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himself at the door on the inside
awaiting the bishops demand for ad-
mission. After long and silent wait
the bishop raised his crook and struck
the door three times with it. saying:
Lift up your heads. o We gates. and
be We lift up. We everlasting doors. and
the King of Glory shall come in"
I a query came from within by TIE
choir and congregation:
: who Is the King of Glory?" and the
bishop replied:
1T is the Lord. strong and mighty:
1t is the Lord, mighty in battle; even
the Lord of Hosts, He is the King of
Glory
Then the doors were unlocked and
opened. and the key was placed in the
bishops hands, who entered, followed
by the procession. His Iordship. 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 Antiphon:
Lift up your heads. o ye gates. and
be ye lift up ye everlasting doors" and
the choir answered, and the 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 his
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. the
first and the last, who hast the key of
the house of David, who openest and
no man shutteth, who shuttest and no
man openeth, give Thy power, we pray
Thee. to us Thy servants, and grant
that this house, now opened for Thy
service, may ever be filled with Thy pres
encc. and may ever remain a refuge
for Thy faithful children, who with
the Father and the Holy Ghost livest
and reignest one God for ever and
ever. Amen
Bishop Willis. seated in his chair.
received the legal instruments of the
donation of the cathedral site By their
late majesties. Kamehameha and
Queen Emma. which he also laid upon
the altar. saying:
Dearly beloved in the Lord, fer as
much as devout and holy men, as well
under the Law as under the Gospel
moved either by the express command
of God or by the secret inspiration of
the blessed Spirit. and acting agreed
the natural deceucy of things, have
erected houses for the public worship
of God, and separated them from all
worldly, and common uses,
in order to fill mems minds with great
er reverence for His glorious Majesty.
and affect the hearts with more devo-
tion and humility in His service; which
pious works have been approved of and
graciously accepted by our heavenly
Father; let us not doubt but that He
viii also favorably approve our godly
purpose of setting apart this place in
solemn manner. for the performance or
the several offices OF religious worship.
and let us faithfully and devoutly beg
His blessing on this our undertaking
Then came a brief period of silence
Dn behalf Of the church to be hallowed.
during which no word was said and
hardly a sound broke in upon the still
ness. The litany was said. and then
he bishop with his chaplains. together
With the dean and canous proceeded 20 .
ne Iont, ChanceI steps, IecterH' puipIl' .
stalls OF the clergy, choir seats. Holy
able, prayers being said by the bishop
II each halting place. The Holy vessels
md fair linen cloths were presented by
he minister OF the church and placed .
lpou the table. \ number of prayers
vere said in which it was asked that +
II who came into the holy temple
would themselves be made temples of
he Holy Ghost, eschewing all things
cntrary TO their profession and fol-