Ka Lahui Hawaii, Volume I, Number 18, 29 April 1875 — Ke ola makahiki o na Kahu Ekalesia. [ARTICLE]

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Ke ola makahiki o na Kahu Ekalesia.

Ua hiki pinepine niai ia makou ka lono no ka pilikia o na Kaliu ekalesia o k&kou, no ka lawa pono ole o kahi ola makahi ki i ae like ia mawaena o ke Kahu me ka ekalesia. Ua hooko pono kekahi mau ekalesia i ko lakou ae like me ke Kaliu, a ua noho aie ole.w Eia ko makou manao no ia mau ekalesia, he mahalo piha no ka lakou mau hana pololei. Pela ka ekalesia ma Waimanalo, Oalm, a me ko Kahana i ka wa e nolio ana ke Kahii m ua : aole wahi aie iki. Pela ka ekalesia ma Koloa, Kauai, i ko makou lohe mai, aole o lakou aie i ke Kahu a hiki i keia wa, a me ko Lihue maia mokupuni no. Ke ole makou i kuhihewa, pela ka ekale*ia ma Wailuku, Maui, a me ko Lahaina: a pela no hoi j>aha kekahi niau ekalesia ma ka mokupuni o llawaii. Ua pane ae nei makou, he mahalo ka mea i haawdia i kela mau ekalesia. A eia lioi kekahi, he mau kumu alakai kupouo lakou no na ekale.-ia e ae ma ia mea. Ke manao nei makou ina e naua ia ka moolelo o ia mau ekalesia, e ike ia'na he [x>e mikiala mau ko lakou mau kahu i ka hana, he poe hana me ke ahouui a 1110 ke aloha, a ua hoihoi maoli lakou i ka liana : a oia kekahi kumu i nele ole ai lakou. Pehea la e |uūi ai ka hemahema o kekahi nmu ekalesia he nui ma keia mea, he malania ana i ke ola o ke kahu ? He niuau kiaa i nooiioo.nui ia, aole nae i loaa kona haina pololel Ma ka makou nooiKKi ana, aia ka hemaheuia no keia m >a mawaeua o na aoao elua, o ke kahu a me ka ekalesia, a oiai o ke kahū 'ke alakai o ka e kamailio mua ana īuakūu ma ko ke kahu aoao. Ua lawelawe ki kalii poe kāhu ma ka lakou oihana no ka makee i na wahi loaa 0 na lulu,hapalm_<_> ua ekalesia, a oia walv no. Aole lakou i manao ua lux>noho ia lakou i kahu no ka hoo|x>maikai ana aku i ka ekak sia a me ka lehulehu katiaka. 0 ke k ihu lw mea ia 1 lioouolio ia e alakai a e luuiai i ka lehulehu i na manao maikai a mo na noonoo i ola ka khulehu uia na hiuia |k>niHinuli o b Lokouiīukiu o ke Akua. ka h\v>jHMuaikāi ia o ka lehulehu, oia kaua e imi, m»le o koua }H>maikai iko. Aka. aok- u» la ka n.nnoo o kekahi j>oe k.ihn a malioii i ik«' *i < O hikou walo no ka Uhi\ nui uia 1 »k<» o ko lakou nvK>noo

ana. * Aua iawe lakou ika hana i loaa ke dala o ha hoahanau, aole 110 na kumu e ae. Ua hewa ia. O kona oia kana i irai, aole o ke ola a me ka pomaikai o hai. Oia kekahi kumu o kona nele, a ua~pono no kona hoohoka ia. ' 0 na kahu ekalesia a e hapui ana i ka haua no ia kuniu, e ike ana lakou i ko lakou nele a me ka nele pu 0 ko lakou mau ekalesia. Ua hoolilo lakou ika inoa kahu ekaleeia i mea hpohenehene ia. Aole i pau ko makou kamaiiio ana do keia mea, ā keia pule aeie olelo hoa no makou.