The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-06-09

to Himself. Men yield TO the blessed
influence OF the example and spirit oi
Jesus as they yield to no other motive.
Here then is the mission of Gods house,
to afford kindly hospitality and welcome
10 all men whether near 10 God or far
from Him in belief or life. Here too is
the duty of those who are intent on serv-
ing the humanity for which Jesus Weld
ed up His life. Here too is the RESPONSE
bility which rests on every man and
woman in the community; for recogniz-
ing the devotion OF this building to the
service of humanity under the gracious
guidance of God What a summons is
there in this service for men to covenant
to accept and gratefully use the inestim-
able blessings OF religious worship.
MR. J. T. WATERHoUsE, JR.-Dear
members and friends OF the Central
Union Church. I have been asked to
represent the G. .. s. School to-day. 1t
is no doubt very joyful occasion to
each member OF our school for the corner
stone OF our new church and Sunday
school room, is laid to-day, and We shall
be more than glad, when the day comes
for US to occupy il. In the box that is
to be put into the corner stone, are the
names of our ffty-two teachers, seven
officers and 4S7 scholars, making the
total OF SAG members. hope each mem
Der from the Youngest to the oldest will
feel that it is our church, and will have
deeper personal interest in church
and school. You will remember in last
Sundays lesson that King Joash saw
that the Temple was in very bad state
-(the lesson was deeply interesting to
us because our own church was no
| longer suited to our increased numbers
The first thing he did was to set about
getting money to repair it. Well, he
made the first money box. 1t was
chest with a hole in the top large
enough for the people to put silver coins
in. What was the result? The people
soon filled the chest, when it was emp
tied and filed again and again, SO there
was plenty to repair the Temple, and
the people joyfully gave-as our golden
text says-the Lord loveth a cheerful
Sunday OF each month we have a collec-
ton to help furnish our future Sunday
school room, and after to-day no doubt
We will all work with new zeal for our
new church and Sunday school room,
and rejoice seeing the walls growing
higher and higher. Givers are still
needed for the Lords work and children
may help TO give, and God has promised
in His word, that If we give willingly
and freely He viii pour out a blessing
upon US, that there viii not be room
enough to receive 1t. May Gods bless
ing rest upon our work, and may our
church and all our sister churches be a
power for good in these fair islands.
After singing " Onward Christian
Soldiers by the Sunday School, |
salutations from Kaumakapili, Ka- |
waiahao, Anglican and japanese
Methodist Episcopal Churches were
given respectively by Rev.Kelahuna,
Rev. Il. II. Parker, Rev. Alex. Mack
intosh and Rev. A. N. Fisher. The
salutations are given in order below
with the exception of the first by
Rev. Kekahuna, who responded in
Hawaiian in place of Rev. j. Waia-
mau who was not present on account
of illness.
REV. II. H. PARKER-It seems to have
been happy thought which led you in
your selection OF the material for your
new house. Many Of you who are the
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. Centered in
these homes are the tenderest associa-
tions Of life. Here too in the past. in
happy affiliatioD 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 a distinc-
lively Hawaiian community. And so it
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 it
from its original condition, to build it 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 Kaahumanu, with Kinau and Ke-
1auluohi, with Matthew Kekuanaoa, {
John Ii, Philip Naone and many others l
tender to you her happy 6
elicitations. That old church must have
/ warm place in her heart for this her I
sister, because not few OF your /
'wn sons and daughters have given US G
continuous and very generous aid in the
me grand and common cause which is so {
lear to the heart OF every lover of our C
ace-a cause in which its central figure I
nd moving-splrit is Himself the founda- l
ion stone upon which the world is build O
ng its most precious hope and faith. The fl
rogress of Christianity in these islands s
as been most remarkable; in its early o
avs it may be said to have been phen- c
minal. Still the achievements already C
lade have have not been attained with n
ut many difficulties encountered. There "
ave been periods OF darkness, depres- a
ion and retrogression. The present
GEMS to be one of those periods. st all "
vents we seem TO be surrounded at the T
resent time with many distracting and a,
influences unfavorahle to p
rowth. 1t is not by any means certain r
lat we shall not meet these unfavorable r
lfuences in the future in still greater
leasure. Changes in the condition OF T
lings and in the relations of public af- r
irs follow each other in rapid succession