The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-12

out placid face and her portly form.
Her manner was deliberate and dig
nlfed and by the younger people she
was both loved and feared Among
the Older people her influence was SUI
prene- The coloTed people are almost
rr"Verbially suspicious and jealous. but
everybody trusted Aunt Betsey Her
opinion was sought on ali matters of
personal and family concern ana
her judgment. always thoughtfullv
gwen and with great dignity. was re-
Sarded with the greatest respect Her
daily employment was the charge u a
school for colored children. the school
which for many years under her in
struction took the place Of the present
NItherspoon Street CoIOred School
And the scholars were we'll taught Her
faithfulness and her success as a teach
er We're manifest i'll the Sunday School
where the reading of the Bible and the
spoken words of the scholars in the
lessons would compare favorably with
the children of any white school, Aunt
Betsey was never satisfied with her
own attachments. She had scholarly
instincts and / had the pleasure of
taking her through considerable por-
tons of Caesars Commentaries She
was very deeply Interested in the high
er education of her people, and at her
soilcltation | started q night school for
the young men and women. This school
was held in the house now owned anu
occupied as the Presbyterian parsonage
1t was very well attened, and the Col
lege and Seminary teachers who gave
their time and pains to this enterprise, |
included lumber who have been or
are distinguished ministers of the
Gospel. Among them l may name the
Rev. Drs. Butler. Holiday, BurkhaIte~ |
Kellogg. Knox. the Wylie brothers, and
the Rev Mr.. Coale. Perhaps no better
illustration can be given of the in
telligence of the Princeton colored COM |
of those days than the state
ment that not only ordinary branches
of learning but such subjects as His
tory. English Literature, Algebra and
Latin We're taken with success and
profit by some of the pupils One at least
Of the scholars became a minister and |
two of them wives of prominent color |
ed ministers. 1t is but giving due ac- |
to say that the success |
of this night school was due in large |
measure to the preparation obtained |
under Aunt Betsey's tuition. At that |
time the women teachers of the Sun |
day School We're coIored, the male |
teachers and officers being students. |
Aunt Betsey taught a large class of |
boys. Here and in the church her |
influence was as marked, and her coun-
sci as wise. as in secular affairs. She |
vas a most devoted Christian. Her |
oiety was of the devotional type She
vas constant in her attendance at SER
vices and took large part in caring for
he temporal interests of the church.
With the other colored teachers she
saw to the needs of the poorer scholars,
securing clothing for them from the
benevolent ladies of the First Presby-
erian Church. Her daily life was one
II manifest communion with her Saw
or. She walked with God, and her
leath was but speedy passing from
,arthiy Fellowship to the beatific vision
# heaven.
Gen. Woodruff added that the life
which had just been reviewed, and of
which the tablet would always be a re-
hinder, showed that adverse circurn-
tances should never prevent one reli
;iously inspired from carrying on a
rood work There were none present,
none of the younger people,
VnO mad not INFINITELY better oppor-
unities for education and for Chris
ian service if they chose to use them,
nd the memory which this brass
would always reflect should be per-
,etual inspiration.
The tablet was then unveiled by
Alexander Weber. of Trenton, one of
Ter old pupils. and it was formally
urned over to the church as q memo
ial gift. A small photograph of Aunt
3etsey in her characteristic turban, be-
onging to DR.. Nudge, was exhibited
t the same time. The audience which
lad listened with close attention and
lively interest to all that had been
one, thanked the speaker as repre-
enting the donors for the permanent
nd beautiful record of this good wom-
n and after singing another hymn
he service closed with a benediction
There are few in any church whose
activities covered SO wide and
tactical q range, and there are few
privileged to enjoy a
memorial service that so closely repre-
ented daily life of service for them
elves and their children