The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-03
A CHURCH DEDICATION
NEW HOME OF PROTESTANT POR-
TUGUESE CONGREGATION.
\ Handsome Finances on
Sound Basis-Narious Prayers Of
fered aud Addresses Made.

The handsome new edifce of the
Portuguese Evangelical church at the
corner of Punchbowl and Miller
streets, was dedicated Sunday after
noon in the presence of several hun
bred people. The services were very
impressive.
The choir opened the order of SER
vice at $3.50 o'clock singing Welcome"
After the DoXology Rev. o. p. Emer-
son offered the invocation. The re-
sponsive reading was led by Rev. \.
V. Soares. Rev. d. p. Birnie of the
Central Union church read a Scripture
lesson. The offertory solo, Il VIII
Rise" was sung by Ernest Silva. DR..
c. NJ. Hyde offered the dedicatory
prayer and Rev. o. II. Gulick recited
the benediction.
Rev. \. V. Soares. the pastor, in his
sermon, which was delivered in the
Portuguese tongue, said that after the
cry of Solomon, God appeared unto
him and told him to accept that house
in sacrifice. The pastor enlarged on
the thought that the people need no
more sacrifices in these days. Jesus
is our sacrifice, prophet and king.
We need no priests. Though this
very little profit to us unless we de-
vote it to the use of the living God.
We should lead a Christian life and
should, above ali things, be grateful
for all that he has done for us"
\. f. Cooke, the treasurer of the
building committee of the Portuguese
Church. gave a complete statement of
the finances of the church for the ben
eft of the members. The total sub
scriptions to date amounted to S10,-
90S.70; the sale of old buildings, $685.
savings bank, $114.3G; Sunday school
funds, $1OG.2O, making the total re-
ceipts 11,22O71.
The disbursements amounted to
S11,203.14, leaving balance on hand
of $t7.57. The unpaid bills to date in
Guiding materials and labor aggregates
$1,000. Another $1,5O5 is required i'm
mediately for the providing of insur-
ance, fences, repairing the school
building and electric light. The total
cost of these needs is S2,250, but the
unpaid subscriptions, of which all are
good, scale down the amount to $15O5.
A mortgage of 50 800 is due September
26, 1897.
After Mr.. Cook had read the state
ment touching upon the finances of
the church, few minutes were taken
up in receiving donations. The addi-
tional collection raised was S1,512.35.
Mr. w. A. Bowen followed Mr.. Cooke
with remarks explanatory of the ca
pacity of the new church and closing
with an appeal to the people for finan-
cial assistance. He said:
although it is the regular custom
| in this Mission to take up collection,
yet it is hoped that the collection at
the time of this dedicatory service
may be of unusual amount and char
acter. 1t is naturally suggested by the
unsupplied needs as just named by Mr..
Cooke, for the Building Committee,
in turning over this new building for
the uses of the Portuguese Mission, to
Pastor Soares, Superintendent under
the Hawaiian Board.
r,,I,Ct ha ram ~, l,ara1 tbiS 1,,oua-
ment was not for the building of a
church alone, but for the increasing of
our opportunity for usefulness in sec
ular instruction as well. Therefore
the need may be briefly stated, as fol
lows: To complete the payment of
outstanding bills for the erection of
this building viii require $1,000, and
to provide for insurance, fencing and
the changing of old church into the
much needed school building, and fur
nishing the same with seats, will take
$500 more. Thus making present
necessity of about $500, exclusive of
certain $500 mortgage obligation,
assumed with the purchase of land,
but which cannot, by its terms, be set
! tied for ten months yet.
please Note: Our new building is
most admirably arranged for the
steady growth of the Mission. Fill
this room and 240 persons may be
seated; outgrow it only a little, and
| the overflow will be seated in the lee
! ture room at the side; a growth be-
yond 300, and the side lecture room
may be closed, and the main Sabbath
school room will be opened; when it
is filled the infant room back of it
may come into use; then comes the
gallery, and finally the side lecture
room may again be opened until in all
600 or more be easily accommodated.
| So it is seen there is annie room in