The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-03
FITTING CELEBRATION OF
THE GREAT ANNIVERSARY
oldest Christian Temple in Honolulu Throneed
BY Worshippers Who Listen To
Historical Addresses.

~ nave hdNance1 % high degree
which can only be understood by those
who contrast the beginning Of this cen
tury with it's close
1T is to be hoped that under this
same banner. adopted by the coming
Legislature as the Territorial flag the
forward movement of the new century.
now stimulating and enlarging Chris
tian life on the Mainland. may be felt
throughout all the churches and com
munities OF Hawaii nei. until the king
dom OF Christ becomes supreme in
business. social and religious life
An address was made by the pastor.
Rev. Henry Parker. which had more
than usual interest To the audience for
he has been its pastor for thirty-seven
and half years. just half Of it's long
existence OF seventy-five years. 1t is
a curious coincidence that the daugh-
ters OF the first three pastors Of Ka-
waiahaO church--Rev. Mr.. Parker be-
ing the fOurth-were present They
were Mrs. Coar. daughter of Rev. Hi
ram bingham. the first pastor; Mrs.
Weaver. daughter of Rev Richard
Armstrong. the second pastor. and Mrs.
Gulick. daughter of the third pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Clark. Rev. Henry Parker
spoke earnestly Of the work of the
church. its glorious past. its splendid
present and the brilliant prospects for
its future. He spoke both in English
and Hawaiian.
Hon. Edward X. Lilikalani spoke Of
the history Of Kawaiahao church and
gave some very interesting data con
cerning its first pastors and supporters.
He said: "Kawaiahao church can look
back with pride at the long array of
years through which IL has passed. on
the first day Of April. 1920. the first
missionaries arrived at Kailua. Hawaii
from Boston. 1sj days out. The door OF
Hawaii was opened for these good peo-
pie who brought the good news of
Christianity. At that time the people
Of these Islands were believers in idol
airy. When these missionaries arrived
Liholiho (Kamehameha IIID. was king
Of the Hawaiian Islands. He gave full
consent To the missionaries to establish
their church In Hawaii. Early i'm the
morning of April IL. the same year.
some Of them arrived here in Honolulu.
and on the goth of that month Rev. Hi
ram Bingham opened the first church
on the shores OF Honolulu five years
after that. almost at the close Of the
year 1925"
o. 1t was I'm the morning of the first
day i'm December when Queen Regent
Kaahumanu and the Rev. Hiram Bing-
ham established the first native church
on this Island. He became its first
pastor and planted the first seeds of
Christian life which have grown into
the most beautiful fruit among the
people Of these Islands. Fifteen years
afterward. on August 81. 1S4O. Rev. Hi
1 ram Bingham and family returned "a
] the United States. Rev. Richard Arm
strong was the second pastor and re-
mained as such until the year 1854. He
was also the first Minister of Public
instruction under King Kamehameha
Ill Rev. T. w. Clark. was Kawaia-
hao's third pastor and remained at his
post until about 1863. when Rev. Henry
Parker the fourth pastor. took the
helm. and Is yet its pastor. He has
thus managed the affairs of Kawaia-
hao church for thirty-seven years and
is one Of the oldest pastors Of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
I'VE remember with the highest es-
teem the work " these early mission
aries and pastors. and We hope and
pray that the members Of this church
and the people throughout the Island:
will labor with diligence to carry or
this good work Of the Lord
Governor Dole was on the program
TO deliver an address. Aloha from tn
Territory" but sent the following not'
of regret which was read by Mr.. West
erveit:
Sunday Morning.
Dear Mr.. westervelt:--I shall not b'
able 20 speak az the Kawaiahao churcl
this evening. am sorry to say. hop
10 be- present at the exercises. Sin
cerely yours. SANFORD Il. DOLE.
Rev. John G. Hay OF the Christian
r church spoke in place of the Governor
giving Aloha from the Denomina
: tions" as the text OF his address. II
p said that as ne had listened to the &C
= count Of the work Of the misisonarie
= and pastors his mind had wandere'
= back 10 picture the first audience whicI