The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-03

% December. iS25. the founda-
uons % the first Kawaiah1o
church were laid and the Rev. Hiram
bingham dedicated the church TO God.
Yesterday was celebrated the diaN
mond jubilee. the 18th anniversary q
,ho laying Of the first corner stone. in
the big coral church on King street !
with program httingiy arranged to
m.morialixe the great work OF the early
missionaries who planted the seeds Of
the gospel in the Hawaiian Islands
three quarters OF century ago.
The fine. commodlous structure. the
oldest OF the churches Of Honolulu. was
nned with the regular worshippers and
a host of others last evening. The
organ loft and pulpit stand were hand
somely decorated with white and red
flowers OF many varieties interspersed
Sith n plentiful sprinkling OF ferns and
MALE. Resting above the organ key
board against the Eilded pipes was
beautiful Offering I'm the form OF
large *" made of white marguerites
and ferns. 4 twenty-foot Hawaiian
fiag. the gift Of Oberlin College To Ka-
waiahao church. was artistically
draped over the organ loft rail and ~
much priced by the congregation.
Among those seated on the pulpit
dais were many prominent in the
christian development OF the Hawaiian
t-lands-men and women alike-whose
names. and whose fathers and
mothers names will always be deeply
craven upon the hearts Of the native
tiawaiians whose forefathers received
their first Christian teachings from
their lips.
There was one upon the stand last
night whose declining years were made
happy last evening in witnessing such
"a grand celebration Of the beginning
Of the church. This was Mrs. :. n.
Castle endearingiy termed Mother
castle. she was the only one OF four
af the missionary mothers able TO b.
present. Mother" Parker Is probably
the eldest ~ these She is almost a
lcentenarian and age prevented her
from taking part In the exercises. She.
however. was represented by her son.
the present pastor. the Rev. Henry
Parker. There were also mentioned
Mother" Rice 90 Kauai. and Mother"
Roweli. who now resides In RiversiVe'
Cal Y
The gentlemen seated on the plat
form were Rev. Hiram bingham Oun-
ior). Rev. r. T.. Perry. Rev. q. y. Euf
erson. Rev. r.. 3. Timoteo. R~T o. q
lGulick. Rev Serene r. Bishop. Hon. w
"a. Castle. Hon. y. X. Lilikalani. Hon.
II " a.. Jones. Rev. John G. Hay. Rev
w. n. westervelt and Rev. Henry H.
Parker.
Ths program of services was a Ions
one but as the addresses were very
short In each instance the congrega-
ton was not kept In the church much
lover an hour and n half
The services opened with n beautitu
anthem sung by the choir OF the
church. followed by reading OF the
scripture by Rev =. y. Perry. Prayer
was offered by REV. q. ". Emerson and
was followed by n well rendered an
them BY the Kaum1kapili choir. roi
the offertory solo. Mrs Annis Montague
Turner sang calvary In a pleasinf
manrter 20 the accompaniment ~ Miss
carrie Castle.
'The presentation To- the church oi
the beautiful HAWAIIAN use' the XII
lof Obariin College % ohio. was made
Inv the Rev W. u. westervelt. wh'
sn,d that many flags last surnme'
lgraeed the walls of Oberiin College
~ tho request % the faculty Of the cot
lisre two Hawaiian flags were sent ol
those In Hawaii who loved 90 remem
her their old college home. These wer'
B amans the most honored and mos
"a
prominent coiors ~ the nations uls
plaved Oberlln College has now re
J turned the largest ~ these fiaEs as NJ
"Atoha" to the territory most recent,
added to the United states sisterhood
and has presented " TO kawalahao
lthe oldest and IN fact the mothe
lcnurch Of the Hawaiian Islands.
"t'nder these coiors the missionarie
were welcomed. Under these colors w
/, Chr,stIan churches % these Island
4 tha,s be.n Organized Under these col
-. .t,.utxation. education and moral