The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-23
CORNERSTONE LAID
WITH CEREMONIES
Continued from Page One).

/ long time. He hoped that the now
/ building would prove the blessing that
/ he thought it would in giving stimulus
| TO The work Tie then outlined the
/ work accomplished by the church since
/ that day I'm March 80 years ago when
/ Eamehameha V had laid the real cor
I ner stone of the Cathedral. He earn
estly prayed that the work would go
ON with greater zeal in the future and
would conquer more for the Kingdom
of Christ The Bishop then asked
Canon Macintosh, as one who began
his labors here near that period Co
speak
Canon Macintosh stated that the
/ corner stone was laid before his ar
rival but that he had seen the work
stop four times and then be taken up
again and he hoped for the blessing of
/ the work i'm the future as it had been
I'm the past. He stated that he had
placed the axe i'm the tree which stood
where the chancel was at present
placed. Then he had afterwards seen
the bays added on either side to allow
the larger congregation to enter the
+ church. Now he was thankful to see
urged all present to greater zeal in
the work, so that the church would go
forward.
The Bishop asked w r. Castle as
the son Of one of the early missionaries
to speak. Mr.. Castle said that he re-
membered very well the day upon
which the church laid it's first corner
stone He was at that time a student
at Punahou and ne remembered the
delegation sent by that institution,
headed by the President to watch the
ceremony. Before his eyes at present,
he said, as he recalled that time, swept
the faces of those who had then been
present He spoke of the leading Ha-
waiians who had assisted. He was
glad to see further material progress
being made for it was all for the glory
of the Kingdom of Christ.
Mr.. Castle also spoke for a few mo-
ments in Hawaiian.
T. Give Davies made a few remarks
in which he urged the Hawaiians to
take active part in the work, to make
sacrifices, even as the Ali had in the
past. He said that the legacy left
them by those former kings and queens
was a responsibility for the church.
The foreigners were present only tC
assist them.
After the remarks were concluded
the Lords Prayer was repeated in
English, Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese
and Korean Then came the benedic.
ton.
The corner stone laid this morning
! simply bore the Cross and the veal
: 1906. The real corner stone of tn,
~ church was laid March 6, 1867 bu
there was a decade of delay before tn,
work was again taken up. Then /
10 was that the building was begun an,
S yet it was four years later when tn
IS first service was held in the new build
It ing. Heretofore all services had bee
n held i'm a small wooden building whic
l. still serves as the Sunday school roor
@ of the congregations The room wa
n small and was a great cross to tn
e priests and they were anxious to hav
Il another building. The work was un
= dertaken finally and the chancel of tn
= building with a false front was de
q clared ready for use The first servic
was held on Christmas Day 1856 TIL
10 work was pushed along however an
# two years later the present edifice wa
= completed, except for the interior fit
6, tings.
+ The completion of of the additio
=, which is now under way will be befor
"a long as all of the stone is on hant
o Contractor Harrison will rush the wor
. through.