The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-04
THE NEW CHURt FL.
aging Of the Corner Stone OF the
Central Union Church.
IMPRESSIVE Exercises by Differ
emf Members of the Church
and Pastors of Other
Honolulu Churches.
List Of Contents of the Box Sealed In
the Corner Stone.

w eOue5u6y u uue o0, WIGS Jay ionS
to De recollected by the members and
friends OF the Central Union Church.
For some years past the church on
Fort street was found to be made
quate to the wants Of the congregs-
ton. The list OF membership Is
large, and is constantly increasing,
the attendance on any occasion com
pletely filing the pews, oftentlmes
80 full ais to cause the closeness to
be uncomfortable Seeing the
necessity of a larger building,
committee was appointed February
19, 1890, to take under consideration
the matter Of providing the means
for the erection of a new building.
The exercise Wednesday was one
of the results of the labors of this
committee.
For several weeks the workmen
have been at work upon the struc-
ture, having the walls built TO con-
siderable distance above the ground.
The material used is stone quar-
ried from the Bishop property at
Palama. The stone is, as one OF the
speakers remarked, ''tried by fire."
1t is somewhat porous yet harder
than much of the sandstone used for
building purposes. The one from
which the corner stone" was cut IS
harder, less porous and more COM
pact than the majority of the rock
used in the construction of the
church. The drilling and chiseling
it into shape was mostly the work of
a Portuguese laborer about eighteen
years old.
The exercises of laying the corner
stone were held in the yard of the
Punahou Preparatory school; tenn
porary stand was constructed for
seating the speakers. Chairs were
arranged, which were hardly suffi-
cient to seat the large number OF
people who attended the ceremony.
An organ was placed beside the
speakers stand for the use of the
choir of the. Central Union Church,
Mr.. Wray Taylor playing
Promptly at 3 O'Clock Rev. f. O..
Beckwith. d. D., arose, stating that
we had come to very glad hour
in the history of our church-the
erection of a new edifce." He intro
duced Rev T. L. Gulick, who gave
| the following Invocation:
| o Thou our heavenly Father who in
| habitest eternity, whose name is holy
we come to invoke Thy blessing upon
| the laying OF the foundations of this tenn.
| pie to the honor OF thy name. Thou, c
| God, dwellest not in temples made with
| hands, for heaven is Thy throne anc
earth is Thy footstool: what house car
we build for thee? Thou hast built the
mountains; the earth,-the Heavens
and all things therein are the work d
Thv hands the Heaven Of Heavens can
not contain thee. Thou art not wor
shipped with mems hands, as tho ThoU
needest anything, for Thou givest to al
life and breath and all things. Bu
Thou, Lord, dost dwell with them tina
are OF a humble and contrite spirit
Help US, We pray Thee, to consecrat
ourselves and the work OF our hands q
Thee that we may be living temps
to Thy praise, built upon the foundation
of the prophets and apostles, and G
Jesus Christ, the chief corner stone
We ask it in the name Of Him who hatl
laid down His life that We might live
AMEN.
A scripture lesson was read b.
Rev. o. p Emerson. The choir the
sang the anthem, " Praise to tn
Father" Responsive reading wa
led by Rev. G. NJ Hyde, D. D., tn
others present following with til
responses of Psalm CXXXII.
Mr.. B. T. Dillingham;, for til
trustees, made the following address
; 1t is less than three quarters of a Gel
fury since the corner stone OF Christia
; civilization was laid in Hawaii. TIL
ceremonies attending that importar
event were peculiar to the Great Arch
r tect of the universe, who moves in
mysterious way His wonders to pc
3 FORM God alone witnessed in til
landing of His chosen people upon til
shores Of darkest Hawaii" the layir
e OF foundation stone whose length an
6 breadth compassed the Hawaiian kin
r dom. The light of God's eternal trut
J. and purpose penetrated the darkne
! and the gloom OF heather ignorance ar
e superstition, and in this light wake
o and worked those faithful messengers
= peace, into whose hands was committe
: the trusteeship OF the Christian civiliz
(; ton We enjoy to-day. Scores OF churt
J, edificies, dedicated to the worship OF Of
d common Father are monumental vi
n nesses OF the labors OF the faithful few
F; their towers pointing heaven-ward gu
a gest thoughts OF comfort concerning Il
departed, and inspire in the minds Of Il
thoughtful, hopes for the present al
future generations. Today we gather
lay the corner stone of another mon
y ment 10 testify our faith in the san
s cause, and our love for the same Chr
g that led the fathers and mothers OF III
, Christian nation TO forsake home ,kindr'
and friends to bring the gospel OF pea
81 TO this then far-of and unknown Ian
l. The pastor, officers, trustees and mer
r bers OF this branch of the Church
p Christ, stretched out their hands in fai
p towards the everlasting hills, and th'
yield mp their treasured strength in stol
that has been tried by fire. 1t is tru
said that "union is strength As Of
stone is TO be laid upon another until II
- structure Is complete, and cemented
5, gether in one solid mass, so may the i
- fiuence OF this branch OF Christian wO
= be united with that OF every other
e whatever denomination for the purpo
re OF advancing the temporal and spiriiu
~ welfare OF humanity. Christian uni'
10 and cooperation not only in spiritu.
10 but also in temporal things, will y
OIL prove tower of strength in the salvati,
OF souls An effort tn cultivate a spirit
unity and oneness OF aim and pnrpos
~ 5-;ll :, -.:s.iers to masters the day of &
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