The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-31
DAVIES MEMORIAL
HALL DEDICATED
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itself and, large as the seating capa.
city of the roomy building is, the at
tendance was such as to cause manv
of the congregation to stand at the
back.
The ceremony of dedication was i'm.
pressive and dignifed in keeping with
the memory of the man whose name
the new building will perpetuate and
with the quiet and appropriate design
of the building itself.
Preceded by the choir, Bishop Res
tarick approached each room of the
building in turn and, standing at the
door, recited a short prayer of dedica
ton. George Davies, second son of
the late Theo. H. Davies, then unveiled
the memorial tablet which bears a
bronze relief of the man in whose
memory the hall was built and a suit
able inscription.
After the unwilling of the tablet
Bishop Restarick pronounced the dedi,
cation in the following words: Gin
the name of the Father, and of the Son.
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 7.
Henry Bond Restarick, Bishop of Hono-
lulu, in the seventh year of my episco-
pate, do hereby declare that this memo
rial hall and parish house is set apart
and dedicated to the glory of God and
to the memory of Theophilus Harris
Davies. -
After the service, those present were
invited to inspect the building. the
Bishop explaining that the furnishings
and fittings for the different rooms had
not yet arrived.
From the cathedral northwards runs
cloister which joins the main hall.
Leading from this cloister is door to
the Bishop s study. On the other side.
of the hall is another cloister along the
face of wing of the building that
contains the guild room and men IS
room. Below, in the basement, are pan
try and kitchen, whence dumb waiter
leads to the hall above.
George Davies address which he de,
livered before unwilling the tablet was
as follows:
"Eleven years ago last Friday there
was taken to his rest him in whose
memory this edifce has been erected;
almost exactly two years ago the foun.
| dation stone was laid by Her Majesty
| Queen Liliuokalani. It will thus be
seen that this Whitsunday is well-ftted
to be the date for the dedication of
the completed building
| FWhen, after my fathers death, the
members of his family decided to erect
some monument to his memory, it was
concluded after careful thought that
| the memorial should take the form of
muchneeded parish house.
"The first consideration was the Sc
curing of a suitable site, in the selec-
! ton of which we kept in view two
points, first piece of land whereon
the proposed building could be erected
and secondly a piece of land which
would in itself be a valuable addition
to the cathedral property. After long
! correspondence and interminable delays
we were at length able to acquire the
property of the old California Hotel
an unattractive wooden edifce which
abutted almost on to the cathedral it.
self, and also the adjoining Peterson
lot at the corner of Emma Square
| Here then was, in our opinion, an idea
site, and the necessary steps were al
1
buildings and to prepare the plans fol
the new parish house.
cit was not at first expected that sc
long period would elapse before the
J completion of the building, but a great
deal of time was taken up in neces
sary preliminary work. and as the build
ing progressed changes which appeared
to be desirable were made from time
I 1r ha II IL
delay was caused by waiting for the
windows and also for the electric fit
| tings, locks and hinges, all of which
were sent oft from England. I think
however, it will be admitted that the
completed result has justified these de
lays.
: "Tha principal credit should go tc
the present head of our family, my
, brother Give, for his untiring work
, on the building from the commence
ment, to Mr. E. A. P. Newcomb the
0 architect, who made the orinignal plan'
which have, however, been largely de
parted from, and to Mr. w. L. Emory
;, whose enthusiasm and careful supervi
. sion have been so largely instrumental
in achieving the result you see before
you. Our aim has been to raise
l building which, in genuineness of ma
! terial, solidity of construction and com
. pleteness of detail should be worth,
/ to rank with the cathedral of which
it forms an integral part. Those o
D you who knew my father we'll remem
Der his active interest in all that affect
ed the welfare of those with whom
he came in contact, especially Of chill
dren and young people, as well as hi
, close connection with church matter
h in these Islands. I cannot but thin
It that he would himself have given hi
approval to a memorial of such lastin
qualities and architectural beauty an
one whose principal end is the inf1r
encing and training of the young an
the spreading of the kingdom of tn
d God he served so well. In his memor
(: I unveil this memorial tablet
70 Bishop Restarick in his address sal
in part:
There is an instinct in the huma
race leading its members in every Ian
- to seek to perpetuate the memory
events or of persons by the erectio
IL, of buildings of stone These stru,
{, lures have often been rude and sin
9. pie, consisting frequently of a sing
r stone When God renewed to Jaco