The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-11

DeIOre anneXaIlon, IL was called
"The Church of England" and
its Bishop, if at home in Eng
land, would have been a Peer of
the Realm. Queen Emma was a men,
Der of this church and it was greatly
feared by the American residents that
English influence would some day con-
troll things politically.
Several years after I came to the
Islands the Methodist church was or
ganized, as was also the Christian
church. Prior to that time those of
these two denominations, as well as
Baptists and Presbyterians, affiliated
with the Central Union Church, which
might be called Congregational, al
though you never hear the term there,
though as a rule the ministers in
charge have always been Presbyterian
or Congregationalists.
This large and wealthy church has
membership of about 1900, gener-
ally speaking of the white population.
1t is called "The Church in Garden"
for its setting is eight acres of land
enclosed in part by a beautiful hibis-
Gus hedge, the deep red of its flowers
reaching out so cheerfully to you.
There are broad spreading monkey
pod trees with many swings for the
little folks; large tennis court; fine
enclosed swimming pool; much land
scape gardening; purple and flame
colored bougainvilliae vines that
climb over the trees and swing in the
soft breezes; pink Mexican vines and
the Cup of Gold vine that Chamber
over the four church school buildings;
an EMPOWERED manse and stone
church that cost $4,000, and is so
built that the sides are open to the
outside beauty of flowers and vines
and poisoning trees as we'll as the
fresh breezes.
There is much more that could be
told about the parish house gather
ings, the annual chowder suppers pre-
ceding the yearly reports, ETC.; the
Lenten service suppers followed by
classes and lectures; the missionar-
les from China and Japan and India,
who going to the States for their sab
batical year, always have message
to present; the monthly letters that
are read from missionaries in the
Orient supported by Central Union;
the plays, ETC., generally pertaining
to things of religious nature, given
by the young people; screen pictures,
etc.
There is the Women's Board of Mis-
sons, the Women's Auxiliary that
looks after the church floral decora-
tons; the Junior League, ETC., etc, too
many things to here enumerate, but
the church summer bible school for a
period of six weeks must not be for
. gotten.
Just a word about kaumakapili and
Kawaiahou, the two large city ma
tive churches, Union also. The latter
one was built many years ago, the
structure being chiefly of coral rock
which was brought the two or more
miles from near the ocean in this
way: The natives stood in line all
that distance and passed the rock on
to the other until it finally reached
the church site, now quite in town
1t is fine, substantial building and
the one in which is the royal pew
where kings and princesses, now
passed away, have sat and taken part
in the Hawaiian service.
But 1 have not told you that the
Buddhist temple is also feature OF
the Hawaiian Islands. There are pre-.
tentious ones in town as we'll as those
:, of less architectural merit, besides g
, generous scattering of minor temple;
>, throughout the Islands.
Besides these are the Christian Ko
rean, Japanese and Chinese churches
. where in addition to Oriental pastor:
there are faithful workers among the
whites.
In closing it might be well to men
ton that the population of Honolulu
:. is somewhere between 10000 ant
= $4,000 inhabitants.
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