The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-04

and rejoice seeing the walls growing
higher and higher. Givers are stlii
needed for the Lord's work and children
may help TO give, and God has promised
IN His word, that If We give willingly
and freely He will pour out blessing /
upon Us, that there viii not be room
enough 10 receive it. May Gods bless
ing rest upon our work, and may our
church and sll our sister churches De
power for good in these fair islands.
After singing " Onward Christian
Soldiers by the Sunday School,
salutstions from kaumakaplli, ha-
waiahao, Anglican aud japanese |
Methodist Episcopal Churches were |
given respectively by Rev-helahuna.
Rev. h IL. Parker. Rev. Alex Mack
intosh and Rev 4. n. Fisher. The
salutatiops are given in order below
with the exception of the first by
Rev kekahuna. who responded IN
Hawaiian In place of Rev. j. Wala-
mau who was not present on account
of Illness
Rev. H. III rARKER-It seems TO have
been happy thought which led you IN
your selection OF the material for your
new Vi you akc sAC
promoters of this enterprise are sons OF
Hawaii by your birthright- These ISL
ands of the Sea are your native land.
| Here, under these tropical skies and by
| the side OF these blue waters are the
| homes of your childhood. Conferred in
| these homes are the tenderest associa-
| tons of life. Here too in the past. in
| happy utilization with the descendants OF
| the aboriginal race, and with many
| others who love Hawaii none the less
| because they are her sons and daughters
| By adoption, you have found distinc-
| lively Hawaiian community. And so 1t
seems to me to be quite Appropriate and
| in keeping with the fitness of things that
| you should have selected this granite
like native stone, as it were redeeming 1t
from its original condition, to build il up
| into house to the honor and service of
the God of our fathers. Brethren,
bring to you the kindly greeting and
warm congratulations of the old historic
kawaiahao Church; the Oldest native
church in the land, where Bingham and
Armstrong and Clark stood side by side
with Kashumanu, with kinau and he
kauIuohi, with Matthew Kekuansoa,
John Ii, Philip Naone and many others
respectively tender to you her happy
Il
a warm place in her heart for this her
younger sister, because not few OF your
own sons and daughters have given Us
continuous and very generous aid in the
one grand and common cause which is SO
, dear to the heart of every lover of our
. race-a cause in which its central figure
! and moving-splrit is Himself the founda-
: ton stone upon which the world is build
, ing its most precious hope and faith. The
progress OF Christianity in these islands
, has been most remarkable: in its early
DAYS il may be said to have been phen
/ ominal. Still the achievements already
r made have have not been attained with
\ out many difficulties encountered. There
. have been periods OF darkness, depres
8 sion and retrogression. The present
/ seems 10 be one of those periods. At al
@ events We seem to be surrounded at tn,
; present time with many distrzcting ant
!, conflicting influences unfavorable {,
II growth. 1t is not by any means certain
q that We shall not meet these unfavorabl
II influences in the future in still create
o measure. Changes in the condition @
Q things and in the relations of public al
l. fairs follow each other in rapid succession
: in these days. The outlook that seem
e bright and hopeful in the early day ma
q be overcast with portentous clouds be
" fore midday is past. But in every clou
!: there is a promise, and every promis
Is shall at last find its fullflment in tn
n completeness of Gods love. What more
,s then, can we ask for the future than tina
d We may be able to discern with unot
. structed vision the pillar of cloud by da
a and as clearly the pillar of FIRE by night
r that is to say that We may be able to in
K terpret without mistake the indication
G. OF the finger OF Providence in our affairs
,e Let Us take courage from the past, an
I thank God. Let Us rise from the mate
- rial. Let Us never forget that the glor
r. OF the church is to be founded, not in tn
or material temple with its creeds and orc
nj inances, but rather in the results of tn
" saving influences of Christianity upo
n mankind. May not our creeds gro'
n shorter and simpler, and our fait
n broader? Let Charity De all embracins
10 Let that love which suffereth long and
a. kind: which beareth all things, hopet
In all things and endureth all things hav
N its perfect trial. Let the hand of tn
- Master Builder have full play upon til
al | life and the character, even as tn
IS skilled hands Of Mr.. Lishman's kay
n Piled the axe and the chisel upon thes
to rough bc1lders; polishing them after th
is sinilitude of palace. and eventual
ID out OF the heterogeneous, distracting an
4 conflicting elements that disturb societ
O. there shall come forth an amalgamatio
Of that will bring with it wholesome an
n abiding peace with life and growth
ID Making mention once more of the kin
OF Aloha OF old kawaiahao, let me leay
Q with you sentiment from the swee
q singer of Israel: Peace be within th
le walls and prosperity within thy palaces
ar Tor my brethren and companions sake
is L will now say, peace be within thee
V Rev. ALEX. MAcKINTosH-MY DEA
d. FRIENDS: In response to q kind an
81 fraternal letter from your pastor d.
Id Beckwith l come to-day to bring to yo
z the cordial salutations Of the people t
ne whom, as a priest of the ANGELICA
US Church Minister, We all appreciate tn
Is Christian motive which inspired the d,
NJ sire for unity on such an occasion 8
n this, we sympathize with you in yor
efforts to spread and deepen the Gosp,
ar OF Christ our common Savior and tb
al chief corner stone on which we a
to build. And We rejoice with you in tb
II wonderful success of your undertaken
To to build house meet for the Worship {
er God, and hope that the beautiful stru,
Nv ture when completed will draw man
All into the service of God Again, no
es dear friends do l assure you who hav
is done SO much to help and encourage .
Ne IN our work in the Anglican Church, {
IN our love and sympathy and l give vo
ne the assurance also OF our prayers to Goe
n that he will prosper you in your wor
III for Him, and OF our hope that buildin
We meet for His worship, a refuge for SOU
ID yearning Tor salvation through Chris
81 will be the result of YOUR Iabors- an