The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-07-05


of the Committee on Lit
erary Exercises, and Hon. j. ii. Put
nam, Consul General, we're on the
stage; also the choir of the Central
Union Church and detachment of
the Royal Hawaiian Band, under the
lead of Prof. Berger.
The Band played an overture con-
sisting of a medley of American airs.
Rev. Geo. Wallace, Chaplain of
the day, offered opening prayers.
His Elk. Geo. w. Merrill, Presi-
dent, made Introductory remarks.
He was pleased to be with the Ho-
nolulu people once more, this being
the fifth time he enjoyed with them
the privilege of celebrating the
Fourth of July. AS the shadows of
the nineteenth century deepened
around us, he wondered how many
people outside of America would be
glad that the United States had stood
for u century under Constitution
that had abided all the tests, and
provided liberty, equality and justice
to the nation. In glowing pane
gyric upon the men who gave them
tha. Constitution, he said they avoid
ell the Scylla of disunion at home and
repuised the Charybdis of invasion
from abroad. AS he thought of it
he had not words to express his feel.
ings towards that godlike man
Washington. Referring to the adj
vancement of science contempora-
neously with the development of the
American Republic, the speaker said
Boston was nearer London and New
Zealand in communications to-day
than New York and Albany were to
each other hundred years ago. 1t
was possible that Hawaii might be-
fore long be enabled to learn
changes in the price of sugar the
day they occurred, while now the
map of Europe might be changed
and they could not learn of it in less
than q week. He referred to the
Samoan disaster as calling forth the
same spirit in their nations defend
ers that inspired their forefathers,
which enabled them to give three
rousing cheers to Britain's sons,
when these gave back three cheers
for the red, white and blue and for
the men who stood so bravely at
their duty.
Mr.. A. V. Gear, of Ohio, assist
ant teacher in Fort street school,
was introduced with facetious re-
marks from the chair about his
States office-holding resources, and
in clear and measured tones read the
Declaration of Independence.
america" was sung by choir
and audience to the accompaniment
of the band.
Rev. f. G. Porter, introduced as
coming from Lexington, Mass,
where so many of their fathers
fought and died, delivered an ex-
tempore Grafton of the day. He
had only consented to fill the place
on the assurance that no profundity
of research or study would be exact
ed, las he could not think of giving up
any considerable portion of his limit
stay from the investigation of the
points of interest in these delightful
islands. He greeted them as fell
low countrymen in foreign land,
which was a particularly pleasing
privilege to him here, where there
were so many evidences of Amcri-
can predominance-the numbers OF
houses displaying American flags,
the juvenile demonstrations similar
to their chilhood's celebrations
of the day, and, above all,
the mark Americans had made
in the country's civilization.
The Americans had done their
moral work here unselfishly. They
came not to make money but to
benefit the people in the highest
moral sense. That end had been
greatly accomplished and those who
had done it are gone to their we'll.
earned rest.
They were met to celebrate an
event second to none--their country
could not have second birth ;
therefore he was glad of the estab-
lishment of this fourth of July holt
day. He referred with pleasure tc
the ample provisions made here fol-
the celebration, in these exercises
aquatic and field sports, and sc
forth. 1t was well that the nation
should perpetually commemorate
the movement that led to the fran
ing of that instrument in l77t
which had just been read to them
They had struggles not only to gair
their national independence but tt
preserve the Union. That day OF
trial should be remembered on the
fourth.
The speaker considered that the
course of affairs in their country
could be viewed in some respect:
with more advantage from Sydney
Calcutta, Hongkong or Honolulu
than from within the country itself
One of the thoughts occurring a
this time was that they could never
forget the men who gave them thei
nation-those who framed the early
state papers, gave them a jurispru
dence, interpreted the laws they
made themselves. This fourth nigh
be celebrated as the anniversary O.
their constitution. The assertion o
, independence was not the securing
of it. They had strife and war t.