The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-05

must be confessed, some more dis
tinctive appellative, and not so aggres-
sive as the epithet often applied to it
in derisive contumely-''them mission
airy church." But neither sneers nor
ISLANDERS can controvert the fact that
this building stands as a memorial of
the work of those whose successors we
are. We enjoy this fruit of the labors
of those missionary fathers and
mothers of whom this world was not
worthy, God himself having provided
for them better things than these. In
building this house we have not
grudgingly kept back from the Lords
use for our own personal enjoyment
ought of what we owe to Him, but
have freely and lovingly given of our
richest and our best We could not
be satisfied with anything else or any
thing less. We are well assured that
God, who $50 loved the world as to
likes a cheerful giver; for gain is not
goodness, and giving willingly makes
US God like. We need not be told
that all gifts are worthless if they
are only pretentious substitutes for
personal love and sympathy and
helpfulness. Whoever enters this
house should feel at once that
this is the spiritual home of
live church, instinct in every part
with the spirit of fellowship through
ministry to the higher needs of human
ity, that so God may be glorified If
this is to be a house of worship worthy
the name, it must be ga house of
prayer for all people," for all sorts and
conditions of men, drawn together by
the common needs of a common hui
mainly. 1t must bear inscribed also
over it's portals, and over erything
within it's walls, "Holiness unto the
Lord.n That must ever be the
desire and the endeavor; so
shall this brotherhood of believers
walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing" And God is best pleased
when we are co-workers with Him,
hearts and hands all engaged in His
great work-the salvation and sancti-
fication of sinful humanity. We can
have in this work Apostolic success,
of far more Importance than Apostolic
succession, only as we have the Apos-
tolic spirit. That can be ours only so
far as all the membership shall have
that power for service which our
Divine Redeemer promised to the
Church as a body, when they should
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
May that gift of Pentacostal power fOI
service come, here and now, upon
each one of this body of assembled
worshippers, making this Central
Union Church band of Christian
workers, whose motto shall be not
merely "for Christ and His Church,
but the broader and fuller utterance
of Christian faith and fellowship
| ~; hn of rrIr
in Christ, for the uplifting of the
of Gods truth and love through
surrender, sacrifice and service"
The House for Christ-By Rev
S. Il. Bishop
We here tender this house to on
Lord and Master, not as partly for Hi
use and partly for our own convent
ence. 1t is absolutely for His use; 70
our own only as subservient to His
1t is only such absolute surrender tina
our Lord accepts, returning it hun
bred fold in blessings. Let such b
our hearts attitude-wholly conten
never to look on this house again,
only the dear Master will use it glori
ously for His own work, and visit Hi
the gift? Most gladly He will, if on
whole hearts go with it. Not becaus
of it's beauty or commodiouSness. Ii
would accept with as high honor tina
cheap little Japanese chapel at HilC
built by them with such joyful sacr
, flee. 1t was fitting for us to make on
gift outwardly more choice. The bird
, may present her husband with som
scarf of richest adorning; but if he
sweetest love go not with it, his heal
p is left sore. Let this church as til
q Bride of Christ bring this beautifl
q gift to her Lord with her dearest low,
So offering our gift, we may eXpe'
His smile. His blessing will come
q inspiration to discern His present
! among us to feel His power by I'll
n Holy Spirit. Accepting this hous
e He will keep it from becoming p!at
4 of formal, stately worship. He wi
Il make it the home of outpourir
g prayer; of melting Christian eXpel
g ence; of mighty awakenings, whe
q souls are brought into penitence al
II the light of God. He will make it
j place where His people plan for va
n led and out-reaching work of III
" Kingdom, and munificently dist
= butte their resources in all the cha
" nels of such work. And as His houS
If He will here make every soul fe
A. through us full welcome. None
IL lowly, none so sinful, that they q
10 not completely welcome in this hou
rs of the pardoning, comforting, lovi
ls Shepherd OF their souls.
I'd After the completion of Rev. S.
al Bishops address the Hon. Mr.. Your
Is on behalf of the Building Commit,
OF transferred the church to the trustee
'u He said:
n My DEAR FRIENDS: After mu
of patient waiting, and no doubt a tt
+ dency on the part of some to eXclai
pd that "hope deferred maketh the he;
of SICK" we now find ourselves snug
lis housed within the walls of our n,
ve church We should be actuated I'll
morning by feelings of the most p
found gratitude to God, who in {
~ kind providence has made this chur
and congregation the possessors
. such a muniticent gift as the gracef
"a substantial and commodiouS edit
~ we have met this morning to dedic;
~ to His service. With this thought
W mind now, on behalf of the Build
'is Committee, to whom was entrust
u the erection and completion of Il
e" new home of ours, deliver over
IL IL premises and keys to the trustees
III III the Central Union Church of Hol
10 lulu.
ge- Mr.. J. o. Carter, for the truste
lily responded as follows: