The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-22
Funeral Services Of Samuel
Louisson Yesterday.
MAsOys AND KNIGHTS IN SORROW.
The Largest Private Funeral In Years.
Elegant Floral Display - Masonic
Temple Crowded with Friends.
solemn Anthems by Quartette.
From Mondays Daily.l


Yesterday afternoon. The banquet hal
in the Masonic Temple was announced
to be open at half-past ,, but long be-
fore that hour the neighborheod o.
Alakea and Hotel streets was vel
crowded with friends of the deceased
and when the services were opened 10y
John H. Soper, Master Of the Lodge
there was not room enough for the
people who wanted to pay their res
poets. The floral offerings were nu.
merous and beautiful, sixteen OF them
being set pieces, one of which was q
large white square and compass with
the letter G in the center woven In
immortelles. This was the gift of the
lodge, and was made by Mrs. John
Angus; other pieces were designed by
w. Seaborn Luce, and were sent by
friends. There were also bouquets and
cut flowers strewn around the casket.
Just before the doors We're opened to
the friends the collection was photo
graphed with the remains.
During the impressive service there
were few people present whose eyes
were not dimmed with tears. In all the
vast crowd there was not one whose
thoughts were not, for time at least,
upon the venerable father and mother
who were absent in California-not
one but who in their hearts rendered
their sympathies to them.
At half.past two, John 81. Soper,
Master of the Lodge, advanced to the
casket and began the responsive ser
vice after which there was an an
them in which c. p. Iaukea, H. +.
Wichman, Miss Kate McGrew and
Mrs. w. A. Kinney, assisted by Wray
Taylor at the organ, took part. Fol
lowing the anthem the Master re-
corded the name and age of the de-
ceased upon the sacred scroll and the
grand honOrs were given and the fol-
lowing prayer offered:
"Most glorious God! Author of all
good, and Giver of all mercy! Pour
down Thy blessing upon us, We be
seech Thee, and strengthen our en-
gagements with the ties of sincere
affectionI Endow us with fortitude
and resignation in this our dark hour
of sorrow, and grant that this atf1ict-
ing dispensation from Thy hands may
be sanctified in its results upon the
hearts of those who now meet here to
mourni May the present instance of
mortality remind US of our approach
ing fate and draw our attention to-
ward Thee, the only refuge in time of
need; 20 that when the awful moment
shall arrive at which We, too, must
quit this transitory scene, the enllv-
ening prospect of Thy mercy may dis
pei the gloom of death and, after our
departure hence in peace aud in Thy
favor. we may be received into Thy
everlasting kingdom, to enjoy just
reward of a virtuous and well-spent
life! Amen.n
Ike choir then rendered another
anthem and the friends Were permitted
to view the body, the flowers were
removed to carriages and the casket,
borne by F. A. Schaefer, II. J. Nolte,
Col. w F. Allen, John 5. Walker,
DR. NJ. E. Grossman, J. Walter Jones
(Masonsl, A. E Murphy and E.
Towse (Knights of Pythias) was taken
to the hearse and the procession
formed. The Knights of Pythias act
ing as escort preceded the Masonic
Lodge and headed the line.
The procession marched to Nuuanu
Cemetery, and on arrival at the grave
the members of the lodge formed a
circle, the chaplain and officers of the
lodge standing at the head of the
grave and the mourners at the foot.
The service was then resumed by the
Master, who said, in substance:
'Once more, my brethren, We have
assembled TO perform the last solemn
duties to the dead. The mourDful
no es which betoken the departure of
a spirit from its earthly tabernacle
have again alarmed our outer door,
and another has been taken to swell
the numbers in that unknown land
whittier our fathers have gone before
us. The Almighty fiat has gone
forth, Dust thou art, and unto dust
thou shalt return and that we are all
subjects to that dread decree, the sol
emn cause of our present meeting, the
daily observation OF our lives, and
the mournful mounds which
indicate this population of the dead,
furnish evidence not to be forgotten.
With becoming grace let US suppli-
cate the Divine Grace to insure the
favor Of that Eternal Being whose
goodness and power know no bounds,
that on the arrival of the
momentOus hour when the fad
ing taper of human life shall
finally glimmer in the socket of
existence, our faith may remove the
dark shroud, draw aside the sable cur
tain of the tomb, and bid hope sustain
and cheer the departing spirit. We
consign him to the grave-to the long
sleep of death; and so profound will be
that sleep that even the giant tread of
the earthquake shall not disturb it.
There will he slumber until the arch
angels trump shall usher in that
eventful morn, when, by our Supreme
Grand Masters word, he will be raised
to that blissful Lodge which no time
shall close, and which, to those worthy
of admission, will remain open during
the boundless ages of eternity"
The removal of the apron and the
lowering of the casket into The grave
was singularly impressive, as was that
part of the service in alluding to the
sprig of Acacia which each Mason
dropped into the grave. The Master
said:
"This evergreen, which admonished