Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-21
CELEBRATE 10Th
ANNIVERSARY OF :.
.WAILUKUCHURCH
Hundreds of Persons Attend
important Ceremonies. on
Valley Island and Addresses
Delivered in Many Tongues


WAlLUKli, Maui, Oct. 1.-THE
fjftieth anniversary OF the, founding
of the Waikiki Union church was
celebrated with fitting ceremonies on
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday. The
first service, which was largely at
tended, was held at $3.50 o'clock on
Sunday, at which a sermon dealing
with the work Of the church was de-
iivered by the minister upon the SUD-
jeet, The Inheritance Of Faith" Mrs.
George y Weight, Jr.. was installed
as deaeoness, while nine new mem
bers were received into the organiza.
ton. .,-. -
On Sunday evening Rev. Henry p.
Judd OF the Hawaiian board, Ensign
Puck of the Salvation Army, Rev. J..
Charles Villiers, rector OF the Church
of the Good Shepherd, and Rev.
Frank s. Scudder, the superintendent
OF the Japanese work of the Hawaiian
hoard, were the speakers. A liberal
offering for the church building so
ciety was taken at the Sunday ser
vices.
A most interesting meeting for the
ministers and eYangelists Of central
and west Maui was held on Monday,
both morning and afternoon. In the
evening the church was crowded with
neople who had accepted the invita-,
ton to the services. Addresses were
made in Japanese, Hawaiian, tlll,
pino and English. Thirty-sM young
Filipinos were baptized by Rev MT
Judd, the chairman of the Filipino
committee of the Hawaiian board
BY vote of the standing committee
and the members of the church the |
hospitality OF the church was exteno'
ed to these young men who wanted
haptism. They are now on probation
for period of six months, or Longer |
period, anticipating the formation oil
4 new Filipino church on Maui, whlcl
n is the intention of the board to or
eanize in the near future:
On Tuesday evening, the lUthr
which was the exact date OF the an
niversary of the founding of Union
church. large gathering OF churcil
,nembers and people OF the parish
was held in the town hall A com
mitfec. consisting of w. Leslie West,
o. j. White and George n
1Veieht. Jr., had the affair in hand,
ID far as ali arrangements for tho
evening" were concerned. The occa
sion was one long to be remembered
bv the people who gathered.
The roll call OF me members was
preceded by the reading OF the miio !,
Iites of the original council that
formed the church and by the reading
az congratulatory letters that had
come from churches and ministers III
Hawaii, who had been invited to the
services or who were interested in the
event. A large per cent of the mem
hers of the church responded to the
roll call.
howard the end of the evening re-
consisting of coffee, sand.
wiches. ice cream and cake, were
served by the committee in charge
A most inspiring address was dellV.
cred by Rev. E. E, Pleasant, the pas
Tor of Kahului Union church, while
raw Mr.. Dodge responded in help.
I'LL brief address when his name was
a6lled.
w. L. West, the chairman OF the
nance committee and the treasurer
.| the church, announced that throush
ne gifts of the members of the
,hnrch and congregation, former par,
shioners and friends throughout Ha-
1hii the remaining debt of $500 un Il
he building would be raised. This
announcement was greeted with much |
|Ilhusiasm ON the part Of the audi.
nee.