The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-14

triumph; great III his usefulness TO
a nation in time of need; great i'll
his wisdom and patriotism; great in
his simplicity; a soldier without
fear; noble in his life and heroic in
death. When we contemplate the
honors to his memory, bubbling up
all over the world it seems to be
! true that he
Ascended fame's ladder so high.
From the round ut the top he has
stepped to the sky.
Wilt thou, O Recording Angel
turn that page whereon is traced, in
undimmed brightness, the names of
illustrious men, and, with thy pen
immortal, in characters of fame, to
stand henceforth forever, write also
Grants name.
While we assemble here to pay
humble tribute to his memory, our
hearts return tender thanks to Your
Majestics and rulers of this Island
Kingdom, as well rs to the repre-
sentatives of other nations who have
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kindly sympathy; and when the
bells toll and the echo shall be
flashed beneath the seas, announc-
ing that your loved and honorcd
ones are dead, feel that in the
quiet, rural homes. in the cities, on
the deserts and in the rugged noun
tains of the new world. there will
be words of praise, tcndcrly spoken,
and tears as honest rs any that can
flow in your own realms.
OPENING PRAYER.
The Rev. f. c. Oggel offered the
opening prayer. lie thanked the
Almighty for having always raised
up men to effect His grand purposes
on earth, such as Washington,
the "Father of his country and,
in later days, Grant, the "Savior of
his country invoked Gods bless
ing of the example of departed
worthless to the living, and prayed
for the American and Hawaiian
nations and their rulers.
The choir sang the response,
"Sleep thy last sleep" after which
the Rev. S. f. Bishop read passages
from Samuel L., 18th and 11th
chapters and H., 1st chapter.
An alto solo-"O rest in the
Lord'-was sung by Mrs. j. F.
Brown, with fine tone and unusual
clearness. Then the Rev. George
Wallace read passages from Cor
H., l.; Eph. 6 and Rom. s. This
was followed by a hymn to the tune
of "America," by choir and con-
gregation.
The Hon. A. S. Hartwell and Nh
Jonathan Austin delivered addresses.
HON. a. :. HARTwELL.
Some men are born to greatness,
some achieve greatness. and some
have greatness thrust upon them.
General Grant was no creature of
fortune. Circumstances did not
make him-he made them. Grant
never pretended to be anything but
what he was. He was the same un-
affected citizen abroad, the guest of
Sovercigns, rs when in time of his
adversely he drove load of wood in
to the city of st. Louis for sale.
He came back from his wonderful
ovations around the world, if posi-
bic, sounder American than when
he went away. His place in the his
tory of our country is due solely to
his own brave, honest heart, steady
nerve, good judgment, and tenacious
will. | never had the honor of
serving under his immediate COM
mand either in the armies of the
West, or in the army of the Poto-
mac. Our sturdy townsman, the
chairman of the Committee of Ar
rangements for this occasion, if he
would speak out, could tell of his
personal and intimate acquaintance
with the General at one time as sur
gcon and medical director on his
staff. Another of our townsmen is here
who, while a lad, was present in
Mexico in the same battles with Lieut..
Grant. | saw Grant on only two
occasions-oncei in Charlestown, just
after the Civil War, when | spent
an evening in his company, with
some of his staff officers, ut the
headquarters of General Sickles.
He showed then no elation in his
manner, no consciousness of his
grand success; he talked quietly
and earnestly of the condition of
things and of the prospects at the
South, and chatted about reminis-
cences of the Mexican war. The
next time ! saw him was upon
Commencement Day at Harvard
| College, in 1872. He was Presi-
dent of the great Republic. The
University was giving him the high
est honors her most eminent men
/ were sDeakinp his praises. He arose