The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-07-19
Death of DR.. G. P. Judd.

I Our community was s~orrowful but not surprised,
TO learn on Sunday morning last that DR.. Judd had
breathed his last on the preceding evening. Months
Of continued physical decline had prepared his
friends to expect and himself TO meet the final change,
" the last of earth" The messenger found him at
e~ventide. sitting composedly in his chair, having
read a chapter Of THE Book, and his departure was
like one going to sleep. The funeral took place on
Sunday afternoon, from the family mansion at Mae
mae. and was largely attended. The Rev. Frank
Thompson, of Hilo, (who is at present officiating in
the absence of the pastor Of Fort Street church, read
from the Scriptures, Rev. %; also 1913, and con-
| cluded with the following eloquent remarks
The passage which 1 have read from the Book of God. is
one upon which the mind of the deceased dwelt much in his
later days, and from which he derived much comforts nor : 1t
at all surprising, as it contains one of the most beautiful pictures
ever drawn By the pen of inspiration, Of the City OF God
1t was quite natural, indeed, that as the world behind him,
was vanishing out Of view, his mind should dwell more and
Little did We think, dearly beloved, on the yesterday, that
the angel which had been so long brooding DER the dwelling,
was pluming its pinions for fight Little did we think, as we
broke bread with him at his own domestic board, that he
kingdom Of Heaven, amidst the family of God. But the
spirit is gone, it went away noiselessy, calmly; and We trace
which the angel bore him, and through the gates ala" We
can almost see him safely landed.
This is neither the time nor place for words Of eulogy.
There are some characters so complete and symetrical that
But the life and record Of the departed has been so identified
with the history OF the church in this kingdom, and the pro-
gress Of the nation, that we regard il as a part Of our common
The church of our Redeemer claims him. The nation
claims him. He was the gift Of the church TO this nation and
"And his image and influence is impressed upon the insti-
tutions Of this country, more deeply than that Of any other
foreigner, living or dead: And what I say of him, or may say,
1.-THE departed came here originally, in the service of
acted with the fear of God before his eyes.
He was q man Of no ordinary talents; in the discharge Of
all his duties he exhibited great executive ability.
Loyalty 70 principle, a profound respect for the voice of
duty, rigid adhesion be conscientious convictions, were prom
inent characteristics OF his deep, strong nature.
"Eminently htted as a leader, he was called by his adopted
periods Of its history: When none but the strong were able TO
shores, and threatening the national life.
The nation is to-day his debtor. and we bless God for his
I'VE fully recognize, dearly beloved, the sanctity of the
grant Christian grsces, and which bloom alone for the eye of
Heaven. A stranger-hand may not draw aside the vel-we
will not intrude upon the holy quiet Of the hOme-liie. We are
here to-day to mingle our sympathies with yours; but the cup
is isa not one y ,S OF G9@ Gm$ Rs s1T ,Ss Good ! would TsISsI not Siv sspTe e S yOg5
Of JOY in this hour Of sorrow. And while we weep with you,
which God has shown YOU, in coming into your dwelling so
soon again, and removing your dearly beloved, and placing him
let down from Heaven TO unite your hearts and home, more
closely TO the Great White Throne.
MAY the garments OF his strength descend upon his sons,
her who bore them, TO emulate her virtues"
1.-The body was borne to the grave in the cemetery
by eight native Hawaiians who had been reared in
the Doctors family, and preceded by ten of his
grandchildren. The pall-bearers were, His Excel
AACACJ H. IL clICc tHS AuIeIlCdu ulnlSlc lux
His Ex. c.. R, Bishop, Minister of Foreign Relations;
His Elk. E. o. Hall, Minister of the Interior; Gov.
Paul Kanoa, Hon. S. N. Castle, a. p. Brickwood,
Esq, Rev. DIR. Lowell Smith, and Capt. C. W. Gellett.
DIR. Gerrit P. Judd was born at Paris Hill, near
Clinton, state of New York, April 23d, 1908, and
was consequently a little over seventy years of age at
the time of his death. He received his medical edu-
cation and graduated at Fairfield. N. Y, having
previously received the degree of B. A. at another
institution. He practiced medicine with his father,
who was also q physician, for several years. In
1927, with his wife, (recently deceased) he embarked
for these islands among the second reinforcement
sent out by the A. B. c. F. NJ. Among this company
were the Reverends Lorrin Andrews, Jonathan S.
Green, Peter j. Gulick, and Ephraim Clark. They
arrived at Honolulu, March 31st, 1923. DR.. Judd
was eminently useful in the practice of his profession
among the natives, and speedily gained the esteem
and confidence of the chiefs, which he continued to
hold during the ~forty-fve years of his residence here.
In the year 1912, when the late Messrs. Richards
and Haalilio were sent on a mission to the United
States and Europe, DR.. Judd, at the request of Ka-
mehameha III. resigned as q member of the mission,
and took Mr.. Richards place as interpreter and
translator for the government. During the troublous
times of the forcible occupancy of the islands by
Lord George Paulet, DR.. Judd was the confidential
friend and adviser of the King and chiefs. 1t is
recorded of him in Jarves' History that at that time,
g Fearing the seizure Of the national records, he
withdrew them from the government house, and
secretly placed them in the royal tomb. In this
abode of death, surrounded by the sovereigns of
Hawaii, using the coffin of K~aahumanu for q table,
for many weeks he nightly found an unsupported
asylum for his own labors in behalf of the kingdom"
In 1913, when DR.. Judd took charge of the financial
affairs of the government, it owed $4,000. In
1916, this debt had been paid of, and the receipts
of the Treasury exceeded the expenditures. In the
organization of the Hawaiian Government. in reduc-
ing order from chaos, the qualities of frmness and
perseverance possessed by DR.. Judd we're of eminent
value.
file wa not of that strain of counselors,
That, like a tut Of rushes in a brook,
Bends every way the current turns itself,
Yielding 10 every puff OF appetite
That comes from majesty, but with true zeal
He faithfully declared all"
1t may be truly said of him, that his life was
honestly, laboriously and disinterestedly devoted to
the best interests of the Hawaiian people. He leaves
an aged mother and q sister, and a large family of
children and grandchildren.
LONDON, June 2S.-The Daily Ne1cs reports that
the Russian Commission for the development of
commerce is in Asia. 1t proposes the extension OF
the Pothia and Tifis Railway to Baku, q Russian
town on the west shore of the Caspian Sea thence
to Teheran, capital of Persia. The NeIcS regards