The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
DANIEL HOGAN,
The corner Broughton and Barnard SITS.

tive church at Wailua, great square
buiyling, moi even possessing a chimney
to relieve its barnlike outlines. awkward,
hydra-headed cactuses sprawling in the
hot sand al the doorway an immediate
yelping of wolfish ours from neighboring
huis as each attendant on the services
passed along the road to church The
Chnanan who has store near the
church owned a clock, which formerly
controlled the hour of service, but since
its wheels have rusted and the timeDiece
delights to range two or three hours ahead
of time, the pastors dinner bell heard
from The other end of the village, serves
as a church bell, which is sounded about
an hour before the service. The sexton
pulGs merriiy al the rope in the doorway
of the church until some of the worship
ers approach. Pausing awhile for con-
Versation, he then rings more slowly and
with a gradual waning effort, until all
sounds cease and the. congregation is as
sembled.
The blank, piastered walls have large
capacity, for the congregation et times
numbers 1000. Unlike the distribution OF
an audience in the great church al Homo
lulu, where the Old. ne young, the mar
ried men, the unmarried men, the Old wo-
men, the young married women ana the
young unmarried women, together with
further subdivision as 10 persons confirm
of the church assigned TO them, no such a
distinction is made at Waisu. A family
the father. mother and four children-is
gathered IN one pew. As the service pro-
crosses the children must be amused, ana,
producing q loaf of bread, the mother cuts
three slices from the loaf, while she nurses
the baby and adds these TO the spiritual
food administered from the pulpit.
Directly before the preacher two old
women were seated sideways one con-
fronting the other their arms firmly
clasping their knees and each smoking
pipes as they smoked they nodded ana
yawned. Throughout the building loud
shores were occasionally heard. Two 1T
tie boys behind the preachers desk Skin
mished with umbrellas. one of the boys
was driven to the wall The father of the
defeated one went from the body Of the
church and roughly led away the boy who
discounted his child Young men and
young women walked down the aisle or
stepped over the backs of seats 20 get wa
ter, often returning with calabash for
friend In spite of these interruptions the
main portion Of the assemblaSe appeared
70 be undisturbed.
AN old woman was seized with head
ache and signaled to a friend 10 come over
and knead her muscles, native fashion,
which was done while her husband sat be-
side her, never taking his eyes from the
preacher.
IF native woman sings well she is not
placed in the choir like a peacock, ma
tive preacher remarked TO me. Women
always get squeaking voices if they are
praised, like other birds.
unfortunately the few good voices in
the audience have no support and the
music is frightful. Pausing in his part
Che is, by the way, the only tenor voice in
the choir a young man takes from his
pocket a small mirror ana comb; he care
fully arranges his tie and combs his hair
in full view of the audience. After the
sermon the minister descends from the
pulpit and himself passes his cap for con-
tributions. And woe to the delinquent who
endeavors to shrk this part of the pro-
gramme."