Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-26
Other Congregations Join In
Dedication of Beautiful New
Home on KeWaIo Street

on kewalO street yesterday morning
to take part in the dediCatOry service.
Seats were provided on the broad la
Isais that surround three sides of this
beautiful edifiCe to accommodate the
overflow crowd. Large doors at fire.
Quent intervals were thrown open,
thus giving the effect Of one large
room.
There were no services in Central
Union or the Methodist churches yes,
terday morning, the members of the
congregations OF those two houses OF
worship joining with the Christian
church in the dedication Of the new
home
: An excellent musical program was
given in which the audience at times
took part A solo, Fear Not Ye, o
Israel was beautifully rendered by
Miss Alice L. Hopper. Mrs. A. Mac
Pherson led at the organ
The prayer OF conservation was Of
fered by Rev. w. E. Crabtree of San
Diego, California, who has been the
pastor of the Christian church at that
city for 20 years. The dedicatory ad-
dress was made by Rev. F. NJ. Bowling
OF Fullerton, California, who, with Mr..
Crabtree, came to Honolulu for the
express purpose of taking part in the
dedication of the new church. The in.
vocation was given Dy Rev. A. A.
Ebersole of the Central Union church
and Rev. f. Z. Brace, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, offered
prayer and read from the Scriptures
DR.. Scudder of Central Union church
extended the good wishes of the
many churches in the city, and the
benediction was given by Rev. w. II.
Fry, superintendent of the Methodist
missions in Hawaii.
At the conclusion of the services
there was a general hand-shaking all
around and congratulations were in
order for those who worked early and
late to accomplish the task that shows
as a result this beautiful bungalow.
type church. The annexes of the
church were open for the inspection. OF
those present, and nearly everybody
visited the beautiful rest rooms, par.
lors, kitchen, library and class rooms
of the .laFges Sunday of which
the Christian church Is 80 proud. n
Rev. Peters delivered the sermon
in his new chtfcha.a {9'h8i %@'
In. the beginning Mr. Peters called
attention to the fact that the presen,
age is restless one, AND that this
restlessness, which springs nom the
deeper recesses OF human life, Is but
heart hunger witch can be satisfied
only by those agehcies that minister
to the spiritual. t1t was thought that
wealth would satisfy THIS hunger, he
said, and then told uf&the great
struggle for wealth. q And, yet, he 4ad,
ded, the world is still hungry "a
mans life consistent not in the, abun
dance Of the things he possesseth."
There were others, said the minis,
ter, who thought that knowledge
would satisfy the hunger, with the re.
suit that for centuries men have been
knocking at the door of wisdom.
Monumental things stand as the re-.
suit of mans passionate seeking after
knowledge; and yet he cries peace,
peace, when there is no peace. For
by wisdown the world knoweth not
God" he said.
"The secret was revealed by the
prophet of Galilee," continued the
minister, when he said, Man lives
by every word which proceedeth out
of the moth Of God Had we been
wise enough to have listened to the
voice Of Him who has ever challenged
our attention, the longing of the hui
man heart might have been appeased
ages ago. Only the ability to see the
unseen can satisfy!
"The father-heart of God has ever
sought the welfare of his children. As
the human parent moves and lives and
has his being, only for the welfare
and happiness of his children, so the
Heavenly Father exercises his vast
providences for the good of man. Our
children bulk large in the field of our
vision, so also does a child of man in
the vision of God. His measures
have been innumera6ie, all Of them
rich. The greatest is the gift of His
son. The advent of Jesus Christ was
indeed a revelation of the Father.
1.-THE great facts comprised in his
personality. In His life we behold
the uncovered heart of the Father; in
Him also is seen the measure of the
man, the capacity of the human soul;
end the way. The Master said: The
works that do, / do not of myself,
| came to do the will of my Father
who is I'M heaven He said, 4 speak
not of myself but the Father who
dwelleth in me He doeth the works.
The life and teaching OF Jesus consti'
tuted the program OF God in execu
ton. How tremendously significant
become the things he said and did.
"And what lies before us? Aye, the
| contamination of the purposes Of God
/ Nothing short of this is destiny. For
| the third time l repeat-the Master
said, The gates of hell shall not stand
4 against my church. fhe truth which
we hold shall prevail. ! do not know
I what insidious forms the wiles OF
evil may take; but l do know this
that where sin abounds, the grace OF
the Lord Jesus Christ doth much more
abound We look upon the world
and behold the ramifications of evil
and our hearts are palsied with fear
n,,k @hasr, ctrop 0hoids of Satan arc