The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-11
ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL CONSECRATED
BY THE BISHOP AND A DEAN APPOINTED

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ths eoiuunlr recess ln The d.ailnt.
with the silver ana gold s.i'l'. -hi'n-
meriuC % thc glow 90 ,lHd N.. .'..
an nuitl-brlnuhpl Dlud .Hh'. "1
eltprr aide. Tho brass k.y was r.."1
into fhp keeping 20 o.. h'h'h Mh.
follow "a ty the CLERGY i1. .u. 100. "a
choir ana civil rnpr,srniIi.N 'I
church and the donors az The HI',N",
prnrpcd.d To- tho altar whore -. U.s. y
was laid rcy.I,nuy upon IT," s"'I'i
table. r,.,
The last great official act q Bishop
WINS before his retirement 90 tue emu
of the present month was done yes
terday when the Cathedral huhalus
and an that II contains was cons 'crht-
ed by him after many years OF waning
and ~ hone that the original plans tor
n great cathedral could be carried out
For over forty years the church work
in the diocese has been carried ON. trSt
in a small wooden church, and later N
the present unfinished stone structure
but the stone building was never con-
secratcd owing to its being incomplete.
Bishop Willis in consecrating the
cathedral has rounded out the last act
of his ecclesiastical career in Hawai-,
ana the event was therefore made tue
more impressive and interesting Tor
that reason. The conservation was at
tended mainly by those of the Blshops
own congregation, and OF st Peters
Church Of the Chinese Mission, win
NJ
who were responsible for the establish
mcnt ~ the Anglican church in ia-
wall. The services occupied more than
three hours and was an occasion or
impressive solemnity. The Bishops
sermon was quite long. and referred to
the work that had been done in Ha-
wall during his regime, not avoiding
his differences with the church mem
bers who remained away, and his con-
trnversi,s with the press.
No better day could have been chos-
en- for the ceremony, for not cloui
was 10 be seen, and the elements seem
ed entirely in harmony with the spirit
of the occasion. Nothing MARRIED the
functions 81 the bishop and priests
during the ceremonies outside the ca
thedral " was u stTar"" and unusual
sight to witness the ROBBED clergy. the
choir in cassocks and SUPPLIES. ana
laymen in civilian garb marching SOL
EMMY around the cathedral, and TINS
part of the services was done in the
presence Of all the congregation. which
stood Just without the circle made by
the procession.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the supplied
cross bearer emerged from the vestry
door. followed by the choir and clergy
Of the church and visiting clergymen.
In the procession were Rev. Canon V.
II. Kitcat. Rev. Canon william Ault,
Rev Thomas Smith and Rev. Mr..
Jenner. Following them came the lay
representatives of the cathedral, Henry
smith Edmund stiles, w. r. Castle
Jr.. Mr.. Chang Kim. and Prince David
Kawananakoa. Prince Jonah Kalania-
naolp. Hon. A. s. Cleghorn and the
Hon. James II. Boyd, the Princes rep
resenting the donors Of the cathedral
site, their late maieStices. King Kane
hamoha and Queen Emma These
walked to the main entranx of the
church and divided at the steps into
two lines. few minutes later. the
Bishop Of Honolulu. arrav"d In the fun
Episcopal robes Of n bishop OF the
Church Of England. accompanied by
his chanlairs. Rev. +. T'itz and Re-
Kong Yin Tet and the bearer Of the
crook, came from the vestry and adj
vanced between the lines toward the
church stenq. where his lordshlp was
met by Edmund Stiles. the registrar
registrar urfolded petition which ht
read II was an epitome OF the Gift
by the royal donors of the land upOr
which the cathedral stands, and gave
the surveys and the legal status Of the
property. The petition read:
To the Right Reverend Alfred Willis
y. D.. Bishop of Honolulu:
The humble petition of the dean and
chapter of the Cathedral Church of
Honolulu. the church wardens, repre-
sentatives ~ the roval families Of Ha-
wall and other inhabitants Of Homo
Zulu. sheweth.
That hv n deed Of CONVEYANCE dated
m. goth dav Of Anril, A. II. 1863. and
recorded - the REGISTRY ~ Convex.
ances in l'her l.. paros 13S and 100
their late n'ninsties Eareha "
and his COUeOrt Ouenu Emma. di1 free.
ly and Voluntarily ard for the nominal
consideration Of 81 give. grant. raleas sc
ard corf-r' urto tho SYNOD ~ the Ha-
Waiian pofOrrnof Catholic Church a
corporation. their SUCCESSORS and as
signs (tha eaiS corpora tinu afterwards
known PC tNo TrrrSteas Of the Anglican
Church ir Tawaii and now nv virtue
Of an amended charter ~rartod on the
18th dav 81 Ta~marv 1000 l,rowr hy
the stvle a"1 title Of tho prOtaStau NJ
Fpiecona, CHnrrh IN the Hawai'au Vel.
ands). an 'hot 'ot ~ LAND situate in tbs
town ~ U"00'u'u. hoirg nart Of 'hC
PA Pa'ohq1a" U.and C0mrissior
Award No " Sn6 mart 1M ard fully
described 81 the nfo-asai' doed CON
tainirp ~ araa Of 745s sruare va~as. n
delireate tod ~ tho nlan In the sa'd deed
to hold ~ saia synod ~ the Reform
ed Catholic Chn-ch and tha'r SUCCESS
ors to no concentrated ne. and rnr n 81
of cathoS~a, church for the hrarc'
OF the hro'i"an communion estah'iSh