The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-06

| Panopolis, is serene and of spiritual
beauty in death, as his body lies in
state in the parlor of the Catholic Mis-
sion, clothed in ceremonial altar robes
and inter, and holding in it's hands the
Bishops crook of office and the cross of
the order of the Sacred Heart. Resting
on bier the remains lie as if upon
couch, surrounded by island flowers and
greens, among them the cleaning bios
SONS of the lima in leis No one look
ed upon the face of the beloved prelate
who did not feel the tears well to the
eyes, for the benediction of the AL
mighty seemed stamped upon the tran
quill features.
Early in the morning the body was
conveyed to the parlor and laid upon
the bier, resting in a position which
slightly elevated the head and shoulders
so that the entire body could be viewed
from the entrance. The beautifully en-
broidered vestments of creamy satin.
embroidered satin slippers were a fit
/ ting garniture. The left hand was laid
upon the breast, the gold cross being
held between the fingers. The right
arm lay at full length at the side, the
hand resting upon bible and exposing
the apostolic ring upon the middle fin
ger. The golden crook rested upon the
arm. In one corner a table stood upon
which were altar candles a bible and
cross. a wealth of flowers filed the
various parts of the room. The bier
was placed in such a position that visit
ors could make the circuit of it.
Hundreds came to get glimpse of
| the remains. The passage of the line
| was slow at first as nearly all who en-
tered fell upon their knees at the foot
of the bier and prayed for the soul of
| the departed shepherd, many weeping
Iaudibly and showing in various ways
the love and esteem in which they re-
garded him. Before leaving the death
chamber the Catholic visitors stopped
over the bier and pressed their lips up
on the apostolic ring.
From every staff in the premises
foated a flag designating in each case
the cosmopolitan character of the Bish-
ops charge. over the Mission House
itself f1oated the blue and yellow flag of
the Pontifical States; over the parlor
was the Tri-color of France; and upon
other flag stats were the standards of
the United States, Hawaii and Portu-
gal, all half-masted.
When Father Valentin visited the dy-
| ing Bishop at p. m. Sunday. the latter
was asked for a benediction. The words
came feebly in Latin, and the Bishops
hands We're raised by the Father so
that he could make the sign of the
cross. After a pause the Bishop spoke
again, almost in a whisper and the
Father and the Brother who had been
the Bishops nurse, leaned forward to
hear him. They were his last words
and were said in French-"C'est lie COM
bat entire la vie eft la mort''-(This is
the struggle between life and death)
After this effort the Bishop relapsed
into unconsciousness from which he did
not revive.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock from the Roman
Cathedral on Fort street, to which |
all friends of the Bishop and the Mis-
cin he inf rt will
take place in the Catholic Cemetery on
King street. High Sheriff Brown sent
his condolences yesterday and offered
an escort of police for the funeral
cortege.
No word has yet been received from
Rome as to Bishop Gulstan's successor.
The Propaganda has three names from
which to select the new Bishop
Fathers Lfbert, Matthias and VaIentfn
These names were sent on to Rome
after the Fathers of the Hawaiian Mis-
sion had balloted for choice the NOM
nations being forwarded to Rome in the
order named. Father Libert is now the
Pro Vicar of the Mission.
Father Vaientin yesterday cabled the
news of the Bishops death to Father
Maurice, the Superior of the Order of
the Sacred Heart at Louvain, Belgium,
who in turn viii notify the Superior
General, wherever that official may now
be located. Owing to the recent official
regulation in France expeIling the or
ders from the Republic, the local Mis-
sion is not aware of the present where
abouts of their head. The Superior
General will notify the Propaganda, and
this in all probability, has already been
done, so that news of the new appoint
ment may be received any time by
cable.
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