The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-28

right and unqualified in his condemna-
ton of wrong. He was conscientious to
a degree and energetic in his services for
those under his care. Practically his life
was sacrificed for the State, and no eff
fort he could make was too great if it
would advance the interests of the blind,
in whose welfare his very soul was
wrapt If he had any desire to live it
was that he might be of service to
them. He had difficult problems to meet
in the conduct of the school, but he
met them fearlessly and courageously.
He gained by an upright, Christian life,
the esteem and confidence of all with
whom he came in contact. The blind of
the State have lost devoted friend, the
State a conscientious and faithful SER
want"
AT GREENVILLE.
The funeral escort arrived from Lam
sing at Greenville Thursday on the 1855
p m. train. The party consisted of Mrs.
e. P. Church and Miss Louie Church,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Church, DR.. and
Mrs Albert Church, Fee. w. H. Pound,
pastor of the church in which Prof.
Church was a deacon; Rev. Wilmot Z.
Stevens of Portland, a former pupil of
Supt. Church; G.. w. Bement of Lansing
and Theodore w. Crissey of Midland,
State School for the Blind; Miss Anna
E. Potter, clerk and bookkeeper of the
school, and Miss Braun, the institution
nurse faithful and efficient in the long
illness of Supt. Church. These were met
at the depot and taken in carriages to
the Grabill home, where they took din
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. Church were class
mates of Mr.. Grabill at Oberlin College,
and Mrs. Grabill was of a class one
year in advance. The two families have
been intimately associated The families
of DR.. c. NJ. Martin and T. N, Stevens
also, all four families, were intimately
associated with each other Capt. and
Mrs. Stevens were over from Stanton.
Meantime Funeral Director c. c. Mer-
rift and the pall-bearers-Chas NJ. Mil
Ter, VIII A. Kent, Percy d. EdsaIl, Geo.
c. Bower, Byron Tower and Claude
Coates, all former pupils of Supt.
Church-received the casket and convey
ed it to the Congregational Church,
where it was placed in front of the pull
pit. 1t was covered with flowers, and
besides, there were floral designs, one
the gift of former Greenville pupils a
remembrance from the W. c. T. u, and
offerings from others. The whole effect
was quite beautiful.
At o'clock a large number had as
sembled to pay tribute of respect to
the memory of the deceased. Miss Lau-
ia Richardson played on the organ an
appropriate offertory. And Mrs. w. H.
Browne, Mrs. c. w. Johnson, Miss Mary
f. Fish and Miss Richardson at inter-
walls sang appropriate hymns.
Rev. w. H. Pound, assisted by Rev.
w. E. Stevens, conducted the services.
Rev. A. B. Curtis could not be present
on account of illness in his family
An Invocation was offered by Rev. w.
E. Stevens. Rev. w. H. Pound read
lections from the Scripture and offered
prayer
AS representative of former students
under the teaching of Supt. Church,
Rev. w. f. Stevens spoke fittingly of
Mr.. Church in his relations of teacher
and superintendent, expressing high APP
probation of him in all his association
with his pupils.
Rev. w. H. Pound gave a biography
of his life and read quotations from the
Independent of twelve years ago giving
report of the farewell public meeting
when Supt. Church ended his thirteen
years of service in Greenville. He spoke
particularly of the eight years work in
the State School for the Blind and dwelt
upon his personal relations to all good
things, and of what assistance and slim
illus Mr.. Church had been to him in his
pastoral relations. He said he was not
offering a eulogy but simply giving rec
ognition of the attributes of character OF