The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-06-02

with flowers
ESrth's fSirest treasures, fashioned with
that skill
Which makes the dAiSy's disk : miracle
No less than man. On monument and
Urn
Let their rich fragrance burn
Like incense On an altar. Softly spread
spread
A royzl mantle DER each unmarked bed.
And, IS i ieweled rain,
Drop their bright petals for the nsmelesS
dead,
And lonely. scattered wide
On plSin, and mountain side.
Beneath the wave, and by the riyer-Iide,
So let them rest
L pom their country'S breast,
They have nos died in vain
Through them she lives, with head No
LONGER bowed
Among the nations, but erect and proud
Washed clean Of wrOng and shame
Her freedom never more an empty
name
And AL her scattered Sszrs Is one again
Dr.. y. 5. Emerson, Post surgeon, gave
the Grafton Of the day. Mr.. Emerson ad-
dressed his hearers Is follows:
Comrades Of the Grand Army q the
Rsp1blic-EellOE Citizens: Once more
II this c1-ner Of the world, under these
tSOpSc skies, dsvolvsS upon Us the sTate-
I'll task, IS the remO-eSt outpost Of the
Replblie'S Grand Army. 10 make this
be2s6cent season Of the year by wreath
ing anew these columns Of remember
2nee with gGri4ndS Of natures choicest
tokens; 70 deck these graves with such
offerings q affection Is are betting the
sentiments Gnd memories CT the Occa-
son; 70 unite with 3 whole nation in
doing honor not alone TO the great
leaders whose names are WztehwOrds 10
Us Sll, but above al 10 htIingly esle-
bEsts that gre2. multitude Of heroic men
whose graves, TOO often unmarked, De-
ScreE continent
The eroxding memories snd lessons Of
this dSy have inspired the tongues of
orators for : quarter Of century. But
even 80, the theme Is not outEoTu; the
memories are not faded; time has no
poser 70 dim the lustTe OF worthy deeds
brsvely performed The unnamed he
roeS q fron Bulls Run 10 Appomattox
need 10 memorial shat. 10 blazoa their
names and honor 10 foEgetfnl world.
Fame i : wreath which exhzles Ike the
yapo- o. the mountain; glory : rain
bow thai spGnS the troubled sea o. life
f0r : moment; blt honor outliyes re-
uoEl and eudureS IS the heritage OF al
time
Tne heroes q The cmOpylze are names
unknown 70 the void; blt the sweet
aroma u h0l0E still elings 10 their
ueD0Ey and refuses 70 lei II perish.
Comrades, Il we're 3 supeEnuo1s task for
Is ID seek by rsiteFarion a sounding
phrases 70 add one iOt4 70 the honorable
-eaoEE q those who fell, Or offered
70 zl, N their e0u1try's defense.
Tasir place N hoao-'s temple Is secured
;Or sTer 0y the EeTy nature Of their
which found expression il those deeds
Honor z1d fame from 10 condition use.
AcE vel y01r part = there 81 the honor
lies
The occupants OF these graves have
gule where 10 VOID q desTzctiOn czn
annoy, 10 voice q eulogy elzte. We
CHE to-day uos 70 buy these dead, but
arg az them Sud the cause they repre-
the lsss91s are for Us Eilo still
zbids II the land q the living
But cz1lOz permit myself 70 stand
here ard utcE- words which nsy Be chal-
-e1Ea1 As rhose q unqualified enjoy and
q every act Il the lives C thCse
sElCSs 106leS tenant these silent graves
Lei Is = plain, tue men cone u Al
u this f--l-- nc cannot
claim that they any mare than Ee were
iEee lr0-n tls eEzoss and faults common
g Al humanity They were men q Ike
passions and irziitIsS with ourselves. That
-hs- hzd iz1lts and passions which
soEetllsS overCzDe them. ne kloaT;
.hzE they often mznillly resisted. Ee
zls1 kE0~. Into the s6cTets CT the heart
ID MN can Ply; only God and the Rec
o-giIz- Angel can tell hoE ottsl II The
Ives q these and G = al passion has
oeea GAINED and p1t down BY the still
vo.ca q h0l0E and Q: religion But this
Ee DO kloE, that a. oas tine into the
lives and hearts q these, our dead CON-
rz6es, th=-s sho1e great light, illlmin-
s1Ing the rugged pain O. duty, there
Z clear voice commanding them
70 20 foTzzrd they heard the command.
they ooeyed and mzrched forward with
01t filching O. complaining
In this high resolve, IN this practical
obedience % the voice Of the Supreme
ne recognize power cap
able of transforming and refining the
character and lie q every man
who truly heeis and obeys il;
and this poEer : Of such q nature
that, having o1ce found entrance into
the heart and EXPRESSION IN the life. il Is
impossible fo- the nan ever sgzin en-
-irely % Eithhoss himself IRON is en-
aobling ilE7e1ee- II Is this BriR-
zple q obedience 70 duty the
keE aoce & ever true soldier
Ehich eaaObles these men IN cur eyes,
and has gained f0- them the plz1dits
and homage q = grateful republic: Il Is
tins which links the Object Of our PHI
zrimzg= 20 TINS hzII0Eed spos to-day
9Th the holes. emotions and sentiments
q CIR nature The f0EeTs with which !
re c-uEn tness mo1lds arg Dy this very
AZ set apart from al common uses and /
co1Sec-ztsd 20 higher use. And zs We |
again renez this covenant q affection |
q those who sleep u this hzlioEed plot