The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-11-12
IN MEMoRIAM.
RESPECTS TO THE MEMORY OF
LUIS 1. OF PORTUGAL.
Services at the Roman Catholic Cathe-
dral.

According to announcement a solemn
requiem mass was held at the Roman
Catholic Cathedral Wednesday morning,
as memorial OF the death OF His Ma
jesty the King OF Portugal The Right
Reverend Rishop of Olba oficiated. A
catafalque draped and studded with
mourning emblems occupied position
opposite the altar. The choral service
. was rendered by a select choir and the
= Hawaiian Band under the leadership
OF Prof. Berger intoned several of the
dirges.
The Right Reverend Bishop Her
mann during the ceremonial, in full
canouicals advanced to the altar and
spoke, first in Portuguese and after
wards in English, in substance, as fol-
lows:
Your Majesties, your Royal Highness
and ladies and gentlemen:
The present ceremony is essentially a
religious act according to the faith of the
, deceased King of Portugal, who is the
object OF this memorial service. In
order to bring him nearer to our mind
everything Is arranged as if the royal
body were really present. The black
ornaments OF the church mourn at the
death Of the body, while the lighted
candles symbolic the life of the i'm
mortal soul. All the prayers tend to i'm
plore the Divine mercy, if it should vet
be needed, to give the departed soul
eternal rest and the everlasting light in
the heavenly glory.
1t is true that death puts all human
beings on the same level, all the vanities
OF the world are gone. At that hour a
poor man OF the lowest rank in society
who has served God, is far superior to
an emperor who has neglected the SER
vice OF God. But we must leave the
application of this to the judgment OF
God alone. 1t has been the constant
practice OF all nations to bestow, after
death, exceptional honors on those who
lave held a distinguished position dur
ing their life. For this reason we honor
the memory OF King LUZ, because he
was King who, by the Providence of
God. was called to rule over a large
kingdom. He was a representative of
Divine authority on earth, for, there is
no power which does not come from God,
the only source of all authority.
The name of LUZ the First will not be
recorded In history with the doubtful
glory OF great warrior or of a succ ess-
ful conqueror of new possessions. HIS
glory rather consists in having been a
pacific King, who has transmitted the
Kingdom to his son, as he had received
II from his brother 2S years ago. Dur
ing his whole reign he has preserved
peace within and from without his far
extended Kingdom. He is not respon-
sible for any bloodshed. He has bene-
flied many, and perhaps not wilfully
done harm to anybody. Let US hope
that he has been received with mercy
by the God of peace.
A large and notable gathering at
tended the funereal ceremonies includ-
ing: Their Majesties; H. r. H. Prin
Cess Llliuokaloni; Hon. a. S. Cleghorn
zlneir Excellencies the Ministers of His
Majesty; diplomatic representatives of
the United States, Great Britain, France,
, portugal, Japan and China; members
OF the consular corps of the United
States, Great Britain, Germany and
Austria, Belgium, Sweden and Norway,
Spain, Italy, Denmark, Peru, China and
Japan; Rear Admiral Kimberly and
members Of his staff; officers of the q.
S. S. Mohican, Iroquois and Alert, and
of H. B. NJ S. Espiegle, and large
number of the most prominent members
Of the bar and banking, commercial and
business community and representatives
of the ADVERTISER and Bulletin.
At few minutes past II o'clock the
services were brought to a close the
parting benediction being echoed by
the dispensing multitude "requiescat in
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