The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-04
KING AALAKAuA.

To THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING Posf
SIR In Justice 10 the memory II ono
who. apparently. has no on. else In
Ame'ira % speak fnr him. will you kind
ly allow one who Was call, d To miaisier
10 the late King OF Hawaii In his last
h"u's. and who saw much Of the royal
party at the time, TO tell your rea'iess Of
some OF the most Christian deeds and
characteristics OF this remarkable man.
whuse ancestors only fonr-score yrsrs
ago Were heathen men aud sn:iirupo-
phag
The King WAS a member OF the Eng
lish Church and "A regular c'mmupicnnt
there. Contrary TO the practice oi the
average American abroad. he nevsr
failed, during his rrcent visit 10 tbs
country, TO attend some place oi wors hip
on each r. turn OF the Lord's Day. HIS
| ftst Sunday on THESE shores saw him
worshippny in cold Trinity" San
Francisco. and an humble communicate
before the altar. Shortly after. on the
| 25th day of December last, the rector
received note from the Chamberlain Of
The court, which read Thus: "His Ma
| j-sty desires to attend Christmas service
at Trinity hurch this morning. Will
YOU kindly arrange pew for the
party?" 9
Al home His late Majesty paid equal
honor to the first day Of the week. On
the occasion OF the last anniversary OF
his birth, which fell on q sunday, he re-
iused to allow the public demonstrations
TO begin until Monday, and urged the
dedication Of The day to prayer and char
| ity for the lepers. for which noble action
| the bishop OF Honolulu thanked him in
letter which / have been allowed to
see. have also his Lordship's sermon
before me as / wife. Every Sunday
afternoon. too. the King was wont TO sum-
mon 10 the palace a choir from one of the
native congregations for an hour OF sing
ing and prayer.
His Majesty was ever greatly con
crrned for the lepers of his Kingdom, and
quite recently Char cred O vessel Tor q
visit to Mo oksi, where he selected site
for the monun ent to he erected to the
memory OF Father Damien, and cheerpd
the settlement by his kind and loving
words. Nothing Was dearer TO his
heart than the Characterization of his
people, and his private cubs riptions FOX
new churches for their accommodation
ran up among the thousands
One who has known Of their. pr;vnte
life speaks OF the King and Queen ~ dig,
nified, yet kind and generous. always
luoking out for the interest Of their PEG
rle, antagonizing onl, those who would
bar their way and keep them from the
encouragement OF native talent. No one
Who Witnessed her faithful vigil will
ever forget Kalua, Ih- handmaiden ol
His Majesty, who. worshipping him "a
the King OF her adopted hume and the
royal patron whose generous care had
transformed the slave into the cultured
aud gracious woman, chung to him in hia
last hours with the loving tenderness 81
child tor its father And she il only
one oil great multitude Of the for,eot1en
classes Tor whom his s,mpathirs were
aroused, and 10 whom the n yal patron.
aye and pnise were continually ex'
tended. No one. no matter how poor OF
irieudless, ever appli-n in vain for help
and recognition: AZ d that lovely is!and
kingdom in the Pacific must he y v~rita
Tile house of mourning to- day becxure d
he absence of him whose heart felt thu
mi>erirs OF Tire struggling children q
poverty and genius.
have it al-o from one we'll ecquainsed
with the couple that His Msjrsiy wsi
alua,s very thoughtful i the wishes
and pr jrcts OF the Queen: aud. firm Z
pelecnal inspection oi The c0rrsl Or
Deuce, know how he entered into Ih<
pi, us and charitable schemes Of shs
household. aud his inie' Ne ip,ersNt II
the Bible classes ard ele. mo~,i NJ, init
iuiiuns Of Ills coi,s,rt and tie Ptinress
He was composer OF considerable
merit, tihr musician, master OF lou
languages. The Sal music OF the ,bsi,c
that fell NJ on the evening air. ~ hs'
L "A 81 a ..g q H.
| Charleston, ON the 223 on the January
last, wasa iavuri,e melody that lie t,ac
.iveu 10 the wo,ld IL il also q we'll
established fact, believe, that, nnis-sI
of,i,pal duties ur couri -tiquett. FeQniret
his attendance, nothing WAS allowed Z,
interfere with his allotted hours Of stndy
and il has hecn affirmed hy his in,i
mates that he was familiar With th,
contents Il every book in his msaniti
cent library.
.he heat of the southern sun was j,
hi- veins, and yet e is universally con
coded on this side OF the cohtinen;
WHERE he was well kpoep, that he VA
one of the most forsi,inI o. men, nevc
barring erudse. and always ge,er'u
towards his iraducers. Tie was a Kin,
!, and yet true and erarioos friend
Heretity Was all against him, and yet h
>, developed traits and qualities that y,
,, no, alwa,s seen in the modern repr
,enta,ives Of Constantine or Alfred III
& Great.
He was supers'i,ious. IL Is said. WI
the Anglo Ssxons sapient and eens,s
IN their religious beliefs seventy III
wears after th, IL decovery OF the eari
az Thor aud q iinS Tie was not no
man, have heard u mnrmand. 10
~ man, vt the protesting Christians
y, America are no eJ tr th'if purity AZ
\, TRUTH What proportion OF the forei,
- Christian population OF Hawaii are Tn
- from luat fsparitv and fraud2
The last mail from Honolulu broas
me two l,,,efp from the royal family.
one the Queen Dowsper deeirs NE
Y express her deep nenpe of gratitude
~ the people Of America for their genera
treatment OF her dead lord, and TO .
for her ,hs, the kindnese Of The ci
az yena oI the United Statea, its tseeo,
men,, and otlicisla ALL never be foFv
,,o ten by my therl people," We ",
ID prepatinp," she further pays, ITO receI
the king in better health than when
l.ft us, but this was not the will 81 ,
49,, Father IN Heaven, |, helpe as 10 b
"a. the stroke when we remember that
died among irirnde, although far az
Irom ue, In toreipa land, And vet,