The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-12
IN MEMORIAM.
The Naval Disaster at
Samoa.
Special Service at the Central Union
Church---The Decorations,
Music, Etc.

NHulSli lOl buOSS WIZ lOSV VhSil
lives in the Samoan disaster. The
pulpit, platform and choir gallery
were most exquisitely decorated
with choice white flowers, ferns and
evergreens. In front of the read
ing desk stood u massive floral cross,
at the foot of which was the word
"Nandalia" in white flowers, on
ground of greenery. On either side
of the desk on the platform, stood
large bouquets of lilies. On the
choir desk were potted maiden hair
ferns and bouquets, while overhead
hung a miniature floral ship with a
small American flag at half-mast.
The front of the organ was draped
with an American flag. At the top
was floral star, and half way down
an anchor To the right of the pull
pit platform hung large American
flag, and to the left a German one.
Every seat in the church was oc-
cupied, among the people present
were: ii. r. III. Princess Liliuoka-
lani, II. r. II. Princess Kaiulani,
Hon. John O. Dominis, Hon. A. S.
Cleghorn, Hon. A. f. Judd, Chief
Justice, and Mrs. Judd, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. McCully, His. Elk. iona.
Austin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Elk. l.. A. Thurston, Minister
of Interior; His Elk. G. w. Ash
ford, Attorney General, and Mrs.
Ashford; His Elk. Geo. w. Merrill,
U. S. Minister Resident, and Mrs.
Merrill Major j. FL. Wodehouse,
II. b. MS Commissioner Mons.
G. G. B. d'Anglade, French Com
missioner; Senior A. de Souza
Canavarro, Portuguese Commission
err; Mons. Bellaguet, French Chan
cellor; Mr.. L. r. Walker, British
Vice-Consul; Mr.. FL. F. Glade,
German Consul; Mrs. and Miss
Glade, Mr.. j. f. Hackfeld, Consul
for Belgium; Mr.. A. j. Cartwright,
Consul for Peru, and Mrs. Cart
wright; Mr.. j. Ii. Patty, Consul for
Netherlands, and Mrs. Patty; Mr..
II. w. Schmidt, Consul for Sweden
and Norway, and Mrs. Schmidt;
Hon. w. L. and Mrs. Allen, Prof.
w. d. and Mrs. Alexander, Hon. j.
B. Anterior, Mr.. A. S. Hartwell,
Mr.. j. III. Hopper, Rev. Geo. Wal
lace, Mrs. S. B. Dole, Hon. Alex.
Young, Mr.. j. w. Robertson, Vice
Chamberlain, and Mrs. Robertson !;
Officers and sailors of the L. S. S..
Alert, Mr.. c. Along, Mrs. j. M.
Damon, Mrs. S. M. Damon, and the
members of Geo. w. De Long Post,
G.. A. r., who marched into church
in body and occupied seats to the
right of the pulpit platform. Mr.. j.
o. Carter and his son were very as
sidious in their attention to seat
those who attended the service.
The exercises opened with vio-
lin and organ duet, an air by Stra-
della, played by Messrs. j. w.
Yarndley and Myron Jones respec-
lively, followed with prayer by the
Rev. f. G. Beckwith, ID. d., which
opened with the words, "Out!of the
deep do we cry unto Thee o Lord. "
Two verses of the hymn "Jesu
lover of my soul' were sung by
choir and congregation. Scripture
reading by Rev. DIR. Beckwith came
next. The choir sang with much
taste an anthem, go thou afflicted
by Dudley Buck and then Rev. w
c. Merritt read chapter from thu
book of Revelations. A solo from
Handel's Messiah, "He shall feed hi
flock, twas beautifully sung by Mrs
Patty. After prayer by DR.. Beck
with, violin and organ duet
''Adagio in A fiat" by Beethoven
was effectively played by Messrs
Yarndley and Jones.
The address was delivered b,
Rev. c. M. Hyde, d. d., who said
Tidings of the disaster at Samol
came upon this community like
thunder peal and lightning flasl
out of clear sky. The first though
in the minds of many of us wa
that in this strange providence th
God of Nations, who is no less TIL
Sovereign Ruler of the Universe
had made manifest to all of wha
little avail are the schemes to thwar
or turn aside the onward sweep O
the Divine purposes. Above all til
mighty forces of the physical sys
TEN is an Alhightiness that direct
and controls them. There is n
earthlypower so high as to be beyon
the reach of Gods omnipotent sway
no earthly object so small as to b
beneath His notice, left without Iii
care. A tiny drop of water-o
what small account is it The view
less alr-of what moment is that
; But let Gods hand gather these tin
/ drops into one mountain mass c
7 waters let Gods hand but loose
with rush this viewless air; the
of what avail is all the skill of ma
or the enginery he can manipulate
n All the science of man has nj
yet given him the right of emineI
u domain over the forces of natur,
They are ours to use, as we can, bl
not to command. Acknowledged
of Divine sovereignty, howeye
does not imply belief in Divine u
S terferenee with the established orde
rod'o hond hnldo oontrol Of hmm.