Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-03
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Chic. justice William L. Ice died in this
city On the ,s,h u May, 1857. His disease
was Consumption, that, during the last few
years II his life, had wasted him 10 a skeleton.
thoagh nc continued to attend to public duties
as hong as he was AAle TO sit up. During his
residence here and otheial connection With the
GoVernmeni-a pericd u some ten and a half
ycar-lusiee Lee's public career and private life
kAasho~n him 10 be rare man, possessed of
sterling COMMON sense, sound Judgment, prae.
tScallciai edacaiion. hhcraland Christian prinei.
pics and virtues Ills seriees 10 this Government;
in organiting the Judiciary were invaluable, and
under has Supervised. fot the mr., time in the
his,cy Of oI jursSPendenoe, the mach.
nery q The Courts ran smoothly. | doub; IL
any one. even among departed hiiean;s, ever
questioned ms ihoroagh honesty OF the even.
handed fairness Of his decisions One reason
fot his popularity was found in the fac, tina, he
was oqaally accessible 10 all classes Of the com.
mnntY, patiently listening to complaints and free
ly giving advsee 10 the pooi as well as the rieh.
lsdee Lee never attached himseli,o any part.
eHiAr church, ba, during his last illness he sent
fot clergyman and pfofcSsei his belief in the
Gospel and paT1oak ofihe sacrament the Lords
Supper. HIS funeral which took place from
the stone ehzroh. on the Sunday following
his death. was numerousiy attended by foreign
ers and natives, including the King. lwho deep
iy fel, has loss and who unheSi,aiingly put ASIDE
Royal etiquette in this easel officers Of the Gov
ernmea, and members Of the Ear. Funeral
sermons were preached in the evening in both
the Be;helzRd Fort street churches Resolutions
expressive Of the loss sustained and the high res.
pecs and esteem Eel; for the character Of the de-
ceased. were passed by the Puyy Council Of
State, members Of the Bar Of the Supreme
Colrt, and by meetings Of the foreign residents
a Honolulu and LahAina- The remains were
deposited in the then Royal Tomb, and sphse-
quentiy resaoved to the United States Judge
Lees wish, expressed TO the King alrnos; with
has --latest breath, was thai E II. Allen, who
then slei the position Of minister OF Finance,
should succeed him as Chief.jasiie Judge
Allen was accordingly eommiSSiond June !, 1857.
The annual meetings Of the various Christian
Benevolent associations. which then aoarished
in Honolulu. were held during the las; week
in May, 1857. Perhaps the work Of these OF.
ganiIaiions IS now performed by the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association. These were: The
Hawaiian Tracs Soaety; Hawaiian missionary
Soose;y; and Bible Society. The Tract So
cie1y had special apartment; in the Sailor
Home Building, and distributed during the year,
mostly grA,ui,Ogsly, books and tracts TO the val
ue Of SS.I.oo, principally among seaman.
The oshoers were; President, Rev. ARENAS
Bishop; Vice President, E. o. Hall; treasurer,
L~nChanbSriain; secretary. Rev. J. d. Strong
eK- committee, Reyx. 5. c. Damon, and w. s.
Turner, and Mr.. W. II. Johnson. The mission.
airy Society, during the year hadreoeived 5 SI46
expended S;5so.3a- Its officers for 1857 were:
President, Rev. Asa Thursson; viee-Presiden,,
Rev. S. c. Damon: rec. secretary, Rev. Z.
w. Clark; COT. secretary. Rev. Lowell Smith;
treasurer S. n. Castle; auditor g. NJ. Ro.
beftsoa; directors, J. T. w1,erhoase, 6. p.
Todd, Warren Gooiale. The Bible Society
bad sold and donated during the year, ia
bibles i6a ies,amenis. in ten diaefen, langua.
ges. viz: English, French, German, PouH.
gaese, Splash, Russian. Welsh. Swedish,
Danish. and Hawaiian, with an expenditure
Of $<ss. and $63I reeeipts- The officers for
1857 were President. DIR r. w. Wood; vice
presidents, G. NJ. Robertson, G. r. Judd ;secre-
tssy. Rev. 5. c. Damon treasurer. A. 5. Cooke
econmiiiee. ]. Bartlett, Richard Armstrong
w. H. johnson.
On the s6sh Of May. the American Mission
aries assembled in Hoaoial1 a, General dee,.
ing. were received Al the Palace by the King
Kanchsraeha ~. the main object u the inies
wee beng the presentation to HIN q beau
tifslly bound Babe, in the name VI the Am
esican Bible Society. The presentation "a,
made on the pan a the Babe Society by Nj.
s. n. Castle, with an appropriate address.
The Kings reply, which ~as penaed by him
Al very sbcn notice On the momingof the pres.
eniation, u 30 veil ~osded and ohen 20 fail
. specimen 81 AIerAndes Lihobho's literary
atslity, that ! am tempted totranseribe il here
"The volume yoa present. me In behalf d
the American Bible socey. and the le,ie,
vih shsch il Is accompanied, receive ~iih
a mingled feeling q pleasure and reverence.
When remember the moral illumination and
thssense d soeiaipsosie,y which have spread
thsoagh these Isl.ads. in psoPorioa as tho
Holy Scriptures have been Incaiesied, eanno'
bal Admire and respect the human agency
thsosgh ~hieh providence has offered ia be
nixn pSIpsse Bot a all the meinbea a tho
Insiissioa. ,h<se Is none with rbom ] oosLl
nsose gladly And myself IN communicative than
th< sene,Asy. whose labon have non Coz him
. name snoax Christian philanshropis,s which
saighi ezciis . World 70 emalsiion.
! gill not siienpt 10 echo ihstins u fereni
sad8irssboa and gratitude ~iih .hieh you
Aiisds 70 ihe happy changes Offered BY tbs
dissemination a Gods Hely wo'd bsi from
ths poss,ioa I oecapy. tho f.eiA meet as
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evsy dsy sad every boar .se psinapie,
takisg 800 Ansoag my people that ~ee aa-
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psssod v on ssiisioas Ais,osy 10 shich yo-
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