The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-19
Church KaWaia.
haO as a Memo
rial Abbey.
TABLETS FOR EARLY
NATIVE CONVERTS
Rev. Henry Parker Suggests Ne
MORALS to First Missionaries
and Native Christian

- NE OF the most laudable projects
for preserving TO future genera
" tions the names and deeds OF the
first native Bawaiians who embraced
Christianity after the landing OF the
missionaries in these Islands. is that
which has been discussed by the de-
scendants OF the early missionaries
the Rev. II. II. Parker. the venerable
pastor Of Kawaiahao church. 1t Is to
make OF Kawaiahao church the West
minister Abbey OF Hawaii. or more
properly speaking a Temple of the
Faithful.
The proposal 10 preserve the memory
OF the days when Christianity was
yong in these Islands. and to hand
5sNn to posterity the names OF the
noble Hawaiian men and women who
renounced the idolatry of ancient times
by accepting the faith given them by
the missionaries. has met with favor
by all those with whom Mr.. Parker
has talked. and probably in the fall OF
the present year the project will as
sumo a definite form
The plan is to hold n real old fash
iCned hokupu this fall when it is ex
Tected that all the natives who have
ar aloha for old Kawaiahao and the
descendants OF those who founded 1t. |
viii be present with gifts. The de- /
scendants OF the missionaries have sig |
nified their willingness to participate in
the hokupu and to subscribe literally 1
toward the project. When the hokupu
Is held the promoters hope to have the
Hawaiians come bearing their gifts on
poles and in grass baskets as in the
oIden days. Their gifts will be fruits,
vegetables. flowers. pigs and various
eatabIes. all OF which will be sold and
the proceeds devoted to the memorial.
Rev. Mr.. Parker has in mind. as a
fitting memorial to the earlier natives
whs helped to build Kawaiahao, the
fitting into the interior walls OF the
names. These will be placed between
the windows in regular order. and up
on them will be dates which will tell
when each one became a Christian.
I~-he time has come" said 8fr. Par
isssyesterday. when it will be the most
fitting thing for We of this generation
to Derpetuate for all time, il possible.
the noble efforts which these Hawai-
isns made for the spread of Christianity.
History tells us OF the missionaries
whs came here and preached the gos-
pei frst; that Rev Hiram Bingham.
the elder. preached the first sermon in
HonoIuIu on almost the very site of
the present Kawaihao church, and il
h - preserved to us long and honora-
bic list OF names of earnest Christian
workers But there Is practically moth
ing to day TO show who were the Ha-
uaiians who made possible the grand
r-szIts attained. When il is taken in
10 consideration that amongst these
men and women We're some who were
the highest in the land and whose ef-
forts to do away with the idols and
tabus OF ancient days. were fraught
with difficulties. then We can we'll I'M
devtand that in accepting the faith Of
Christ they. under such circumstances.
srs entitled to the highesc praise from
. Christian people.
Netting definite has beer, decided
'seEt this matter. but it has been talk :
- about to a large extent and all those
won I have approached on the subjec;
nave told me IL is a most worthy pro- :
Iect lf~e Iyoararaa Mr. C-,Dax- Nr-- l
Frsa and other ladies who are sup
Ssrters OF Kawaihao church are in :