The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-26
Further EulOgies on Henry Castle
and Charles Carter.
,rBIoKEN DOWN IN THEIR PRIME.
Both Answered the Call of Duty Prompt
" and Lost Their Lives In tue Full
fillment OF 3 Noble Purpose
Dead. Though Not Forgotten.

Following is the stenographic
report of the remarks, not pre-
viously published, made at the
recent meeting of the Honolulu
Bar Association
Mr.. Perry said, may it please the
Court: As a member of the commit
tee already referred to, it becomes my
sad duty to present resolutions rela-
tive to the death of Henry N. Castle,
an attorney of this Court. Iu pro-
ceeding to 10 this, my attention is once
again fOrcibly called TO the fact that
there are occasions when it behoOves
us to rest moment from the pursuit
of our ordinary vOcatiOns and reflect
upon the uncertainties OF life, reflect
upon the fact that sooner or later the
existence of each one OF us here In this
world must come to an emf and Obe-
dience be given to the summons of the
Almighty. Gu such an occasion, when
Que of our number has beeu called
away, we are wont to meet and pay
tribute to his memory, giving express
sion to the thoughts that come upon
us in regard TO those traits which
characterized him during life. And in
teIistic of the man which stood out
most prominently was, 1t seems TO
me, q constant desire aud endeavOr to
DO that which he believed to be his
duty. Although for several years o
member of the bar, he did not enter
| upon the active exercise of his pro-
fession. That, as a practicing attOT-
| ney of this Court, he would have
achieved great success, none of US who
| knew him doubt. He preferred, how
ever, to employ his time and his tai
| ents, while in the Hawaiian Islands,
| in a manner ia which il seemed to
| him that he could be of greater bene-
| fit to the community. That he chose
wisely and that good results attended
| his efforts in behalf of the people OF
these Islands, it is needless TO assert.
His natural gift OF a bright mind he
reinforced with many years OF patient
research and close study in the higher
| branches of learning. But TO his
scholarly attachments l shall rot at
tempt 10 refer, for others are present
far better qualified to do so.
1t was in quest of furth+ knowledge
| aud in pursuance of plan of study
| long since laid out, that, in 1894. he
| left for Germany. At the time of his
| departure, peace aud quiet prevailed
| in Hawaii and there were no indIca-
tions that extraordinary services would
coon be required of her citIZens. In
| that belief, then, he left. Not many
| months, however, had elapsed, when
| the telegraph brought him the news
| of the recent uprising. TIL re in Eu-
rope, his desire for the safety and the
! PROSPERITY of the Republic without
/ doubt was strong and undimlnlsht
| bv distance, aud when an obstacle
was attempted to be thrown in the
rath of its onward progress, he lost
! not a moment in going TO the re-cue.
| That be took passage toward Homo
) lulu on the first available ship, aud
how it was that that ships voyage
came to an abrupt termination, tn-
vOlviug the loss not only of himself,
| but of almost all on board, We have
| heard Suffice it to say that his was
| death met while in the fu fillment of
noble purpose, the purpose to place
himself as soon as possible where ne
could perform to the fullest extent his
duty as a citizen Of this country.
DUTY" certainly was his watch
| word.
Mr. w. o. Smith eaid: We have
met on former occasions here, but
| none, / think, quite so sad as this.
| We never before have had occasion
to meet to pay tribute to two of our
members at one time and thiUk
never before to members 20 young ID
| Years THIS court anu OAR nave u1oe
to do honor to the memory of disttn-
guished judges, the portraits OF whom
we see about us, aud to members OF
the bar; but nearly all were men
either we'll advanced in years or past
the prime of life. 1t comes with q
greater shock and perhaps it teaches
grt ater lesson to us, in fact that while
in youth and health aud ViROt, the
summons is liable to come; aud while
our thoughts turn with sadness to all
this suffering; the terrible suffering OF
the last hours of our brother Carter
and what mu have been he terrible
life struggle OF our brother Castle, we
glory in the courage, in the self sacrl-
fee which prompted them both 1t
seen S to me thai perhaps the grt attest
lesson which we should cnnsiher and
which should leave j impress upon
our minds and our hearts is their de
votion to their prOfes ron ami work.
1t requires a high order of courage to
face neath on the battle field, TO face
death on the bnuudless SEA, but 1t re-
uuIres higher courage to be faithful in
the practice of the profession day by
5 day, with the temptations that come,
I often unseen, unknown t" others and
to he faithful IN practice before this
I Court, to the high trust committed tC
the members of the bar, may perhaps