The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-15
A NEW CHURCH
OPENED AT LIHUE
Interesting Exercises on East.
er Day-Work Among
the Natives.

Easter was an especially marked day
for the residents of Lihue, for 1t was
the date april y of the opening of
the new church. The dedicatory ser
vices were held in the afternoon, a
large audience. numbering 300,
composed of whites and natives, being
present. completely filling the main
auditorium and the Sunday School
rooms which open into it by lifting
doors. Mr.. Lydgate. minister of the
foreign congregation, had the general
conduct of the services, being assisted
by Mr.. Kaulili, the minister of the ma
tive congregation. 1t is probable that
in coming days distinction between
these two bodies will be less and less,
leaving only the necessary one of Ian
guage till even this, with the existing
school system must in time disappear,
and the church have one minister for
all. In the dedicatory service the two
languages We're blended, Mr.. H. Isen-
berg, minister of the Lutheran church
at Lihue, reading the Scriptures in
English, and Mr.. Kopa, minister of the
native church at Waimea, reading
them in native Messrs. Lydgate and
naleD made the dedcatory prayers,
and Messrs. Desha and Emerson made
the addresses
Next Sunday the respective services
are to be separated, the service in Eng
lish, conducted by Mr.. Lydgate. is to
begin at 1890, and the service in ma
tive, conducted by Mr.. Kaulili, is to
begin at 1870 a. m.
One of the most impressive parts of
| the service was the singing of the
beautiful dedicatory hymn, written by
the venerable Judge Hardy, who has
| so long been a resident OF the Island.
The residents of Lihue are to be con-
| graduated upon the possession of so
beautiful a church structure. 1t is the
/ gift of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Wilcox, and
was designed by Ripley & Dickey.
| The land on which it stands, as well
as the parsonage and parsonage lot, is
| the gift of Mr.. G. n. Wilcox; the
deeds, which We're read at the ser
! erty to three trustees IN trust for the
people of the community. The trus-
tees named were Messrs. Ralph VIII
cox, Charles A. Rice and Judge II. K
Kahele. The power to fill vacancy
in the board of trustees is lodged with
the highest judge resident on the ISL
and, at present, Judge Hardy.
The residents of Lihue are also for.
tunate in the possession of so able and
successful a minister as Mr.. Lydgate
He speaks the native language fluent
ly, understands the Hawaiians, and Ii
trusted by them, and combines witt
his ministry to the foreign church the
oversight, also, of the native churche:
of the Island. He has just been call
ed to the pastorate of the old native
Koloa church, and is to combine thi
lcharge with those already entrusted t
him. In his call to the Koloa church
all the residents of the district, native
white and half-white, co-operated
Here is possible and fortunate fore
cast Of the future of the nativ
churches of the Islands-strong men
familiar with both languages. beini
placed in the large, important centers
with the outlyingeparishes under thel
care
The church has two rich memoria
windows after famous pictures d
Hoffman,. one Christ blessing tn
children, the gift of Mother Rice, 1
memory of her husband, Mr.. w. Il
: Rice, and the other, the good shepherc
! of Mrs. Hans Isenberg, in memory @
her mother Maria Rice 1senberg.
Mr.. Lydgate to whose suggestiV
, mind must be given the credit Of start
:. ing the movement for the new churcf
has already collected on the shelve
I of the Sunday School room. the M
cleus of a good circulating library 10
the community. It already comprise
200 carefully selected volumes.
Following is the program of exercis
o es at the dedication of the Lihu
church, Kauai. and list OF the benz