Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-07-05

Kingdom OF trCat Britain, and Sl3,UUO, ,UN,pU
more than that Of France, and the DAYS Of the
years Of our national pilgrimage have been
lut hundred years.
But will not trcspass upon the regular eN
.rciscs Of the day. poet has asked.
" What wa The song that Miriam sang
By Egypfs dark aud troubled sea
when Ger the land the anthem rang
That set the seed " Jacob freeg
Well no matter what song Miriam sang, or
iU what metre the lines were framed But she
did sing n song of delyerancc, and tens of
thousands Of voices Joined IN the chorus.
And David sang aud danced before the recoy-
erred ard of the covenant The Declaration of
i the ark of our covenant with
aud ourselves, and We are here to
day to exat and glorig IT, And the Hawai-
ians, too, should rejoice that In the Republic
they have q great, peaceful and maguauimOus
friend. Therefore, with the inspiring rhetoric
u music aud elOquencc born Of devotion to
we will proceed 10 celebrate the be
ginning uf the one hundred and ninth wear of
the birth ut political and religious freedom on
earth
The band now played The Red White and
Blue, while the people cheered. Mr. Daniel
O'ConneIl then read the following patriotic
poem
CHANGING proudly at the record Of her rich and
fruitful years
The youngest OF the nations llns her head among
her peers
Pointing backwards to the patriots tina, mars her
century's tide
with the laurel on her fair brow, sh. names their
deeds with pride
And the old theme that SO often has boen told and
read and suss,
How the great bell Of the State House from it-
ponderous brazon tongue
sonorous rang it, tidings- with quick pulse aud
noisiened eye
Was hailed a Nations birthday Ia Mem9risi iJis
But never can the story be too often wteathed In
And never can historians too of, tn. tai. 70
hearse,
For the old 10 bid them gladden. and he s,roup
and stout OF heart
For the young to le, the future see them act a.
well their part.
A requiem for the warriors whose blood baptized
the sod.
For the statesmen whose wi.o counseia broke
British rule aud rod
In the belfry stand the riueers- hangs above the
silent bell
Their arms are barred, their eyes sieam, they Low,
their duty we'll
without the eager people sway and nurnur like
the sea-
within, the statesman listened to the words tina,
set them free.
The MONDAY sun sun Is blazing; but greater thar
Its heat
And fereer is the fire within those hearts upou
the street.
No grave and so determined, with bent Srows and
lips compressed
Toward the meeting house the eager mass with
steady purpose pressed
Maid and mstron, age and childhood gaze with
anxious look on high
Where the massive tower gigantic ioous sgains
the Summer sky.
All this weary expectation now the minutes
drag along:
Hush good friends, you1l he rewarded with th,
richest, rarest song,
Ever rung from brass and iron Hush be stil
and hold your breath,
on the swinging OF yon metal hangs our coun
,ry's life or death.
Have they signed IT," Not all hear them
they are still IN hot debate
oh pass on, you sluggish nomen nts. and lie, us
know our fate.
Then the waiting throng is siienced-over all
stiffness fell,
When elang clang from the belfry peals tn
thunder of the bell.
Hear its grand reverbsrations swelling DER III
silent town.
bringing Joy to all the people. bringing, st,rro,
to the Crown.
Hand grasps hand with eager pressure, rim
out. ringers we'll and strong,
Ring IN the joys Of Freedom, ring ont the woe
of wrong;
Ring right Justify, my brave boys. for ehildrsI
yet unborn
Shall bless the glorious music you've made 10
us this morn.
Ring out and never weary-ths great pledg
signed to-day,
Shall he sealed with tr~smsn's best blood Il
many fiery fray"
No sooner was the peal stlied than burst the bel
in twain,
After such glorious message 1t could ring n
mesnsr strain.
Ger a hundred years It's silent. but the memor
of that chime
Shall echo forever until the end OF time
Echo on through other nations, bidding 9th,
hearts rejoice
And like ii. In frsedom'- honor, iiftins up
peoples voice.
Mr.. w. r. Austin was then introduced an
read the Declaration Of Independence in
steady and clear voice. Professor Yarndle
was prevented from taking charge OF the SIM
ing 10y the positive orders of his physician
but, while that gentleman's always effciei
assistance was missed, the band, as usual cam
powerfully into the breach and gave III
large audience splendid music throughout
The Red White and Blue was next sung h
MIR. James T.. White, true American, late
Battery Z, Ist Ohio volunteers, and the choir
by the large and enthusiastic audience. III
address OF Mr.. Jay Green comrade Of the 20
day. 1t was as followsi
MR. CHAIRMAN. LADIES AND GESrLEMEN
| bad the pleasure many years ago OF liste
ing TO venerable clergyman who had spel
MS life as missionary among the Indian
Large assemblies met to hear an account ot
experiences aud labors among The red men
the forest. On the occasion 10 which | allud
he began his address by saying that he WI
never much Of preacher, but that he loved
have Bible open before him, and that he VI
careful TO choose large tex, 40 that Lc mi.
not wander away from his subject. lie the
proceeded TO announce as his text tor the cve
ing these words % From the rivers to Il
ends of the earth.
| have thought that, as Americans. We ha'
a background OF history which furnishes
with subject matter for thought and convers
ton, SO broad, ~ varied aud exciting tha,
native American, however humble his posiiio
in life, need be al loss for something
say whenever his name was called, az
especially on the anniversary Of our nation
birthday. We may be allowed to-day TO Ia
abou, ourselves, to praise ourselves and
hDa>t Of our aehie .emenfs as a nation n,