The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-05-11

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barked for these islands.' Ia 1929
he graduated from Williams College
and in 1882 from Auburn Theologi-
cal Seminary. AS Father Smith said
on his golden wedding day in 1882,
he had threefold conviction of his
duty to preach the gospel to the
heather. He was married Oct. 2,
1882, to Miss Abba L. Tenney. Nov
u of that year the young couple
embarked at New Haven, Conn, on
the ship Mentor, in company with
Rev. and Mrs. B. w. Parker. With
the exception of Mrs. Parker, who
survives him, DR.. Smith was by
great many years the oldest repre-
sentative of mission families He
was eight n ten years longer in the
country than any who have survived
him. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dimond
came here two years, and Hon. 5.
N. Castle four years after him.
These, however, were not mission
aries although connected with the
mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith arrived at IIo-
nolulu May /, 1888. The speaker
traced their career through the I'M
tial difficulties to their successful
work in founding Kaunakapili
church. They were first stationed
at Kaluaaha, Molokai, as associates
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock. Begin
ming to preach in native in three
months, Mr.. Smiths labors achieved
success that is regarded as fore
runner of the great revival of
1878. In 1884 the general meet
ing transferred Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith to Waiawa, Eva, on
this island, their parish in
Guiding Waianae and comprs-
ing population of over 5000 souls.
They met the hostile opposition of
Boki, chiefess of Walanae, but the
body of converts gradually increased.
Mr.. Smiths success as physician
induced many to forsake the native
doctors and to attend his public SER
vices. The Eva church, organized
in 1886 with Is members, subse-
quently reached the number of 2S00
members Mr.. Smith soon after be-
gan the immense adobe church which
so long crowned Waiawa hill, and
which was completed by his success
sor, Rev. A. Bishop. The speaker
told of the lamented missionary's
great activity in visiting all parts of
his district. In 1886 the necessity
of attending to the education of hosts
of children in the capital was recog-
nized and Mr.. Smith was called to
Honolulu to take the work in hand.
A large reinforcement to the mission
enabled him a year later to resign
the schools to Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke.
He had already been appointed to
commence second church and
congregation at Kaumakapili." There
for more than thirty years he labored
hard and with eminent success. He
retired from the pastorate in 1869,
but continued long to be a father
and counsellor to the church. "1he
old quaint edifce which he and the
people built in 1887 gave place some
years since to the present sumptuous
temple of worship. A grand organ
swells the music where he and his
wife once led the simple melodies.
But probably no voice more ringing,
no tones more inspiring to faith and
righteousness than his will ever fill
this newer house" Mr.. Bishop con-
Guided by telling of DR.. Smiths I'M
firing work for the good of the ma
tives to almost the end of his extreme
old age. 81 think the native people
would always take 'Kamika's' medi-
cines when they would that of no
other white doctor, and in all ordin-
airy maladies he was physician of
no mean skill. 1t was less than one
week before his death he made his
last rounds" What impressed the
speaker most IN Father Smith was
his pure, simple, single-heartedness.
With him the way to do u thing was
to do it.
Rev. j. Walamau delivered
funeral sermon in Hawaiian, after
which DR.. Beckwith offered prayer.
The choir of Central Union Church
sang hymn In English, and Mr..
Bishop pronounced the benediction in
Hawaiian.
The congregation were invited to
pass by the coffin and take last
look at the features of the departed
father. In the hands was placed a
beautiful Gala lily. Many Hawaiian
men and women wept as they looked
in The face of their great friend.
The pall-bearers were five native
elders of Kaumakapili Church, with
Rev. w. b. Oleson, Mr.. W. W. Hall,
Mr.. Henry Warehouse, Rev. w. D.
WesterveTt and Mr.. Tannatt. A
long line of carriages followed the
hearse TO Nuuanu cemetery, where
brief services were held over the
grave by DR.. Beckwith and Mr.. Wal
amau, the choir of Central Union
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