The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-06-04


congregation va. laid with uppBpfi-
ave ceremonies The Central lniun
Church body was formed four years
ago by the amalpsmation Of Fort.
street Church ard The Bethel Union
Church. The church Of the latter
had been burned in the great fire Of
1856. 4 large and wealthy church
and congregation is the result OF the
union Besides hein9 old aud de-
cayed, the wooden church on Fort
street was early found too small for
the comfort of the united cougrega-
ton. Ii aas therefore resolved in
1890 to "arise and build 1t was
after iul deibcration that it was de-
cidcd to put up a substantial stone
church
Three O'Clock was the hour ap-
pointed for laying the corner stone.
An elevated platform for the chief
actors had been built in the yard OF
Punahou Preparatory School, oppo-
site the site of the new church AT the
corner of Beretania and Richards
streets. Rows of chairs to seat hun
dreds of people were set in the yard.
A platform had been built at the
northeast corner of the rising build
ing, where The corner stone was to
be laid at the level Of the basement
walls. On the platform Of Punahou
School yard were seated Rev. +, G.
Beckwith, ID. D., Rev. c. M. Hyde,
ID. d., Revs. Hiram Bingham, II. ii.
Parker, $. +. Bishop, Alex. Mackin-
tosh, 0. +. Emerson, L. l.. Gulick,
A. n. Fisher, j. X. Kekahuna and
w. B. OIeson. Hon. A. f. Judd,
Chief Justice Hon. j. b. Atberton,
and Messrs. =. G. Jones, A. Young
and B. f. Dillingham;.
In the throng on the ground were
the Hawaiian Evangelical Associa-
tion in body, the Sunday school of
Central Union Church, the ladies
of the congregation generally, and
many prominent citizens, among
whom were noticed: Hon. A.
S. Cleghorn, Major JAS. W. Robert
son, II. MS Chamberlain; His
Honor Mr.. Justice Dole, DR.. n. B.
Emerson, Profs. Hosmer, Lyons and
Bissell of Oahu College, Hon. w f.
Allen, Mr.. Ii. W. Severance, u. S.
Consul General; Messrs. G. NJ.
Cooke, W. W. Hail, Robert Lish-
man, G. L. Carter, H. Warehouse,
Jos. Emerson, G. Hammer, j. II.
Patty, l.. Adler, w. f. Frear, G.. j.
Lyons, etc. The choir of the church
was present, with a cabinet organ on
which the organist, Mr.. Wray Tay-
lor, accompanied the singing.
Rev. DR.. Beckwith, pastor of the
church, was master of ceremonies.
AT the time appointed he rose and,
saying they had come to a glad hour,
called on Rev. 7. l.. Gulick, who de-
livered a solemn invocation. The
choir sang an anthem. DR.. Hyde led
the congregation in a responsive
reading of Psalm 1872.
Mr. B. f. Dillingham; delivered an
address on behalf of the trustees
1t was less than three quarters of a
century since the corner stone of
Christian civilization was laid in Ha-
wall. Scores of church edifces are
monumental witnesses of the labOrs
of the faithful few. That day they
were gathered TO lay The corner stone
OF new monument to testify their
faith in the same cause, and their
love for the same Christ that led the
fathers and mothers of this Christian
nation to forsake home, kindred and
friends to bring the gospel of peace
to this distant land, The pastor, Of
ficers and members of this church
had stretched out their hands in faith
to the everlasting hills, and these
yield up their treasured strength in
stone that has been tried by fire.
Christian unity was the best promise
of the millennium. The influence they
prayed that the new edllice would
have, might be expressed in the three
cardinal objecto--patriotism, educa-
ton and Christianity.
Mr.. Alexander Young spoke as the
representative of the building com
mittee. The original committee, or
ganized February 10, 1890, consisted
of Messrs. G. M. Cooke, W. W. Hall,
w. B. Oleson, A. l.. Smith and A.
Young. Messrs. Cooke and Oleson
resigned after seven meetings for pr-
vate reasons, and Messrs. f. J. Low
rey and Il. Lishman were appointed
in their stead. Hon. c. II. Bishop
granted them stone from the Palama
quarres of the Bishop estate, similar
to that used in the Bishop buildings
at Kamehameha School, and charged
them the nominal sum of 500 for the
material. Mr.. F. Harrison construct.
ed the foundations for S., S47 81, IN
Guiding extras. Careful estimates
led to the conclusion that the build
ing as now projected and in cUnstruc-
ton would cost 500, 900 exclusive of
organ and furniture. Mr.. Lishman
resigned from the committee and
made proposal, after deliberate
calculations with Mr.. Much, master
builder, to construct the church for
$88, 800, exclusive of organ, furni
ture and glass. Mr.. c. NJ. Cooke
took the place vacated on the com
mittee. A later proposal by DIR.
Lishman was to superintend the quar-
rying and everything at $50 a week,
with the assistance of Mr. Much at