The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-12

in accordance with the height of the ,
building, and has now rather squat
appearance. The decorative work on
the ceiling was done by Father Leon
ore, who has been in the Islands for
nearly half a century. The work was
SO well done that it is as bright and
effective today as when finished
An interesting feature of the church
is the clock, which is now nearly nine
ty years old In the early days OF
the mission clock was ordered from
France, and subsequently forwarded
by vessel around the Horn. The vessel
stopped at Valparaiso. The clock was
so much admired by the superior there,
who had jurisdiction over Hawaii,
that he expressed desire to place the
same in his own church. The clock
was left, and the one which had adorn-
ed the Valparaiso cathedral steeple
was sent on to Hawaii
Bishop Louis Maigret was consecrat-
/ ed as bishop of this diocese in 1S4S,
! separating it from the Valparaiso jul
risdiction He held the Office until
1882, when he died, then Bishop Ro-
| pert Gulstan was consecrated as the
head of the diocese, with the title of
! Bishop of Panopolis. The work COM
menced under such discouraging con-
ditions, has tiourished until the Cath
/ oiic churches dot the Islands, and its
priests are to be found in almost every
! district Churches, schools and cons
vents filled with patient, well-trained
educators, form an important part of
the mission which has grown to vast
! proportions, and it is under such con-
/ ditions that Fathers Boarman and
Megevney have arrived here to carry
| on the work of the Jesuits. The priests
of the mission are established under
the French spiritual archhishOpric,
tha a pf thp Sacred
Heart order Father Bouchard, an
American Jesuit priest, preached here
about thirteen years ago with remark
able success, at the conclusion OF
which a large sum of money was rals@
ed for him by the ladies of the church.
There was not at that time a pulpit in
the cathedral, all the preaching being
done from the communion rail Faith
er Bouchard promptly presented the
. money to the bishop, with the request
that it be used to purchase pulpit.
The present pulpit was the result nf
Father Bouchard's sclf-sacrifice.
Il LAST EVENINGS SERVICES.
Father Megevney. who addressed the
audience in the church last night on
.,,Tbe Presence of Christ in the Holy
Eucharist" made a deep impression. He
!. is a fine speaker. with n clear Well
: nodulated voice He is a close reason
ana carries MS dubACIiSC "ANAh i@'@'
throughout his discourse. He prefaced
:, his remarks last night by stating: You
hear sometimes that Catholics are ayerse
to reading the Bible, but when you silt
:, this down you find it is made out of the
: whole cloth, and it is nothing but cal
a umny from start to finish.
NV flesh is meat indeed and m!
: blood is drink indeed words spoken by
. Christ himself. Amongst all the doc
= t~ipes of the Catholic church, there L
. none more consoling, and none more pro
= foundIy significant. than the doctrine o
\ the sacrament of the altar. Our divine
y Lord, in order TO prepare his apostles fo
: his revelation. promised it months befor
h., Instituted it. This promise we haV
: in detail in the sixth chapter OF 81. John
y and TO understand it we must take it II
a connection with two events that immedl
4 ately preceded, the multiplication of tn
- loayes and fishes in the desert, the wall
d upon the sea. and the stilltng Of tn