The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-05-08
A GRAND LABOR ENDED.
DEATH AT AN ADVANCED AGE OF
rev. FIR CBAs. PoUzor.
Mourning In Hilo and Hawaii-Elaborate
Funeral services-i0 Years n
Missionary.
IlILo, Hawaii, May Q.

HAWAIIAN STAR-The news of the
death of the Rev. Father Charles
Pouzot of TIilo will be received with
much sorrow and regret by all Chris
tians all over Hawaii Pae Alma. Only a
few days since he was about attending
to his numerous duties, calling and
ministering upon his flock and no one
then thought that the oldest missionary
in Hawaii would soon be called by his
Savior and there unto Him render an
account IF all his earthly doings.
Though ailing for some months past
his condition was never considered
critical until Monday. 29th inst, at .
a. M, when he was taken seriously i'll.
Everything for his recovery was put
into action. Too much praise cannot be
accorded to DIR. II. b. Williams, who
was in attendance from the out
set DIR. Moore also held "A con-
sutation with DIR. Williams, but it
had been decreed by the Almighty thai
his last earthly hour had arrived.
He rendered bis soul unto his Maker
at 4 40 D. IN. Tuesday, and IN a peace
able death.
As he lived so he died, amongst his
beloved Hawaiian flock, for whose SAX,
he left his father and mother and
brothers and sisters all dear to him,
worldly riches and his beautiful France
and journeyed over l0,000 miles to labor
and strive day and night through light,
darkness and wilderness with not even
a rag to harbor his aching head nor a
hut to save him from the inclemency of
Hilo's noted rainy temperature. There
were then no roads worthy of the name,
l,... 81. La. IaN
cheer his lonely heart, not a store at
which to procure the bare necessities of
life He was buried alive in the then
wilderness of this the big Island at
time when religious antagonism made
it disagreeable for Missionary of his
faith to journey all alone through the
lonely and weird forests and plains of
Hawaii.
The services over his earthly remains
were conducted by the Rev. Father
Bonaventura of Hilo, n Requiem Mass
was celebrated at st. Joseph's Catholic
Church of this city at 9:30 IA. m. We'd
nesday the LIST inst. AT p. m. the
simple but still imposing services of the
dead were commenced by the church
choir, then the Portuguese Hiio Pro-
gress Band played that simple and sad
but vet sweet music Rock OF Ages"
the ST. Joseph's Girls School Choir then
rendered II wish to tie an Angel the
religious service was sung by Rev.
Father Bonaventura in an emptiona!
voice, he being hardly unable to re-
strain his tears, he then made short DIS
coursr III I, rtuguese and Hawaiian in
which he eloqueitly described the many
good aud rare qualities of the deceased
Rev. haries, his devotion for his Il uck.
especially for the Hawalinns. hi, hav-
ing the world 10 serve his Savior it,
tes ching the HawaiIans the way sol
Salvation.
I he cuffiu was borne by Haw aiihns
who under no circumstances would
rllJw Others that distinction. At the
head of the funeral procession was The
Portuguese band, which. notwithstand-
ing its two months existence pla, ed
like veterans, then followed the St
Mary's and st. Juseph's school children,
then Very Rev. Bonaventura, then the
coffin borne 10y Hawaians and looking
to the rear it seemed rs ii all lIilo was
in the procession. In all it is calculated
that 1900 people accompanied the
mortal remains of The late Father
Charles to the last resting place on
earth.
As soon rs the death of the late
Father was known in Hilo by the
mourntul tolling of the church bells
Marshal Hitchcock ordered the flag of
Hawaii at half-mast in respect to the
departed and it hung limpid as if in
sorrow.
The late Rev. Father Charles was born
at Pithiviers in the Department and
Diocese of Orleans, France on the 29th
of January, 1919. being at the time of
his death, aged rs years, D months and a
day. He entered and finished his Thee.
logical studies in the Diocese Seminary
of Orleans, being ordained a Priest of
the order of THE Sacred Hearts of
Jesus and Mary" at Paris in 1913. He
left Brest for the Hawaiian Islands on
July Goth. 1915. arriving Honolulu on
the 26th of March, 1916. being in the
Islands mostly at Hllo am surrounding
districts over 40 years. He was the
founder of all the Catholic institutions
of the district in which he labored and
died. Beloved by all who knew him,
his death causes vacancy in Hilo that
will lake some time to replace. Requis-
cat IN pace.