Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-16

the Oasis--the place of refuge from the chilling
blasts and the rains of winter, cool shelter from
the heat and the weariness of summer. 1t ia to
become n tabernacle, where the weary shall rest
by the storms of life that may rave and
roar without haven in which there are no fees
to puy but everything is freely given to the needy.
My countrymen This noble and sacred enter
prise is the gift of one of our kings, the beloved
1USALrto. the first and the last of Kekauluohi-
the brave. the fierce in battle. the
famed founder of this Kingdom in the Pacific.
Our noble hearted King dearly loved his people.
and bv this Gift he has testified that love all the
world, to be heartily acknowledged for its name
not only by this intelligent audience. but TO be told
of 10 his honor in the remotest well as the
darkest corners of the earth. IL is something for
you. true Hawaii, TO be not only grateful for hut
TO be proud of. This is the voice of your departed
King calling in loving terms to the old. the desti
tute and feeble men and women and the orphan
children, the houseess and homeless. or dwelling
in miserable huts, on the barren hillsdes in rocky
pulches. 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 befts
us, we who knew this Great Hearted King. who so
sincerely loved his people-it is meet that we
should treasure his memory in our inmost hearts,
as the giyer OF this noble charity ~ costs us
nothing; and with him the gift was the simple
outcome of generous nature, trained and edu-
Gated under Christian influences. This King en-
ioyed the blessings of civilization, which were
denied to his ancestors. the pagan kings and
ands. Those who we'll knew the late King
and the ancient history of that family, must
acknowledge that none ever eqnalled him in deeds
of generosity like this. Their history is crowded
with deeds of very different character
But kamehameha J., in the old days of pagan
darkness crime and degradation. sent forth his
royal command to the n'tion that murder and vio-
lence should cease, that the old men and women
should rest unmolested by the roadside
What of Kamehameha II. He took on the
vexatious tabus as to food that prevailed from
ancient times; aud this was the beginning of II
rending of the veil between civilization and pagan
ism.
Kamehameha III. freely scattered with open
hands among his people the lands which his father
had toiled and bled for.
You and |, friends. cannot forget the name of
Kamehameha ~. if we but lift our eyes above
yonder hill at whose foot shall see the harbor
for the ailing the Templesof 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
H., and gave the country instead Il Constitution
which to his mind was better calculated to benefit
the nation.
And what shall we say of His present Majesty,
our Gracious Sovereign Kaakaua? He left home,
kindred and friends. embarked ship and
crossed the broad Pacific, soiournng among
strangers, exposing his life to dangers and perils
seen and unseen. and all for the purpose of ad-
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
My friends, all witnesses of this notable
fact, that the reigns of Kings : Lunalilo and
all brother Kings the Hawaiian Throne--
able and beneficial while essentially different
Royal acts. And call upon all true hearted
Hawaians to ntfectionately treasure in their
memories the good and noble deeds done by our
Kings And may God--the King of Kings = con
tinue to bless country, and grant that the
Throne of this Kingdom may never fail of a King
like these. Amen.
Judge McCully next read tho following poem
composed for the occasion:
I sing not of fierce arms as when the Trojan,
yanquished and exiled gathered into Lntinm
The seeds whence noble should spring,
But of whose world was limited
BY Island skies and seas and reefs 3, Of coral
In fee of realms of arms and armed men; .
But the old feudal life had long since changed,
Leading them onward, ned with new desires
Forgctful 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.
Unsceptered from his birth, he lived long years
In waiting for his ofttold destiny;
His hands were never soiied in search for Eain
He aimed anon in song to move his fellows,
Anon he held the pen, and with vague purpose
Too oft his powers, % oercome by princsly leisure,
Undiscipncd yet conscious OF their being,
Consumed their eager strength In revelry;
An: And SO the seasons ,.. bore him TO his prime
Aud still he kept his faith with destiny.
At last the end came on and Iolani
With funeral songs and wailings loud was filled;
The great Kemehamehas no more.
Then he arose and called the people round hm
He called them. asking not the ancient verdict
OF spears and slings and foemens bitter fray,
But, with . sense Of newer ligh,, and duty
lie called them free men to choose their leader.
The while he waited for their willing voice
From hamlet and from hut, from shore and mountain,
From toll of hand and brain, from field and market,
The people gathered; and with but one mind
They cried that LundlRo was their king
Throned US was never monarch throned before
Chief in his peoples heart ns in his name
The armaments of other lands assembled,
From truck To water-iine hung out their ensigns,
And thuudpred forth their welcome TO the king
While all the joyful land kept holiday.
by will of all he reigncd, the right divne;
He donned the feather cloak of ancient chiefdom,
But ruled his people with loving swnyi ,,,
But one short year he reigned long waited for,
The crown at last too harshly pressed his brow;
And oft he fainted meath the nnwnnted burden,
Yet ever standing In his peoples love.
TOO soom hi his ss Ssas hopes eS wse s
EMBODIED in his robes OF royal feathers
With dirges sad was Ioani flied;
Again the friendly armaments from far
Their thunders gave in sigh OF solemn sorrow.
He slept in death; but as he sank to slumbcr
| His latest thoughts had been upon his people,
The people whom while living he had loved.
Due memory gave he to his gley.haired iather,,
And memory faithful To one mnch-loveu irlcnd;
Broad acres and fair lakes scarce touched by him,
| To found u Homestead where IN peaceful comfort
! The poor and the inirm amongst his people
Should pass their later years and think OF him.
ON tins green hillside may the homestead rise
| Whose firm foundation now We meet 10 witness;
| The will of Lunao, loved and lost,
May IL stand ever as his monument
The choir of Kawaiahao Church then sang in
excellent taste hymn in the native language, and
at its conclusion the real business of the day. the
laying of the foundation stone was begun. After
short Introductory address by Col. w. f. Allen,
p. NJ. and Acting g. NJ and prayer offered by
the Rev. A. Mackintosh, a lacquered metal casket
was placed in receptacle under the stone and
! its contents read out as follows by the Rev. A..
Macintosh viz Photographs of His late Majesty
! Lunalilo, His Majesty Kalakaua, II. X. ii. the
Princess Regent, H. Il. II. Princess Likelike, Her
Majesty Queen Kapiolani, Her Majesty Queen
Dowager Emma, IL. IL. Kuth Keelikolani. Hon.
Mrs. Bishop, the Princess Victoria Kaweku
Kaiulani, Governor Dominis, the Five Kameha-
hamehas, the Trustees, Hawaiian family and a few
character photographs, copies Of all the newspa-
pers, native and foreign, published during the
| week, copy of the reciprocity treaty, Chrums al
| manac, Session Laws of 1880, copy of Lunalilo's
| WILL with many legal documents bearing upon the
! trust Hawaiian coin, ten Hawaiian postage stamps.
| The casket was then cemented into it's place and
the Stone lowered whilst ths Band played the "Oid
| Hundredth." The stone was tested by square,
! plumb and level and pronounced to be wei and
! Iruly laid. The customary hbationS OF corn, wine