The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-01-20
PAY TRIBUTE TO MEMORY
or THE BELOVED DEAD.
Service at the German Lutheran Church
% ..,- In Honor Of the Late
Paul Isenberg.

to nobility OF Soul that the man VINO
follows in the footsteps OF him who is
gone. We. who knew him when he was
wrestling his livelihood from the hard
soil OF the islands. who saw him grow
as this land he loved grew. know that
his was the broader patriotism that
loves the land that gives sustenance.
and though he went back to his father
land to die. he loved Hawaii still and
bore his island home fondly in his
memory. To u.s. he lives yet. To us,
though he is dead, he yet speaks. He
speaks OF love and truth and justice
and piety. and his taking off has but
, made our hearts more tender toward
J him, and toward all mankind. He
speaks OF the time when we, too, must
lay down the burden of the flesh that
we may be ready to meet Him who
arose from the dead and made life a
reality. Paul Isenberg is not dead. He
sleepeth. We shall meet again"
The choir gave another number, and
then the pastor of the church stepped
into the pulpit and. after a short pray
er, spoke from the 21st verse of the 25th
, chapter of Matthew. ION this sad oc-
casion," Mr.. Felmy said speaking in
German, 1--WE cannot but remember how
much we of this church owed to the
other man he gave toward the building
of this church. He loved it, and the
congregation loved him. Also we cam
not but be reminded that but few
weeks ago we were called upon sadly
to bury from this church Otto Isenberg,
a brother of this noble man who is gone.
And now we are again bereayed in the
death of the head of this family, and
the man who was one of the founders
of this church. He was a man whose
nobility of character was marked. He
was the friend of Hawaii. the helper of
all the distressed. He was man of
whom it may be justly hoped that the
words of st. Matthew will be fulfilled.
For his virtue was especially the vir-
tue of faithfulness. Men who are faith
full as he was faithful are the pillars
of society. He was not of the men who
consider themselves, in the beginning,
to have command. He learned, first,
how to obey. He was faithful over lit
tie. He used the gifts given him, how
ever small in the beginning to the best
advantage. But he would not have
reached the commanding place that he
did IL he had not been faithful over
little. His faithfulness was his
strength. 1t was not, with him, one
tues. II was associated with all the
gifts of his mind and his heart and his
soul. His tireless willingness to work
and to hope grew from this, that he
was faithful.
He was faithful over little. but he
was not small. He had a mind for the
great things of life. He did not forget
his God and his Lord. He was a pious
man and a faithful servant, and that
was the secret of his success. That
gave him the love and confidence of
friends and employees
Paul Isenberg was not a perfect
man. But we do not ask more from the
servant than that he should be faithful
to his trust. Not to the perfect but
to the faithful the Lord gives the crown.
And even in this life he was put over
much. And to you, his family, left to
mourn him, I would say that there is
no reason for great sadness. Although
he is taken away from you, although
you can never again feel the clasp of
his hand in this life, and yet you will
be comforted by God and His word. He
will send you comfort in the love and
faith of your people. Only be pious and
faithful. as your father was, and of you,
too, 1t will be said at the last, We'll
done, thou good and faithful servant"
Following the sermon of the pastor,
Mr.. Constabel gave a solo, Mendels-
sohn's BE Thou Faithful Unto Death"
and the congregation was dismissed.
Occupying the front seats of the
church, the family of the late Paul
Isenberg was represented by Senator
d. p. r. Isenberg and wife. H. Alex
ander Isenberg and wife, Mrs. Otto
Isenberg and her two children, while
surrounding them were other relatives
and immediate friends, and the rep
resentatives of the leading business
houses Of the city.
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