The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-11
KAUMAKAPILI DEDICATION.
Immense CongregatiOn-Addr from
the Venerable DIR. Smith.


There was vast congregation present
at the dedication services of Kaumaka
DiIi Church. Princesses POOmaikelan1
and Kaiulani, also Hon. A. S. CleghOrn
Rev. and Mrs H. Bingham, Mrs. Judge
McCully, Mrs. DR.. Hyde, Mrs. B. f.
Dillingham;, with other representatives
! of the foreign churches, were found
| amongst the great cOncourse formed by
| Kawaiahao congregation uniting for the
nonce with that of Kaumakapii. AS
Anticipated, the services were very i'm
pressiye, thirteen native pastors being
on the platform, while seven native and
foreign clergymen officiated in the ex-
ercises.
Rev. c.. NJ. Hyde, D. D., offered the
opening prayer, Rev. H. H. Parker,
pastor of Kawaiahao, the dedication
Drawer. while Revs. A. Pail, j. II. Ma
hoe and S. Waiwaiole led the devOtions
at different times. The sermon was
preached by Rev J. n. Paikule, Hon.
II. Waterhouse delivered an address,
and Rev. Lowell Smith, ID, delivered
the historical address, of which an Eng
lish translation, kindly furnished by
himself, appears below. Led by the
great new organ, lately imported from
England, manipulated with his usual
skill by Mr. Wray Taylor, the service of
praise, as may be supposed by all who
know what Hawaiian singing is, was
magnificent. The offerings of the occa-
sion amounted to the large sum of $500.
Rev. Dr. Smith read the following his
torical sketch with a force and fervor
that were astonishing, considering his
great age and the fact that, only few
months ago, he met with a severe acct
dent:
KAUMAKAPILI.
During the annual meeting of the Ha-
waiian Evangelical Association in Homo
lulu, June, 1887, Rev. Lowell Smith and
wife were requested to commence d new
station at Kaumakapii nel.
The native grass houses were very
numerous at that time and we found it
very difficult to secure suitable lot for
the mission family, and another for the
school house.
In those days, the land all belonged
nominally to the King and high chiefs.
Most of the land in this neighbOrhOOd
belonged to Paki, one of the high chiefs.
But like the centurion in the Gospel,
who said to one man go, and he gOeth
and to another come, and he cOmeth SO
this high chief commanded two or three
families to vacate, and he would furnish
them houses IN some other locality.
In this way, little Oblong square,
about One-fOurth of an acre, was obtained
for the mission premises and another
for the school house yard.
n
house, and a large school house. | think
it was some time in November when we
were ready to commence operations in
this part OF the town.
In the good providence of God, this was
just at the commencement of the great |
celebrated revival, which continued |
three years (mOre or less) and when |
chiefs and people, all over the islands. !
were easily persuaded to meet often for |
prayer and praise to Almig hty God, and |
to listen to the reading and preaching of
the Gospel. For the want of a suitable |
house of worship, we used to meet in the |
school house on the Sabbath, and for
early morning prayer meetings. But we
soon found that the school house did not
One-half of the Sabbath
and we built large lanai
in the front yard, and covered it with
IuSles W Keep OH Cbe sun, ana SITOWeu
the ground with grass and rushes for the
people to sit down upon, la Hawaii.
My pulpit was the door sill, with half
0f my congregation in the house and
lalf outside. | was then in the prime of
ife, and, with the aid of the Holy Spirit,
found it very easy to preach line upon
inc, and precept upon precept, and thus
eed the sheep and lambs with the bread
md water of life.
CHURCH.
On the first day of April, 1888, Rev
/. Bingham assisted me in organizing a