The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-30
MEMORIAL SERVICES ON SATURDAY
\ AT THE FAMOUS OLD KAWA|At1AO

The members of the Governors staff,
National Guard officers and G. a. r.
also occupied seats in the front of the
church auditorium.
On the other side of the platform.
Captain Merry, Captain Pond and other
army and navy officers occupied seats
Treasurer Wright, Land Commissioner
Boyd, Deputy Attorney General Cath
cart, Supt Atkinson and other Terri
toc.al government officials also occu-
pied seats in the front. In the royal
pew at the rear were Queen Liliuoka-
lani and Princes David and Cupid with
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox to the left. Dele
cations from the Chamber Of Com
merCe. Bar Association and other or
CARNATIONS attended, either by commit
tees or in a body.
Within few minutes Of the hour
Rev. f. S. Timoteo spoke the invoca-
ton. while the auditors listened. in a
deep silence. that betokened their sor-
row.
w. G. Irwin followed Immediately,
with few remarks introducing Gov
ernor Dole rs chairman of the meeting,
He said:
When a few days ago the news was
received of the death of President Nc
Kinley from the blow of an assassin
which shocked and grieved the whole
world a meeting of citizens was held
under the auspices of the Chamber of
Commerce, to consider appropriate means
of expressing the feelings of this commu-
nifty. I was honored in being appointed
chairman of the committee to prepare a
program for this memorial service and
in that capacity l now have the honor
of Introducing Governor Dole who will
deliver an address and take charge of the
remainder of the exercises.
The Governor announced the first
hymn, and the choir lent force to the
strong pure voice of Mrs. Annis Mon
tague Turner. singing Deus Omni-
potens." The girls from Kawaiahao
school Joined in the singing. The choir
was made up from the Central Union
and Kawaiahao churches.
Rev. F. w. Damon then read appro-
pirate Scriptural selections. and was
followed with a brief prayer from. c.
B. Dyke of the Kamehameha scnool,
who said:
We are gathered together to commem-
crate the death of our greatest American.
We as a world are gathered in sympa-
thy. We pray that we may do as he has
done and make our mission more profit
able by his example.
We would pray for Thy Heavenly
guidance of the Ship of State. We pray
for the widow and the family that their
wounds may be healed by Thee.
So we commend ourselves and our ma
tional affairs to Thee and pray for Thy
guidance and to Thee shall be the honor
and the glory, world without end.
Mrs. Turner then sang, in sweet sym
pathetic voice Nevins Peace, Trou-
Piled Heart"
REV. MR. MACKINTOsH'S ADDRESS.
| Rev. Alexander Macintosh was the
| first speaker. He spoke as follows:
He is not dead, but sleepeth." Do
not laugh these words to scorn. The
man who so lately crossed the river be-
| lieved in Him who said: Il am the res
direction and the life; whose believeth
! In me shall never die" That prince
among men who was SO ruthlessly cut
| off in the midst of his noble career by
| the hand of the assassin, who asked that
| peace and good will be on earth and
was so solicitous for his people, will
| never ult. ne ~ one Oh l'iOSe WHO nave
! the power to reverse the poets thought
and prove the good that men do lives
after them the evil is inferred with their
| bones. The president Is free from the
| tickle heart pulsings and humanity of
man, but it was an iniQultOuS decd
which deprived this nation OF his great
| personality. There is a mystery that
must content US to see through the glass
darkly. But the day will come when
we will see through the enigma clearly,
We must probe the mystery and inquire
why such a foul crime should enter the
thoughts of men, and bring such woe
into the world. There must be in this
land of freedom, some sore which needs
the physicians balm or the surgeons
knife. 1t was the aim of President Nc
Kinley's life to heal wounds, to bring
nations together. to advance ways and
means for the help and prosperity of his
country, yet he was stricken to death
in the midst of his work. This is why
we mourn. OF what nature is our grief!
Is it the passing concern for the great
man? Is it only the result of the trouble
we are in? If there is anything so fleet
ing in our woe, the lessons We learn
from the tragedy will not be brief OF
passing. If we wish to immortallze him
our tears will wet his grave, will aid
his widow and will all unite in one vast
endeavor to bring his great plans tt
fruition. Each citizen will do his best
to remove evil from the land and to
bring good. Remembering always it is
the still small voice the voice of slove
the voice and hand and the love of God
it is for us fellow citizens to mark his
day of rest from the tolls of earth witt
new resolutions for the good of our couD
try. If we can put these resolutions into
effect it will be a more enduring monu
ment than one of perennial grass or O.
marble. Let us have these too as memor
ials. for we will need them to arouse u!
from the lethargy which will come upor
the very best of US. Any one who love!
his country, who loves mis- nation, let u:
all follow the lead of the illustrious sue
cessOr of the immortal man who has lief
us. whose steps he has promised to fol
low, then we will see the truth for he i
pot dead but sleepeth.
REV. H. H. PACKERS ADDRESS.
Rev. H. II. Parker spoke in Hawai-
an. He said
Fellow citizens, we have gathered her
today to commemorate the passing from
this world of a great and good man
President Mckinley He is loved b.