The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-05-27
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
In Memory Of the United states Pa
triOt Dead.

There was a congregation OF me-
dium size at Central Union Church
on Sunday evening, when the an
nual memorial service before the @.
A. r. veterans was held. Ills ES-
cellency Geo. w. Merrill, United
States Minister Resident, and other
prominent persons were present.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, His
Excellency iona. Austin, was
among the veterans wearing his
badge. Rev. w. ID. Westervelt was
on the platform and aided in the
devotional exercises.
Platform and choir loft were de-
corated with profusion of flowers
varied in kind and composition. In
front of the reading desk were
placed two stand of arms supporting
a drum from a gun laid across them.
United States flags draped the or
gan and hung at either side of the
platform. Members of Geo. w. de
Long Post, numbering thirteen led
by Post Commander f. Turr'll,
marched into the church and touk
the pews reserved for them At the
front. The Post was escorted by
Major Hebbard Of the Honolulu Ri
hes and Major Nowlrin of the ka-
mehameha Guard, with the staff and
line officers OF those hattaians res
pectively, who also took positions
forward
Rev. L. G.. BE, kwith. D. D., pas
tor of the church. preached from
jeremiah 9:23, "a. The great man
in The days of the prophet was the
soldier. Then success depended on
the courage, val"r, skill and Prov
ess of the warriors in handling the
bow and the spear. Although at
this day the strongest side was re-
garded as the one having the best
guns and armaments, yet there were
occasions even in modern battles
when the rush of ba,talions intu the
jaws of death decided the issue,
aud courage aud endurance told as
in ancient warfare. Success in war
made men looked up to as leaders
now as of old. The men who fought
for national unity and human free
dom were more noble warriors than
any who fought the great wars of
empires. Although these did not
fight for the glory or to he remem'
bered in memorial services, yet the
text was not to be understood a.
forbidding honor to them for their
sacrifice and the liberties they won
1t meant that the warrior was not tC
hold his personal valor above ths
gratitude he owes TO God. Tht
preacher referred to several notable
battl .sSto illustrate the bravery q
the Union soldiers, who he saiC
fought more battles than were eve
fought before in The maine of free
dom. There was an idea that tn
career of a soldier was very mucl
against morality, hut he preferred Il
thiuk of the question in another as
pect. He drew series of compari
sons between the motives and tn
methods governing the soldiers VIII
enlisted to save the country, and til
motives and the methods that rule'
; enlstments under the Christian
banner, concluding that the lives Q
the Union soldiers were fraught wit
examples of the qualities tina
should make them excel in tn
Christian conflict. Last of all the
were taught forgiveness by the pc
licy of reconstruction. On Thur:
day next the graves of their lat
enemies would be strown with flow
) ers as well as those of their late CON
, rades.
There was very fine musical par
TO the service. Mr.. A. d. Bliss
and Miss Dressler sang, my fait
looks up to Thee" with combine
D power and delicacy of expression
One OF the hymns sung by the who
congregation was "Amerlca." b
fore pronouncing the benedictioI
DIR Beckwith reminded the people I
. the request made by the G. A.
= Post for flowers to be used on De,
" oratiOn Dav