The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-12
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notice.

| The funeral of the late Mr.. A e. l.. Smith
took place Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from the Kaumakapili Church, which
was founded by the late Rev. DIR. Lowell
Smith, father of the deceased. Every
seat in the church was occupied anC
many people were compelled to stand.
The floral offerings were very beautiful
the choir desks being literally buried
with the choicest of flowers, while rare
| flowers and vines occupied position on
a table on the pulpit platform. The
Kaumakapili Church Choir occupied a
position to the right OF the organ, while
a double quartette from the Central
Union Church Choir were seated on the
left. Mr.. Wray Taylor presided at the
large organ, and before the remains ar
rived at the church played Chopin's
Funeral March, =" Gin Memoriam, and
go rest in the Lord"
The remains, which arrived at the
church shortly after O'Clock, were en-
closed in handsome coffin, the lid being
covered with floral offerings, and were
carried to position just below the pulpit
by the pail bearers: Messrs. Henry
Waterhouse, FL. A. Parmelee, Thos. Tan
matt, &c. Damon, Kelipio Kalawao, Nau-
kama and Kaau. The chief mourners.
the widow and Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dill
llngham, were seated near the coffin.
The Rev. j. Waiamau, pastor, and Revs.
DIR. Reckwith and S. E. Bishop occupied
seats on the pulpit platform.
The service opened with the singing of
the hymn "Safe in the arms of jesus
by the Kaumakapili Church Choir, after
which the Rev. DIR. Beckwith offered up
prayer.
The Rev. j. Waiamau, pastor of the
Kaumakapili Church, delivered an adj
dress, in Hawaiian, after which
the hymn, Angels Welcome" was
sung by the Kaumakapili choir and the
pupils of theSunday school, of which the
deceased had been the faithful Superln-
tendent the past twelve years.
The Rev. DIR. Beckwith read several
passages of Scripture: "Let not YOUR
heart be troubled in my Fathers house
are many mansions / 90 to prepare a
place for you," etc. Two things, the
speaker said, had been in his mind
ever since the sudden taking away
OF their dear brother. The first was con-
corning us and our work. Who will
take up the fallen mantle? Our brother
to have come to an inheritance
and taken up his father and mothers
work In this very church. It seemed |
natural that he should be here, where |
his parents laid the foundation. He came |
naturally into this beautiful and blessed |
work. In his unobtrusive and Christ |
Ike way, he carried on the work and |
Won a warm place in the hearts of the |
lear children, pastor and people of the |
jhurch. Who is to take the vacant |
place? find no answer. The second |
hing was of our brother himself and his
little flock. The voice that prayed here
s now silent. l thought of the worker
.one to his browning: Faithful unto
Ieath." II there was one characteristic
more prominent in our brother it was his
npretending and unchanging fidelity.
scripture says: Be thou faithful unto
cath and l will give thee crown of
fe." And what a crown our brother
'ears to-day. To the very last he was
mong his flock. May the Lord help us
} be as faithful as he was.
The Rev S. E. Bishop offered up
rayer in Hawaiian, after which double
uartette from the Central Union Church
hoir sang that beautiful hymn, g. Jesus
over of my Soul" to the tune Refuge.
The pastor then pronounced the bene-
lotion. AS the body was carried from
lie church, the soft strains of /" Home.
Veet home" issued from the organ.
he procession to the Nuuanu cemetery,
here the remains were inferred, was
eaded by the pupils of the Kaumaka-
Ii Sunday school. The hearse was fol- ,,
wed by large number of private car
ages.