Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-07

Wailuku. October i.-Kaahumar
Church was crowded with an immense
throng OF whites, natives, Chinese and
Japanese last Sunday morning. Sep
tember 30. the occasion being a mo
mortal service held In honor of the lats
President William Mckinley. The pul
D., was decorated with an American
flag draped In black. A big photo.
graph Of the late President was hung
on the wall back of the pulpit. Tn!
speakers of the day were Messrs. Geo.
, Hons and Noah w. Aluli who wera
prevailed upon on short notice to mako
the addresses. Over twenty members
Of Company | of the First Regiment.
National Guard of Hawaii. under Cap.
tain keola and Lieutenants W. K.
Boote and George II. Cummings we .
present. Hon. 5. Il. Kaiue. President
Of the Territorial Senate. and also
Hon. Sol Kawaihoa of the House of
Representatives. were among the N
dience.
| Inc following official program wa,
successfully carried out:
Invocation .......... Rev. J. Nua
Hymn, NEARER, My God, to Thee"
by select choir Of ladies and gem
tlemen consisting Of Misses NJ. r.
Nape, May Huntington and PHI.
and Messrs. NJ. Kaahimahu and
Geo. Maxwell
Reading OF Psalms. ..... .Kev. J. MIA
Hymn. Lead. Kindly Light" .......
| ...... ...... ...... select Ch0'r
Address ............ Noah W. Alh.i
Hymn. II Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say ...... ....,..... Choir
| All,a.. r.. h..
Hymn. Jesus, Thor Joy Of Loving
Hearts ......... .......... ChriT
America" sung by choir and con.
gregation.
Snort Address and Bencdirtion. ...
| .'.... ...... .......... rev. u. ~ I'd
Noah w. Aluli spoke as follows:
We are here, ladies and gentlemr !,
to do honor to the memory of maj
highly esteemed by people OF foreign
lands. and beloved. ad~red, by his own
people. his countrymen.-to William
Mckinley. the twenty.fourth Presidcn;
OF the United States.
He was born in the year 1S43 in I.
little town In Ohio called Niles. Moth
lug much can be said OF his early liin
save that when attending school N.
showed marked talent In mathematic'
and always kept up with the, question:
OF the day. Like other noted men. he
too, had to struggle for an education
His father was an iron.dealer. had q
big family. and so. early In life, wa
obliged to get out and work. At tn
age OF II he was school teacher. Jus
about this time the Civil War brok
out. and. filed with the burning desir,
to work out and to perpetuate IN
In n al rlAp nf al nh hot L. ~.
to get the negro slaves of the Sour
out of bondage and to secure then
their freedom--he Joined the ranks O
the Federal army under Genera
Hayes. then colonel. On account o
his bravery, he was made a lieutenaE
after having served as a sergeant
From this position he was successive
ly promoted. for gallant conduct In IL,
Reid, till finally he was breveted
major by President Lincoln In 1865
When the war was over he chose I'll
law. He entered the Albany Lag
School and graduated from the sam
Institution In 1867. In the same yea
he was initiated into the legal frateI
nifty OF Stalk county. Ohio. He was
successful practitioner. His last plac
of business was In Canton, Ohio. whcr
p' dSso'ldttu uiIStil III pdTtHtTSH'
with Judge Day, eX-Secretary OF Stat
and winning the confidence of all Car
ton. From this time on may be date
his political career, for ne always too
to the stump and made himself hear
In communities where still hung tn
ideas and traditions of Southern d.
mocracy. Once entering politics, h
was drifted INTO II deeper and deeper
for he became a Congressman, then
Governor. and lastly his election I
, the Presidency In 1896. rendering hli'
self worthy Of the trust-fillmg til
various positions with hopor to hin
self and his constituents.
He has made himself famous |
Congress by being the champion of oh
tariff bill, which proved so advanti
geous to the country--for today Anne
Jean goods are readily taken the worI
over. the same time making our ow
free from foreign invasion.
AS a Governor OF the State G
Presidents" he acted with cOnsis
ency and satisfaction. Il is useless t
so into his many achievements. ia
they Are of varied kinds. suffice I