The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-01
Comment. Wise and
OTHERWISE. on the NeiUs

in Honolulu having arrived from Boston, via the lshmus
February ~ after six weeks journey OF fourteen thou
sand miles soon traverscd in these days of steam. he
says in ms report lie found Honolulu had grown until
the city and M suburbs has risen TO ten twelve thousand
population and its garden-like cityke appearance
surprised him. AT that time, kawaiahao known as the
Church. the most conspicuous landmark IN the
city Doctor Anderson wrote of 1t;
''The most conspicuous edifcc in lonoluu-a landmark
for seamen-is the large Stone Church, with massive walls
of coral blocks and and town clock 1t is here the
first native congregation and church wosnped God The
edifce proving large, part has been shut oil by
partition; but it will now seat twenty-five hundred IN the
simple Hawaiian dress. y
Later in a book published in 1864 in Boston. entitled
THE Hawaiian Islands: Their Progress and Condition
under Missionary Iabors he of the churches of Homo
lulu and of the induction of Mr.. Parker:
"The native Professionals have churches and the Roman
Catholics one There is also the Fort church and
Seamen Chapel and the Episcopalians Reformed Cath
olcs, they call themselves have also church 1t was
built by Methodist missionary from the United States who
did not succeed in collecting a congregation The
walls and of the first church in Honolulu built of
coral blocks and the church. having extensive galleries,
will a very large congregation a clock in the tower
strikes the hours The second church has adobe walls three
feet in thickness twelve feet high, pastcred within and
without and a wide veranda all around but tower Ii
will seat twelve hundred Mr. Smith has been the pastor
since 1888 which time this separate enterprise
menced Mr. Bingham the original pastor of the first
church; after him Doctor Armstrong; then Doctor Clark
now Mr. Parker son OF the venerable missionary at ka
neohe This church numbers 2516 members the second
1906 and the total Of their membership from the first is
1892. ..
"The ordination of Mr.. Parker occurred on Sabbath the
2Sth of June and of the most interesting events
that under my observation 1t in the afternoon
and the native congregations united forming audi
of scarcely less than twenty-five hundred Mr. Parker
had preached during the year assistant to Mr. Clark
much the satisfaction of the people; and the old paste
has resigned in favor of his brother because of thu
naequacy of his health and strength to meet the demands
of great "A people Under advice from their pastor Thu
people made call promised salary of thousand dol
lars to be raised by themselves called council by letter
missive present by their committee at the examination
of the candidate in the native languages and the church of
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audience its becoming appearance the interest the at
tention the singing everything indicated established
and true Christianity The right hand of fellowship
given by the Rev Mr. Kuaea graduate of the native col
ege of ahanana and then the respected pastor Of tn
J, church on the east side of the island.
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. Changing His Spots
Il Honolulu has recently had presented its admrng ga2
something that puts the case of Doctor Jeky and M
only special and occasions it will be remembered
while the Honoluan in question is thing every mornn
and another thing every afternoon with the regularity
# lar automaton This my esteemed young friend the
tary of the Y. NJ c. A.
81 In the morning, and until the afternoon paper goes
is press he loves the defenders of his country in way thu
justifes fuace type and front page display. From tw
ID thirty and until the people in the street have ha
time read their Advertiser his affection for the uniform
# especially the with HAW the collar drops to abs
IS lutte 1t goes below that those special occasion
ID when he recollects that he heard guardsman
ne ne Gec!'' after dropping his musket on his toe.
y Some people wonder at the gyraons of the genial youn
secretary but really there room for surprise lie hi
err it excellent authority that he must be all things to
IT, men and he is only making fair division of the day
doing it, He is sincere in what he tells the afternoon pape
and he is sincere what he tells The Advertiser and
sc the two do not gbe why that unfortunate that al
u There is nothing really remarkable about his interview
That few people have the to talk all around cc
every twenyfour hours make them only remarkabl
,g Anyone could do tiff he were built that way.
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n. To California for Anything.