The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-24
IN memory OF MRS. MCDONALD

IIV UluIIlUltl UI lIIlD, III DUlVluD
Memorial services held Mrs Clara Mcdonald wife
OF Dr. Jonathan T. Mcdonald by Central Union Sunday school, in
which she such efficient worker Sunday The piano and her
made by F. Walker Sunday school superintendent W. W. Hall
W. A. Bowen, T. McCants Stewart, and p. L. Rider
In the of the Central Union Church Record the pastor
Rev William Morris Kncaid, has the following:
trail Union Church. removing and another of faithful
workers coming again this week with such startling uddennes
things it, hoping that they be comfort and help all
As Christ hung upon the just before death mercy
Thy hands commend My Spirit In these words howCr
died. In these words we see how Christian may die In these words
There are different ways in which people look upon death To some
he eNecutone He execute the death penalty
for angreson He comes the headsnan with the To others
Death robber He take away from them all that
they the for all that they have accumulated He
thief the night But does he all There many
that has laid up what death take from him 1t take from
rnan ,nJ woman, The ASA, L, did not taLe % GbrsIa in
coin the nation and the worship OF enanpaed
ord of service rendered y 10 b IN U ~ ] I 9 S How low
much have laid that death ouch2 Whether Death
with silent step thief with violence the burglar breaking
the door when he does will he take from all that
lived and aboed poor naked There
many whom Death mystery The pastor
reading the other day the words of the agnosc of day
the body OF friend He said: He afraid to live;
speak thought afraid die many
years he and Death lived near neghbors he was always willing and
ready and greet this thing called Death and for months
he the deepening twilight waiting for the night In his brain
and dusk Of life Today give back Mother Nature her
man clay Dust to dust earth to earth ashes to ashestat is all that
Agnostcsm when the body the loved laid into the
I'VE give loved the home OF silence and shadows
That Hades the old Greek restngpac the old Hebrew resting
place is paganism paganism ky yelled attractive language
shadowy land SO the old Hebrew prophets death So many
ancient time has met death So good men and true our
death this BE brave and meet enemy with brave heart
Is that the be Is there nothing beyond?
Death executioner Death robber Death yelled and
silent image Is that all: No. there is Death Christ him; Death
as thousands and tens OF thousands have met him following
been uttered from abd the Saviour uttered them
the What the spirit that undere them: 1t is first OF all
spirit that peaa spirit body immortal undyng spirit Oh
that could rid ourselves OF this mWrough pagansm which con
POUNDS us with our bodies! lms IS h am spirit not BODY and
Death coming eNecutoner to nfct de-
penalty robb pluck from all that hold dear
not mystery yelled and silent hgre lie is my Father Death
only way OF spelling Father and when He comes the
shining way meet Him. though He Himself has come to me Is
not great question us shall that Death
will be what Christi little girl whom the
words Goodnight papa shall you again the morning.
The time when Deaths bright angbrgh those who 60
putting her little she aped them round the fathers
neck whispering with her rapidly falling strength oodgn dGaT
always right about the highest things Sorrow enduh for night
Joy cometh in the morning
The pastor has led thought by startling
that last week of the death of OF his valued and
faithful helpers in the church work Mrs. T. Mcdonald She
also his most loyal friends whom he could depend al
He asked her do connected with the church
nearly years ago the board Of deconesse Her
experience in charitable work made her simply invaluable in this posi-
ton And while she occupied the responsible position treasurer OF
the board she OF the greatest aid to the pastor in his work among
She enthusiastic Sunday SCoo WORKER
loving devotion OF her large class of boys testified her atuns
always do with her might what her hand
found do The pastor think of passage OF Scripture more mt
Mrs McDonads life than this: Inasmuch have
done unto OF the least OF these have done unto me- Mrs
Mcdonald wnOme and loving personality and drew
people nstucve her AS the prominent members OF the
pastor: "he womanhOOd of the church
has great loss in her DEATH Our sympaes to the
husband and family Of Mrs Mcdonald with the that Gods
comfort may be theirs.
alas! for him who
The shine through his cypress trees!
Who hopeless, lays his dead away
Nor looks the breaking day
Across the