The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-19
IN MEMORIAM
Services Over Ashes of
Mrs. Boardman.
Eloquent Sermon by Rev. }. c. Hay
at Christian Church -
Floral Tributes.

Amid deep feelings of sorrow from |
relatives and hosts of friends alike, TIE
ashes of the late Mrs. George A. Board
man were yesterday afternoon con-
signed to the grave, the funeral serv-
ices being conducted at the Christian
Church. The simple, yet impressive,
services of the church were touching
tribute to her memory, and the
strangeness of the occasion will ever
be indelibly etched upon the hearts of
those present.
The opening of the services was
marked by touching sight; the urn,
draped in black pail caught atthe CEN
ter by a ribbon of purple, was brought
into the church to the strains of a SIM
pie hymn, which was one of Mrs.
Boardman's favorite selections. The
pallbearers were Messrs. j. Mort Oat,
Judge Austin Whiting, J. A. Hassinger
and Clarence White. The funeral par
ty entered at the street door and pro-
ceeded up the aisle to the front of the
pulpit, where the urn was deposited on
table covered with a purple pail.
Surrounding the urn and the pulpit
was a deep bank of crosses and
wreaths of white and purple flowers,
before which the urn stood out in bold
relief
The immediate family, relatives and
close friends of the deceased occupied
seats nearest the funeral table. Sever
al hymns, known to be favored by the
deceased, were sung, and the pastor
read such selections from the Tesla
ment as were most appropriate.
The address of the Rev. j. c. Hay
, was a beautiful tribute to the life work
of the deceased. The pastor said:
The Funeral Sermon.
s Mrs. Boardman was born in New
; York city March 4th, 1854, and depart
! ed this life at Honolulu, January 10th
1900. Her maiden name was Eliza
Jane Nichols. Her childhood and
2 youth were spent in Albany. She wal
married May 80, 1879, at Ithaca, N. Y.
2 to George II. Boardman. They came
, to the Hawaiian Islands May II, 1880
q resided four years at Kahului, ol
Maui, and in 1884 fixed their residenc
. in Honolulu.
, Hers was richly endowed nature
; Blessed with health, a vigorous mind
" sound judgment and genial manner!
. she became a superior business won
g an, and for some time conducted
3 successful mercantile establishment
~ Charmed by the natural beauties {
- Honolulu, she formed an intimate az
quaintance with it's plants and flow
ers, and with them surrounded NJ
home. Rare taste made her an al
thority in floral decoration, so tn;
on special occasions her willing SER
ices were sought for church and pala
= and cottage. On last Easter Day Il
IN adornment of this place of worshi
~ through her skill and zeal, comman
ed the grateful appreciation of past
and congregation.
OF Mrs. Boardman's religious ri
tory, the present minister, having a
rived but shortly before her Hines
could have little personal knowledt
Some facts, however, serve to dlsclo
that inner soul-life which the Great
and Judge of all alone can fully kno
In the year 1895 she made a pub
confession of Christ as her persor
Savior and Lord during the minist
of the founder OF this church, Pas'
T. d. Garvin. The church was In
infancy, with little to attract except
faithful preaching OF Jesus Christ,
clear unfolding of the Christ lie,
/, sturdy plea for the complete resto
ton of the Christianity Of the Bill
and the association of a few earn
! \ disciples.
Mrs. Boardman was honored
loved for her benevolence.
bereaved and suffering ever &C
manded her sympathy, without
gard to station or national
She considered the poor and
membered the words of the Lord Jes
how He said, at is more blessed
give than to receive" In ways I'm
tentatious she was accustomed to
n, good as she had opportunity.
ft kindly greeting and cheering SIN
iii frightened the pathways of the 10
and discouraged. The treatment of
VS. children OF adversely is one cru
test of character.
The Scriptures place emphasis u
this feature of the Christian life. Je
went about doing good. In His ans
to Johns question, whether He
indeed the Christ, He gave as GRO
ing proof the fact, ITO the poor
have glad tidings are preached. /
ranks zeal for good works as the
fruitage of Christ's Transforming p
er. He extols Christlike love as or
,nad est OF all the virtues. In one porer;
:. of the day of judgment and the sep
- ton between the righteous and
wicked, Jesus said, Then shall
King say unto them on His right HI
Come ye, blessed of my Father,
herit the Kingdom prepared for
er from the foundation of the world;
1 was an hungered and ye gave
meat; / was thirsty, and ye gave
drink; / was a stranger, and ye
Ir,ps me in; naked, and We clothed N
was sick, and ye visited me; l wa
prison and We came unto me.
much as We did it unto one of these
brethren, even these least, ye di