The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-19
B|SHP L|bERT'S
our OF kauai
Characterization in Church He
Bt Years Ago With His
Own Hands.

! LUE, Kauai, October l6.-Right
Re,end Libert, Bishop Of Zeugma. ar
riv from Honolulu on October 6 for
l thpurpose of directing the celebra-
! ii of the twenty-ffth anniversary of
t erection of the Catholic church at
| paia, on October 10. He also Off
tied at services in several other
urches on the Island, going to XII
.uea first, where on Thursday he held
service at which eighty children were
confirmed, and the following day hold
ing confirmation service at Kea1ia at
which one hundred and nine were con-
frmed.
On Saturday he returned to Hama
maulu, where the anniversary services
were held at the Kapaia church, which
is known on the church records as the
"Church of Jesus Christ of the I'm.
maculate Conception. This church
was built by Bishop Libert himself. in
1884, at which time he was himself sta
toned on Kauai.
Previous to 1884, there were but two
Catholic churches on Kauai. those at
Koloa and Moloaa, at the latter of
which Bishop, then Father, Libert had
been stationed, and he was the only
priest on the whole island at that time.
During the year 1884 he changed his
residence form Moloaa to Koloa dis
trict, and while living there he built
the church at Kapaia. which was the
third to be erected on Kauai.
The new church building he erected
with his own hands, in 1884, assisted
by Spalding, the Koloa plantation car
penter, and their helpers. 1t was fin.
cupied ever since. For several years
Father Libert conducted the services,
on alternate Sundays, at all three of
the churches.
On Saturday. evening the preliminary
exercises in celebration of the found
ing of the church were held. The yard
was Illuminated, several set pieces of
fireworks were ignited, and the Lihue
brass band alternated with the Ha-
namaula string band in giving selee-
tions of appropriate music.
On Sunday morning the anniversary
exercises proper began at ten O'Clock
with a high mass celebrated by Bishop
Libert, assisted by Father Victor of
Koloa and Father John of Eleele. A
well-trained choir of singers, under the
direction of Mr.. Orthmann. from XII
lauea, added very much to the solem-
nifty and pomp of the service.
After the exercises were over, the
usual church procession was held,
around the premises, under the many
arches, decorated with greens, which
had been erected. This was led by
Father Julian, the local priest, while
the Bishop carried the Sacrament under
the canopy in the rear of the process
sion.
In the afternoon the confirmation
service was held at three o'clock, and
the Bishop of Zeugma confirmed the
goodly number of two hundred and
eighty three young citizens, male and
female, all of whom are residents of
Lihue district, the majority coming
from Hanamaulu.
On this occasion, also, the Bishop
dedicated the handsome new pulpit
which has just been erected in the
church. and which is the gift of Rev
erend and Mrs. Isenberg, both of
whom take a great interest in the
thriving Portuguese colony of this
neighborhood.
Another gift which will be much APP
preciated by the families who attend
this church is a reading room to be
erected in the near future on the
church premises, for which Lihue plan
tation has made the liberal donation OF
$500. This viii be a very valuable
present for the young people OF the
district, and one which will do much
for their education.
On Monday morning Bishop Libert
left for Koloa, where he confirmed a
class of ninety-four on Tuesday; then
on Thursday and confirmed sixty-seven
at Waimea, and eighty-nine at Eieele
on Friday. Tomorrow he will dedicate
he new church at Kalaheo, which has
been built for the thriving Portuguese
colony at that Mace