The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-04-01
A NEW CHURCH.
The Chinese Congregation OF So. An
drew's Cathedral to Erect Neat
Huilding-A Brief Description of It.

The Chinese Congregation of 81. An
drew's Cathedral to Erect y Neat
Buuding-A Brief Description of It.
The plans of the new Chinese church
in connection with the Anglican Mission
are now complete, and work will be
commenced at once. The site chosen for
the new editice is the lot given by the
late Queen Emma to the Anglican Mis-
sion, Situated at near the Emma street
entrance to the ST. Andrews Cathedral
grounds, and granted for the purpose by
the trustees OF the Anglican Church in
Hawaii.
The new building will be of wood upon
foundations OF brick, and will measure
81 feet in length by "a feet in breadth.
Ii will afford seating capacity for over
one hundred and fifty persons. The
Rev. j. Morris of Makawao, was the
architect, and he has certainly designed
a very pretty little church, most convent
emily arranged. The chancel is spsidsl
in form, and is separated from the body
OF the church by an arched screen.
Within the chancel which communicates
ON the right with the vestry, viii be the
choir seats, arranged on either side. On
the left hand of the Emma street end,
porch projects from the main building,
forming the base for graceful spire,
seventy feet in height, surmounted by
cross. The elevation of the Emma street
end shows a beautiful three light window
eighteen feet in height. The builder of
the new church will be Mr.. E.B. Thomas,
4 sufficient guarantee that the work will
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The members OF the Chinese church
are TO be congratulated on the accom-
plishment in the near future of their de-
sire for proper church building. They
are also to be congratulated on having
such an earnest and hard working pastor
as the Rev. Herbert H. Gowen is. His
! untiring efforts have helped in great
measure TO reach this desire.
1t Is Just three years ago this Easter
since the Chinese first began to meet in
the portion of the old pro-Cathedral
screened off from the Sunday school.
About two wears ago the first meeting
was held in furtherance OF their desire to
obtain church, and about thirteen hun
dred dollars were at once promised by
the Chinese members. This has been
collected month by month in small
amounts. At the Chinese Fair held last
Christmas welcome addition was made
to the fund of $1,017. This, together
with money from friends in England,
and several local donations, has all but
completed the necessary amount, so that
the building will be commenced without
mourning debt.
A word or two may here be said about
the work of the Chinese Mission. Look
ing over the published report of Cathe-
dral expenditure it will be seen that the
total amount spent on Chinese work in
1859 was under four hundred dollars, so
that it was impossible to expect very
large results. However, the growth has
been satisfactory, if slow, and the con-
| gregation now has a communicate roll
OF forty-two in constant attendance at the
Sunday and Wednesday evening SER
vices. Many others, not yet communi-
cants, attend the services. There is also
s. Sunday school for the children, and
from the beginning OF the year q day
school in which the English department
is superintendent by Miss Payson, and
the Chinese taught by Mr.. Ten Yong.
There is no doubt that the building OF
the new church will give real impetus
to the work, and its completion is anxi-
ously looked forward TO by the members.
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