The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-20

The recentlycomplete addition to
st. Andrew s cathedral was consecrated
yesterday with elaborate ceremonies,
and in the presence of a large eongre-
cation. There were present and TAX
ing part in the services the clergy of
all the congregations of the Church in
Honolulu and many of those from Maui
and Hawaii. The choir was greatly
augmented, and the service, entirely
choral, was splendidly rendered.
The order of the service had been
printed, and copies were given each of
the congregation. Following the pro-
cessional hymn, the Bishop, accompa-
MED by his chaplain, the Rev. E. t.
Simpson, the clergy of the diocese, and
the wardens and vestrymen of the sew
erai parishes in Honolulu, and c. +.
Clemens, the chancellor of the diocese,
In his robes, approached the door of
the cathedral from without. Within
awaited the canons of the cathedral
and the congregation. The Bishop
Knocked three times, the senior canon
responding, Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord - The Bishop
responded: Peace be to this house.
Peace be to them that come in and to
them that go out. - The door was
then opened and clergy and choir pro-
ceeded to the chaneel, singing the
Twentyfourth Psalm.
l.. t. Peck, treasurer, read state
ment as to the payments of the debts
incurred in the building. The additions
to the cathedral have cost something
over $23, 600, all of which has been
paid except about 800, for which there
are abundant pledges in hand. The
Bishop from the chancel then made the
announcement of the completed addi-
ton and said the prayer of eonsecra-
ton. The Bishop, preceded by his
chaplain and followed by the canons
and cathedral clergy, proceeded in
order to the four corners of the por-
ton of the cathedral to be consecrated,
at each corner saying portion of the
service of conservation, concluding with
the sentences of conservation, said in
both English and Hawaiian, as fol-
lows:
Gin the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
The addition to this Cathedral Church
which is dedicated to the Apostle st.
Andrew and erected in memory of Ka-
mehameha ", we now consecrate and
set apart TO be used solely for the wor
ship of God and the celebration of the
saeraments and rites of the religion of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Amen
Following the service of conseera-
ton was morning prayer and holy com
munion The sermon was by Bishop
Restarick and was historical review
of the services of the Church of Eng
land in these Islands. It was most in
teresting historically, as well as from
the ,Churchman s standpoint. It is
herewith presented in full:
BISHOP REsTARICK' S SERMON.
Ezra W.. 1--WE are the servants
of the God of heaven and earth and
build the house that was builded many
years ago
The people of Israel were constantly
referred to their history that they
might learn wisdom for the present.
Only those can understand the present
who know the history of the past. The
Holy Bible is largely history, and all
human history is God s Bible, where
we may Fedu the WORKING out Oh HIS
laws in social life.
1t is appropriate this morning that
] review as briefly as possible the his
tory of the Mother Church of the An
glo-Saxon race, as far as these Islands
are concerned.
There was no chaplain on board the
vessels under Captain Cook, and while
services may have been read by an of
ficer, there is no entry of such in the
journal of the great navigator. The
first PRAYER book service in the Hawai-
ian Islands and the first Christian SER
vice of any kind. was that recorded
by Captain James King who succeeded
Cook in command. Under date Sunday,
February 81, 1870, is the following: In
the afternoon the bones (of Captain
Cook having been put into coffin
and the service read over them. they