The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-05-11
BURIAL OF Or. SMITH.
Impressive Services In the Church
He FOunac d L0hg Ago.

Impressive Services III the Ghufch
He FOunacd L"ng Ago.
A large concourse of people assem-
bIed in Kaumakapili Church yester-
day afternoon, for the funeral SER
vices of the late Rev. DR.. Lowell
Smith. Hon. A. S. Cleghorn and
Major Jas. W. Robertson, Her Maj
esty's Chamberlain, sat in the Royal
pew. Among those noted mlngling
with a large attendance of the native
congregation were the following:
His Exceliency J l. Stevens, United
States Minister, and wife; Mr. II W
Severance, United States Consul
General, and wife; Hon A f Judd,
Chief Justice, and Mrs Judd; Hon
and Mrs w D Alexander, Hon II Nj
Whitney, Hon and Mrs S NJ Damon,
Hon and Mrs C p Iaukea, Hons j B
Anterior and H G Crabbe, Mrs
Cooke, Mrs Cornwell, Mrs Widdi-
field, Mrs w B Oleson, Mrs W W
Hall, Mrs G n Spencer, Principal
Hosmer and Prof Lyons of Oahu
College, Mr. F A Schaefer, Italian
Consul; Mr. f Hackfeld, German
Consul; Mr. and Mrs j A Hopper,
Mr. and Mrs w r Castle, Mr. and
Mrs Walter Hill, Mr. and Mrs j II
Patty, Mr. and Mrs Jas Lyle, Mr. and
Mrs D Logan, Mr. and Mrs j MortOat,
Messrs G J Lyons, G NJ Cooke, P c
Jones, NJ p Robinson, G 2 Castle,
W G Ashley, Geo DILLINGHAM;, W 0
Smith, Chas Hustace, Henry Smith,
G Z Fairchild, ii A Parmelee, j Z
Kawainui, + G Damon, A + Cooke,
Ernest Lyman, L d Spencer and S
ID Fuller.
There was a beautiful display of
flowers along the choir railing over
the platform. The emblematic com
positions were very striking, An
evergreen cushion on the reading
desk bore the Hawaiian salutation
aloha" in white flowers. The por-
tails of the building were draped with
Grape. For few minutes before
three clock the church bell tolled
solemnly. At the appointed hour
the coffin, handsome one of native
woods bearing rich silver name
plate, was carried into the church
and rested on bier at the head of
the main aisle. A procession fol-
lowed the remains into the church,
consisting of Mr. and Mrs Dilling-
ham and family, Mr. and Mrs A l.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs Parker, Mr. and
Mrs Kluegel, and Mr. W f Frear,
chief mourEers, and Rev DR. Hyde,
Rev II Bingham and wife, Rev DR.
Beckwith, Rev w ID WestervelL, Rev
W B Oleson, Rev o p Emerson,
DR. N b Emerson, Messrs W W Hall
and ii Warehouse, together with
representatives of Kaumakapili con-
gregation, those named sfter the
chief mourners being persons con-
spicuous now in Hawaiian missions
and the descendants of early mis-
sionaries from America.
Mr.. Wray Taylor, who officiated
at the organ, played soft volun-
tary thereon, and accompanied the
choir in Hawaiian hymn. Rev. J.
Waiamau, pastor of the church,
prayed in Hawaiian, and then an
other hymn was sung in the same
language. Rev. DR.. Beckwith then
read passages of Scripture, followed
by remarks on the strong faith of
"our beloved father who, during
the four years of the speakers pas
torate in Central Union Church, was
one of the most constant in
attendance on his ministrations. He
was there to be found, although la
boring under deafness, Crying, as it
were, to catch if it were only The
echo of praise and prayer" His
presence had been an inspiration.
every precious hast thou been to
me, my beloved BROTHER" were the
closing words of the speaker over
the coffin.
Rev. S. f. Bishop delivered
funeral discourse, In which he sketch
ed the career of the departed mis-
sionary, of whom he said at the out
set, "This most venerable father
whose mortal part lies in our sight
for the last time was one whom all
men knew to be of blameless purity,
unselfshness, and most godly devout-
ness, as well as of untiring activity
in good works." Lowell Smith came
from the old Puritan stock of New
England. He was born in Heath,
Massachusetts, Nov. 81, 1902. He
made profession of Christian faith
in 1928, "when New England
churches we're ringing with the news
of the cordial reception by Hawaii
of the pioneer missionaries, and of
,rhe remuneration of idolatry, and
just after the second band Richards,
Diohnn and tho;r communicated am.