Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-04
HANDSOME new
NAHIKU Church
ISDEDLCATED

| lJULUlUAILU
| ESp.ctat star Rlli"tm CORRESPOND, noel
/ WAILIkI. Jan / Oue Of The. mOst
| heautital DAYS hat Nahiku has ever
! known was that OF last Sunday when
the pretty new C!..,rCh was dedi, ated
The traveller ar old resident would
! have 10 look twice at the handsome
! Lew church just heyond the govern
| mcnt school TO recognize even the To-
cation Of the cid GIlapidated binding
| that once stood at that corner The
new building is finished in cement
with the gray wall maintained both
on the outside and inside 4 metallic
red roof SurmOuntS these walls md
new bell tower Of artistic design forms
the entrance 70 the editiCe. The
church is one OF tne neateSt in Maui
county. and we'll may all those con
Cerned in its modelling rejoice in it
and be proud OF tn. workmanship that
completed it,
David kalakaua had charge of al
the carpenter work on the building
Joe Moikeha Of the plastering, and Al
bert Pun of. the painting. These are
all we'll known Hawaiian Norkmen
who have done considerable work for
var;CuS parties in and about Wailuku.
Abel Cathcart, y. X. .kahOOkclc and
S. X Kauihou are the three trustees
OF the church. who have composed the
board that raised a large sum OF
money fer the new building, and have
worked on the job OF building up the
church anew during the last three
months.
The job was a difficult one. because
the road from MalikO gulCh to Lower
Nahiku is in a frightful condition and
more like the bed of a stream than
anything else Over this road it was
most difficult to do any hauling of
materials, yet the larger part of the
lumber had to be hauled from Hama
to Nahiku because the rough water
OF Nahiku bay would not permit of
the landing of materials for the build |
ing.
Sand was also difficult to obtain and
sometimes the workmen had to see
that sand that was discovered under |
the surface of the water was secured |
by diving for it, At other times it'll
had to be brought in canoes from long
distances. <
Under all these difficulties the work |
was carried on to successful compile
ton and the services of dedication
took place last Sunday morning. Rev
Rowland B. Dodge. agent of the Ha-
TVa 81
1uku and preached the sermon from
John 316. Rev. Louis NJ. Mitchell
was the other member of the commit
tee present, and led the people in the
dediCatOrY service. offered |
the prayer of dedication and conduct
ed the exercises CT the day
A large number of people were pre-
sent from NahikU, keanae. Hama and
& few from kaupO. The singing was
unusually fine. AMI the offering from
ell sources on Sunday amounted to
S121, which went to the building fund
of the church.
Not all the furniture of the building
had arrived, as the new pulpit and
chairs desired by the people had not !
vet been secured because of short
age of funds. Also individual chairs
that had been ordered from the Coast
were not sent ashore last week by
the Claudine. so that the old benches
had TO be used. The church as vet has
no lighting plant. but it IS hoped that
in the near future adequate lighting
by kerosene or some other means will
be secured.
The interior finish of the church is
very attractive. There is no ceiling.
but the woodwork is finished to the
roof and is vanished. Large four
pane windows wer" used so that there
is an abundance of light. The church..
though small in size. is ample to &C
2Ommodate all the people OF the low
er village of Nahiku.
HE financial part of the work of
rebuilding the church was handled
entirely by the Maui Aid Association,
as is customary in Maui county in the
erection or renoyating of church
buildings of ali kinds.
On Tuesday of last week the month
Iy ministers meeting OF the MauT
county minister's under the Hawaiian
Board met at karului Union church.
The meeting was an unusually profit
a0le one. papers having been carefully
PREPARED by 10 NJ the ministers for
the occasion. Luncheon was served
directly afterwards by the people Of
Kahului for all present. A meeting
also of the standing committee Of the
Maui Evangelical Association was
held to discuss some matters of i'm
portance concerning the work Of the