The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-06-02
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

Tue Memorial Services held in the even
Ing at Fort street Church on the Sunday
preceding Decoration Day were impressive
and interesting. Mrs. DR.. McGrew, Mrs.
f.. G. Jones. jr, and Miss King, with The
help of Messrs. w. W. Hall, Captain Jack
son, R.N. retired. and Mr.. Stratmeyer, had
decorated the church most beautifully with
flags and flowers. Each side light was
decked with n cluster al the superb cardinal
red blossoms oil the FOitci.fn.i regid set ia
the midst Of a tuft Of fvrn-. rltc organ
front was draped with American Iiags, aid
the initials G.. A. II. made Of ihe blossoms
Of the deep rrl double geranirm. Along
the front Of the organ gallery We arranged
bouquets II white lilies, ani un Zach s.de of
the pulpit reading desk "-re placed pyra-
mids Of lilies, the ~stephauoti-, Mexican
creeper, and fern fronds. Palm branches
were placed in he back ground, and tn
finish the trio of colors q superb bloom OF
the rich Blue Lily was placed between the
red roses and white lilies.
Promptly at the hou for commencing
the evening service. the Comrades of George
W. De Long Post, numbering, with veteran
visitors, about forty, prec ded by Command
er Lainr. marched into the cnurch and
took seats that had been reserved for them
in the main aisle. The church was crowded
its seating capacity being about 800, and
after the aisles were well filed many went
away for want Of room. After The usual
Introductory exercises by The choir, aud
prayer by The Rev. =. G. Damon, Pastor
and COmrade Cruzan delivered the follow
ing eloquent discourse
TIE sEksioA.
81 sam. l:ss-iiow are IN" mighty FALLEN. and the
l., 6O1s-For he nation or the Kingdom tins, viii
not serve Thee shall perish; Yea. those nations shah Ne
utterly wasted.
A little more than twenty-five years ago America
and the entire civilized world, heard the booming
OF cannon at Sumter. How their thunder rolled
from nation 10 nation. from State 10 State. And
at The sound how the slumherine North awoke,
like q giant ont of sleep. ana girded itself for war,
No more dallyino then No more naItryinp over
party trihes. No more Incidence, or cowardice,
but p grand uprising for country, for right, for
the cause al Liberty. What days those were!
And what men they produced! From the farm,
from the shop, from the store, from the house of
luxury, and from the cottage of poverty, they came:
fresh checked boys. bearded men, bridegrooms
from the altar. ana fathers from the cradle-side.
They were grand men and triie soldiers.
What transforms the man into = true soldier {!
The irue soldier - n VINO risks his life in he
hal: nj an idea, moi - me interest OF mere glory.
or power, or adventure. However dull and com
mon place the mali, ii The still small voice speak
10 him OF duty. freedom, truth IL these fre his
soui and send him forth IN battle, then. like Nil
tom Michael on the rampaTi- "T Heaven, n"
becomes the divinely- equipped warrior, commits
stoned 70 iieht the battles of the ages, and Of God.
In 1851. III America, one million such men
sprang to arms. Mothers sent forth their eons,
wives their husbands, maide4s their lovers, and
puI IN their hands guns i03ded with A principle,
ana -wOrds that Thought
The gaze nf the world Nlz apna them In%s
fought four lonS hloudiy years, not for America
alone. bat Tor the world
they fought for Liberty everywhere that every
hondman IN the globe Inight have hope that
every patriot might rsJptCe thai Every traitor ana
every oPpTeS~uT on he whole earth, and IN all
coming Time, might tremhls ana ~ ashamed. In
that struggle three hundred thousand Of thase
brave men lsid down their lives in defense OF that
GOd-giVen principle, freedom Tor all mankind. II
i euinently fitting that Americans everywhere
aye, mankind worldwide, OF every race ana cline
should pause and remember them, and their grand
work, ana heroic sacrifice: shonld stand With
hIred head and terrified heart nv their graves,
and ~ lowers and tears fall upon tne green
mounds. breathe the sad refrain Of David for Sal
and Jonathan: HOY AT the mighty fallen n the
midst OF the Slitle. - Jonathan. thou VAST slain
IN thine high Hiac-~! / ain distressed inr thee,
been unto me. Th> love 70 me was wonderful.
passing The love NJ woman How are the raizEty
fallen and Tie weapons Of "ar per'Ihed
terrible struggle. Of the heroic sacrifice of these
dead patriots IN odI hearts, Whit lesson fni our
daN, what worldwide tEuth shall Se learn Tins:
IA NsTIoS'. khAL sIaENGTH. WEALTH All Pros
rsETTY L. ~ rs MORAL PowFG.
NJ second texl TEACHES that:-"For The natton
or the kingdom thlI Wi! NOT .-srve thee shall perish:
yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
God has written and rewritten that truth. IN let
trrS of blood. and characters Of dame, on nearly
vet \ dead letter. it never will be. II Is just a.
true now, 1883 Years after Christ, As IT was 69-
years before Christ, when it was first written.
Truths do not change about the throne eternal.
No matter what her natural resources. \ nation
cannot foster 'rime, and dehauchery, and intern
perance. and I've IN defiance OF Gods immutahle
laws of purity. strength ana goodness, ana grow
strong and T tain her place among the nations OF
the earth. 7uch 4 nation though every acre oi
her territory TEEN with natures riches, will be g
poor, weak, d~ecaying State, whose days are rum
bered.