The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11
Saint Andrew 5
Cathedral Was
Crowded.
BISHOP WILLIS
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Governor Dole and the Consular
Corps Honor Late
Queen.
4 GATHERING of over six hundred

N pSOpic uittu Tie duultOTluHl Oh St.
| "A Andrews cathedral yesterday
afternoon to witness the impress
sive memorial services for England's
llate Queen, Victoria, held by the An
glican church. The pillars of the audi
torium were beautifully hung with
flags of different nations. Over the door
were the Hawaiian colors, flags draped
| the windows, and on either side of the
chancel the pillars We're hung with ar
tistically draped decorations of the
| Stars and Stripes and. the British col
ors. The pulpit pillar was wound about
with large British flag, falling in loose
folds from a drapery of crepe, and
knot of crepe looped it up from the
bottom.
/ About the altar were sixty-four wax
en- tapers, which burned throughout
the service, in representation of the
years of the late Queens reign. Clus-
ters of white lilies also decorated the
altar.
Seats We're provided in the chancel for
| the Federal and Territorial officials who
had accepted the invitation to be pres
| ent, and for the Consular corps. On the
south side: Governor and Mrs. Dole.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Frear, Justice
Perry, Treasurer and Mrs. Lansing,
Attorney General E. p. Dole, Secretary
and Mrs. Hawes, Judge and Mrs. Hum
iphreys United States officials: Judge
and Mrs. NJ. M. Estee, District Attorney
Baird, Marshal d. A. Ray. Army and
navy: Major Ennis, U. S. A; Captain
and Mrs. Shaker, U. S. A.; Lieutenant
Commander and Mrs. Pond, u. S. N;
i Paymaster E. F. Hall, u. S. N. Consul
liar corps: Senior A. de Souza Canavarro,
/ Portugal; F. A. Schaefer (dean of the
corps) and Mrs. Schaefer, Italy and
Austria Hungary; Mr.. w. R. Hoare
,and Miss Hoare, Great Britain; British
Vice Consul T. r. Walker, n. A. Isen-
lberg, Acting Consul for Germany and
Russia, and Miss Isenberg; DR.. and
Mrs. L. F. Alvarez, Spain; M. c. Comte
Ide Potter, France; r. F. and Mrs.
lLange. Belgium; H. r. and Mrs. Mac
i farlane, Denmark; Bruce Cartwright,
lPeru; H. w. Schmidt, Sweden and Nor
way; Yang Wei Pin and Goo Kim (Vice
lConsuD, China. Below the chancel,
what was formerly the royal pew, was
occupied by Queen Liliuokalani, Prince
David Kawananakoa and Hon. A. S.
ICleghorn. There were also present Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Damon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Parker, Mr.. Paul Isenberg and
Miss Isenberg, Mr.. w. G. Irwin, Mr..
: land Mrs. John Ena, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Louisson, Mr.. J. B. Atherton, Mr.. w.
> NJ. Giffard.
: At 8 o'clock the reverent silence was
broken by the mournful notes of Chop
in's Funeral March from the cathedral
Iorgan and a surpliced choir of boys and
men marched slowly up the aisle to
!, their places upon the chancel plat
: form.
After the funeral march the choir and
congregation chanted the Episcopal
: burial service, '1 Am the Resurrection
: and the Life and sang Psalm XC.
s Rev. DR.. Weymouth then read the
First lesson, from Ecclesiasticus 44,1-16.
The Apocrypha, from which the lesson
lis taken, is portion of the Bible less
!. known than any other part, and Sc
!. Ilection from it is often made for the
solemn memorials of the church. The
: only time in years that this section OF
the Bible has been publicly read in Ho-
: lnolulu was at the memorial services to
!. the late Emperor William I of Ger
: many, thirteen years ago.
Hymn No. Il, "The Lord Was My
u Stay" was then sung in the beautiful
r blending of the thirty-six choir voices
and the solemn notes of the organ, after
, (which the Second lesson was read by
+ Rev. Hamilton Lee, from st. John 8
24-30. The creed of the Anglican church
Twas repeated. followed by the anthem
1.-The Righteous Souls" sung by choir
y composed of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Vani
man, Mrs. Hoffman and Mr.. F. w
: !Beardsley.
The ritual prayers of the church wer,
It tthen chanted, with the following addi
t, ton:
Almighty God, Who rulest over all th
: kingdoms of the world, and disposest o
them according to Thy good pleasure
We yield Thee unfeigned thanks, TO
l. that Thou art pleased to place Thy ser
want Edward VII upon the Throne o
Great Britain. Let Thy wisdom be hi
: guide, and let Thine arm strengthen him
v let justice, truth, and holiness, lie
IS peace and love, and all those virtues tina
l. adorn the Christian Profession, fourisl
N | in his days; direct all his counsels an
,r endeavors to Thy glory and the welfar
" of his people; and give them grace t
al obey him cheerfully and willingly fo
N Iconscience sake; that neither sinful pas
la sions, nor private interests, may disap
T. lpoint his cares for the public good; lie
him always possess the hearts of hi