The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-13
a NEW CHURCH.
Report OF the Services-Descriptio
Of the Ehiflce.

Dedication of Paia Foreign Church
Report OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the Edifce.
The Makawao Union Church last Sun
day, March 10th. entered for the first
time upon the occupancy Of their com
modious and elegant church edifce at
Paia. Special services of Dedication
were held on the occasion, in which the
pastor, Rev. Thomas L. Gulick, was as
sisted by Rev. Messrs. w. b. OlesOn and
:. L. Bishop from Honolulu. The
weather Of the morning was fair. An
audience of fully two hundred persons
were assembled, a very few OF them ma
tives. 4 large proportion Of these were
not regular attendants at the worship Of
this church but attracted thither by the
peculiar interest Of the occasion. In the
Introductory portion Of the services We're
two delightfully."- sung anthems, and a
responsive reading OF Psalm "a. The
pastor followed with 'DedicatOry Re-
marks" really an address OF great force
and earnestness. 4 Responsive service
was then recited by the people and the
pastor, standing. This was in Scripture
words, ending i'll formal language Of
solemn dedication OF the house to the
worship and service of God. Gloria
Patri was sung by the congregation,
DediCatOry prayer was offered by Rev.
). +. Bishop Alter a hymn, Rev. w.
b. Oleson addressed the congregation
upon the assigned topic of The Church
and the Community" The anthem fol-
lowed. Il am Alpha and Omega" Rev.
). T. Bishop then addressed the people
upon the assigned subject of g The
Church and the World" The services
closed with dedicatOry hymn, and
prayer and benedictiOn by Rev. Mr..
Morrison, an aged visitor of the EpiscO-
pal Church. We feel justified in saying
that the services were of very deep and
solemn interest to the members OF the
church and to the visitors participating.
All was throughout impressive. The day
was fine, the house was beautiful, the
people were happy and expectant. The
feeling prevailed that the church was
entering upon a new period OF serviceable
and successful activity. The exercises
were happily arranged and well carried
out, so as in good degree to beft the
Importance and joyful solemnity OF the
occasion.
The new house Of worship is situated
exactly upon the site of the old sugar
works OF Paia Plantation, about one and
a half miles inland from Paia K. X. ter
minus, and three miles seaward from
the old foreign Westinghouse. Good
roads lead to it with sufficient directness
from Makawao, Grove Ranch, Hamakua-
poke, and Spreckelsville. 1t is centrally
and conspicuously located. The build
ing is a really beautiful one, well proper
toned in lateral spread and height OF
Il II, l. rod in
these islands upon the more modern plan
for Evangelical churches, with the audi
forum and schOol-room opening into
each other, and with the platform upon
the side with the seats rising in semi
circular form. The seating capacity OF
the arraitGrir. = two hundred. Both
the general architectural harmony, and
the convenient arrangement OF the varl-
Gus apartments, have evidently been
we'll and successfully studied. The
grounds, fences, cemented walks and
hitching posts were all in excellent or
der. We learned that the entire cost
was probably within $4,000. The IN
te1ior was tasteful though simple. -Four
rich stained glass windows were around
the platform. Others of clear glass sup
piled abundant light, as if no "dim" re-
iigion was sought for. We cannot help
felicitating our MakawaO friends upon
the good taste and business thorOughness
as well as upon the proper muniticence
that characterize their fine piece of work.
They have a charming church building
to ''live up to-" We believe they will
try to do it.
A cold mist set in from northwest, as
the congregation dispersed, happily de-
ferred until the good work of assembling
and dedication was accomplished.
S. Z. B.