The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-04
CFrom Mondays paiIyl

an THE first Sunday of the month
GE of December, 1925. the founda-
~ tions Of the FIRST Eawaiah1o
church we're laid and the Rev. Hiram
Bingham dedicated the church to Sod
Yesterday was celebrated the ala
mond Jubilee the 10Th anniversary u
the laying of the first corner stone IN
the big coral church on King street
with a program fttingly arranged to
memorialze the great work of the early
missionaries who planted the seeds on
the gospel in the Hawaiian islahos
tbree-ouarters OF century ago.
The fine, commodious structure, the
Oldest of the churches of Honolulu, was
filed with the regular worshippers ana
a. host of others last evening Inc
organ loft and pulpit stand were hand
somely decorated with white and req
flowers OF many varieties interspersed
with plentiful sprinkling of ferns ana
MALE Resting above the organ key
board against the gilded pipes was
beautiful Offering in the form OF
large *" made OF white marguerites
and ferns A twenty-foot Hawaiian
flag. the gift of Oberlin College to ka-
waiahao church was arttstichlly
draped over the organ loft rail and IS
much priced by the congregation.
Among those seated on the pulpit
dais were many prominent IN the
Christian development of the Hawaiian
Islands-men and women aiike-whosc
names, and whose fathers ana
mothers names will always be detplJ
craven upon the hearts of the native
Hawaiians whose forefathers received
their first Christian teachings from
their lips
There was one upon the stand last
night whose declining years We're made
happy last evening in witnessing such
a grand celebration of the beginning
of the church. This Vas Mrs. :. y.
Castle endearngly termed Mother
Castle She was the only one of -four
of the missionary mothers able to BE-
present Mother" Parker is probably
the eldest of these. She is almost a
centenarian and age prevented her
from taking part in the exercises Sn",
however was represented by her sos,
the present pastor, the Rev. Henry
Parker. There We're also mentioned
last night the names Of the other two
Mother" Rice of Kauai, and Mother
Rowel who now resides in Riverside.
Cal
The gentlemen seated on the plat
form were Rev. Hiram Bingham jun
lori, Rev. s. p. Perry, Rev. O. p. EN-
erson. Rev +. s. Timoteo, Rev. O. Il.
Gulick. Rev. Serene +. Bishop, Hon. w,
r. Castle, Hon. +. X. Lilikalani, Hon.
F. G Jones. Rev. John G. Hay, Rev
w. ID. Westervelt and Rev. Henry H.
Parker.
The program of services was q long
one but as the addresses We're very
short in each instance the consrega-
ton was not kept in the church much
over an hour and half
The services opened with beautiful
anthem sung by the choir of the
church. followed by reading of the
Scripture by Rev. s. p. Perry Prayer
was offered by Rev. .. p. Emerson and
was followed by a we'll rendered an
them by the Kaumakapil choir. For
the offertory solo, Mrs. Annis Montague
Turner sang calvary in a pleasing
manner to the accompaniment Of Miss
Carrie Castle.
The presentation to the church of
the beautiful Hawaiian flag. the gift
of Oberlln College of ohio, was made
by the Rev. w. d Westervelt who
said that many flags last summer
graced the walls of Oherlin College.
At the request of the faculty NJ the col
lege two Hawaiian flags Mere sent by
those In Hawaii who loved to rcmcm-
Der their old college home. These We're
among the most honored and most
prominent coors Of the nations dis
played. Oberlin College has now re-
turned the largest of these flags a. AN
Aloha" to the territory most recently
added 10 the United States sisterhood,
and has presented II to Kawalahan
the oldest and in fact the mo- p
church of the Hawaiian Islands.
Under these colors the mission
were welcomed Under these colors
Christian churches of these tsyr.F
hnFe been organized Under these rul-
mrs civilization. education aud moral
ity have advanced 10 high d."rnr
which can only be understood by
Who contrast The begInuiuF Vt this -,
Jury Nith ia close
n Is 10 be- hon thai uudrr n
same banner a. Hted o." the pamra
Legislature aa ths TERRITORIAL HaR, ~
forward movement ~ the new rentun
nov stimulating and tnlHralna Chris
tan life on the Mainland mas be- fsf'
throughout al The ehurrhrs ana cons
maniiles Of Hawai- mel unul the slpe