The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-27
LOUISE c. wEsTERvELT.

Mrs Westervelt was the adopted
daughter of Bro. and Mrs. Geo. Clark
of Oberlin, Ohio, and her home was
just across the street from mine for
many years. She grew up a frail,
sensitive girl in austere, stern sur
roundings. She was something like the
delicate flower which we see sometimes
on the desert and wonder where it
found its beauty and sweetness. After
graduating from the college in 1870
when she was 20 years old, she under
took to take post graduate course to
prepare for a professorship in South
ern college, and the extra work proving
too severe for her an attack of spinal
meningitis followed from which she
never entirely recovered and from that
time she was never free from pain. 1t
was a constant wonder to her friends
that the frail body could so long endure
the strain of constant suffering. Mr..
Westervelt says that eleven times they
gathered around her bedside thinking
that the hour of release from pain had
come. We may almost believe that 1t
was his strength and love and hopeful
ness which repeatedly brought her
back to life.
I'm spite of her frailty of body, and
suffering her home was always happy
one She entered with enthusiasm her
husbands mission work and delighted
in the sports of young people she
sympathized with those in trouble and
often gave of her seant strength when
she had none to spare. She repeatedly
has accepted offices in ladies' socfe-
ties and occupied them with ability
when as it afterwards showed, her
strength was not equal to the self-irn-
posed task. But we appreciated the
effort and loved her for the sweet
willingness to give more than she was
able. And here lies the strongest char
acteristic of Mrs. Westervelts nfe-the
constant effacement of self that she
might not mar the pleasure nor inter-
fere with the work of those about her.
She was so fearful lest her weakness
and frequent attacks of illness shouId
hinder Mr. Westervelt's usefulness that
she oftens denied herself the pleasure
of his company, and sent him unWlii-
ingly to his fields of work, remaining
alone to bear the attacks of mortal
pain. Even in the daily agony of the
last months of her life she greeted all
her friends with a smile which was all
sweetness and let none of US know the
suffering she was passing through.
Though she has gone from our
midst the memory of her bright spirit
will never leave US. And we pray that
when pain and weakness come to US,
her example may enable US to meet
them with greater ca1mness, and that
the same Hand that upheld her may
lead us through to Heavens gates
- -c.DTr1 r1TnN-
The audience joined in singing Lead
Kindly Light" and following this Mr.
w. o. Smith paid a beautiful tribute
to Mrs. Sybil Augusta Carter FOL
lowing is the substance of his remarks;
1.-The early history of the American
mission was really wonderful one, one
that will grow in Importance and Won
der as the years GO by. Remember that
it was as short a time after the ReVo-
lutionary War as today is after the
Civil War which seems SO fresh to US.
Among those who came soon after the
first party was DR.. Judd and his COM
pany He and DR.. Armstrong were
closely identified with the early chiefs
and their children We're admitted to
the Royal School along with the chill
dren of the high chiefs. They We're
wise councillors of the early monarchs-
Mrs. Carriers life is an inspiration
and it is a pleasure to speak of her
/ do not think Of her as dead Hers
was a beautiful life. life of faith, a
sterling character. She had much TO
endure but always bore herself with
grace, dignity and kindness. These