The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-10

in April, 1895, and today the subscrip-
ton list amounts to $10,739.06. The
purchase land IN a part Of the city
where values are rapidly appreciating,
and. as you will see, in the exact local
ity where ii may be OF most good, will
necessitate further soliciting of funds
to the amount of about $500 to meet
the official estimates for completed
Church and Sabbath School, without
incumberance.
LAS we have briefly touched upon
the origin of the work, and of the total
amount pledged for the new Church,
we have not done so in any spirit OF
boastfulness. Rather our feeling is one
of great happiness, and of humble and
devout thanksgiving to God, Who has
brought il all to pass. Our thought all
the wav through has been Surely this
is a work of the Lord and He Will pro-
vide for His own. Except the Lord
build the house, they labor in vain VINO
build it.
we may also add, that our reference
to the fact of our further need OF about
$4,000. for the full completion OF all,
upon unincumbered land, must not be
regarded as lack of faith, for we re-
peat here what we have previously sald
elsewhere, that we believe, though we
do not know where to turn, that He,
Who has opened the hearts and pocket
books thus far, will surely continue his
blessing for the future.
After a song by the choir and the
reading of the Scriptures by Rev. ID. +.
BRINE, Ernest Silva, young man who
is prominent in the work OF the Portu-
guese Mission, read from the Scriptures
in Portuguese. Next came prayer by
Rev. o. II. Gulick, and then an address
in Portuguese by Rev. A. V. Soares, IN
which the speaker dwelt upon the i'm
Dortance of Gods work and mans duty
in regard to the same. After How
Firm a Fountain" by the choir, Mr.. ].
s. Emerson made the following re-
marks:
"Friends-It is with joyful satisfac-
ton and hope that we meet here today
This is an occasion that marks an era
in the history of these Islands. On
these foundations we are building for
all time, something more, we trust,
than perishable walls of wood or stone.
Here character is to be formed, devo-
ton to truth and liberty developed.
1--WE build in humble faith that our
consecrated labor will be accepted by
him whohas said, I am the way, the
truth and the life and who also said,
EYe shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free We are not afraid
of the truth, wherever it may lead.
Gods word has ever been the most
potent factor in the evolution of human
freedom, for it is the truth that makes
free from all bondage. No people can
attain the highest and purest freedom
who are kept in ignorance of the truth.
With reverent faith we lay this stone in
honor of him who is the corner stone of
all true freedom.
Through the open doors of this
house all will be welcome to come and
hear and read for themselves, in a Ian
guage that they can understand, the
wonderful words of life.
I'VE invite all seekers after truth to
join with us in 'worshiping the common
Father of us all.
Let every lover of our race rejoice
in this advance towards the realization
of our ideal-a free church, a free Bible,
free thought and free people,
Mr.. A. F. Cooke made a few remarks
regarding the box that was to be in
serted in the corner stone, saying that
the things that had been chosen as it's
had to do most intimately with
the history of the Portuguese Mission
from it's early beginning up to the pres
ent time. He then read the following
list of articles contained in the box:
Books and Pamphlets-Copy of New |
Testament, copy of Hymns, Hawaiian
Board Reports, Nos. 80 and 80, for 1893
and 1895 (by Mr.. Soares); Woman's
Board Reports, 1887 to 1895, inclusive. !
marked copies (by Mr.. Soares); Central
Union Church Year Books 1890 to 1896, |
inclusive (by Superintendent of Sun
day School; Act No. 81, Laws of 1896,
internal Taxes" Act No. 81, Laws of
1896, Public instruction"
Newspapers-As Boas Novas, first
edition, No. 1, March 1st, 1894; nine
tenth edition, No. 10, November 18th,
1895, giving an account of the funeral
Of Mrs. Soares; twenty-fifth edition.
June 25th, 1896, last number. Pacific
Commercial Advertiser, July 9Th and
9th, 1896; The Friend, February. 1893
(Change of Government); November,
1898 (Exiles in IHinsis), by Mary Fer
reira; August, 1895 (Report Portuguese
by Mrs. Rachel Seares o
Luso, February Is, 1896, No. l.
Pictures-Rev. A. V. Soares, Rev. e. |
" Pires, Rev. r. K. Baptiste, View of |
Honolulu from Punchbowl, 1892, Kin
1ergarten Portuguese mission, 1S94-5: |
Parsonage, with Mr.. Soares. Family and |
1895; Sunday school chill
iren at picnic, June 18th, 1896, taken at |
Remond Grove; Church choir, 1896; Old /
church, front view; New church, as it /
vas July 7th, 1896.
Names-Day' school children, advance
department., %; primary, 46; kindergar-
EN-, AZ; Sunday school children, 1874;
eachers, IA; officers, 5; Secretary Theo-
lore P. Mains report of Quarterly S.
). Review, June 2Sth, 1896, showing
lverage attendance CPD; also report
If July 8, 1895; report of the Council.
une LIST, 1892; list of charter members,
une 18th, 1892; list of church members
nd officers, July 9Th, 1896.
Reports, Clippings, Etc.-Mrs. w. w.
Halls paper on Free kindergarten"
Or. A. F. Cookies paper lin memoriam