Daily globe., 1882-01-30
The Bishop of Honolulu.

TOUR through Lne CulGeQ SGdUeS, asking lot
aid in building church at Honolulu, preached
at St. Paul's church yesterday forenoon.
In 1865 the foundation of the chancel of a
church was laid, which was intended to be
the parish church OF Honolulu and the cathe-
dral of the diocese. Bishop Staley resigned
his see in 1870, and the work of building was
suspended; the dressed stone for the columns,
arches, windows, etc., of the chancel remain
to this day in the boxes in which they we're
sent out. In 1879 Rev. Alfred Willis, D. D.,
was consecrateG as the successor of DR.. Staley.
The development of the islands by the recip-
r9city treaty with the United States has
opened opportunities for the extension of the
mission. The bishop has now nine clergy as
sociated with him, five priests and four deacons
There are two priests ii, Honolulu, one at
Wailuka on Mani, one on Hawaii, and one on
Kanai, whose mission is self supporting. The
congrcgationalists and Roman Catholic bod
les have both their stone churches in Homo
luln, but the Anglican church has nothing
but poor frame building that would be COR
sumed in an hour should spark fall upon it.
An effort is being made to build portion Of
the church on the foundations that were laid
in 1865. A considerable portion of the stone
has been quarried for it near Hodolulu, and
it is hoped to proceed with the building in
the coming spring, but it is impossible for
the church to complete the work without as
sistance. The above is very brief statement
of the reason of the Bishops appeal for aid.
Thu SERMON.
The bishop took his text from the 3sth
chapter of Isaiah, 7th and Sth verses: "And
this shall be sign unto thee from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He hath
spoken. Behold, will bring again the shad-
ow of the degrees, which is gone down in the
sun dial of Ahaz ten degrees backward. So
ft,a foy, Hxyxr hi !, do
grees 1t was gone down. The bishop
argued in favor of the genuineness and
truth of this transaction on the ground that
| in the account there is q complete absence of
any expression of wonder aud surprise in the
relation of the occurrence, and claimed that
if the author was attempting to impose upon
the credulity of his hearers, and convince men
that events happened that never took place,
he would have taken pains to commend his
story to his readers. He also answered the
assertion of skeptics that the occurrence was
impossible, as it would have upset the whole
course of nature, and there is no record of
such a disturbance, by declaring that it was
not in opposition to reason; that it was local,
and an event very widely know at the time,
but not observed except in one portion of the
world. This was followed by good deal of
historical evidence that the event did happen
after reciting which he claimed that no rea-
sonable mind could reject the evidence. In
connection he said it would have been regard
ed as impossible few years ago to talk be-
tween two points, many miles apart or to COM
municate instantly between America and
Ireland. These would have been con-
sdered physical impossibilities, because they
were then beyond the range of human expert
ence. He instanced the fact of the mirage of
the desert and the phenomena of the Arctic
circle, and many other occurrences observed
by travellers, and concluded that it was man
ifest miricle, because it took place for GER
tain predetermined end, and the forces of ma
ture by which it was brought about were
overruled and bent by the author of nature to
the accomplishment of that end. This end
was the witness not only of returning life to
turniHg life to dying world. Ever since the
fall had the shadows been lengthening, and it
might have seemed as though the course of
human live was to end in eternal night; but
no; God had provided for the bringing in of
life and immortality, and the sign on the dial
of Ahaz WAS one in that long series of tokens
that the promise of redemption should be full
filled.
The bishop then proceeded to explain what
an important and interesting portion of the
world Honolulu is for missionary enterprise,
where the people sit in darkness and the shadow
of death, and closed with trief but earnest
appeal for aid.
At the conclusion of the discourse Rev. Mr..
Thomas, the rector of the church, spoke few
words, urging liberal contribution. He did
not often make appeals of that character, but
in this instance he departed from his usual
custom, and expressed the hope that the
church in America would give literally for
this object, which he regarded very important.
On the previous Sunday the bishop preached
at st. Johns church, on st. Anthony hill, and
yesterday afternoon he again preached at the
same church. He is very pleasant speaker,
and wears the large, scarlet, Oxford hood.