The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-12-04


brought us together to unite in the
rejoicing over the finished work.
We read, in Gods Word, that
when the patriarch Jacob was
iourneying, away from home and
friends, he lay down, a wearied
traveller, for his night reposc, with
onlp stone for a pillow and the
blue sky of heaven for the canopy
of his couch. But in his dreams he
saw the sloping hillside opposite
transformed into altar stairs, on
which were Gods angel messengers,
ascending and descending on their
GRAND of ''pcace on Garth and good
will to men," More than that, this
child of God, u solitary, responding
wanderer, heard, then and there,
Gods own voice of heavenly COM
fort, and His promise of divine bles-
sing to him and to the nation that
should have in that land their an
ccstral home. Adoring gratitude
moved him, on awakening, to mark
the scene of such special mercies, by
consecrating the stone that had
served him for pillow, and setting
it up as a pillar, bearing Gods
name, to perpetuate the memory of
that vision of divine fellowship and
sympathy.
So this building, beneath whose
roof we are now assembled, into
which the members of this Chinese
Y. M. G. A. have built not only the
silver of their generous gifts, but their
spirit of kindly sympathy and their
purpose of loving helpfulness, stands
and long may it stand-no unsub-
stantial dream of the night, but solid
and honorable testimonial of that
spirit of brotherly kindness and open
handed liberality, that comes into
the darkness of our earthly life,
wherever the light of Christian truth
blesses the heart of man with it's
revelation of the fatherhood of God,
and its promise of a home of
heavenly holiness and blessedness.
Here the stranger will be welcomed,
the inquirer guided, the ignorant in
structcd, the penniless sheltered, the
sick relieved, the poor assisted, the
solitary ones made glad with the as
surance of human sympathy and Of
divine remembrance. In devout re-
cognition of the Holy Spirit, revealed
as the comforter, whose office it is
to make evident and effectual
Christ's life of self-denying and
self-sacrifcing love for our sinful
and suffering humanity, we do now
dedicate in Christ's name this build
ing, and all it's belongings to the
service of God, for the pious uses
for which it has been planned and
built. May Christ's name be ever
honored, and grateful praise be
given, by the right use of every
apartment and of every convenience
here provided. May all of lis here
present, and all who may enjoy the
privileges of this building conse-
Grated to God and humanity, be
living stones in the temple of our
God. May all have that faith, and
hope and love, which give the sure
pledge of "a house of God, not
made with hands, eternal in the
heavens, the mansion prepared for
the redeemed soul. And now to the
God, who made us, and redeemed
us, that we may ever dwell with
Him in the fellowship of holy love,
be all praise, dominion, and majesty,
cvermore. Amen.
General Secretary Fuller, of the
Honolulu Y. M. G. A., being called
on, delivered short address, Mr..
Damon interpreting for the Chinese.
A brief and eloquent speech in Ha-
waiian followed, by Mr.. Henry
Warehouse. The following hymn
was sung in the three languages by
the audience, standing:-
DEDICATION HYMN.
These walls we to Thy honor raise,
Long may they echo with thy praise,
And thou descending fill the place,
With choicest tokens of Thy grace.
Here let the great Rcdeemer reign
With all the graces of His train,
While power divine His word attends
TO conquer foes and cheer his friends,
And in the great decisive day
When God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear
That crowds were born to glory here
The hymn ended with the doxo'
logy, after which the services were
brought to close by DR.. Hyde pro
nouncing the benediction.
The audience was invited to re
main seated and partake of tea ant
cake provided by the members O.
the Association, an invitation whicl
was duly honored. The refresh
ments served were liberal in guam
tity as we'll as excellent in quality
About half an hour was very agree
ably spent in those social felicitie
peculiar the world over to the ecu
that cheers but not inebriates," afte
which the audience dispersed Will
congratulations could be heard o
every hand on the suspicious inar
guration of the Yau Hok Kitu
Ching To vi.
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POLICE COURT.
FRIDAY, Dec. 1th.