UNIVERSITY О;, U 3 H A R Y •’

HAWAIIANCHURCH

Vol. 35. No. 4 DIOCESE OF HONOLULU APRIL, 1945

P ra y e r Book Cross, G olden G a te P ark , S an F rancisco , C alifo rn ia

2 HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE

i f a m a t i a n

€I|r0mrUSuccessor to the Anglican Church Chronicle

Official organ of the M issionary D istric t of Honolulu o f the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U nited States.

E ntered as second-class m atter February 14, 1908, *at the post office a t Honolulu, H awaii, under the A ct of M arch 3, 1879.

T ^ e R t. Rejv. P a r r y S, Kennedy, D.D., S.T.D., Editor T h e Ven. Edward T an n e r Brown, D.D.

K a th e r in e M. M ortqn Assistant Editors

T H E H A W A I I A N C H U R C H C H R O N IC L E is published once in each month, except Ju ly and A ugust. The subscription price js One Dollar a year. Rem ittances, orders and o ther business communications should be addressed to B ishop's Office, Q ueen Emma Square, Honolulu 43, Т . H .

A dvertising ra tes made known upon application.Subscriptions will ru n until discontinued.

THE BISHOP’S EASTER MESSAGE

T h e E a s te r th e m e o f Im m o rta lity is th e m ost in ­te re s tin g su b jec t of religion. M an’s p e rs is te n t curiosity to l if t th e veil a n d peek in to th e unknow n, h is in n e r c rav in g fo r endless life, keep alive th e h u n g e r w hich causes h im to s n a tc h a t every evidence to su p p o rt h is f a i th in th e fu tu re life.

G ood F rid a y w as th e d a rk e s t day in a ll h u m a n h isto ry . O ur L ord w as crucified . He w as la id in a borrow ed tom b. W hen th e su n sa n k th a t n ig h t h u m a n hope h a d died. D arkness h a d conquered lig h t; fe a r h a d m a s te re d courage; d e a th h a d tr iu m p h e d over life.

T h en cam e E aster. E arly t h a t m o rn in g those who loved H im cam e to H is grave. B u t He w as n o t th e re . He h a d risen . A nd w ith H im rose hope a n d courage a n d jo y a n d fa ith .

H is d isciples w ere ch an g ed in th e ir ou tlook an d th e ir m a n n e r of living. Life w as n o t a m ean ing less episode in th e m ech an ica l h is to ry of th e universe, b u t a n e te rn a l re a lity filled w ith m ean in g a n d value. G od w ho c re a te d a ll th in g s w ould n o t s ta n d by a n d see those w hom He h a d m ade fo r fellow ship forever destroyed.

E a s te r is n o t m ere ly a Holy Day, com m em orating a g re a t h is to ric fac t. F o r m ost o f u s i t is a d is tin c t m ystica l experience w hich ca rrie s us to th e rea lm s o f th e sp irit.

W ith o u t sp ir itu a l vision, life is a so rd id th in g . We sleep, rise, buy, sell, work, p lay , discuss, com pete a n d sleep to rise ag a in . We a re saved from d ead en in g m onotony on ly by th o se m ystica l experiences w hich c a rry u s aw ay a n d force us to see th e beau tifu l.

Je su s’ resu rre c tio n assu res uS th a t we sh a ll rise f ro m d ea th . O ur bodies w orn by sickness a n d age m ay be la id aw ay in th e grave, b u t th e sam e loving Voice w hich spoke to L azarus, to th e widow’s son, a n d J a r iu s ’ d au g h te r , ra is in g th e m fro m d e a th u n to life, w ill sp eak to us, a n d we, w ith o u r d e a r ones, sh a ll be alive a n d h ap p y everm ore.

TO OBSERVE “AT HOME”So t h a t a n o p p o rtu n ity m ay be prov ided fo r people

to alw ays f in d th e B ishop’s w ife a t hom e, M rs. K en ­nedy lia s decided t h a t e a c h T h u rsd ay , betw een th e h o u rs o f th re e to five, sh e w ill observe as a n “a t hom e”. S he will be h ap p y to w elcom e a n y w ho w ish to ca ll a t th is tim e.

CHILDREN’S SERVICET here will be a u n ite d service o f all th e C hurches

qn O ahu fo r th e p re se n ta tio n o f M ite Boxes, S unday , A pril 15th, a t 3:00 p. т . , in S t. A ndrew ’s C a th ed ra l. T he service shou ld m ean m uch to ou r boys a n d girls w ho h av e been w ork ing to ad d do lla rs to th e ir L en ten O ffering . I t is a lw ays a n in sp irin g s ig h t to see so m a n y y o ungste rs a t th is service. We hope th is y e a r to h av e every C h u rch well rep re se n ted a n d th a t o u r o ffe ring will be la rg e r th a n fo r a n y prev ious year.

T he C h u rch School L en ten O ffering is one o f th e g re a te s t m issionary o fferings in A m erica. I t am o u n ts reg u la rly to over $300,000 a n d h a s gone a s h ig h as $550,000. F or m a n y y ears th e fu n d w as a “specia l” —t h a t is, i t w as n o t a p a r t o f th e Q uo ta o r E x p ec ta­tions, b u t w as given over a n d above th e E xpecta tion . Som e dioceses s till follow th is p rac tice . T he en tire o ffe ring is des ig n ated fo r th e g en e ra l C h u rch ’s m is­s io n a ry budget.

GOOD NEWSC am e from M rs. L itte ll w hen she w rote th a t B ishop

L itte ll a n d she h a d received w ord t h a t th e ir son, Joe, h a d been sp a red to th em , a f te r receiv ing th e re p o rt th a t h is division h a d been w iped ou t. He is in a p rison cam p in G erm any , a n d th o u g h th e y ca n w rite to h im a s fre q u en tly a s th e y desire, h e ca n on ly send tw o le tte rs a m o n th to th em . We a ll jo in in a p ra y e r­fu l th an k sg iv in g fo r th is w onderfu l new s a n d rejoice w ith th e L itte lls t h a t h e h a s been rep o r te d safe, th o u g h in th e h a n d s o f th e G erm ans.

LET’S BEGIN NOWTo th in k a b o u t o u r d isp lay a t G en e ra l C onvention.

T he B ishop is very anx ious th a t H aw aii sh o u ld b e ­com e b e t te r know n to ou r C h u rch a n d w ishes to have a d isp lay o f H aw aii a t th e n e x t m ee tin g o f G enera l C onvention, w h ich h a s been schedu led to m ee t in S an F rancisco . T h e W om an’s A uxiliary a t ou r C onvocation v o ted to ap p ro p ria te $300 to w ard th a t fo r th is year. T his w ill be a good s ta r t , b u t we w a n t to h av e everyone who h a s suggestions to m ake fo r th is to do so. The m ore h e a d s we h av e w orking o n th e p ro jec t, th e m ore w orthw hile o u r d isp lay will be. L e t th e B ishop’s O ffice know if you have an y a r tis tic ab ilities th a n can be co n trib u ted to th is work.

HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE S

ЕГ-----ггг '-^ г 'г -^ r.™; ,I ‘ : ^ - - j i ‘

fcГ. V*»..* Si* ‘ lik# • К * I . . ’ »»->

SISTER S OF THE TRANSFIGURATION In th is C e n te n ary y ea r of th e Religious life we feel th a t we a re p a r tic u la rly b lessed in th e M issionary D istric t of H onolulu to h av e such close associa tion w ith th ese good S is te rs w ho so ab ly d irec t th e ac tiv itie s o f S t. A ndrew ’s P rio ry School fo r G irls. Second from th e le f t is S iste r H elen V eronica, S is te r S uperio r of th e P rio ry . To h e r goes much, c red it fo r th e efficiency of th is f in e school fo r girls.

CENTENARY SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRALI t is still n o t uncom m on to m ee t people w ho a re

surprised to le a rn th a t th e re a re h u n d red s o f m en and women in th e A nglican C om m union liv ing u n d e r the vows of M onastic Life. A ctually , th is y ea r m a rk s the 100th A nniversary of th e rev ival of th e Religious Life am ong us, a n d a C horal E u ch a ris t, in com m em ora­tion of th is im p o rta n t event, is to be offered , u n d er the direction of th e Bishop, in th e C a th e d ra l on th e Feast of th e A nnuncia tion В. V. M. ( tra n s fe rre d ), M on­day, April 9th, a t 10 o’clock, p a ra lle lin g services th a t day of a sim ilar c h a ra c te r on th e m a in lan d .

This C en tenary Service will serve as a rem in d e r of how g rea t a deb t we owe th e devoted m en a n d women, bo th a n c ie n t a n d m odern , w ho h av e h e a rd and obeyed th e call o f C h ris t to “fo rsake a ll a n d follow” H im in poverty, ch as ity a n d obedience. Since early tim es C h ris tian m onks a n d n u n s have m ade outstanding co n trib u tio n s b o th to education a n d to missions, n o t only in E urope, w h ich th e y la rge ly converted to C hrist, b u t th ro u g h o u t th e world.

I t was in 1845 th a t tw o A nglican w om en, u n d er the spiritual gu idance of Dr. Pusey, u n d erto o k to live as Religious, th u s rev iv ing w h a t h a d been so r u th ­lessly uprooted by H en ry V III th re e cen tu ries before. Just tw enty years la te r (1865), a t th e in v ita tio n of the F irst Bishop of H onolulu (S ta ley ), th re e S iste rs

of th e Society of th e M ost Holy T rin ity a rriv ed h ere , an d in 1867 St. A ndrew ’s P rio ry w as b u ilt a n d occupied by th e S isters, in th e presence of Miss Sellon, th e Society’s f irs t M other S uperior.

O ur own S iste rs o f th e T ra n sfig u ra tio n cam e in to th e p ic tu re in 1917, w hen, in response to th e request of B ishop R estarick , m ade to th e Rev. M other Eva M ary, C.T., on a v isit to G lendale , Ohio, M o th er E va’s niece, S is te r O livia M ary, a n d tw o o th e r S is te rs began th e ir n o tab le w ork a t th e Priory , w h ich continues, w ith G od’s blessing, to be a g re a t in flu en ce fo r good in th e lives o f m an y girls.

Som e of th ese m em ories will be in th e m in d s of th o se w ho a t te n d th e C hora l E u ch a ris t on A pril 9 th in th e C a th ed ra l, to w hich a ll in te re s te d a re cord ia lly invited.

Once ag a in com es th e E a s te r sunrise , flooding th e d a rk e s t fac ts o f h u m a n experience w ith lig h t a n d u n d ers tan d in g . We, too, h av e food in. th e d ark n ess of som e Calvary. We h av e w atch ed th e good suffer. We have p a r te d w ith d ea r ones we know w ere w orthy to live. Som etim es we h av e been led to w onder if God rea lly cares. E a s te r is th e answ er to o u r d a rk e s t questionings. D ea th is on ly a horizon, a n d a horizon is on ly th e lim it o f o u r sigh t.

4 HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE

THE BISHOP’S MESSAGES ix teen h o u rs on th e p lan e from. H onolulu to S an

F rancisco! I t w as qu ite a c o n tra s t to th e te n days i t took m e to com e by sh ip ju s t a y ea r ago.

F rom S an F rancisco I flew to B irm ingham , A la­bam a fo r th e m eetin g o f th e House of Bishops. R eal so u th e rn h o sp ita lity w as accorded th e one h u n d re d b ishops in a tten d a n ce .

F rom B irm in g h am I w ent to Colum bus, Ohio fo r a v isit w ith th e Rev. A nson S tokes a n d h is wife. I feel so very h ap p y ab o u t h av in g th ese ch a rm in g people in o u r D iocesan fam ily.

My n e x t s top w as New Y ork w here I sp e n t over a week co n fe rrin g w ith d e p a r tm e n t h ea d s of o u r N a­tio n a l Council re la tiv e to th e a f fa ir s of th e D istric t. In te re s t in th e w ork of our C h u rch in H aw aii is a t a h ig h level. I w as able to in te rv iew qu ite a few sem in a ry s tu d e n ts who a re in te re s te d in com ing to H aw aii. I t w as a p leasu re to be able to show colored p ic tu re s an d slides on m a n y occasions.

T h e N atio n al Council w as in session so I w as given a n o p p o rtu n ity to ad d ress th e m on th e w ork a n d needs of our D istric t.

On S unday , F eb ru a ry 11th, I w as a ffo rd e d th e p leasu re of p rea ch in g a t th e C a th e d ra l of S t. Jo h n th e Divine. U n fo rtu n a te ly B ishop M ann ing is qu ite ill. However I d id en joy a de lig h tfu l lu n ch eo n w ith Mrs. M ann ing a n d h e r d a u g h te r a t th e B ishop’s hom e.

D in n er w ith B ishop a n d Mrs. L itte ll w as a h ig h ­lig h t o f m y New Y ork visit. We h a d m uch to ta lk over concern ing ou r m u tu a l frie n d s a n d th e w ork in th e D istric t.

In B oston I w as th e house guest of B ishop a n d M rs. S herrill. T h e deep snow a n d w in te r w ea th e r of New E n g lan d d id n o t p rev e n t a v isit w ith C hap la in S tone a t C am p D evons a n d w ith several clergy who a re in te re s te d in com ing to H aw aii.

On F eb ru ary 18th I took a co n firm a tio n service fo r B ishop G a rd n e r of New Jersey in th e p a r ish w here I w as ra ise d as a boy.

My trav e ls took m e to P h ilad e lp h ia , T ren to n , an d P rin ce to n fo r fu r th e r conferences.

In C in c in n a ti I w as th e guest o f B ishop a n d Mrs. Hobson. I w en t to G lendale , Ohio w here I w as m e t by M o th er Olivia w ho took m e to th e M o th er House, w here I h a d a m ost h ap p y v is it w ith th e sisters. I w as especially g lad to see S is te r D eborah a n d S iste r M arth a .

In C hicago I w as th e guest o f D ean K elley a t S ea- bu ry W estern D iv in ity School w here I h a d . a n op ­p o rtu n ity to ad d ress th e s tu d e n t body.

K enosha , W isconsin w as m y n e x t stop , w here I w as given th e priv ilege of speak ing to a M issionary L uncheon M eeting a t S t. M atth ew s P arish . I t w as a g re a t joy to be w ith B ishop Iv an s o f M ilw aukee on th is occasion.

My trav e ls th e n took m e to W ichita , K ansas, w here I p rea ch ed on S u n d ay a t S t. J a m e s’ C hurch , w here I w as th e guest o f the : rec to r a n d h is wife, th e Rev. S am uel E. W est. T h e ir son, Jack , h a s been w ith

us in H onolulu fo r m a n y m on ths , w here h e is a N aval L ie u ten a n t. O n M onday even ing we h a d a p a r ish d in n e r a n d a m issionary m ass m eeting . T h is la rge ch u rc h w as filled to over-flow ing a n d th e ir in te re s t in H aw aii w as d em o n stra te d th ro u g h th e la rg e o ffe r­ing th e y gave fo r w ork in th e islands.

In D enver I h a d th e p leasu re of p reach in g a t th e consecra tion service of S t. T hom as C h u rch w here I served as rec to r fo r six years. I also w as given th e o p p o rtu n ity to sp eak a t a m issionary service a t All S a in t’s C hurch , D enver, w here a n o th e r generous o ffe r­ing w as ta k e n fo r our work. C olorado k ep t m e busy w ith add resses a t a Y outh R ally a t S t. J o h n ’s C a th e ­d ral, D enver, a m eetin g of th e clergy, a m ee tin g of a ll C h u rch School te a c h e rs of D enver, th e W om an’s A uxiliary B oard, K iw anis Club a n d a la rge d in n e r a n d m issionary m eeting a t G race C hurch , Colorado Springs, w here I also received a generous o ffering tow ard o u r work.

S a n ta Rosa, C alifo rn ia w as m y n e x t stop-over. I p reach ed a t th e C hurch of th e In c a rn a tio n an d h a d d in n e r w ith S is te r C lara a n d th e o th e r s is te rs of th e C om m unity of th e T ran sfig u ra tio n .

O n re tu rn in g to S an F rancisco I w en t to Mills College w here I m e t 15 girls from H aw aii. I spoke to th e W om an’s A uxiliary B oard a n d h a d several conferences w ith clergy a n d teach ers , th e n boarded th e C lipper fo r hom e.

M uch g ro u n d w as covered in a sh o rt tim e, b u t I feel m uch w as accom plished fo r th e fu tu re of th e D istric t. R est assu red I am deligh ted to be back, b u t very g ra te fu l to a ll who sh a re d in m ak in g m y tr ip possible.

RANDOM OBSERVATIONS IN THE MARIANAS

H arry S troup , S ta ff C orresponden t fo r th e Ad­v ertiser, w ro te a n artic le ab o u t th e w ork of th e R everend N oah K. Cho w hen a t S aipan . He said in h is a rtic le o f “R andom O bservations in th e M a ria n a s :”

“All 1,300 of th e K o re an s in th e civ ilian cam p a t Susupe, S aipan , a re E piscopalians—all converts of F a th e r Cho, K o rean m in is te r o f th e E piscopal ch u rch

.in H onolulu. T he K o rean s w ere inc lined to C hris­tia n ity a n d m a n y of th e m w ere M ethod ists before our forces took over th e Island . At th e request o f G enera l S an d erfo rd J a rm a n , com m anding o fficer on S aipan , F a th e r Cho w as b ro u g h t to th e Is la n d a n d sp e n t several m o n th s h ere . B efore h e le ft, a ll of th e K o rean s w ere E piscopalians. T h ere is no reg u la r m in is te r a t p re se n t b u t a devout m em ber of th e colony is ca rry in g on th e w ork of th e c h u rc h in a q u as i­o ffic ia l capacity .

“F a th e r Cho, by th e way, is cred ited w ith doing a fine piece of w ork am ong th e K oreans. T hey live in a well la id o u t cam p a n d a re allow ed considerable freedom —m a n y of th e m being em ployed on n o n ­m ilita ry co n s tru c tio n jobs.”

HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE 5

Certainly w hen a new sp ap er co rresp o n d en t can acclaim th e w ork th a t h a s been done by one m an , we hope th a t ou r C hurch ca n becom e alive to th e need for w orkers in th is fo rw ard a re a , a n d th a t no stone will be le ft u n tu rn e d u n til we ca n m in is te r fu rth e r w here th e seeds o f C h ris tian ity have been firm ly sown.

Our C hap lains w ho h av e gone “dow n u n d e r” know the need fo r som e rea l m issionary work. T hey also know th a t th e R om an C atholics h av e fo u n d a w ay to enter th is field of ac tio n a n d have s ta r te d th e ir ball rolling so th a t i t h a s g a th e re d m o m en tu m w ith such vigor th a t our own clergy w ho serve w ith U ncle Sam view the s itu a tio n w ith a la rm , un less we becom e a le r t to the o p po rtun ities t h a t p re se n t them selves. God g ran t th a t th e re is no “too little , too la te ” apology to make to ourselves w hen th is con flic t com es to a close!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

RECEIVES GIFTThe R everend N oah K. Cho rep o rts th a t a g if t of

$1000 has been m ade to S t. Luke’s K o rean C h u rch by Mr. Kyung Soon K. Lyum , th e w ard en of th is m ission, in honor of h is wife, who is p res id e n t o f th e W om an’s Auxiliary. T heir d au g h te r , Betsy, h e lp s w ith th e choir an d a n o th e r d au g h te r, Ja n e , h e lp s w ith th e C hurch paper. E ach n ig h t, a t 9:00 o ’clock, th ey assemble for a period of fam ily p ray e r. P ra y e rs for th e ir people a n d th e ir lib e ra tio n a re m ade a t th is time, and for those of th e ir M ission who a re in trouble , sorrow, need, o r sickness. How well we could all p ro fit by th is a c t of devotion.

Y our subscrip tion to th e H aw aiian C h u rch C hronicle. We have received 238 new subscrip tions to th is m o n th ­ly pub lication , b u t we n eed even m ore, if we a re to p lace i t on a se lf-su p p o rtin g basis.

W h a t b e tte r w ay in th e w orld can you spend a do lla r—five, te n o r m ore, if you w ish—th a n on th is m o n th ly pub lica tion of you r B ishop? I t shou ld be in every hom e of every E piscopalian in th e Diocese, for i t is th e only m e an s we h av e of keeping you in fo rm ed a n d a b re a s t w ith th e new s of your C hurch in action .

N oth ing w ould give th e B ishop m ore p leasu re th a n to be able to sen d th is new s to you w ithou t th e added p lea fo r a subscrip tion fee—b u t th e cost o f p r in tin g an d m ailing m u st be m et. In th e p a s t we have received su p p o rt fro m th o se ou tside ou r C h u rch for advertising . We have g rea tly ap p re c ia ted th is support. However, we look to w ard th e day w hen th e C hronicle can b e­come se lf-su p p o rtin g th ro u g h th e subscrip tions of our m em bers. I f every fam ily a n d every ind iv idual in th e Diocese w ould sh a re in th is , th e n th e w orries of th e T re asu re r a n d B ishop w ould be e lim inated .

TH E HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE is th e m ean s by w hich every bishop a n d diocese of our C hurch becom es ac q u a in ted w ith th e w ork we a re doing in Hawaii. T h is good w ork shou ld go on. B u t m ore th a n th a t—it shou ld be th e m ean s for every Episco­p a lian in o u r D istric t to know h is C hurch in action .

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?(Send your subscrip tion to th e office of th e Bishop,

Q ueen E m m a Square, H onolulu 43, Т. H.)

OUR PARADISE O F TH E PACIFIC Such b ea u tifu l scenes a s th is g ree t those who fin d them selves on th e Islands. T his is th e O nom ea A rch on th e H am a k u a Coast, H aw aii.

в HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE

ST. ELIZABETH’S M ISSION T h is C hinese M ission, w ith th e Rev. W ai O n Shim , v icar, is doing a n excellen t piece of w ork w ith its k in d e rg a rte n a n d C h u rch services. I t is a b eau tifu l l it tle m ission.

WHO ARE WE?W as th e tit le o f th e ta lk M rs. K ennedy m ade to

th e D iocesan A uxiliary on F riday , M arch 16th. I t is a ta lk every w om an in th e D istric t shou ld h av e h ea rd , fo r i t w as fo rcefu l a n d de ligh tfu l. M rs. K en n ed y is a g ifted sp eak e r a n d alw ays h a s a ch a rm in g way of p re se n tin g h e r subject.

In a n a lp h ab e tic a l age she spoke o f u s as th e DHBWANCPEC—D istric t of H onolulu B ra n c h of th e W om an’s A uxiliary of th e N atio n al Council o f th e P ro te s ta n t E piscopal C hurch . She said, “I t is a large n am e b ea rin g a la rge responsib ility . I am n o t going to ta lk ab o u t th e W om an’s A uxiliary of th e N ational Council, n o r of th e P ro te s ta n t E piscopal C hurch— bo th of w hich I know som eth in g abou t, b u t I am going to speak of th e H onolulu B ra n c h of a ll C h ris ten ­dom .”

In h e r op in ion th e w om en in H aw aii a re co n fron ted w ith a m a g n ifice n t o p p o rtu n ity fo r we a re a “tra in in g school fo r civ ilization” in th is C rossroads of th e Pacific, an d th a t m akes o u r responsib ility even g re a te r in th e fu tu re . T h e sacrifices of being a C h ris tian in H aw aii a re n o t g rea t—we do n o t h av e th e e lem en ts to struggle a g a in s t to m ake our C hurch going a sacrifice—we have no d iscom forts from freez ing w ea ther, th e fe a r of frozen engines a f te r th e services, etc.—a n d th e re is a d an g e r in i t because we becom e lazy in o u r religious life a n d lack th e ap p rec ia tio n fo r th e blessings th a t su rro u n d us. A nd in doing th a t we a re liab le to neg lec t th e responsib ilities t h a t face u s as C hristian s. As w om en we shou ld n o te th e ch an g es th a t shou ld be m ade, a n d do “as we do w ith o u r h u sb a n d s—w hen we w a n t a th in g , we p la n t th e seed of th o u g h t, th e n

n o u rish it u n til h e feels i t is h is a n d a c ts”. We should know w h a t we desire to do, th e n p u sh in th e d irec tion we w ish to go. “C an we n eg lec t housing problem s because we know th e hom eless will n o t freeze? C an we neg lec t p layg rounds fo r young people because we do n o t h av e e lem en ts w ith w hich to c o n ten d ?” she asked.

We w ere to ld th a t ou r o p p o rtu n ities fo r a rea l u n ­d ers ta n d in g of th e m en in service w ho go in to b a ttle a n d re tu rn to u s a f te r th is try in g experience was g re a te r th a n elsew here because of th e s tra teg icn ess of th is im p o r ta n t m ilita ry a re a . H ere we h av e a rea l o p p o rtu n ity to p rac tice in a w ar zone, b u t th e re is a d a n g e r in it, fo r “Will we be too tire d to h av e as m u ch en th u sia sm fo r th e a d ju s tm e n t a n d s tim u la tio n o f ou r re tu rn in g v e te ra n s a s we h av e h a d fo r w ar w ork?”

“W hen we go in to our ch u rch es in H onolulu today, w hich chu rches a re full? T hose who have been en joy ­ing th e privileges of C h ris tian ity fo r som e tim e or those who h av e rec en tly been b ro u g h t in to th e fellow ­sh ip of C h ris t?” I t is th e new converts who fill th e churches—n o t those who h av e alw ays h e a rd o f C hrist a n d h av e been p ersu ad ed to accep t th e fellow ship of th e C hurch , b u t those who have ju s t been ta u g h t th e tru e m ean in g of C h ris t’s life. “We a re th e sp rin g b o ard fo r th e m issionary fu tu re , b u t we m u st avoid th e d an g e r of giving m oney a n d n o t ourselves to th e o p p o rtu n ities opened by th e privileges of living in a m issionary d is tr ic t.” T hose w hom we h av e com e to convert a re so f a r a h e a d of u s th a t one day we m ay come to th e p lace w here we will w onder “w ho is m issionary to w ho?”

“T he th re e m a in fa u lts of w om en,” she declared , “a re th a t we love to be m a rty rs , we ta lk too m uch , an d have a ten d en cy to w a n t no one to do m ore good th a n we do.” We shou ld n o t be concerned w h e th e r w om en are on vestries, o r even h av e th e ad d ed privilege in o u r C hurch of being lay readers, b u t we shou ld be v ita lly concerned as to w h e th e r we a re being leaders fo r C hrist.

“O ur responsib ilities fo r w hich we are accoun tab le to God a re : 1. We live in th e P arad ise of th e Pacific a n d in th a n k fu ln e ss to God, we m u st be s tro n g er in o u r C h ris tian ch a ra c te r , m ore a rd e n t in o u r w orship, a n d m ore a le r t to o u r C h ris tian duties. 2. We have lived m ore closely to a n d su ffe red m ore w ith th e m en a n d w om en of th is w ar a n d fo r th a t reaso n we m ust d em o n stra te fo r G od th a t we have a g re a t ab ility a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g to h e lp th e m in th e ir po st-w ar rea d ju s tm e n ts . 3. We m u st be p rep a re d to m ake ourselves a sp ringboard of s tre n g th a n d en th u sia sm fo r th e im m ense ta sk of ca rry in g C hrist to th e m any, m a n y people w ho need Him, proving t h a t th e re is a rea l C h ris tian u n ity of p rac tice , fo r h u m a n beings a re n o t so m ade, b u t u n ity of belief so th a t to g e th er we d em o n stra te th e desire to “Go fo r th ” a n d th a t in G od’s eyes th e re is n o t a d iffe rence in color—only a d iffe rence in personality , background , a n d ta s te , an d t h a t m en of a ll races a n d color can w ork a n d live to g e th e r a s G od’s ch ild ren .”

HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE 7

She quoted h e r h u sb a n d as say ing in one of h is recent speeches on th e m a in lan d , h av in g received a new spaper clipping from a f rie n d “I f th e C hurch misses th e boat th is tim e, i t h a d b e tte r go o u t of business.” “I say to you,” she added , “th a t th e women in H onolulu h a d b e tte r n o t m iss th e boat. Honolulu h a s a chance to lead o u t as no o th e r p lace could possibly have, n o t fo r h e r glory, b u t fo r th e glory of God. We a re th e DHBWANCPEC of C h ris ten ­dom—not women, n o t Episcopalians, n o t C aucasians, not Chinese, n o t Jap an ese , n o t H aw aiians, b u t C hris­tians. Not m em bers of th e C hurch of H onolulu, b u t members of all C h ris ten d o m !”

FRIENDS REJOICEThe m any friends of M rs. A lfred L. G riff ith s will

rejoice th a t h e r sis ter, M rs. Ju le ff T ew ksbury h a s h e a rd from h e r since h e r release, w ith th a t of h e r h u sb a n d and daugh ter, from th e B ilibid P rison a t M anila , where th ey have been in te rn e d since th e fa ll of M anila. Mrs. G riff ith s w as a fo rm er te a c h e r a t St. Andrew’s Priory. H er le tte r follows:

Bilibid P rison, M anila , P .1. F eb ru a ry 10, 1945

D earest Ju l:Your m essage received a couple of days ago was

the firs t I ’d h a d from you in th re e years.. I also received two from D ad a n d one from Carey—th e firs t I ’d hea rd from D ad also. I h a d h a d in th e whole th ree years ju s t one 25 w ord le t te r from C arey te lling me of K itty a n d Sue, a n d th a t le t te r a rr iv e d only two m onths ago.

We have h a d qu ite a tim e, b u t rejo icing now in being free a n d in being ta k e n ca re of by ou r arm y. The men, o rgan ization , etc., a re m arvelous. A fter m onths of weevily co rnm eal m u sh a n d w orm y rice we are now revelling in a rm y food a n d will f a s t gain back our lost w eight. I w eigh 100 pounds, Al 110, and K aty 31/ —a b it sy lph-like we are , b u t o th e r ­wise OK.

The Y ankee ta n k s ro lling in la s t S u n d ay took us all by surprise. A nd i t d id n ’t ta k e th e N ips long to officially release us a n d scram . We w ere g lad to see our men! And th e y to see us, too, a s we’re th e firs t white people m an y of th e m have seen in 35 m onths. Monday, w hen th e f irs t fire rea ch ed to w ith in 100 yards of our fro n t gate, th e a rm y evacua ted us all— 1275 of us (475 of us w ho h a d been b ro u g h t h e re on December 28th by th e Ja p s from B aguio a n d 800 w ar prisoners n ex t door—m ost o f th e m in te rrib le shape from to rtu re an d s ta rv a tio n ) . We w ere a t a rm y h e a d ­quarters Tuesday an d th e n w ere re tu rn e d th a t p m only to find every th ing looted by th e F ilipinos. So we are now down to a ch an g e of c lo th ing a n d a b lanket each once again . B u t w ho cares now! M ac- A rthur was in to visit u s W ednesday, a n d w h a t a n ovation we gave h im ! W atch fo r P a th e News p ic tu res.

We are still in th e f ro n t line tren ch es, so to speak, bu t are hoping to r e tu rn hom e soon. Al does n o t

w an t to leave as m an y of th e m en from K alu iga an d A bra w ho w ere o u t w ith u s h av e since died a n d he m ay be needed to su p p lem en t records, etc. B u t we are h o p ing to be in th e S ta te s by E aster. I t seem s a lm ost unbelievable to once ag a in be free!

Love to you all,Nessie (Coles G riff ith )

F rom th e New Y ork H era ld -T rib u n e F eb ru ary 8, 1945, th e following a rtic le ap p eared :

Ja p an e se K ep t F am ilies Sp lit in Luzon Cam p

By H om er B ig artM anila (Delayed)

T he Rev. A lfred L. G riffith s , of M ethuen , Mass., fo rm er C hap la in of St. G eorge’s School a t New port, R. I., to ld how he, h is wife, Mrs. E rn estin e Coles G rif­fiths, a n d th e ir f ive-year-o ld d au g h te r, K a th a r in e , h id in th e m o u n ta in s of n o r th e rn Luzon for f ifteen m o n th s before th e Ja p an e se ca u g h t th e m a n d p u t th e m in th e in te rn m e n t c e n te r in Baguio. T he G rif­fith s fam ily w ere am ong several m issionaries rescued from Bilibid P rison.

Tells o f F in a l C ap tu reG riffith s h a d th e m ost rem ote m issionary post on

Luzon a n d th e Ja p a n e se d id n ’t ge t a ro u n d to h im u n til th e en d of A pril 1943. M eanw hile he h a d fed an d c lo thed six A m erican a irm en who h a d em erged from th e woods. He o rgan ized a sm all g uerrilla b an d an d con tinued h is m issionary ac tiv ities u n til spring , w hen n a tiv es rep o rted 800 Ja p an e se dow n th e tra il. G riff ith s g rabbed h is w ife an d baby a n d r a n in to th e woods, w here th e y w atch ed b rea th lessly w hile th e Ja p an e se m arch ed th ro u g h . “I suppose th is w as p a r t of th e d e a th m a rc h from B a ta a n ,” h e said.

He w en t back in to th e village of B a lba lasang a n d resum ed h is w ork u n til th e Ja p an e se se n t a pun itive expedition ag a in s t th e n e ig h b o rin g guerrillas.

“T hey a lm ost got us,” h e said. “We escaped by ten m in u tes w hen a n a tiv e boy r a n up shouting , “T hey’re r ig h t beh ind , m en.” We ca rried th e baby across th e river an d up in to th e m o u n ta in s w here we h id fo r six m onths. We d r ifte d from one g uerrilla cam p to an o th er. T hey got us on M arch 20th. We w ere liv ing in a lit tle le a n - to w ith Miss D oro thea T avener, a n o th e r Episcopal m issionary from L iver­pool, E ngland . We w ere o u t b eh in d th e h u t w hen we h e a rd Miss T avener call, “T hey ’re h e re .”

I cam e down th e h ill w ith th e baby in one a rm an d m y o th e r one s tu ck in th e air.

Mrs. G riff ith s added, “They gave us five m in u tes to pack b lankets , th e n th e y b u rn ed th e house w ith all ou r possessions an d p u t th e to rc h to th e d ispensary , leav ing only th e chapel, w hich th e y used for a b a r ­racks. They took us to B a lb a lasan g a n d k ep t us u n d e r a house fo r th re e weeks, w ith m y h u sb a n d tied to a cot to p rev e n t h is escape.”

Are you s triv in g th a t you r d escen d an ts will be w illing to claim you as a n ances to r?

8 HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE

W e T r a v e l T h e I s la n d sOAHU

S t. M ark’s M ission T he K ennedy K a th e d ra l K lean ers h av e ru n in to

a lit tle com petition since th e a rr iv a l of th e Rev. an d M rs. E d m u n d L. Souder. S t. M ark ’s M ission is beg in ­n in g to lose its “w orn dow n a t th e hee ls” ap p e a ran c e since th e “S ouders’ Sw eeping S a in ts” (so ch ris ten ed by th e A ssistan t E ditors—we d o n ’t know w h a t th e y ca ll them selves!) h av e s ta r te d g e ttin g in to th e corners th a t n eed ed som e f irs t h a n d a tte n tio n . W hen you see w h a t a b it o f clean ing ca n do, you realize th e v ir tu e of th e expression “C lean liness is n e x t to G odli­n ess”— for th e y do w alk h a n d in h a n d .

T h e v icarage h a s ta k e n on th e ap p e a ran c e of a n a t tra c tiv e residence w ith its new co a t o f p a in t—o u t­side a n d in —a n d a new sc reen ed -in ian a i. M rs. S ouder h a s p layed a g re a t p a r t in th e ad d e d fe a tu re s to th e house.

T he C h u rch itse lf h a s been given som e m uch needed a tte n tio n . T he o rgan , w hich h a d gone th e w ay o f a ll o ld o rgans, a n d h a d lo st its m elodious tones, h a d received th e v erd ic t “im possible to fix” by one who m akes th a t h is profession. B u t one o f ou r service m en, T /S Lee Y oung, who is s ta tio n e d here , took i t in h a n d . A fter reliev ing it of a n accum ula tion of such th in g s as balls, liza rd eggs, s tra y bolts, s trings, etc., i t h a s lo st i ts h usk iness a n d ca n be used u n til a new one can be secured. I f we feel we do m uch fo r those in service, th e re a re som e w ho do m uch fo r us! Sgt. Young, by th e way, h a s a t te n d e d a service a t every one of ou r m issions on O ahu a n d K auai, a reco rd few of us could vie w ith.

D iocesan A uxiliary Speakers D uring L en t th e D iocesan W om an’s A uxiliary m et

each F rid a y a t th e C a th e d ra l to sew fo r th e R ed Cross a n d som e of th e m issions. T hey h a d a p rog ram each m o rn in g a t 11:30 in th e C a th ed ra l, th e n w en t to D avies H all fo r lunch . T he p ro g ram s w ere m ost in sp iring . Those speak ing to th e w om en w ere Dr. T. A. Ja g g a r, w ho chose as h is su b jec t “T he H istory o f th e E piscopal C h u rch in H aw aii” ; Dr. P au lin e S titt , who spoke on th e “R e la tio n sh ip of th e C h u rch to Child a n d M a te rn a l W elfare”, T he Rev. E dm und L. Souder, w hose m a n y y ears in C h ina gave h is ta lk on th a t co u n try a n added in te re s t, Mrs. H arry S. K ennedy, whose su b jec t “W ho Are W e?” w as n o t only de ligh tfu lly given, b u t gave m u ch food fo r th o u g h t, a n d C hap la in G ordon M. Reese, w ho spoke on “W h a t L en t M eans to M e” w as received w ith en thusiasm .

Miss Jessie T u rtle w as in ch a rg e of th e a r ra n g e ­m en ts fo r th e ta lk s a n d is to be c o n g ra tu la ted upon h e r wise se lection of speakers.

Holy T rin ity C hurch C arry ing o u t th e proposed p ro g ra m fo r th e A rm y

a n d N avy Com m ission, h e a d e d by C h ap la in G ordon

M. Reese, th e Rev. L aw rence O zaki p la n n e d a service fo r th e dedication" of th e ir H onor Roll a n d M em orial Service. T he ad d ress w as given by C hap la in Reese. T h ere w as also a m essage by M ajor Jo h n W. G addi, USA. Holy T rin ity M ission h a s 39 n am es on th e ir Roll of H onor, w h ich h a s been b eau tifu lly m ade by T ad ash i K u su h ara . I t w as m ade of P h ilipp ine m a ­hogany . I t is a m ost f it t in g m em oria l fo r those who a re in th e service of ou r coun try . A gold cross is beside th e n am es of th re e m em bers w ho have m ade th e suprem e sacrifice.

St. C lem ent’s C hurch New C hancel steps w ere in s ta lled by one of th e

V estrym en, Mr. G eorge G ray, so th e re a re now two step s in s te a d of one, a n d a s th e rec to r, T h e Rev. E. T a n n e r B row n says, “th e a re a betw een th e p u lp it an d le c te rn is filled so th a t now th e re is no chance of one s tep p in g o ff in to space.” All im provem en ts to an y p a rish m e rit com m ent.

D uring th e absence of th e Bishop to th e m a in la n d Dr. Brow n, as ch a irm a n of th e Council o f Advice an d A rchdeacon of H onolulu, ac te d as “B ishop in C h arg e”. H is ever gracious w illingness to len d assis tance an d advice to th e D iocesan Office is n o t only ap p rec ia ted by th e Bishop b u t by those seeking h is counsel. In connection w ith th is we m en tio n th e a id o f our C hancellor, M r. A rth u r G. S m ith , who gives m u ch of h is tim e a n d advice to m a tte rs th a t alw ays p rese n t them selves in th e absence of a Bishop. We a re m ost fo r tu n a te to h av e th ese m en to lean upon, fo r we know th e y h av e th e w elfare of th e diocese very m uch a t h e a r t.

M r. G eorge G ray a n d Mr. G eorge Pope h av e h u n g th e bell a t St. C lem ent’s so th a t i t now rings—th e firs t tim e since th e f irs t service in th e new C hurch in A pril 1942. I t needed a co rrec tion beforp i t could be m ade to ring .

A S cout T roop h a s been fo rm ed a t S t. C lem en t’s. Dr. V ernon S m ith is le ad e r o f th e group a n d very deligh ted to have so m a n y in te re s te d in it.

H aw aiian C ongregation of St. A ndrew ’s C a th e d ra lMiss M aude W alker is now in charge of th e C hurch

School fo r th e congregation , hav in g ta k e n over th e w ork of S is te r D eborah. She h a s som e new teach ers w orking w ith h e r a n d we have h e a rd th ro u g h m any ch a n n e ls th a t th e C hurch School is in c reasin g in a tte n d a n c e a n d en joy ing th e supervision th a t Miss W alker is g iv ing them . To know th a t h e r w ork is forg ing a h e a d to even g re a te r h e ig h ts shou ld be a source of g re a t sa tis fac tio n to S is te r D eborah, who labo red h a r d to m ake th is so successful.

HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE 9

St. E lizabeth ’s M issionThe Rev. W ai O n S h im h a s been send ing those

who have gone from h is p a r ish in to th e service of the ir country le tte rs of cheer a n d in te res t. He h as had m any answ ers of ap p rec ia tio n fo r th e in te re s t of the C hurch in th em . T h is is one of th e b est m edium s th e C hurch h a s of le tt in g those w ho h av e gone from the parish know th a t th e y are p ray e rfu lly rem em bered by th e ir C hurch.

St. J o h n ’s -b y -th e -S e aIn our la s t issue of th e C hronicle we w rote th a t

Willis Deits^ USN, a m em ber of th e B ishop’s fo rm er parish in Colorado Springs, h a d ta k e n p ic tu res of St. Jo h n ’s -b y -th e -S e a so th a t th e y m ig h t be se n t to th e Diocese of Colorado, to be used by Bishop Ingley in s tim u la tin g in te re s t fo r h e lp in g th is C hurch th rough th e L en ten M ite Box o ffe ring in Colorado. A le tte r from h im on F eb ru a ry 28th fro m “down under” s ta te s : “O ut h e re we a re very close, b u t seem very rem ote from such ac tiv ity as m issions, so I am enclosing te n do lla rs fo r S t. J o h n ’s. I t is a real p leasure fo r m e to know th e m issionary p ro jec t I am in te rested in .” So h e h a s he lped in a n o th e r way to give St. Jo h n ’s-b y -th e -S e a th e a id we so anxiously hope will be given to th is m ission.

Mrs. K en n e th D ay received a le tte r from Mrs. Donald R oberts, a fo rm er te a c h e r a t th e P riory , w ith a check for St. Jo h n ’s -b y -th e -S e a . “B efore C hristm as I had a le tte r from Mrs. W hite te lling m e of th e p lan of th e W om an’s A uxiliary to h e lp p ay o ff th e debt on th e p r ie s t’s co ttag e a t S t. J o h n ’s-b y -th e -S e a . I t would give m e a rea l p leasu re to feel th a t I h a d some p a r t in th a t cottage, a n d so I a m send ing th is check for five dollars. Will you please ad d i t to your fund? This m oney w as given m e by a group of Presbyterian an d M ethod ist w om en in a lit tle village near P rinceton a f te r I h a d ta k e n p a r t in th e ir W orld Day of P ray er services, w ith a sh o r t ta lk on C hina. So you see th a t th ro u g h a m ost s tra n g e com bination comes th is sm all co n trib u tio n to you r co ttag e fund.

“To all of us o u r experience in H onolulu h a s been one of th e richnesses of life. T he f irs t tim e w hen Donald (her h u sb a n d a n d b ro th e r of B ishop R oberts of Shanghai) ta u g h t a t Io lan i we did n o t know how m iraculously th e w ay w as being p rep a re d fo r th e children’s an d m y re tu rn w hen we h a d to evacua te from China. Such k indness as w as show n to us can never be forgotten .

“As you m ay know, D onald cam e back on th e la s t Gripsholm exchange from C hina. A lthough h e w as th in an d stooped, h is sp irits w ere excellen t a n d h is tim e in th e in te rn m e n t cam p w as a tim e of fine com panionship w ith m en of a ll g roups.. He is looking forward to h is re tu rn to F ree C hina, w here a b ran c h of the mission un iversity hopes to open.”

MAUIM atte rs Are W ell in H an d

We h ea r from m em bers of th e V estry of th e C hurch of the Good S hepherd , W ailuku, t h a t M r. H aro ld W. Sm ith h as s ta rte d h is w ork th e re w ith en th u sia sm .

He is being lo an ed to W ailuku u n til Ju n e . He h a s a class of eleven fo r C o n firm ation in th e m ak ing . His o rd in a tio n will be h e ld A pril 3rd, in th e C a th e d ra l a t 10:00 a. m.

KAUAI V isit K au a i

Mr. a n d Mrs. H aro ld W. S m ith v isited K au a i to look over th e field a t K ilauea , on F eb ru a ry 28th. T hey will go th e re in Ju n e to s ta r t w ork a t C hrist M em orial C hurch .

M arch 5 th An Im p o r ta n t D ate T here h a s been a g re a t n ee d fo r a k in d e rg a rten

in Eleele con jm unity for som e tim e. T he p a re n ts of ch ild ren in th e com m unity h a d fo r som e tim e w ished th e Rev. T hurlow B ak er to see w h a t could be done to s ta r t such a th in g . O n M arch 5 th th e k in d e rg a rten w as officially opened w ith 40 ch ild ren in a tte n d a n c e — a cap ac ity crowd. M any p a re n ts w ere d isappo in ted th a t th e ir ch ild ren could n o t a tten d . D eaconess S a ra hF. S w inburne assisted w ith th e p ro g ram ; Mrs. B aker, a reg is te red nurse , is a ssis tin g w ith th e school, an d Miss T eruko Oka, su p e rin te n d e n t o f th e C hurch School of S t. J o h n ’s M ission, Eleele, is giving fu ll tim e to teach ing . Miss H aru m i S akai is assisting .

T he follow ing com es from th e leaves of th e F eb ru ary 15th issue o f “T he K a u a ia n ” :

St. A nne’s C hapel D ed icated A crow d th a t packed S t. A nne’s F ilip ino C hapel

a tte n d e d th e ded ica tion of th is C hapel in C am p 2 on M cBryde P la n ta tio n la s t F rid ay n ig h t, F eb ru a ry 9th. A fte r a service o f ded ica tion w hich w as con­ducted by th e Rev. M r. B ak er assis ted by Mr. A ntone C acatian , L ay R ead e r in ch a rg e of a ll F ilip ino c h u rc h work, a p ro g ram w as th o ro u g h ly en joyed by everyone p resen t. M r. F au sto C a b an tin g w as m a s te r of ce re­m onies a n d also spoke a w ord of g ree ting a n d a p p re ­cia tion fo r th e C h u rch before in tro d u c in g n u m b e rs on th e p rogram . Mr. Am brosio C laro spoke b riefly b u t fo rcefu lly on th e im p o rtan ce o f u n ity am ong h is people also n o tin g w ith ap p rec ia tio n th e w ork o f th e C h u rch am ong F ilip inos a n d en d in g w ith a w ord o f enco u rag em en t fo r th e con tin u ed p rog ress o f th e C hurch. S everal ch a rm in g young lad ies le n t g race to th e even ing th ro u g h th e ir singing o f c h u rc h hym ns. T hey w ere M arce lina P ascual, V eronica A ncheta, Joseph ine C aca tian , a n d Miss T eruko Oka, S t. J o h n ’s C hurch se c re ta ry a n d c h u rc h schools su p e rin ten d e n t. Cake a n d cold d rin k s w ere served. As th e even ing drew to a close everyone re tu rn e d to h is hom e deeply conscious th a t h e re in a hum ble chapel o f a p la n ta t io n cam p th e S p irit of G od w as ac tive ly p re se n t in th e h e a r ts of a people w ho loved H im a n d longed to w or­sh ip in H is House.

T he P a rso n ’s E rro r Being a p a rso n is one th in g a n d m ak ing a n e rro r

is an o th e r , b u t if you p u t th e tw o to g e th e r you have som eth ing th a t is h a rd to live down. T h is is th e tru e life sto ry of a c ity p arso n , converted fo r co u n try use, w ho m ade a m is tak e th a t h e will be long in liv ing down. W hen th e Rev. M r. B ak er asked th e

10 HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE

B ishop fo r assis tan ce in h is field especially fo r w ork am ong o lder n o n -E n g lish speak ing Ja p a n e se people, he b razen ly “h in te d ” th a t th e Rev. A ndrew N. O tan i w as th e r ig h t m a n fo r th is field. A ndrew O tan i accep ted th e challenge, le f t h is city p a rish , got on a b o a t w ith h is fam ily one day a n d sa iled from H onolulu to K au a i to beg in on h is new job—sig h t unseen . Now, th e Rev. M r. O tan i’s m is tak e w as n o t leav ing th e city fo r th e coun try , b u t in h is opinion, fo rm ed a f te r a b rie f in spection of th e field, th a t th e re w as on ly a very sm all jo b h e re in th e co u n try as com pared w ith th e city. D ays an d w eeks pass by a n d once ag a in we look a t th e “once city now co u n try ” p arso n . Is h e s ittin g a t a desk pon d erin g som e m ode of filling in idle hours? H ardly! M r. O ta n i’s concern now is f in d in g enough tim e to sn a tc h a b rief h o u r or two to be a t h is desk fo r h e is n o t only a very, very busy m a n b u t a p o p u la r one as w ell as m uch beloved by th e young people w hom h e h a s com e to serve.

C hapel services in a ll p a r ts o f K auai, p a r ish calling, E nglish classes fo r those w ho w ould le a rn ou r tongue, in te rp re tin g a t com m unity p rogram s, m em oria l se rv ­ices, ac tiv itie s fo r o u r young people, help in fam ily problem s, ass is ting th e p rie s t- in -c h a rg e of St. J o h n ’s C hurch , w henever needed—all o f th ese th in g s a n d m ore fill to overflow ing each a n d every d ay in th e life of th e Rev. M r. O tan i. O ur p a rso n h a s m ade a re a l p lace fo r h im se lf in th e com m unity a n d in th e h e a r ts o f u s all—h e h a s a la rg e r field th a n h e ever d ream ed of. A sm all field, few people, lit tle to do? T h a t w as “T he P a rso n ’s E rro r” th e m a g n itu d e of w hich could be ju dged by anyone ca rin g to spend a day w ith h im . We welcom e M r. O tan i to K aua i, w ish h im con tin u ed success w ith th e assu ran ce th a t h e is now a rea l “in s t itu tio n ” in S t. J o h n ’s P a r ish a n d we cou ldn ’t do w ith o u t h im !

HAWAIIC h ris t C h u rch Loses F a ith fu l M em ber

A m ost devoted m em ber w as lo st to C h ris t C hurch by th e d e a th of M iss E llen H all, w ho d id n o t recover from th e e ffec ts o f a b roken h ip . S he d ied F eb ru ary 10th a t K ea lakekua. Miss H all cam e to H aw aii in 1873 from th e Isle of M o n sa rra tt, B ritish W est Indies. S he w as th e s is te r o f th e la te M rs. E. W. G reenw ell a n d R o b e rt H all. She w ould h av e been 92 years old in June .

A h o s t of frien d s m o u rn h e r passing. O ur lit tle m ission a t K ona b en e fitte d g rea tly by h e r generosity an d in te re s t. She w as a n a u n t of M rs. G era ld E. B ry a n t o f H onolulu.

Alexander & Baldwin, Ltd.I N S U R A N C E

“All L ines” including “L ife”/

Phone 4901 P. 0 . Box 3440Honolulu 1

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM BISHOP KEELER

M inneapolis, M innesota F eb ru ary 23, 1945

Mr. W illiam B u ttle s T he M issionary D istric t o f H onolulu Q ueen E m m a Square H onolulu 43, H aw aii

D ear Mr. B u ttles:T h a n k you very m uch indeed fo r your k in d le tte r

of J a n u a ry 23rd te lling m e som eth in g of th e 43rd A nnual C onvocation of th e D istric t of H onolulu. I ap p re c ia te very m uch indeed h a v in g received th e w ord of g ree ting from th e Convocation, a n d if you can express m y ap p rec ia tio n th ro u g h th e pages of THE HAWAIIAN CHRONICLE, I w ould ap p rec ia te it.

I have ju s t h a d th e m ost p le a sa n t k in d of co n tac t w ith B ishop K ennedy , f irs t a t th e m eeting of th e House of B ishops in B irm ingham , a n d th e n a t th e m eeting of th e N atio n al Council in New York. He gave a n in sp irin g M issionary ad d ress before th e Council. I t w as a m oving ap p eal in b e h a lf o f th e M issionary cause generally , a n d specifically fo r th e o p p o rtu n itie s th a t co n fro n t us in th e H aw aiian Islands. I w as proud of him .

TH E CHRONICLE does keep m e in fo rm ed as to changes th a t a re occu rring in th e D istric t. I have re a d w ith m u ch in te re s t o f every one of these , an d as fa s t a s th e y h ap p e n have m ade a m e n ta l n o te to th e e ffec t th a t “B ishop K en n ed y is wise; t h a t is ju s t w h a t shou ld be done”.

T he w hole D istric t is to be c o n g ra tu la ted upon th e accep tance of th e po st a t S t. A ndrew ’s C a th e d ra l by th e R everend A nson P. S tokes. He is a m a n of ra re p e rso n a lity a n d backg round a n d ab ility . I believe t h a t u n d e r h is lead e rsh ip th e re is a new day before th e C a th e d ra l congregation . I t will be very in sp iring to have a m a n of h is ca libe r a t th e h e a r t of th in g s in St. A ndrew ’s. G ive h im a w arm welcom e w hen he comes, a n d follow h is lead e rsh ip w ith sp ir it an d devotion, a n d on ly good can com e from it all.

Before I close, p lease accep t m y very best w ishes for Io lan i School. I rem em ber so p le asa n tly m y two v isits th e re , a n d especially one o p p o rtu n ity w hen I addressed th e boys of th e School in th e ir m orn ing assem bly. G ive th e m m y w arm est g ree ting , please.

W ith a ll b es t w ishes fo r you a n d every boy in th e School, I am

Ever co rd ia lly yours,STEPHEN E. KEELER.

THE CHURCH’S FUNCTION To keep alive w ith in an y h u m a n society th e sense

o f th e rea lity of G ood a n d Evil as absolutes, in d e p en ­d e n t of th e conven tion of society, or th e o rd inance of th e secu la r s ta te , is th e fu n c tio n of a ch u rch .— J . M iddleton M urry.

HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE 11

THE RELIGIOUS LIFEIs the re a p a r ish P rie s t anyw here w ho could h o n e s t­

ly say th a t h e does n o t n ee d m ore tra in e d w orkers?In these days of specialized work, th e C h u rch

realizes h e r n eed o f th e services of C hurch w om en who are tra in e d in relig ion a n d w ho p e rfo rm th e ir labors for th e love of G od a n d by th e g race of God

So often Religious C om m unities a re im pressed w ith th e fac t th a t C h u rch people to le ra te th e m because they perfo rm c e r ta in types of w ork u n u su a lly well an d require th e leas t in m a te r ia l rem u n e ra tio n . T hey are ap t to fo rge t th a t th ese q u alitie s a re th e outcom e of a ce rta in c h a ra c te r developm ent w h ich ta k e s tim e an d sacrifice to bu ild up. W henever a group of R eli­gious does a special w ork excep tionally well, i t is n o t so often because of g re a t ta le n t , b ra in s , o r energy as it is because th e S p irit o f G od is w ork ing th ro u g h th e character of th e ind iv idual m em bers of t h a t group in spite of personal fau lts . T he S p irit o f G od is ab le to use these ind iv iduals because th e y h av e ded ica ted the ir lives to H im . G od ca lled th e m to th is s ta te of life an d th e y responded w ho lehearted ly—in m ind , body, an d soul—a n d from th e m o m en t o f t h a t re s ­ponse, God could begin to develop th e k in d of c h a r ­ac ter He needed to do w h a te v er w ork He w an te d done. This, we ca ll tr a in in g in th e R eligious Life. I t is a long, slow process a n d o f course ca n be best and m ost easily accom plished w hen begun in youth .

In th e m a n y g en e ra tio n s of R eligious w ho have loved God a n d served th e C hurch , th e re h av e evolved m ethods of tra in in g , la rge ly depend ing upon th e aim s of the various O rders, o r upon th e age, o r th e clim ate, o r upon o th e r circum stances.

The A m erican C hurch h a s Religious C om m unities in m any p a r ts o f th e C ountry . E very one of th e m is in g reat need of ca n d id a te s fo r th e w ork th e y h av e already u n d e rta k en a n d fo r w orks th e y a re co n s tan tly being asked to u n d erta k e .

Our M other F oundress u sed to rep ly to th e im ­portunate dem ands of B ishops a n d S isters. “You send me can d id a tes to t r a in in th e Religious Life a n d I will see th a t you have S is te rs w ork ing in your Diocese.” Som etim es th e B ishops m ade good in th is m a tte r by encourag ing , te ach in g , p reach in g , a n d educating th e ir people ab o u t th e Religious L ife a n d th u s were able to sen d ca n d id a te s to th e C om m unity .

C hurch people som etim es ta k e Religious too m u ch for g ranted . T hey assum e th a t S iste rs a re a p ec u lia r type of wom en w ho ju s t h ap p e n to be th e re a n d a re doing a good work. T hey th in k no fu r th e r ab o u t it. As a m a tte r of fa c t m ost W ORK th a t R eligious do could be done ju s t a s well by a n y C h u rch people. T he difference is th a t th e consecra tion of th e Religious, and the life of seclusion a n d p ra y e r en ab le G od to extend His grace a n d pow er in to th e s itu a tio n . G ood works done by a R eligious C om m unity a re G od’s w ork done by ju s t folks w ho h av e resp o n d ed to G od’s call.

The C hurch need s to ex p a n d i ts ty p e s o f work. Much of th e C h ris tian w ork th a t h a s been ta k e n over by the S ta te shou ld be done by th e C hurch—care a n d

te a c h in g o f ch ild ren ; ca re o f th e aged a n d sick; v isiting of p risoners, th e poor, a n d th e oppressed; care of th e feeb le-m inded a n d delinquen t. T hese a re a ll d ifficu lt a n d u n ro m a n tic w orks in w hich th e C h u rch shou ld be lead in g th e w ay to b e t te r conditions. W here w om en a re needed to do a w om an’s w ork fo r G od’s people, th e R eligious is th e id ea l w orker, n o t only because of h e r c h a ra c te r a n d consecra tion b u t because of h e r com m unal liying a n d d irec ted life o rgan ization .

We ask you as C hurch people to encourage th is a n d to len d y o u r pow er a n d te ac h in g o p po rtun ities to th e developm ent of th e R eligious Life.

F req u en tly we have been asked th e m ean in g of ou r D iocesan Seal. T he H aw aiian w ords “He L an a k ila M a K e K ea” a n d Crown a n d Cross m ean “V ictory th ro u g h th e Cross.”

CAN W E BE HAPPY?We do n o t n eed a tra n q u il a n d secure w orld ab o u t

us before we can begin to be happy , We a re a h w ith Jo h n F ra n tz e n on th e sink ing sh ip , w h e th e r o u r b rief m om en t in e te rn ity ho lds a n o th e r seven m in u tes o r seven ty years. We a re a ll follow ing T h e W ay o f th e Cross fro m C ana to C alvary, a n d o u r h e a r ts will b u rn w ith in u s a n d ou r pu lse will b e a t w ith joy jf we b reak b rea d w ith th e C om panion w ho is w ith us always, even u n to th e en d of th e w orld.—W illiam A lfred Eddy.

C. BREWER & COMPANY, LTD.(E S T A B L IS H E D 1826)

I N S U R A N C E evideKecessUy.In su re a g a in s t such con tingencies a s

FIR E, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BURGLARY, PERSONAL LIABILITY

(A rising from th e p u rsu it o f B usiness or P leasure)Let us attend to your every Insurance need

P H O N E 6 2 6 1 P. O . B O X 3 4 7 0H O N O L U L U , Т . H .

THE LINCOLN NATIONALLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

FO R T WAYNE INDIANA

EDUCATIONAL — INCOME — PROTECTIONT H E O . H . D A V IE S & C O M P A N Y , L IM IT E D

TERRITO RIAL AGENTS

The Bishop’s SchoolUpon the Scripps Foundation. Boarding and day school for girls. Interm ediate Grades. Preparation fo r . E astern Colleges. Caroline Seely Cummins, M .A., V assar, Headmistress. The R ight Rev. W . B ertrand Stevens, P resi­dent, Board of D irectors.

LA JO L L A , C A L IF O R N IA

Sanford Optical Co.A. M. GLOVER, O p to m etris t

206 BOSTON BUILDING F o rt S tre e t H onolulu, Т. H.Is la n d O rders P rom ptly A tten d ed To

Nuiianu Funeral Parlors, Ltd.1374 N u u an u Ave., n e a r V ineyard St.

Morticians and Funeral Directors

D A Y A N D N IG H T P H O N E 2 4 9 4

Sam Ching Tire ShopO ffice P h o n e 2265 P h ilip a n d Sam 245 N. Q ueen S t. a n d Iw ilei R oad

O pposite New M arke tEX PER T VULCANIZING AND TIR E REPAIRING

HAW AII AND SOUTH SEAS CURIO COMPANY

Largest Pacific Souvenir Store in the W orld

1033 B ishop St. H onoluluBranches: Royal H aw aiian and Moana Hotels on the Beach at

W aikiki2385 K a la k a u a Avenue

Executors and T ru s tees

P ro p e rty M a n a g e m e n t

9 B u yin g an d S e llin g o f Stocks and Bonds

• R eal E s ta te Brokers

9 F in a n c ia l C ounselQualified to Act in all

Trust Capacities

't • BlSiiOfeTRUST^COMPANY.’itJMITED-.’g^^p?

FOR VICTORY

BUY WAR BONDS

T h e

Hawaiian ElectricC o m p a n y , L td .

CITY TRANSFER CO., LTD.Baggage, F u rn itu re an d P iano

Moving - Shipping - Storage Fumigating

Agents A ll Over the World

TELEPHONES 1281-3579 N ear c o m e r K ap io lan i Blvd. a n d

Piikoi S tre e t a n d d irec tly back of th e B IG M ILK BOTTLE

Williams Mortuary, Ltd.T o b e served by

W I L L I A M S ” is a m a rk o f d is tin c tio n

Personal A t te n t io n By A n E x p e rt S ta f f o f A ss is tan tsTwenty-Four Hour Service

1 0 7 6 S. B e re ta n ia P h o n e 3 5 2 4

ALWAYS ASK FOR

M A Y F L O W E RPURE KONA COFFEE

GROW N IN HAW AII

ROASTED BY

AMERICAN FACTORS, LTD.Sold a t L ead ing G rocers

«fro — ixiи*