The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-12
PROF. E. A. CHURCH IN MICHIGAN.

A few days since, we received
letter from Prof. Church, formerly
President of the Oahu College, in
which he states that after service
of thirteen years as Superintendent
of Schools in Greenville, Mich, he
has resigned the position to accept
similar service in larger city in
the same state, called Codilloe, which
is the center of populous region as
we'll as of several railroads.
Mr.. Church spent several years
at Punahou as president of the col
lege, and left favorable impression
when he retired in 1876. He refers
to his work here in the following
lines: "The memory of those years
are very vivid and very pleasant to
Mrs. Church and myself. We are
glad that it was our good privilege
to at least try to do something at
Punahou, and we notice with much
satisfaction that so many of our for
mer pupils there are now occupy
ing important and responsible posi-
tions with credit to themselves and
advantage to others"
Accompanying Mr.. Churcb's let
ter was a paper containing a full re-
port of reception to Mr.. and Mrs.
Church on their leaving Greenville,
which seems to have. been very
large gathering of the leading resi-
dents of the city. Several addresses
are reported in full, which indicate
that Mr.. and Mrs. Church were high
ly esteemed by the people of
that place. Senator Ellsworth pre-
sided on. the occasion, and from his
address we copy two paragraphs
which possess interest In this con-
nection:
'Ihave ever believed it proper to speak
good of the good and praise those who
are deserving of praise, and to do these
things while our friends are with us in
| the flesh, while they can see the love-
| light in our eyes and feel the clasp of
| hands that would love to ever hold them
near, and not wait until life is gone to
| plant daises on their graves. 1t seems
! to me quite the handsome thing to do to
meet our loved friends at such time as
this, and meet them as we do now by
the hundred, and bid them God-speed
in the new life to which they are going.
''Prof. Church, we are greatly in
debted to you for the thirteen years
you have labored with us fitting up
our children for thirteen years during the
formation period of their characters.
You have done your work well. You
| have elevated the whole community by
the manner you have conducted our
schools, and our people will bless you
for it. When the British war feet was
about to engage in that memorable naval
battle of Trafalgar against the combined
fleets of France and Spain, Admiral
Nelson said to his sailors: England ex-
poets every man to do his duty And
how grandly they did it. You have
directed your teachers in the same way.
You have given them to understand
that you expected all to do their duty
and they have, think"
At the close of the literary exer-
cises, Prof Church was surprised
with the presentation of a costly
gold watch, by one of the gentlemen
present, on behalf of his friends, as
slight token of their esteem for
him.
We may add that Prof. Church
has been subscrib Der to the HAwA-
IAN GAZETTE, from the date of its
first issue twenty-four years ago, and
we hope he will continue such fo1
many years to come.