The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-10

waiian Reformed Catholic Church. a
corporation, their successors and as
signs Cthe said corporation afterwards
known as the Trustees of the Anglican
Church in Hawaii. and now by virtue
OF an amended charter granted on the
18th day of January. 1902. known by
the style and title of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Hawaiian ISL
ands), all that lot OF land situate in the
town Of Honolulu. being part of the
Pa Pelekane" Uand Commission
Award No. 10 sos part 1O) and fully
described in the aforesaid deed, con-
tanning an area OF 745S square yards. as
delineated i'm the plan in the said deed.
To hold to said Synod of the Reform
ed Catholic Church and their success
ors to be appropriated as and for a site
of cathedral church for the branch
OF the Anglican communion establish
ed in the Hawaiian Islands by the
Church OF England at the invitation of
their late majesties as aforesaid. and
for other buildings connected there
with:
And further. that by a deed OF con-
veyance dated the 31st day of January.
A. ID. 1885. under the hand of Emma
kaleleonalani. Queen Dowager. and
recorded in the Register of Convey
ances. in liber "a. pages 352 and 353.
the said Emma Kaleleonalani did free
y and voluntarily, and for the nominal
consideration of 81. give. grant. release
and convey to the trustees OF the An
glican Church in Hawaii. successors to
the Synod OF the Hawaiian Reformed
Catholic Church. and their successors
and assigns all that piece of land there
in FULLY described. situate between the
aforesaid lot and Emma street, on
which a church for the use of the Chi
nese members of the Anglican COM
munion has been built and consecrated,
Il. 4s.l
chapel of the Cathedral Church.
And, further. that upon the land
conveyed by the first mentioned deed
n portion OF a new church. that is to
say, the chancel and two arches Of
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 to
the rites and ceremonies of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church in the United
States. is in ali respects ready to be
consecrated, and that. until local dis
tric;s are constituted separate parishes
or missions by the ecclesiastical au-
the said Cathedral Church is
and viii continue the only church in
tine city of Honolulu Tor members OF
the Anglican communion.
Your petitioners therefore pray
your lordship to consscrate the said
portion of the Cathedral Church. set
ting it apart from all worldly. unhal-
lowed and common uses. and dedicated
IL to- st. Andrew the Apostle.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands this 9th day OF March.
in the year of our Lord. 1902.
Vincent II. Kitcat. William Ault, AL
bert Il. Weymouth. d. Kawananakoa.
J. Kalaaianaole. w. r. Castle Jr., a. 5.
rieghorn. Henry Smith. Edmund Stiles.
J. II. Boyd, c. =. IauEea. Palmer =.
Woods. Luke Aseu. Chang Kim. John
D. Holt Jr;. zap Lee Young. solomon
Aieheula. Joseph Morse, George w.
Peter Whitmarsh. F. J.
resta. w. Charles All Fook.
In answer to the request the bishop
-epHed: Il am ready to do as yoUr
iesre. and 1 pray God TO bless and
prosper this your work" 4
The procession the reformed with the
.hoir at the head. followed BY the /
.lergy and the laymen and a complete
ircuit OF the cathedral was made. the
.rganist within the edifice playing the
for the hymn "Urbs
3eata." a 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 willeG for ever
That His Palace should be deckd,
After making the circuit of the
hurch. the procession halted at the
rest door and formed into two lines to
low the bishop with his chaplains
nd other officials To reach the church
oo-. The choir and the clergy filed
ito the church by the side entrances
nd the holder OF the key stationed