| Show SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION interesting ACCOUNT OV ITS CON COS or tire THE NEW MEETING HOUSE ATTENDED BY lly tre tire ring XING AND nanty panty ehe ene ram rum SAINTS NUMBERED AMONG AMON 1 I HIS nm nest best T subjects r Q OF wem mlle conference OON FERENCE nale LAIE oahu bahu hawaiian islands october lith 1883 1683 editor deseret news many of your readers are interested in matters pertaining to thia this mission fe which is my only apology for writing to you yon nt at this timo time the cornerstones corner stones fot got our conr new church at this place were laid on the ath of april aprily 1882 by elder harry H cluff assisted by the other othen elders eiders of the sandwich islands mission tnie sion siou the king niso also in the ceremonies em onies sinca since that time some ol of the eldera eiders havo have labored steadily upon the building buil bail ding diug 1 until the day it was dedicated the 6 ath th of october 1893 1883 and others have havo labored when occasion required elders J B mel mei drum dram E M hanson and H A woolley performed the carpenter work and brother carl anderson anderaon painted the outside and elders BM young and 0 A brim the inside the building is a frame one with substantial rock foundations feet 19 feet ceiling cei cel ling with three centre pieces turned from which depend chandeliers there are six large windows on each side 11 feet in height from the ground to the top of belfry is 58 feet and a 14 feet flag pole above that two T 0 o flights of stairs lead t 0 the singers eln ein gers gens gallery the bell weighs pounds the inside of the building la is tastefully finished and paint painted eds and provided wl wi i comfortable seats to accommodate people or mire more further hurther description I 1 will omit great preparations wera were made for the dedication on the sixth the king and queen being expected to attend the people had been gather ing from this and rind other islands for several days and by ane morning of the sixth there were a great many people on the land who began to al ac early to be ready to his majesty when ho he should arrive he having sent word ot of hia hib intention to come by special steamer stear ner nef and return the same day the sea ses wag was quite rough and the steamer late in making her appearance besides there was considerable delay in our pilot reaching the vessel and those on board were unacquainted with the coast it ja is considered by i many A dangerous place for vessels to land especially in rough weather nia bis majesty expressed somo bome doubts about being able to get in but the native pilot assured him that there was no danger aud the pilot was given charge of the tha vessel and he brought her through the reef all right but it did look fearful to bee bce the lettla steamer apparently almost at the mercy of the angry waves and white crested breakers tossed about like ilke a bubble bubbie U upon D n the mighty deep it was eleven IC 1 ock by the tha time a landing was effected appropriate committees had been appointed to attend to all of the details of the proceeding his majesty was maton meton board of the tae steamer by elder eider rini eini maka maks lauia labia who la in a short speech informed him of the gramme pro of proceeding proceedings and a committee was ready to receive himat him at the landing where a brief address of welcome was read by elder J B It nhe Ehe headin adin english and a similar one in hawaiian by elder kaleohano A mounted escort of gf twenty five tive men led by elder 8 E woolley accompanied the tho sparty from tha beach the two largo gates through which thu the party bad had to pass were beautifully decorated with wreaths wreatha and fes festoons festo feato ons oas of fern leaves with flags fluttering in tha tho bree brec breeze breeza ze and appropriate aa follows over the faret aaret gate which orens opens into the pas ture lure in large largo letters welcome to laie lale and on the tlde bide which would L la be a seen been as the party departed Fa farewell rowell all above tho second gate on an arch the worde wordel eola bola man ka moi clong long klong live lise the king and on tho the opposite side bide Bi deHui hui hul hooulu with an imitation of a crown underneath the aich between the two gates a distance of bout about a quarte quarter of a mile mie the natives formed ju in line on either side of tho the road and the sunday school from the second gate to the house home the rahana rabana choir were stationed at tho tha beach the honolulu choir at the first gate and tho the lafe late choir at eit our residence they alleana nil all bang eang appropriate pieces the words having been compo composed ted expressly for the occasion and as an the party be tween tho the iines lines they were cheered re repeatedly heatedly teat edly at the tho last list gate gata his bih h majesty dismounted and was met by elders H A woolley and L B nainoa who conducted him to the president ot of tho the midion Mi eion who rece reee received I 1 ve d hins hina on ozz tir fir the tha a meranda veranda add ami with wl th a few words welcomed his hia majesty to nale nate to which tho king responded with a tew lew appropriate remarks and then was introduced to the rest of the elders and the ladies after changing apparel tho the king dressing in spot spotless less ieso white and lunch being served we pro proceeded ceede d to the tho new meetinghouse meeting house where t the he oon con congregate gregat on wele vele already beate seated d or as many of them as could get into the building upon the entrance of the king the people all arose upon their feet and the choirs sang crHa hawaii wals wais bonol 21 tha national hymn the people remaining standing until the king was heated seated after tho dedicatory sen Eer services vices were over his majesty being invited made bome bom very every in interesting teres tin g remarks praising the people for the ovi denem denew of their his astonishment in beholding io fine an edifice which far exceeded all his expectations encouraged the people to continue in the good work they had begun M mr john Cumm cum Cam cumming ming inge ingi made a few remarks in the same strain during darlng the tha eps several pieces 03 to the occasion were well rendered by the tha choir at the close of the tha meeting we attended a native feast which was prepared in our old meeting house fia ria in truo true hawaiian style after all being seated upon the floor in primitive fashion some bome of us ua were a little non at first on dla dig discovering cover that no knives forks or spoons had been provided but being in royal company we concluded the royal example and the admonitions of the apostle paul to those who go among the romans the ladle of the tho royal party appeared perfectly at home at the business but the efforts of our ladies ladles to eat pol with their fingers were rath er amusing apparently however the elders who had traveled and lived among the tho natives were not at a loss how to proceed but went at tho the busine business so of eating in true hawaiian style styles and with a true ha wabian relish after eating and changing apparel the party returned to the beach and embar embarked kod ked for honolulu the natives presented hla his mae maa majesty jesty with some hogs bananas etc As the boat shoved off wo we gave three cheers chears which were responded to by hla hib majesty swinging his bis hat and cheering in return v the ring king was only accompanied b by y mr john oam oum ming who owns the tha steamer Wai wal manto which brought the party here a boy four ladies and servants everything passed off pleasantly nia ilia majesty appearing a gentleman la in every rL respect ho he expressed himself well pleased with hia visit and the reception given him the honolulu Hon olula gazette barely mentions the affair in its lo calsin a rather con temp tous manner the other papers I 1 have not yet seen sean tho the gazette is an opposition paper and la Is bitterly opposed to the administration the king and all who render any homage tobia to him sucu bucu as that do not particularly annoy us and ridicule can hardly disturb us being so eo used an aa wo we are to more pointed attacks from both tho the press and the pulpit that we do not deem them worthy of particular notice unless they contain fAlEe falsehoods boods hoods old ones rehashed or new now ones manu manufactured for tho the occasion and while we render to kingg kings and rulers the hornage homage duo due to meir melr high position it does dees not follow that we enc lorto all their unwise and unrighteous acts act we accord to others othera the right to op poso pobo in a every legal manner possible tho the wrong doin doln of public officials wo we have nothing in particular to gain by taking bides aides with the contending factions of government and prefer to attend to our legitimate business thua thus ended the visit of ring ming kalakaua to the dedication ot utie uhe late laio chuich the queen sent a note expressing her regrets at not being able to attend in consequence of the serious illness of her Bist erthe governess of the island of hawaii the queens queen a sister slater was also aiso quite anxious to come thinking it would improve her health but bat was too weak to make the attempt your brother in the gospel edwand EDWASD PARTRIDGE |
