The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-31
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Rrom a Sermon By Rev. C.. n. Bartol.

iron q sermon o. hsr. q. II. bdTtoi.l
ssHow can I better close my discourse than
with an example, that Of Thomas Il. Gould. the
sculptor, a member Of this West church from his
childhood and dear friend Of that sanity artist,
Seth Cheney, whom he has Just followed. pass
ing away in Florence suddenly last week. I
sneak of his character: let others more CONNIE
tent celebrate his works II art. He WIS to the
core a religious man. Walking with me ON my
beach yonder last summer, he said II tnke no
step TO get TO Cod begin with him. His I'll
iaI piety embraced in one. his Father iu heaven
and his aged mother ON earth. His moral purity
was no less marked. No woman was ever worse
for knowing this man. He corrupted not, but
cleanaed. His faith, like vision, made his holy
life. That life had been largely u struggle with
n1rtuns, and ended after n storm. The steamer
Scythin. on which he was u passenger, eucouu-
tered terrific weather ON the way 10 Liverpool,
her shaft and propeller strained almost % break
ing az for three days and nights she was thrown
kstwixt the crest and hollow Of the waves. He
had himself fastened on deck, lover Of nature a.
he was, 10 admire the understandable maguihceuce
Of the scene and sight, "a his long prophet
beard tossed to andfrO in the wind. he wrote
home that the spectacle would have been q de-
light even 90 one who was dying. Did the ee-
ments, Gods servants, call him Did n chill
from the tempest strike 10 the heart Of that stout,
handsome, ruddy-cheeked man? He reached
port safe. He may, as / sometimes thought.
have been weary n little Of the voyage Of exis-
tence. "a Of that over the sea. But he longed
for and saw another harbOr-''
Lnt lASl 0kAD NONkO VI LAAA5 uANbAliE AA1llGu
sculptor was the statue Of K-amehameha
the Founder Of the Hawaiian Kingd I'M.
This fine statue in bronze was lost Mt sea on
board the German bark G.. F. Haendel,
which was burned at sea and sank off Port
Stanley, Falkland Islands, Nov. ID, 1850.
Full insurance was recovered a replica
ordered by the Legislative Committee hav-
ing the matter in charge and Mr.. Gould
- fIfa ranIfoa aF fha time Of
his death. In n letter dated Nov. 6, Mr..
Gould writes: eat Paris, found the cast of
His Majesty Kamehameha L. n fresh and
handsome cast in the hands of the founders,
and n promise from them to finish the work
in May. I hall do my best to have both
statue and tablets ready in that month for
shipment" \ cable message was received
by ]. w. Austin, Esq, Agent of the Monu-
ment Committee in Boston, Dec lst, As
follows: "Bronze now casting, changes
making according to GibsOn's last letter.
Rnievf well advanced Marshall Gould,
the son Of the late artist is now IN Paris
superintending the finish Of the statue-sO
that there will be no delay in the work,
notwithstanding the sad demise Of the emf
nent designer of statue.
Thomas r. Gould, the artist, whom we
had the honor to know personally, was a
gentleman Of most genial and courteous
character. as well as an artist Of high at
tainments. II Is rare to find such fine and
noble character associated with superior
gifts OF genius. We trust erelOng to see his
fine statue set up I'm our city. 1t will be an
~InsplratIon to Hawaiians- Nationality and
country will nave a deeper Significance for
them, a. they gaze upon the magnificent
figure OF the hero Of this race And thus
the genius Of Gould will continue to inspire
and teach In Hawaii mel I'm everlasting
bronze.