The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-05-11

i'm paired health when he received
an assistant in the person Of Rev.
Father Maxine. Although Father
Charles might have been at his ease
now, he preferred not to rest until
he should be in his grave. Every
day up to the day before his death
he was seen ringing the church bell
at five o'clock in the morning, per-
forming the usual church service,
going about ins,ructing the natives
10 their houses, visiting schools, adj
ministering to the sick and dying,
and performing other works peculiar
to his sacred calling.
On Monday the 10Th ult., he was
suddenly attacked with hemorrhage
Of the brain, and through that and
the following day his condition be-
came gradually more serious and
alarming. The hitherto tireless
b ,dy despite all the care and at,en-
ton which scientific skill could
,mmand and faithful, loving de-
v ton could give, b'gan to yield
and steadily lose its strength. He
fingered through the night con-
stantly attended by many Of his
spiritual children--his eyes closed
as il oblvious to all things earthly,
whilst the fervent aspiration that at
times escaped his lips showed that
his soul was absorbed in prayer aud
communion with Heaven. So the
night passed and Tuesday dawned;
the venerable Father gradually
sinking until at twenty minutes to
five o'clock r. m, when he opened
his eyes slowly, looked upon the
kneeling friends surrounding him as
il bidding them a fond farewell,
then gently closing his eyes again,
without struggle or motion he gave
forth his great soul into the hands
OF his Maker. The sad Intelligence
OF his death spread rapidly, and
tokens OF sympathy began to be
received, showing the universal ap-
probation in which the lamented
dead had been held.
Quickly too, loving hearts and
willing hands proceeded to lay out
the dead father in splendid state
and to drape the church, where es-
pecially the lamented fathers
priedieu was heavily covered with
the emblems OF mourning. A large,
beautiful catafalque was erected at
the head OF the centre aisle, near the
altar railing, to receive and retain
the precious remains until they
should be carried forth to their last
resting place. During the whole OF
Tuesday night the precious remains
lay in state in the parlor OF his resi-
dence and were constantly attended
by people knesling in prayer aud
visited by friends from near and far.
On the morning OF Wednesday
the body in its casket was borne to
the catafalque which had been pre-
pared for it in the church.
There it was placed, surrounded
by lights, to be constantly watched
over 'by prayerful people until it
should be carried to the grave. The
rsqui sm. mass was then begun by
Rev. Father Bonaventure who, in
the absence OF Rev. Father Maxine
in Honolulu, attended the good
father in his last illness. The fun
eral took place from the church in
the evening at five o'clock.
Crowds Of friends and sympathiz-
ers filed the large temple to its por-
tails and extended far without.
Father Bonaventure delivered
discourse which was marked by fer
vor, piety, and thorough heartfelt
appreciation OF the good qualities Of
the departed. When he had con-
cluded, he proceeded to give the
last absolution over the remains.
Aud then the great mourniul cor
tege was formed, escorting all that
was mortal Of Father Charles 10 the
last silent resting place.
The pall-bearers were old natives.
Reverently they lifted the casket
from the catafalque and bore it
slowly down the aisle.
The funeral procession, the like OF
which had never before been wit
messed in Hilo, was pathetically
grand and impressive as it slowly
and solemnly wendell its way to the
cemetery. All hearts were sad, and
the mournful march played by the
band with muffled drum served to
intensity the sense OF woe felt by
everyone. More eloquently than
words spoke that deeply solemn
spectacle, that grand tribute Of re-
spect paid by the laity in the
church, and by non. Catholics, to
the memory Of one who labored 80
long and so we'll for the good OF re-
ligion and humanity in this country.
At length the cemetery was reached,
the last prayers of the church were
recited, and the remains OF the be-
loved Father Charles were lowered
slowly and sadly into the tomb, there
to await the summons Of glorious
resIrrectiOn.