Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-24

4 issns t"arss.s., ss.,ssv 81 rre.
Cathedral

Cathedral
\ sounr gentleman visiting this city has "a
ccull, written several interesting lr,ier to the
Camle,land MrruU. II rafnmaua, New
Soulh wales tr,m onc " the latest is made
,he following csecrpl
ilAviug GOT comfortably settled in this most
delightful place tlionnlnlul VIC make bold to
,c'l acruss the sea to yon a few wuUis lies
scupiivs oi Is character and advantages IN
eat last lrt,ct Wctc. unless I avn mistaken 10
he lonnd statements relative 10 the pleasing
ifsf fstfaAA presented on ones obtaining a
hints cye view II the town AMI It's enyitnns
also remarks on the character viewed superb.
ctally II ! may speak thus, vt the natives Of
Tho Hawaiian islan,l. and the vcp ctcdiiablc
rrgrcss Of the place - "a, A. the adoption OF
CERTAIN mcietn institutions NJ utility and con.
vtnirnce IL concerned We may refer to these
ma,jefs again murr fully further on.
We embraced c.day lSunday, and Sept the
first oppotuuity oi attending chufch IN
iefcign land, and found seats readily in ST An.
drrw'S psuC aihcdfal tot which We had heard
something ihroulh the medium oi the New
South Wales thufchman printed in Para.
NATAL J may Say a. once that, contrary To
expectations almost. NC were charmed. II is
long day since We ~ thoroughly cnieyed any
NJ, high,elass but The tunes wcfc familiar old
ones, bringing hack. with a fragrance more
than perhaps ever belonged thoroughly TO the
obi associations -hu, which was cngrndcrcd
~ the novelty al everything around us and the
gsaiihine agtcrah,entSs IT the new stylc--the
leaa TO be remembered days Of the past. in 81
john's when We listened to- heart thrilling and
roul.reireshing strains Of good CONGREGATION
isaise I'm AFRAID not always To be secured on
demand in the same place in later times,
The discourse was from the ipS Of the Rev
&. Wallace, on the text. III we say We
have no sin We deceive ourselves /. and Il YOU
viii excuse the iteration | will say again ICON.
,rap TO expectation, sleosi, We were
charmed The Tscaeher added to natural
eicqucncc, as man. that true isrvency which
esn I've commanded alone 10y a truly intelligent
fearless Christian. His words Il they fell on
the cars Of his old listeners as they did ON ours
- s,rangefs-uust have made deep impression
on many hearts present Ones thoughts even
under the spell exercised invariably Nv good
preacher, cannot be controlled mine would
wander to tho connection between what then
Sw and heard and the alleged progress OF
irrcthough,. seepticism, maierialism-of what
you will--o, the present day.
The result OF my humble cogiiations briefly
we're Il such men as these lahurinc here
\.
iii much discretion were ased--to uphold her
work land Of course am speaking IN a broad
senscl then the rollers Of rdicule aud unbclief
might beat necessarily on the shores OF the
erea, work Of the tunhefance of the Creators
Kingdom with no more effect So far as the
hacking OF human hearts and running Of souls
are concerned than have the restless waves OF
or South Pacific upon the grim, dark (but. to
ps, dearl Gifts tina, barrier the commercial
frontage Of Sunny New South Males The
element Of discretion is one OF good in every
other connection then why ne, in the connec-
ton OF the appointment OF Gospel ministers
! personally am great stiekler Tot "iaet
ami think It no offence TO holy considerations
to say that, in my opinion Il speak with all due
Humility againl, tact should be a paramount
matter in the mind Of both minister and those
IN authority over ministers.
We had heard OF the strength Of the "relig.
ious element IN this place and il is aitTibu.
table in the minds OF different outsiders TO as
many different influences In my mind three
explanations OF rather satisfactory, think,
state Of things presen, themselves honest
~crk The presence Of good material on which
10 work, 80 far as the native population is con.
ccisesi and the absence OF certain phases Of
The deplofable side Of civilization FIRE.
quen,ly 10 be met with in other places resem-
''''t 'iaa - tsh - ~ settiapnlSAi SITUATION,
commercial Dependency, and mixed population
are concerned
must not close this tperhaps presumptuousl
chapter, wiihou, saying, with reference TO one
feature OF the evening service, that a number
OF residents OF Hawaii are at present on their
way back from yisi; to Frisco tamong Others
the Rev. Mr. Macintosh, King Kaiakauas
chaplain, and the members OF the " national
band, IN fasJaTf. an institution, | hear OF
which any community might be proud, and
VIC had the hymn " Eternal Father strong TO
save {" for those in pen on the sea ,: the
siiee, was splendid. Also, would like TO say
that though our previous sympaihies could
hardly be represented as High Church We
found nothing ia the presence % attractive altar
ornaments, yestmcnis TO which we had not
been accustomed in our parish churches at
home; and peculiar ceremonies and customs
OF = minor nature, 10 crate on the sensibilities
os detmci from the, as We said before, holy
soothing elevaiing impressions traeeable to the
character Of the evenings worship.