
PICTURES
CARBON PRINTS
PHOTOGRAVURES
FACSIMILES
anaull, aged 67 years.
RESPONSIBLEServants?
For those Japanese
More than we think, perhaps. Let them
read a Christian paper in their own
tongue. It is THE TOMO. s°c. a year.
KODAKS
DEVELOPING
PRINTING
ENLARGING
GURREY'S,
jgft
-
L.B.KERR&CO. ALLEN & ROBINSON
LIMITED.
Alakea Street.
.
LIMITED.
,* .
,
tt
ii
i
I umber and Building Material,
The only store in Honolulu where
1909, by Dr. John T. Jones, Midshipman
Builders Hardware
in Wearing ApJoseph Eliot Austin, I'. S. N„ and Miss you can get anything
'
Pa,nts
lls> EtC
Mayme Huntress Wadman, daughter of parel for
Wadman.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W.
MEN, WOMEN or CHILDREN
STEVENS-REID —In Honolulu, Oct. 5, 1909,
Prices.
A. Y. Stevens and Miss Bernice Grace Pa- Goon Goods and Reasonable
55 Queen Street : : Honolulu.
Agents for Walkover and Sorosis Shoes.
uahi Reid.
1909,
12,
Oct.
Honolulu,
WIGHT-AKANA—In
by Rev. Henry Judd, Frank Hastings
Wight and Mrs. Hellani Akana.
ROSCOE-DILLON—In Honolulu, Oct. 12,
1909, by Rev. Father Valentin, B. W. RosBURPLUB $123,000.
coe of Vancouver, B. C, and Miss Helen
AT HONOLULU.
CAPITAL ?500,000.
Dillon.
MACCONEL-TIMMONS—In Honolulu, Oct.
L. T. PECK, Cashier.
M. P. ROBINSON, Vtce-Pres.
CECIL BROWN, Pres.
12, 1909, by Rev. R. Felmy, James MacG. P. CASTLE.
G. N. WILCOX.
CASTLE,
W.
R.
conel and Miss Margaret K. Timmons.
ELLIOTT-LAING—In Honolulu, Oct. 18,
1909, by Rev. Doremus Scudder, William
Elliott of Eleele, Kauai, and Miss Mary
J*
H. Lalng.
General Banking.—lssues Drafts, Money Orders, Letters of Credit
DIED.
and
Cable. Transfers available in all parts of the world.
POTTER—In Alameda, Cal., September 23,
1909, Captain Charles Potter.
ACCOUNTS
NOTT—In Honolulu, September 25, 1909,
Mrs. John Nott. wife of John Nott.
AI'STIN-WADMAN— In
Honolulu, Oct.
5,
"...
°
flit firs! Jtalional $ank af Maniaii
United States Government Depository
INVITED
�November, igcr
THE FRIEND.
24
C
■
If You
Are Wise
•
THE BANK OF HAWAII, Ltd.
Honolulu
A LEXANDER & BALDWIN, Ltd.
EXO. Hall & Son
EQUIPPED
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
including Garland Stoves and
Ranges, Aluminum Ware, Enameled Ware. Kitchen Furnishings,
Refrigerators, Garden Tools, Rubber Hose, &c. Second floor, take
the Elevator.
& Co.
FINE GROCERIES
OLD
,
Agricultural
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian
Co., Onomea Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co.,
Wailuku Sugar Co., Pepeekeo Sugar Co.,
OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B. 1Kapapala Ranch.
Castle, Ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, 2d
Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O.
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
LIST
OF OFFICERS—E. F. Bishop,
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President and Manager; W. W. North, TreasurSUGAR FACTORS AND COMMIS- er and Secretary; G. R. Carter, Auditor;
P. C. Jones, C. H. Cooke, J. R. Gait, R. A.
SION MERCHANTS.
Cooke, Directors.
I
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial &
PlantaEWERS & COOKE, Ltd.
tion Co.. Kihel Plantation Co., Hawaiian
LUMBER,
Sugar Co., Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku
BUILDING
Plantation.
Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co.. Paia
Day
Queen St., Honolulu, T. H.
Honolulu, T. H.
**
**
C. J.
General Mercantile Commission Agents.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
you will think of future as
well as present needs.
Begin by opening a saving
account with this bank.
Banking by mail, 44% interest.
HAVE A FULLY
/"> BREWER & CO., Limited,
A. SCHAEFER & CO.,
Importers and
C. H Bellina, Mgr
Tel. Main 109.
CLUB STABLES
FORT BT., ABOVE HOTEL.
RIGS OF ALL KINDS,
GOOD HORSES,
CAREFUL DRIVERS.
SPRECKELS & CO.,
CLAUS BANKERS.
Draw Exchange on the principal ports of
the world and transact a general
banking business.
L
MATERIALS,
WALLPAPERS,
MIXED PAINTS,
Etc., Etc.
Honolulu, T. H.
uy
B. F. EHLERS&CO.
P. O. BOX 71€.
HONOLULU, T. H.
Leading Dry Goods
House in tpe Territory.
Especial attention given to Mail Orders.
ALWAYS USE
California Rose
Creamery Butter
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Guaranteed the Best and full 16
ounces.
HENRY umirmo
MAY & CO..
TELEPHON E8
:
:
Hawaiian Islands.
A BIBLE WITH
COnriENTARIES
The
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ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
REVERENT, SCHOLARLY AND
FULL OF INSPIRING SUGGESTION.—IT IS
Scofield's
We have many other kinds too.
\^MSJf
G. IRWIN & CO.,
Fort Street, Honolulu.
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agents
KONA COFFEE A BPECIALTY.
Honolulu,
i^S^V
ffJKk
if ■mjbw \I
UJ
for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
W. AHANA & CO., LTD.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
P. O. Box 986.
Telephone Blue 2741.
62 King Street.
CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
Henry
H. Williams
FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
Graduate of Dr. Rodgers Perfect Embalming School of San Francisco, Cal.,
also of The Renouard Training School
for Embalmers of New York. And a
Licensed Embalmer for the State of
New York, also a member of the State
Funeral Directors Association of California.
AND TOMBSTONES
FURNISHED.
MONUMENTS
Hawaiian Board Book Rooms
MERCHANT AND ALAKEA STREETS,
HONOLULU.
Chairs to Rent.
LOVE BUrLDING,
1142, 1144 FORT ST.
Residence, 240 King Street.
Telephones: Office, 64; Res., 1020.
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