The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-20
LAID TO REST
The Funeral of Mrs.
}. K. Farley.
Sister of w. o. Smith Buried at
koloa, Kauai, in the
Family Vault.

KoLOA. Kauai. August 1s.-The funeral |
Of the late Mrs. ]. X. Farley took place
at Koloa at p m. August II. The ser
vices were held in the Koloa church. |
built by her father. and were conducted |
by Rev. J. NJ. Lydgate, assisted by Rev.
Hans Isenberg and Rev. Sol. Kaulili.
Special music was rendered by the Koloa
choir. The remains were inferred In the
little family cemetery in the old mission
garden There was large attendance of
friends from all over the Island and many
Hawaiians. Chinese, Japanese and Portu-
guese from Koloa. whose families she had
befriended. The short address by Mr.
Lydgate was substantially as follows:
There are types of character like pic
lures we have seen. One il finished, ex-
quisite. dainty; every detail OF light and
shadow and shape Is perfect. The other
IL bold and vigorous; without lacking in
finish, II impresses one mainly by its
strength. To this latter class belonged
the late Mrs. Farley. To the graces of
ordinary womanhood she added the rare
gifts of enthusiasm, energy and executive
ability. Many a girl-most girls. perhaps
would have been content with the social
and domestic duties or the pleasures and
recreations of life, and would have avoid
ed the heavy responsibility OF trying to
shape and mould n people for good. But
she belonged to a strong family with a
fine tradition OF character and influence
Ito maintain. and when the older members
of the family were called away TO larger
spheres. and the needs and affections of
a dependent race called for help, she was
not the one TO shrink with timid, mock
modesty from the task. She put aside her
girlhood dreams and bravely. arduously
and self-sacrificingly put her shoulder TO
ale inn
sympathy and means. she ministered to
land labored for the Hawaiian people-the
beloved people for whom so many of that
family have given their strength and even
their lives. IL she made mistakes-shall
THAT count against her? Who of us IL in
fallible7 The man who makes no mis-
takes Is the man who does nothing. In
a transition stage. when new conditions
and new problems are arising. 1t Is easy
to make mistakes, and for fear of making
them the weak or timid nature shrinks
back and does nothing. Hers was a strong
nature that grappled with the problems
and sought TO solve them even at the risl
of making mistakes. AS one who ha:
. worked with her Intimately during fou
years. I wish to bear witness to her un
faltering zeal for the practical Kingdom
of God and the well-beng OF the Hawaii
an people, and. further. to add that though
there were frequently differences of opin
ion there was never a harsh or impatlen
word.
There are many gracious and comfort
ing things that might be said TO her In
innate friends-many beautiful traits o
, character that might be dwelt upon-wer
there time were IL proper to proion
this service. Your own memories Will re
call many. I will refer to but one thin
uore-the gracious and liberal dispense
ton Of the hospitailties-the traditions
lhcspitalities-of an ancient family. l sur
pose there Il almost no living memory
lby gone Eoloa that does not recall IN
pheasant picture of the open door an
hearty welcome of the Smith home. acros
the way. and surely there Is no recer
q memory OF the house that does not Ell
shrine Juliette Smith. or Mrs. Farley.
the center of a solicitous. generous -
sensible hospitality.
In what IL perhaps the most signihcai
of His parallels Christ sums up the e.
- lsence OF Christianity-yea, OF all rehgion
in the one sentence. "1nasmuch as ye a
l. iit unto one Of the least of these my brett
rem, We did IL unto me-" and ADDS tnere
the promise Of the Inheritance OF the KID
dom prepared for them from the round
4. ton OF the world. There are some OF u
IN least of these brethren here today tne
" are many in this community. VINO W
nj bear witness, Lord. she ministered un
r. me-"
Surely the whispered prayer OF the u
- tile girl the other morning when she hea
A. that she was dead-'I hope God Will
r. las good to her In Heaven as she has be
to us here"-surely this prayer VIII