The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-23

Inc arrival OF Jne ITeSluenJ anu Jlle
United States Minister drew cordial
applause.
At five minutes of three DR.. John S.
McGrew, chairman of the meeting, Rev.
S. E. Bishop, Charles L. Carter, Prof. NJ.
NJ. Scott and Walter G. Smith took seats
on the platform, and the ceremonies be-
gan according to the following pro-
gram:
/. Overture .........H Hawaiian Band
2. America .......... Hawaiian Band
3. Prayer. .......... Rev. 5. E. Bishop
4. March .,...........H Hawaiian Band
8. Address ................C. l.. Carter
Washington as Soldier.
6. Popular airs. .. Hawaiian Band
z. Address ......... Walter q. Smith
Washington as Statesman.
3. Music .,t.... 49,. Hawallan Band
o. Address ........... Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott
Washington as Patriot.
10. Chorus. ...........H Hawaiian Band
1.-The Star Spangled Banner
1t was an interesting fact, not known
to many, that the grandfather of Rev.
s. E. Bishop, who offered the invoca-
ton, was soldier in Washingtons
army and frequently saw the American
commander.
When Mr.. Carter arose to speak it
rained very hard. and the noise on the
corrugated iron roof made it difficult at
times to hear him. He began with
graceful salutation in turn to the chair
man, to President Dole, to Minister
Willis and to the audience, and then
spoke in finished phrase as follows
MR. CHAIRMAN, Mr.. PRESIDENT, Mr..
MINISTER, AND LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: Military genius is always in
spring. 1t seems to call forth a
responsive glow of enthusiasm from
every human breast. There is no man
too practical or Indifferent to shout for
"a soldier no nation 80 devoted TO
peaceful pursuits that it cannot pause
to glorify its military heroes. From the
DAYS of Attila and his Huns, who
scourged ancient Europe, and on whose
path it was said grass never grew again,
and Alexander, who wept for more
worlds to conquer, down to Gordon IN
the Soudan and Benham at Rio dc
Janeiro, this has been "a glorious phase
of human nature. No matter how much
we may approve the theory of uni
yersal peace. and the idea of beating
swords and spears into ploughshares
and pruning hooks, mankind will
ALWAYS glory in feats of arms and
glorify its soldiers. Particularly is this
true of the people of the United States,
more pointed because of the striking
contrast between those matters which
ordinarily interest them and the art of
war. The ages will applaud the splendid
heroism with which the Pilgrim fathers
laid aside their pursuits. of peace and
drove old England's mercenaries from
their shores; and again, the enthusiasm
with which every patriot girded on the
armor of right in the Civil War and
pledged his life for the extinction of
slavery.
1t was as a soldier that George Wash
ington achieved immortal fame. No
man ever took up arms i'll more
righteous cause than he did, and no
man ever took up arms against greater
odds. 1t will be OF value and In
terest to observe the features 90
early experience which equipped hin
for the command OF the Colonia
army. The early struggles i'll the
rigid discipline of pioneer life; the
home training in truth and honor
the games with his comrades whom
he trained into squads of boy soldiers
the surveying excursions through th'
forests and his adventures III the In
dian wars, when he alone saved Brad
docks defeat from becoming mas
.sacre. All moulded the boy into Tho
cool, determined man OF lron-iram'
and vigor, fitted to lead a ragged army
of raw, unframed, independent pa
triots to victory over the resuscitatc'
sauadrons under Burgoyne, Clinton
In,nurnlliu l1Hn W IN the [ 'On
federacy all in all. Without him i
would have been ten times lost. His
tory has hardly a stronger case OF N
INDISPENSABLE man. 1t is hardly pos
siple to find among the greatest cap
tains a general who acted on so small
n scale, and who, though the soul o
the war, never won battle. Wash
ington cannot be deprived of any o
his credit for patriotism, wisdom am
courage: for enterprise and prudence
integrity, simple dignity of character
tact and forbearance; and, above all
for serene forttude in the dark houl
of his cause under trials from the pei
versity, INSTRUMENTATION. jealousy al
perfidy of those around him.-severe
than any defeat. The othe
army officers caballed against nm
aided by politicians. Washington Dor
the attacks magnanimously, never ALLOW
ing his personal wrongs tointerfere wit
his duty, nor ever thinking of abandon
ing his post" 1t is interesting to kno
that Washington left the service
Great Britain because he found no pro
meet for promotion over the pete
officers sent from England, and he nli
be fully pardoned for any sense
triumph he may have enjoyed in u
defeat of these overbearlng, haugh