The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-04-13

NAV this house stand forever. Oh sun. rain,
tempests and lightning, deal gently with this home
that il may resist the gnawing tooth Of time; and
may the good God in heaven assist the Trustees
with wisdom, and give patience and rest to all
those who may be gathered within its walls.
The band next played, with great taste, Beetho-
ven's " Morning. y After which Mr.. kaai spoke in
native, somewhat as follows:
Yonr Royal HighHesses this Distinguished COM
prnv.-dHd M FeliOfr C0RHiI.YlHen -
/ feel honored in being called upon to address
YOU on this notable occasion, which has called MS
together to witness the performance of an interest
ing ceremony In the words of the olden times, /
will say" Hear, o Hawaii of Keawe, Maui of
Kama. Oahu OF kakuihewa. and Kauai of Nano-
kalanipor' Turn We and listen and observe For
the finishing touch is about TO be applied, and the
cement is to be spread which shall firmly fix in its
place the cornerstone of the Home-the Retreat
the 0asis-the place of refuge from the chilling
blasts and the rains of winter, cool shelter FROM
the heat and the weariness of summer. Il is to
become tabernacle, where the weary shall rest
unharmed by the storms of life that may rave and
roar without; haven in which there are no fees
to pay but everything is freely given to the needy
NY countrymen This noble and sacred enter
prise is the gift of one of our kings, the beloved
1uNGLnO, the first and the last of Kekauluohi-
nuiomano the brave. the fierce in battle, the
famed founder of this Kingdom in the Pacific.
| Our noble-hearted King dearly loved his people,
and by this gift he has testified that love TO all the
world, to be heartily acknowledged for its name
not only by this intelligent audience, butto be told
| of to his honor in the remOtest as we'll rs the
darkest corners of the earth. IL is something for
you, true Hawaii, TO be not only grateful for but
to be proud of. This is the voice of your departed
King calling in loving terms TO the old, the dest
| tute and feeble men and women and the orphan
children, the houseless and homeless, dwelling
in miserable huts on the barren hillsides, IN rocky
! gulches, or on sandy plains-he bids you, one and
ALL to come, here be fed, here rest and find COM
| Portable home.
| Therefore my fellow-countrymen it well BELTS
ms We who knew TINS Great Hearted King. who so
] lovnI hic pgpr,la-it ia that We
should treasure his memory in our inmost hearts,
| as the giver of this noble charity. 1t costs Us
nothing; and with him the gift was the simple
/ outcome of generous nature, trained and edu-
Gated under Christian influences. This King
| loved the blessings of civilization. which
/ denied to his ancestors, the pagan kings and
chiefs of the old, old times of our Isl
| ands. Those who well knew the late King
/ and the ancient history of that family, must
acknowledge that none ever equalled him IA deeds
of generosity like this. Their history is crowded
with deeds Of a very different character
| But Kamehameha l., in the old days of pagan
darkness, crime and degradation, sent forth his
royal command TO the nation that murder and vio-
lence should cease, that " the old men and women
should rest unmolested by the roadside"
What of kamehameha H.? He took off the
vexatious tabus % food that prevailed from
ancient times and this was the beginning of a
rendng of the veil between civilization and pagan
Kamehameha III. freely scattered with open
hands among his people the lands which his father
| had toied and bed for.
You and l. friends, cannot forget the name of
| Kamehameha ~. If we but lift our eyes above
wonder hill at whose foot we shall see the harbor
! for the ailing, the Temple of Health-the Queens
| Hospital.
Memory brings before my minds eve the manly
| form of the resolute Kamehameha ", he who did
what is seldom done in any government on earth
he overthew the Constitution of kamehameha
| I'LL, and gave the country instead Constitution
which to his mind was better calculated to benefit
/ the nation.
Aud what shall we say of His present Majesty,
| our Gracious Sovereign kalakaua! de left home,
| kindred and friends, embarked on ship and
/ crossed the broad Pacific, soiourning among
strangers, exposing his life to dangers and perils
| seen and unseen, and all for the purpose of adj
! vancing the interests and the general good of his
/ people and country. And second time we have
/ seen him depart on the same kind of mission.
NY friends, we are all witnesses of this notable
| fact that the reigns of our Kings - LunaliO and
| all brother Kings the Hawaiian IhrOne,-
| have been characterized by remark
/ able and beneficial, while essentially different
| Royal acts. And | call upon all true-hearted
| Hawaiians to aitectionatciy treasure IN their
memories the good and noble deeds done by our
| Kings. And may God-the King of Kings
| tinue to bless our country, and grant that the
| Throne of this Kingdom may never fail OF King
| like these Amen.
Judge McCully now stepped forward and read
the following poem, which had been composed for
! the occasion
L
! From Trojan ruins gathered into Latium
The seeds whencenOber rcommonweaths should spring.
But Of a man whose world was limited
BY island skies and seas and reefs Of coral.
OF old Lis fathers had possessed the kingdom
In fee Of realms, Of arms and armed men;
But the old feudal life had long since changed,
And foreign arts and wars now moved the people,
Leading them onward filed with new desires
Forgetfu Of their heritage of thrift,
And, with the greater license Of the time,
Careless to work such service for themselves
As they had rendered to their chiefs and princes
r-,.,o,t,-rl fr,,,, tis Hirtb bo lived to,-
In waiting for his oft-told destiny;
His hands never soiled in search for gain
But, with dim vision of his distant birthright.
He aimed anon in song to move his fellows,
Anon he held the pen, and with vague purpose
ROved listlcssly along the ways OF letters,
Too oft his powers, O'ercome by princely LEISURE
undiscipliucd, yet conscious OF their being,
Consumed their eager strength in revelry;
And so the seasons bore MIN 10 his prime.
Chief after chief Of rival lineage
And still he kept his faith with destiny.
At last the end came on and Iolani
With funeral songs and wuilings l0ud was filled;
The great kemehamehas were no more.
Then he arose and called the people round him;
or spears and slings and foemens bitter fray,
But, with sense Of newer light and duty
He called them free to choose their leader,
the while he waited for their willing voice.
He slept in death; but as he sank to slumber
His latest thoughts had been upon his people,
The people whom while living he had loved
And memury faithful to one mnch- loved friend:
| Then with trembling haud he gave his fortune,
Broad acres and fair lakes, scarce touched by him,
To found homestead where, in peaceful comfort,
The poor and the infrm anOugs his people
Should pass their later years and think OF him.
On this green hillside may the homestead rise
Whose firm foundation now we meet to witness:
The will of Lunalilu loved aud lost,
May IL stand a. his monument.
After some excellent singing by the choir of Ka
waiahao Church, the Masonic body advanced to
perform the ceremony of laying the stone. Col.
Allen, Grand Master addressed his brother
masons The Rev. A.. Macintosh read prayerin
which he made an appropriate allusion to the dis
ease now in our midst, and then as Grand Trea-
surer. read the list of articles which were to be
placed under the stone. These consisted of photo
graphs of His late Majesty Lunalilo. His Majesty
Kaakaua H r. H. the Princess Regent, H. h. H.
Princess Likelike, Her Majesty Queen Kapiolani,
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager Emma, II. H.
Ruth Keelikolani Hon. Mrs. Bishop, the Princess
Victoria Kaiulani, Gov. Dominis, the Five Kane
hamehas the Trustees, Hawaiian family and few
character photographs, copies of all the newspa-
per5. native and foreign. published during the
week copy of the reciprocity treaty, Ihrums al
m1nac. Session Laws of 1880 copy OF LunalIlos
Will with many legal documents bearing upon the
trust Hawaiian coin ten Hawaiian postage stamps
These articles were contained IN a tin casket.
proper receptacle had been prepared under the
stone and after the casket had been surrounded
with cemeLt the stone was lowered, the band play
inc the - Old Hupdredth.' The usual masonic
ceremonies followed and at o'clock the stone was
declared well and truly laid and every one
hastened to get back to town.
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