The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-19
FUNERAL OF the
LATE c. !. RAMSAY
tFrom Sundays Advertiser)


The funeral OF the late Charles IL
Ramsay took place yesterday at the
undertaking parlors of H. II. Williams
The services which preceded the burial
in Nuuanu cemetery were conducted by
Rev. Mr. Wadman, after which the
I1lks took charge. Following is Mr.
Wadman's address:
| We are gathered here today under
circumstances singularly sad and dis
| tressing. Death in any case is mys-
teriously sad, but when 1t takes place
| as II has In the case OF our mutual
friend and fellow-citizen whose OBJ
sequies We are met here to observe, It
is peculiarly distressing.
Mr.. Ramsay was much better known
to most of you than to myself. He had
| lived in Honolulu upwards of twelve
years. During that period he had been
well known in business and social cir
cles. 1t was here he married and here
his four sweet children were born. His
early home was I'm New York State,
where very infirm and aged mother
and several beloved brothers and sis
ters still reside. He was a beloved son
| and very affectlonate brother. One
of the most touchingly affectionate let
ters have ever read was one written
by sister during a recent Illness of
his from which 1t was thought he might
Slot recover. To those distant loved
ones the news Of his sudden and sad
decease will surely come with a crush
| Ing blow. Let us all earnestly pray
that the Everlasting Arms" of the
Eternal God may be beneath them
with comforting and sustaining power.
i have never lived In a community
where citizens were more deeply kind
and sympathetic than In Honolulu, and
especially under sorrowful circum-
stances such as these which bring us
here today. On all sides people are
reaching out their hands and asking,
What can we do? How can we help?"
can assure the members of the be-
reaved family assembled with us that
all our hearts are deeply touched, and
in prayer to the Loving Father we bow
| and beseech Him as the God OF all
grace to vouchsafe His timely grace and
loving presence.
You are all well aware Of the subtle
causes at work for quite a period which
ended I'm the tragedy OF a few hours
ago. Business failures, physical weak
ness, mental dispondency, notwith-
standing all that could be done by a
devoted wife and loving friends, con-
spired towards his rapid and rash un-
doing. Nothing remains In the form Of
keen regret or bitter reflection. Loving
hands had constantly ministered to n
| heart broken with disappointment and
| a mind crushed with weight OF
despondency for which IL seemed as
though nature failed to supply a suffi-
cient courage and strength to overcome.
His rash act was not that OF n sane
man. He was not himself-not by any
means the gifted, manly man OF other
years whom men admired for his
sterling character and congratulated
upon his success. Yes--he had his
faults. his weakness, his imperfec-
tions. Who of us have not? Let him
that is without sin cast the first stone
These, his faults and mistakes. are
gladly covered with the mantle OF
Christian charity, and while we bear
his body to its last resting place, we
all pray that his ashes may rest In
peace and in loving faith commend his
dear wife, sweet children, faithful
mother-in-law and all his kindred
across the seas to the watchful care
and tender love OF one whose grace
will enable his children to have a child
| like submission TO the Divine Will and
We say: "The Lord hath given and the
Lord hath taken away-blessed be the
name OF the Lord"