The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-03
DEATH OF REY. ]. D. PARIS


passed 10 his heavenly home at $50 !
a. NJ. July 28th. He took a severe !
cod, which settled on his lungs,
aud neither the doctors skill nor
tender nursing could alleviate. He
was taken down on Thursday, the
Dist his strength failed rapidly,
and he was unable to take nourish-
ment to keep up My sister and I
were constantly by his bedside, doing
all we could to alleviate, but to no
avail. His sufferings were painful to
witness. but not murmur escaped his
lips. For the last two days be could
hardly speak / sat by his side and
held his hand until his spirit took its
flight to heaven"
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MR. PARIS.
One by one the Master calls the
comrades home, as He awaits them
on the other side the river.
And though the hills of death
May hide this bright array,
The marshaled brotherhood of souls
Still keeps its upward way
Upward, forever upward,
/ see the march sublime,
And hear the glorious music
OF the conquerors of time.
At $50 Pm. July 2Sth, the Rev.
John Davis Paris, one OF the last OF
the missionary bard. passed to his
heavenly home.
He died after q short illness Of a
henvy cold which settled on his
lungs, and wh'cb neither medical
skill or tender nursing could al
leviate.
His funeral took place at his resi-
dence, Forest House, Kaawaloa, the
29th, at P. NJ, and was largely at
tended by both foreigners and ma
tives, and the floral tributes were
beautiful.
The burial services were conducted
by the Revs. W. III. Kalaiwaa and q
w. Waiau. The former preached
from the text, BLESSED are the dead
who die in the Lord, for they shall
rest from their labor, and their works
do follow them," being the same tex
from which the Rev. Calhoun, hi
old pastor, fifty nine years previous
preached his mothers funeral ser
mon. He was borne to his final rest
ing place by four OF his old church
deacons, and as be was laid to rest
the native choir sang Angels Wei
come"
He was born in Augusta County
Virginia, near Staunton, and was tn
eldest of six sons. He spent tn
early part of his life on his father
farm. He Joined Hebron Churcl
near Staunton, in 1929, and maxim
ND his mind to study for the minis
try, he entered a classical schoc
where he remained three years
struggling to help himself along
often taking only two scanty meal
a day. After spending one yea
teaching, with only thirty dollars /
his purse and horse worth abot
the same, he started across the ALI
ghany mountains for South Hanov'
College, Indiana, where he RENAME
two wears, working before and aft
school hours to help himself alon
He then spent two years In the sc
vice of the American Bible Soclet
Entered Bangor Theological Semi
ary in 1886, and graduated IN lo;
with Rev. d. Dole, father of Hon.
3. Dole, and the same year was
dained to the ministry and accepts
by the a. B. G. f. Nj. as misslona1
He was married to Miss nj. Ora
of New York in October, 1o4O, al
sailed from Boston on November
1910. in the ship Gloucester via Ca
Horn for the Hawaiian Islands
company with Rev. D. Dole,
Bond. and Rice, with their WV
arriving in Honolulu, after a 10
and stormy passage, in May, lo4l:
He was stationed at Kau, bel
the first foreign missionary the
among a population of nude sava8
His first house was grass nut ao'
fifteen feet square, without r
door. mat beng used for the &c
Here. with wife aud babe, he &C
menced his work for the Mas
There he labored nine years Tor
good of the natives, helping br
saveral churches with his own hal
and instructing the people b
spiritually ead intellectually.
IS49 his wife's health failed,
jesyigr the work 10 Rev. Ii. King
took lis wife to Hilo, where she q
He then took his two daughters
returned TO the States.
In September, 1851, he was !
ried TO Miss M Carpenter, or
York. and again sailed for the
waiian Islands on November lS, /
arriving March, 1852.
In September Of the same yea
wss stationed at Kaawaloa, K
where he labored arduously for
Hawaiiaus, both in churches
sebools and through his en-
mott 81 the Hawaiian churchi
Kona were erected. 60
Here be remained until 1870,
he removed to Honoiuin Tor
education OF his children, but !, q
law down the armor or rest. 81
the need Of q Theological Scho'
the education of young hawa
il was through bis efforts tna
present site Of the North Paclh
stitnte was secured, and the II
eical School was opened 10 &c
1872. lie was chosen PfeSide y
in company with Rev. 3. W; Z
II. II. Parker and B. ID. Bal
carried on the Institute for
two and half years, and he