The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-01-11
GOVERNOR TURNS
FIRST SPADE.FUL
Ground Is Broken for New Home
of the First Methodist
Church.
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tees ana otncers ana congregation OF
the Methodist church were there for
the purpose Of beginning the excava.
ton for the building of the church,
and that the Governor of the Territory
was present to start the work. He
hoped that the executive would turn
away from his duties to the Territory
and continue to dig until the work is
finished. He referred to w. r. Cas-.
tie, whose generosity made 1t posi-
BILE, he said, for the church to be es.
tablished on that site. He said all
church people were thankful to him for
the gift. He spoke of the presence of
DR.. Wadman, man who served God
well, and X. II. Trent, who, as a mem
Der of the board of trustees, was in
strumental in advancing the project.
Rev. Mr.. Ebersole led in prayer,
saying that, with the completion of the
ceremony, it would be hallowed ground.
Doctor Wadman made happy
speech, calling attention to the fact
that Honolulu is city of beautiful
homes. On an opposite corner he
pointed to a beautiful home, on an
other corner he pointed to the high
school, erected in memory of the mar.
tyr President, Mckinley, and on the
ground upon which he stood, said he,
was to be erected church dedicated
| to the glory of God. A home, q school,
and church, the three pillars on which
| American civilization rested. "Wisely
did our fathers lay the foundations of
| the Nation when they recognized in
these three institutions the hopes for
| future greatness, the foundations for
| the highest type of civilization con-
tinued the speaker. 'fThe Nation IS
welfare is measured by it's citizen
ship.'
Doctor Wadman quoted President
| Harrison well.known statement re-
| garding churches and the benefits they
pour upon the people.
w. r. Castle said he had not expected
to speak. In the first place, when he
gave the lot to the church, there was
sort of contract between him and
| Rev. Mr.. Jones that the matter should
not be referred to. AS the gift and
| it's donor had been referred to, he con
sidered the contract broken, and by q
| well known passage of the law, he was
entitled to ownership again. (Laugh-
ter) He said he did not know much
about Methodism as denomination.
AS matter of fact, he did not know
much about denominations at all, ex-
cept by name. 81 do not know much
about their doctrines,' he added. 81
don t care much about that. believe
\ in bringing the churches together, and
bringing Christians together, and some
how or other / believe that the build
| ing of this church will 4be one step in
| bringing this about.
| llNIu lnnu,Iodno pf Mathodiarn is
confined chiefly to one fact: / know il
to be an organization that seems to be
always in earnest, and / like to see @
man or society tremendously in earnest
If the earnestness goes with right prin
ciples, that earnestness is bound tc
produce something of value"
r. II. Trent, on behalf of the board
of trustees, said it fell to him to say
something about the financial side OF
the construction of the new church
1t was rainy day, however, and he
would not take up collection Qaugh
ter). He said that in looking over the
subscription list he was struck by tn,
catholicity of the subscribers. On thu
list are the names of Roman Catholics
Presbyterians, Baptists, Episcopalians
/ Christians, and in fact nearly all de
nominations. III SIoWeu IheIe arc IL
narrow denominational lines drawn il
Honolulu, said he.
"This will not be a church erecte'
to the glory of Methodism," he said
"but to the glory of God"
Rev. Mr.. Jones then read portion
of scriptures adapted to the commence
ment of work upon house of God
/ while Governor FIear stood in front o
| the platform with shovel, in READINGS
to turn the first spadeful of sod. TIL
scriptures completed, the Governor go
: to work, and by the sweat of his brow
) turned the soil, and the actual work o.
/ the church was begun. The band playe
Old Hundred and Pastor Felmy of tn
Lutheran church, following Doctor Nc
Keever of the Christian church, pre-
, nounced the benediction.
After the ceremonies were over Doc
| tor Wadman called attention of tn
, spectators to the fact that the first hel
1 toward the new church came through
: gift of $4,000 made by the late G. N
D Cooke. after which Mr.. Castle donate
Q the site.