The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-09
IN MEMoRiAM

Yesterday Honolulu threw In It's little
mite into the wen spring of tributes
which have be II flowing 10 queen Vic
torius tomb, our country may 10
small, a tiny advance guard Of Anglo
Saxons In an ocean that was a mystery
century ana u half ago, but It Is al
ways had contact with the European,
madam intcrcalm Great Britain, The lsl-
anda were, M far Rs actual discovery
IN concerned found by the Spanlards,
but fortunately for the Islanders, We're
not C0onlacd by them There would
now De very few llHwalans II they had,
Tho true discovery ana bringing into
contact with the outside world belongs
To Captain Cook, The true colonization
ANA advancement belongs 10 the United
states Of America, OF which at the pre-
sent moment, after many vlolssltudcs
these Islands form an integral part,
NatlonalltIoa Of all kinds have since
poured In,
This community was called upon by
the British Consul To- honor the memory
of Queen Victoria, II responded sym
pathcolly ana the largest building In
the city was filled 10 show respect TO,
and 10 hear culogics upon the late
Quccn II was u strange usscmblagc
Caucasian, Aalutlc, polyncslan ana
African, they all were there, ana each
showed that he was not there for show,
hut that he meant true honor to the
memory Of the queen and Empress
AZ has been said II was little mite
Of tribute, but II was u heartfelt tribute
ana II represented the tribute not only
Of Vlctoria's own subjects, bound by al
lcglnnco, but Il far greater part who
acknowledged no such ties but believed
IN her na the embodiment Of woman
hood ana motherhood, ana upon those
Arenl grounds ala honor, as was the
custom % give great honor to tho
mother IN Israel"
The Rev. Mr., osborne spoke In be-
half of Gront Britain ana his church
Row IT, H. Parker from the Hawaiian
point Of view, ana Row w. NJ. Kincnld
on behalf Of the lusty son Of England
Scotland ana ireland, the United
States
10 those who listened ana understood
could thoro have been anything more
mclllluous, or more sympathetic than
the words Of Mr.. Parker couched In
poetic terms ana given forth in the
llquld HyllHblos Of the polynoslan tom
que the attributes Of genuine woman
hood, the mOthorIiness, the social guild
hnco And excellence Of the departed
w0man Mr. Parker In his address ala
not attempt ~ dag2o with greatness,
but ho brought into prominence the wo-
iPnnhood ana great goodness Of vic.
t0ria,
Tbo Row w, NJ, Klnc0ld spoke last
on The program Mr., Klncald repres-
onted the American section Of the conn
munily ana Mr. knoaid spoke as an
American feeling us an American, ana
being sure thnt he carried American
Views ana hopes with him
II has been seldom the privilege Of the
writer ~ listen 80 10 eloquent an adj
dress as Mr. klncad gave, # stirred
the blood, II qulckcned the heart, It
brought unwDntod ana unbiddon tears
~ The eyes. Seldom has speaker
within those historic walls Of kawaia-
hn0 30 stirred ana touched his audience
hs Mr. ltlncald ala yesterday. Ills adj
dress was not only oraturicnl, but Il
showed u depth and roady assimilation
~ historic scenes which was simply
surprising could anything be- more
intellectually masterly than the c0n-
tr6st Of the dying Elizabeth, that wo-
man whom al feared as long as she
could give an order, dying like llOncss
In her den, ana the doathbod ~ Queen
Victoria ~ which children ana grand
children ana grandchildren hur-
Rcd Elizabeth lived for her country.
The dying old llOneBs was grand In her
death thr0cs, but how much grnndor,
more beautiful ana more human was
the doathbod Of Victoria.
II was an American pastor who show
90 us this yesterday an American pas.
tor who tod MS Of the unity Of the
Angl0.BaA0n race, an American pastor
who guided Out thoughtto the true idea
~ love Of follow men, Of true freedom
~ All the grand attributes which have
made orent ana Greater Britain and
The American nation great If there II
anything IN the spirit Of VlctOrln'i
teaching II Ia this. Unity, between IN,
Two sections Of Anglo. Baxond0m. Thli
VIII be- the holy crusade ~ the opcnlnl
century
Nothing could have been more sym
pathetic than Mr. Klncald's words up
on Edward VII lle showed that I'M
responsibilities were great, but he be
lleyed the man could bear them. In I
time when fools bray, and those VIII
know nothing founder II II pleasing 4
ma man Of such strong force Of char
uIit.J IN.I..