The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-10-15
THE AMERICAN MEMORIAL MEET
ING, AT THE BETHEL.

AS this meeting took place last Friday
afternoon, at a time when this journal is
usually, as was the case in this instance,
made up, there was no opportunity for a
report in last Saturdays issue but
only to make a bare mention and
as this occasion was one of especial in
terest, under the circumstances, we wish
al even at this late day, to represent some
thing of its spirit without giving q report
of details.
There were assembled in the little church
at the time, about $50 gentlemen, who with
barely two or three exceptions, were all
Americans. And this was q good repre-
sentation of the American people i'm type,
character and culture and we take the
liberty to quote q remark of the Rev. Mr..
Cruzan, who is quite fresh from associations
with the great American home that he
felt proud to look upon such an assemblage
of cOuntrymen.
We cannot give the names, as we would,
of all who assembled, as it were, ut a fami-
ly meeting in sympathy with the Father
land, as we had no intention of reporting
at the time but we will repeat all we can
from memory;
His Elk. James NJ. Comfy, L. $. Consul;
L. y. AlChillcy hcN. III 1ihLlDIt INCN. III.
Hyde, Rev. j. A. Cruzan, Hon. A. f. Judd,
% l.. McCully, Hon. S. n. Castle, Hon.
C.5R. Bishop, HOn L. o. Hall, Hon. w. NJ.
Gibson, DIR. John s. McGrew, DIR. J. II.
Rodgers, Messrs. Alfred S. Hartwell, b. II.
Austin, Capt. Thomas Spencer, J. b. Ather-
ton, Amasa Pratt, Alex. J.. Cartwright, PC.
Jones, b. F. Bodies, Henry l.. Sheldon,
Bowen, G. J. Lyons, b. f. Dillingham;,
w. L. Jones, w. t. Jones, f. D..Tenny,
J. NJ. Whitney, l.. L.. Rice, +. A. Harnden,
E. r. Hendry. J. j.. Kelly, 5. NJ. Whitman,
Capt. Dat, H.. J. Dunscombe, Frank God
frey, NJ. H. Jones, A. Il. Kern, 7. Murray,
J. Magoon, F.. Hatch, Geo. W. Lincoln, n.
F. Burgess, A. w. Bush, w. r. Graham,
Geo. s. Stewart, J. B. Peterson, NJ. J: Rose,
H. A. Parmalee and many others.
At the hOur appointed, Mr., Cartwright
called the meeting to order, and Minister
Comfy was voted into the Chair. Some in
disposition prevented the Minister'S speak
ing; which we regret as he has a fine
diction, ana Il Wen cultured flow Of language
for such an occasion.
The following resolutions were read by
b. H. Austin, ESD
RESOLVED, That it is fit that the Americans in
the Hawaiian Islands should come together in
special meeting to speak their grief at the death
of James Garfield.
For nearly twelve days after the great body
of our countrymen, and England, and all the
nations of Europe, were shrouded in mourning
because of that death, We were buOyed mp by a
sickly hope that the good God might spare his
life; but as We beheld the ship which brought
the news approaching our shores, her lowered
flag told us the fatal story before any words had
uttered it; and our hope was turned to despair.
And now medical science declares that the
long term OF waiting and suffering Of the great
man was entirely unavailing, and that as soon as
he was struck by the assassin, his death from the
stroke Was inevitable.
But. though uavailing to bring life ont of the
opening Jaws of death, that term Of suffering
has disclosed to the civilized world the true
all the centuries have produced, and has EN-
balmed the memory of the great dead i'll the
hearts of all men in all lands.
With the sunlight of heaven now gliding the
perfect IN of his majestic character, We
cannot regret that term Of suffering.
With profound sorrow, but with exultant
pride, we bow at his grave and thank God thai
he was our countryman.
RESOLVED, That all Americans in the Hawaiian
Islands wear some badge of mourning for {
period of thirty days.
After this, a number of gentlemen made
short remarks; very happy and appropriate
Judge McCully would not defy Garfield
but would place him in the " front rank o
} good men, And good among great