The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-06
Memorial Service.
In COmmemOratiOn Of the Death
Of the King Of Portugal,
The Roman Catholic Cathedral Draped
In MOurnins-.-Th Building
Crowded In Every Part.
THE KING and QUEEN ATTEND.


gal, which event took place October
10Th. The interior of the Cathe-
dral presented somewhat mourntul
appearance. The front of the gal
lery was covered with black cloth
and the pillars were twined with
black and white. The affairs were
all draped in mourning. Just below
the altar rail stood an immense cata-
falque, in the centre being repre-
sentation of coffin surmounted by
n large crown covered with Grape.
On the front of tie catafalque were
the Portuguese Arms, and at the
foot very handsome and artistic
floral crown of plumarias and red
geraniums. 1t was the work of Mrs.
Canavarro, wife of the Portuguese
Commissioner. The affairs and cata-
falque were brilliantly illuminated
with numberless candles. The Royal
Hawaiian band was stationed in the
gallery near the organ and played
at intervals during the service. The
requiem mas was sung by the Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of Olba, assisted
by Father Clement, las assistant priest,
Father Matthias, deacon, and Father
Valentine, sub-deacon. Very Rev.
Father Leonor had charge of the
choir, His Lordship the Bishop
gave an address in Portuguese and
then spoke in English as follows:
Your Majesties, your Royal High.
ness, ladies and gentlemen:
The present ceremony is essen
TALLY 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 immortal soul. All the prayers
tend to implore the divine mercy, if
it should yet be needed, to give the
departed soul eternal rest and the
everlasting light in the heavenly
glory.
1t is true that death puts all hui
man 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 service 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 have held a distinguished posi-
ton during their life. For this rea-
son we honor the memory of King
LUZ, because he was King who,
by the Providence of God, was call
ed to rule over 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 author
ity.
The name of LUZ the First will
not be recorded in history with the
doubtful glory of great warrior or
of a successful conqueror of new
possessions. His glory rather con-
sists in having been pacific King,
who has transmitted the Kingdom to
his son,as he had received it from his
brother % years ago. During lis
whole reign he has preserved peace
within and from without his far ex-
tended Kingdom. He is not respon-
sible for any bloodshed. He has
benefited many, and perhaps not
wilfully done harm to anybody. Let
us hope that he has been received
with mercy by the God of peace.
Among those present were Their
Majesties the King and Queen, at
tended by Mr.. j, w. Robertson,
Vice-C Chamberlain, and Mrs. Rob
ertson, ii. r. III. Princess Liliuoka-
lani, Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, His
Honor Chief Justice Judd, Their
Excellencies S. M. Damon, Minis
ter of Finance, iona. Austin, Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, l.. A. Thurs
ton, Minister of Interior, and G. w.
Ashford, Attorney-General; Hon.
j. l.. Stevens, U. S. Minister Resi-
dent; Major j. II. Wodehouse, III.
b. MS Commissioner Mons. G..
b. dAnglade, French Commission
err; Senior A. de Souza Canavarro,
Portuguese Commissioner Viscount
Tori, Acting japanese Consul-Gen-
eral Mons. l.. Bellaguet, French
Chancellor; Ii. w. Severance, u,
S. Consul General; Admiral L. A,
Kimberley, u. S. N, and staff; Mr.
Justice Biokerton,F Fl. NJ. Swanzy Act
ing British Yice-C onsul +. "A. Schae
fer, Consul for Italy; II. +. Glade
Consul for Germany and Austria
A. j. Cartwright, Consul for Peru
j. +. Hackfeld, Consul for Belgium
II. Lose, Acting Consul for SwedeI
and Norway; ii. II. Macfarlane
Consul for Denmark II. w. Lame
Vice-Consul for Spain; c. Alec
Chinese Commercial Agent; Coz
Kim, Assistant Chinese Commercial