The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-28
ASHES TO ASHES
Funeral Of Miss Lizzie
Bingham
Daughter of Rev. Hiram Bingham
One of the Pioneer Mission
aries of Hawaii.

Miss Lizzie Bingham, who passe
away peacefully shortly after l
o'clock the previous night, the new
reaching this office too late for NOR
than bare mention of the fact.
Miss Bingham was born here Marcel
Sth, 1929. being the fifth child of Hi
ram and Sybil Bingham, who were O
the first band of American missiona
ries TO come 10 the Hawaiian Islands
arriving here in 1920, and landing al
!, kailua in April Of that year
The history of the family would be
virtually a history OF the religious
work done in these Islands in the past
sixty years, the name of Bingham be-
ing inseparably connected with the
growth of Island Christianity.
The early part Of Miss Bingham
education was attained here, in COM
mon with the children of the other
Bingham returned with his family to
the United States for the purpose of
better educating his children, that they
might continue the good work so well
begun and carried on by him.
In 1868 or 1869 Miss Bingham en-
tered Kawaiahao Seminary as assist
ant to her sister, then principal, and
when the sister Joined her fortunes
with those of the Rev. Mr.. Coan at Hi
10 Miss Lizzie accepted the position
at the head of the school, which place
she filled most acceptably until 1882.
Or late years she has not been strong
physically, but what strength she had,
and her every thought, have been de-
voted to the betterment of the Hawaii
an people.
Her fortitude under severe physical
burdens has been a shining example
of Christian strength in one who
placed implicit trust in her Heavenly
Father. Her brother, the Rev. Hiram
Bingham, with Mrs. Bingham, and her
sister, Mrs. Coan, were with her at the
last, and as soon as it was known that
the end was near her many friends
flOcked to the house with offers of
help and sympathy.
The funeral services were held at
the home residence corner of AleXan-
der and Dole streets, Punahou, the in
terment taking place in the family lot
in the rear of Kawaiahao church
All of the kaamainas who were able
to be out were in attendance, with
many of the later corners, who knew
and loved her. The floral decorations
at the house and grave were profuse !
and beautiful. The services were con- |
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Kincaid, who gave !
n hrin hn
lippians 1:21, For me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain,' at the conclusion
of which he paid the following perso-
nal tribute TO Miss Bingham:
And now, what shall | say specifical-
ly of this noble and beautiful life just
ended. How delineate in words the
character of one whom all hearts
loved, and whose wealth of womanly
worth and virtue is written not alone
in words, but in love and devotion, in
which all claim share. In this gath
cred company of sympathiZing friends,
in the testimonies to her worth which
have been heard on every side, since
the word went forth that she had en-
tered into rest, in these there is more
fitting eulogy than any that l can pro-
nounce.
1t is seldom a life is rounded to
and ten which bears so
rare and transparent a beauty as that
which belonged to her who has re-
ceived the angel call. Those of you
who knew of her work at the head of
one of our educational institutions 6
need no words of mine to remind you :
If her conscientious faithfulness IN the
discharge of every duty. 1t is doubt
III whether Mary Lyon at Mount Ho- s
yoke exercised a more noble and {
influence over the young wom- A.,
N under her charge than did Elizabeth
Bingham over the Hawaiian girls dur
ng the years she was at the head of
Seminary
But it was in the sanctuary of home ,
hat her beautiful life most conspicu-
'usly shone, winning the admiration L
lot only of those in closest contact /
Nth her, but of those who from with r
ut looked in upon it, and marveled at :
IS patience, its resignation, it's steady
heerfulness and answering fidelity I
nd faith. The memory of such life
annot but linger as a perpetual beati-
ude. A marked feature of her Chris a
ian living was a strict conscientious T
ess, which is but another name for g
wing in the fear of God. She sub O
ected all her conduct to the scrutiny 1
I conscience, and thus did all her life b
FORK under the eye Of God. She loved
he word of God. 1t was the constant
pod of her soul.
The angels have come to bear her
rom us, and yet her earth-work was |:
one. Death to her is no interruption Fl
f life. 1t is only a transfer OF the E
phere of it's exercise "She is not =
cad, but sleepeth." Rather let us say,
he is dead, but liveth. Life is not
nded, but begun, and death is only
lie dark gateway through which. |
owing low, she has passed into the
earer light, the wider liberty. the
rger activities of the Heavenly world.
here full atonement will be made |
II the darkness, and the hardness,
I'd the roughness of the way leading
lither; the lost treasure will be re-
aimed, the blighted ideal realized.
rom such life we learn the lesson
earnestness. II