The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-02

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Cooke, for the Building Committee. in
turning over this new building Cor the
uses of the Portuguese Mission, TO Pas
tor Soares, Superintendent under the
Hawaiian Board.
1T must be remembered this move
ment was not for the building or
church alone, but for the increasing Of
our opportunity for usefulness IL 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 will require $1,000, and to
provide for insurance, fencing and the
changing of old church into the much
needed school building and furnishing
same with seats will take $500 more,
thus making a present necessity OF
about $1,000, exclusive of a certain
81, 500 mortgage obligation, assumed
with the purchase of land, but which
cannot, by it's terms, be settled for ten
months yet.
please note: Our new building is
most admirably arranged for the
steady and sure growth Of the Mission.
Fill this room and 240 persons may be
seated; outgrow it only little, and
the overflow will be seated in the lee
ture room at the side, a growth beyond
300, and the side lecture room may be
closed, and the main Sabbath-school
room will be opened; when it it filled,
the infant room, back, may come into
use; then comes the gallery, and final
| ly the side lecture room may again be
opened until in all, 600 or more may
be easily accommodated. So it is seen
| there is ample room in which to Srow.
What does il represent? This work
&c, Of inf
| intelligent Christian citizenship in
these Islands. 1t uplifts. 1t purifies.
| 1t ennobles. And there is great en-
couragement to the workers in the
bright, eager, pliable minds of the
young who are so faithful in their at
! tendance.
''This occasion happens on day
no, not happens, but is appointed
| by Divine guidance to take place on a
| day when the regular golden text for
the day is Except the Lord Build the
House, They Labor in Vain That
Build It." We count this a happy and
suspicious omen, and at the same time
| fills all of us who are directly connect
| ed with the work with a feeling of
deep and solemn responsibility. We
! desire above all things that God may
be glorifed here.
| gin to-day? Begin by taking up a
special collection that shall redoun1 to
! His glory by at least meeting our i'm
mediate needs. Only three days ago /
was greatly impressed by the manner
of giving of a friend. She spoke CT
her money intended for benevOlences
as Gods money. He directs 1t all.
| Now, we at this time give Him thanks
! for directing so much of His money,
as He has, to the needs of this Mis-
sion. and we believe that He will pro-
vide for the balance required. Our in
! quiry to-day is, as we are about to
| take up this special collection, Have
we any of Gods money in our pos
| session. If so, shall we not allow its
| direction to the full relief Cf our
| further requirements? BY SO doing the
people of this Mission and the workers
| can rise and go onward free. happy,
encouraged and giving q II the glory.
And joined with us in all our rejoicing
are the angels in Heaven, even our be-
loved Mrs. Soares and Mother Cooke,
who desired our enlargement and
longed for this day.
I'm taking the collection, it may be
some have not come provided with
funds to make special contribution. To
such we are prepared to offer blank
cards, upon which they NAV Wrire the
words. 4 pledge and then name the
amount as we'll as the date they desire
to pay and sign their names. The
cards may be dropped into the contri-
button boxes as they are passed., with
the rest of the contributions, and the
Treasurer will record and collect later.
What will now be help is to know
upon what and how much we can de-
pend.
''The collection will at once be count
ed by the Treasurer and collectors and
the full amount reported before the
close of the exercises.
"The need is certain, the WORK is of
God and let His money be DOW conse-
! Grated and given.
! In the dedicatory sermon Mr.. Soares
! spoke in glowing terms Of the fruitful
| efforts of the Portuguese and their
! friends in building such beautiful
church He referred to the dedication
! of Solomon's temple, and then spoke OF
! the beautiful building which they
were defeating to-day; at the same
| time he endeavored to impress upon
/ the people that it would profit them
very little unless they consecrated
themselves to Christ and made their
bodies a temple of the Living God
and thus prove themselves grateful TO
Him for all he had done for them.