The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-11

The NEW
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conveyed bv the first mentioned cd
a portion OF new church, that is to
say. the chanccl and two arches VI
the nave, have been built by public
subscription, that the said portion Of
the church having been properly
adorned and appointed. being furnished
with all things necessary for the celc-
bration of Divine service according 10
the rites and ceremonies OF the Prot
ostant Episcopal Church in the United
States, is la all respects ready to be
Cousccr9ted. and that, until local dis
tricts are constituted separate parish
or missions by the ecclesiastical au-
thority. the said Cathedral Church IS
and viii continue the only church in
the city Of Honolulu for members of
the Anglican communion.
Your petitioners therefore pray
your lordship to CouseCrate the said
portion Of the cathedral Church, set
ting it apart from all worldly, unhul-
lowed and common uses, and dedicated
IT to St. Andrew the Apostle.
Ia witness whereof we have hcreunto
set our hands this 9th day of March,
in the year of our Lord, 1902.
Vincent II. KitCat, william Ault, Al
bert j. Weymouth, ID. kawananakoa,
j. kalanianaole, W. Il, Castle Jr., a. s.
Cleghorn. Henry Smith, Edmund stiles,
j. ii. Boyd, g. +. Iaukca, Palmer =.
Woods, Luke Aseu. Chang KIM John
D. Holt Jr.. zap Lee Young, solomon
Meheula, Joseph Morse. George w.
Hayselden, Peter Whitmarsh +. j.
Tesla. W. Charles All Fook.
In answer to the request the bishop
replied: 81 am ready to do as your
desre, and ! pray God to bless and
prosper this your work"
The procession the reformed with the
choir at the head, followed by the
clergy and the laymen and complete
circuit OF the cathedral was made, the
organist within { q. edinCe paying the
accompaniment ror the hymn "trbs
Reata," verse of which Is as follows:
Many a blow and biting sculpture
Polished well those stones elect,
In their places now cOmpacted
by the heavenly Architect,
Who herewith hath willed for ever
That His Palace should be deck 4.
After making the circuit of TIE
church, the procession hated at the
west door and formed into two lines to
allow the bishop with his chap, aims
and othor officials 10 reach the church
door. The choir and the clergy flied
into the church by the side entrances
and the holder of the key stationed
himself at the door ON the inside
awaiting the bishops demand for adj
mission. After long and silent wa. l.
the bishop raised his crook and struck
the door three times with II, saying: W
Lift up your heads o We gates, and
be We lift up. ye everlasting doors, and
the King of Glory shall come in."
A query came from within by tie
choir and congregations:
who is the King OF Glory?' and the
bishop replied:
1T is the Lord strong and mighty
it is the Lord, mighty in battle; even
the Lord OF hosts, lie is the King of
Glory"
Then the doors were unlocked and
opened and the key was placed in the
by the procession. His lordship, stand
ing near the west end of the cathedral
said:
Peace be to this House from God our
heavenly Father.
Peace be to this House from His
Son who is our Peace,
Peace be to this House from the
Holy Ghost the Comforter"
This was followed by the kntiphOn:
Lift up your heads, q ye gates, and
be We lift up We everlasting doors and
the choir answered, And che King OF
Glory shall come in" The procession
then walked through the church from
The west To the east, the laymen taking
the front pews the choir entered the
choir stalls and the bishop and lis
chaplains entered the altar sanctuary
Arriving at the altar the bishop laid
the key upon the table, saying:
20 Lord Jesu Christ, who art the be
ginning and ending Of all things, tn,
first and the last, who hast the ky o
the house Of David, who openest ant
no man shutteth, who shuttest and NJ
man Openeth, give Thy power, we pray
> Thee. To US Thy servants, aud gran
Z that this house. now opened for Thy
! service may ever be filled with Thy pres
encc, and may ever remain refuSt
for Thy faithful children, who viii
= the Father and the Holy Ghost lives
D., and reiGnest one God for ever ant
, ever. Amen"
4 Bishop willis, seated in his chair
= received the legal Instruments OF tn
!, donation of the cathedral site BY thei
= late majesties, Kamehameha an
! Queen Emma, which he also laid upu
e the altar, saying:
= Dearly beloved In the Lord, for a
n much as devout and holy men, as We
4 under the Law as under the Gospe
q moved either by the express commau
: Of God or by the secret Inspiration c
g the blessed Spirit, and acting agre "a
n bly, to their own reason and sense c
: the natural decency Of things, hay
= erected houses for the public worshi
|. of God, and separated them from a
a unhallowed, worldly. ard common use
in order 10 fill mems minds with great
a RT reverence for His glarinus Ma last,