The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-03-10
Meeting OF the Bar.


The members of the Hawaiian Bar and Off
GERS of the Supreme Court, at meeting called
for that purpose on the sth day Of March, A.
D. 1875, passed the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, tidings have come to US of the death
Of Frank Hervey Harris, in the prime ofmanhood,
member Of this Bar, though not at the time Of his
decease in professional life yet fully engagediu Ia hon.
orahle and responsible oeeupation aud whereas,
the circumstances Of his death peculiarly dis
tressing:
Resolved, That we his friends and associates hum
biy bow to the will of God thus accomplished; that
we tender to his sorrow stricken widow, father,
sister and other relatives, our deepest sympathy,
and pray the Divine Father to aid them with His
eonsong mercies.
Resolved That the members of this Bar and OH
GERS OF the Court wear the usual badge Of mourning
for go days.
Resolved, That copy OF these resolutions be sent
to the family of the deceased, and that they be
printed in the newspapers OF Honolulu.
On presenting the resolutions, Mr.. Lawrence
McCully read few remarks on behalf of the
Attorney General, and was followed by Hon.
W. c. Jones, Police Magistrate of Honolulu,
who said:
In moving the adoption of the resolutions just
introduced, cannot fOrbear expressing my high ap-
probation of the merits OF the deceased, and my
deep sympathy with the relatives who mourn his
untimely loss From the time Of my arrival In this
kingdom, l was so frequently in the company Of the
lamented F. H. Harris. in business relations and in
the practice of the law the various circuits Of the
Islands, that knew him intimately. In whatever
situation he placed, have always found him
generous, courteous and upright in his conduct
warm, genial and soeiable in bis intercourse with
the members OF the bar-governed by strict ntegri-
ty in all his professional pnctice-rm and energetic
In the discharge of his duty, and honorable in all
his transactions. Well may We deplore and mourn
his loss and express sincere and heartfelt SYM
pathy with those who are bound to him by the ties
Of kindred
Mr.. Hartwell then spoke as follows:
GAS the occasion Of entering these resolves on
record at the opening OF the term Of this Court
will, suppose, be purely formal, cannot omit an
expression OF feeling now, while the immediate
solemnity OF this sad event is upon ms. SO few in
number we are, the loss OF one from midst is
more directly felt than might be the case In large
Bar. But l can say nothing to add to the impress
siyeness of the remarks already made by others.
Nothing can be eloquent than the silence with
which the Attorney General presented these resolves.
Nothing indeed can add to the calm dignity and
solemuity of death ITSELF We may express we
feel deep sympathy for the living and grief for the
dead, but outward forms and observances cannot
add to the mpressvenoss'which death always has.
Our young friend was full Of energy and health,
and of high and renewed hope in the final success
of his enterprises 1t may seem TO Us to be sud
den taking away. We pray to be spared from sud
den death, which in minds means, 1 suppose,
from death for which we are unprepared; but who
shall say that 1t ever came before its best aud ap-
pointed timeg
knew the deceased WELL having made his ac-
quaintance among the first whom met In this
country. AS deputy and clerk Of former Attorney
General, a practitioner at this Bar, and a fire.
quent companion circuits, l knew him inti-
mately l can recall In all our acquaintance no un-
kind or uugenerous word act of his-o great deal
to say Of impetuous youth. His impulses were fine
and generous. could only hope to be as well pre-
pared in all kind feelings towards those about me,
as he was. fully concur in the resolutions.
Mr. Dole added a few remarks, as follows:
Your Honor and Gentlemen of the Bar: As one
OF the junior members of the Bar, my associations
with our deceased brother, also junior member
have been from a somewhat different standpoint
from those of the senior members. Very pleasant
have been my professional relations with Mr. Frank
Harris during my life in Honolulu; have found
him kind.hearted, helpful aud sympathetic fellow
practitioner; confess the startling news of his
death came TO me with the weight of a great shock,
aud has deeply impressed me. There is one circum-
stance Of his death which is pleasant to think of
he died IN the performance Of his duty. In no pos
sible professional post could such an emergency
have come more timely, than 1t did come In the
difficult and responsible position for which he had
given up his professional work In no other way
could We prefer to meet death Fully endorsing
the simple and touching sentiments Of the resolu-
tons feel that the friends Of our brother need aud
have our deepest sympathy not only as his prOies-
sional associates, but as his friends.
Remarks We're also made by Messrs. o'Hal-
loran, Montgomery and Preston.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
and placed on record.