The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-12-26
CELEBRATIONS or CHRISTMAS.
81. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.

This ediiicc was artistically and
chastely decorated for the Christ
mas services. The rood screen and
the chanccl walls were clad in MALE
vines, with wrcaths of roses in the
arches and interstices, passion
flowers and ferns interspcrsing at
intervals. Arches of palm leaves
were placed at the back of the
chancel, and rich Offering of
flowers was arranged effectively on
the altar On either side of the
altar ran the inscription: "Unto Us
n Child is Born--Unto Us Son is
Given, ''and ON the altar was the le-
gend, Goodwill Toward Men"
The sides of the rood screen had:
"a Vir~in Shall Conceive and Bear
. Sol-And Shall Call His Name
Emmanuel" and on the center arch
was the angelic invocation, " Glory
to God in the IIighest-the devices
being all in quaint characters.
Choral celebrations were held by
the first and second congregations,
respectively, at G 80 and 1880 in
the morning, upon elaborate pro-
grammes successfully executed.
Morning prayer was held respect
lively at $3.50 and IL o'clock. AT
this part of the Bishops services the
Kings Own attended in uniform;
there was n very large, chiefly
native, gathering, and the celebra-
ton was marked with much state.
Rev. w. II. Barnes assisted in the
readings, the Bishop preaching in
English and Hawaiian. The exer-
cises lasted until quarter after
eleven, and the second congregation
was waiting outside when the sur
pliccd choir filed out, followed by
Bishop Willis bearing large gilt
cross preceding the dispensing as
sembly.
Rev. George Wallace Immediately
began the service for his flock, being
assisted by Mr.. Groser. Mr.. Wal
lace preached an appropriate dis
course from Exodus 1926, last
clause, "What mean We by this SER
vice." Millions were observing
this festival throughout the world,
but a great proportion of them took
no thought of the fact they were
celebrating. Christmas was largely
priced merely for its social associa-
tons. There was time when the
festival was neglected and even des-
pissed, and that, too, by English
people. A great American preacher
once warned his hearers against n
time coming when the tendency
would be for more elaborate church
architecture and the keeping of
Christmas. The descendants of
that congregation had built one of
the finest churches in the country,
| and Christmas was one of their
dearest festivals. This change might
not mark an advance, but it seemed
to be sign of the times, indicating
that some are willing to do away
with the evils of separation, and
prayingo and working for greater
unity in the church universal.
Christians should celebrate Christ
mas in honor of the great work of
the Redeemer whose birth it COM
memorated. They must go to Christ
to ascertain why Christmas should
be kept. The day should not be
allowed to degenerate into eating
and drinking, and merry-making,
like the saturnalia of ancient Rome.
1t should be the aim of Christians
to so observe the day that it would
have benign influence upon them
in all the relations of life. Christ.
mas meant that Christianity would
never have been if it had not beer
that Christ was born. God might
have sent deliverance to the race by
a different agent-a holder Moses
a more evangelical Isaiah, q more
holy David; might have used othel
means than sending us to Bethlehem
and a little child; might have givel
us book as precious as the Bible
without the story of the incarnation
But there could not have been thu
gospel in all its sweetness, its hope
power and pathos, without thu
manager of Bethlehem, the Goldman
touched with our infirmities, givin!
himself as sacrifice, rising from
the dead, and pleading forever TO
us at his Fathers throne. Sucl
were some of the thoughts elabo
rated by the preacher to his at
tentive audience.
AT THE CHINESE MISSION.
A Santa Claus entertainment wa
given the Chinese Mission School
in the Chinese Y. Nj. G. A. Hal
Christmas eve. The children of tn
school were present in full force
and with them a large attendance c
, their parents, and friends of til