The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-04
LAST RITES
OVER ASHES
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser,


Several hundred friends and follow,
ers of the teachings of Mother Parker
crowded the Kawaiahao church yester.
day and paid their last tribute of re.
speet to the woman who did so much
sDJ asA IN bringing the Christian reli-
gion to the natives of Hawaii. Every
race in the islands was represented and
every religious denomination, showing
the broad scope of the work which
had been done in her lifelong work
Of Christianity and charity.
The urn containing the ashes of the
departed was placed on table be-
fore the pulpit and the many floral
smblems which had been brought by
those to whom Mother Parker had been
q dear friend or fond adviser took up
the entire space around the pulpit.
Never in the city have more beautiful
ioral tributes been seen. Violets, with
the royal purple of charity, the queen
" attribute of the last of the mis-
sionaries, were notable in their profu-
sion. while wreaths of asters, of maid
enhair ferns, carnations and roses were
too numerous to mention.
The services were opened by the
singing of Crock of Ages" in Hawai-
ian by the church choir, composed OF
young girls, which was followed by
the reading of selections from the scrip
lures by Rev. o. H. Gulick Rev.
Stephen Desha, was the next to adj
dess the audience, speaking in Hawai-
ian and bringing many handkerchief
TO the eyes of those present as he
told of the beautiful qualities of mind
and character which were possessed by
his old friend and adviser He took
his text from st. Luke, 1913" And
she had sister called Mary, which
also sat at Jesus feet, and heard his
word.'
He spoke of Mother Parker as al
ways sitting close to her Master and
connecting all her work with thoughts
of Him. That she always thought of
others and not of herself. and was a
true mother of all the families in the
district in which she lived. was the.
saying of all the old people who had
known her ever since she came to
Hawaii. He stated that she always
ended her visits and admonitions with
the advice that prayer to the Lord
would be found the best of medicine
for the sick and weary.
In speaking of his personal expert
ences with Mother Parker the speaker
told of how when he had been to visit
Aer and was about to leave she would
eel him: SEQ home to your Hilo and
do not forget to preach the word OF
Jesus Christ to your people"
Her love of little children was an
other point to which he called atten-
ton. He told of how each time that
ne saw her she would send some pres
ent to his own motherless children, say
that he must be always careful of his
notherless little ones for they had been
given to him by God. Her doctrine al
ways seemed to be as she once said:
& Love everybody and love Jesus. All
our sins will be forgiven by Jesus"
In closing Mr.. Desha told of the last
moments of the departed. OF how she
passed away as child going to sleep
on the breast of its mother, and with |
pure faith and without the least wor-
~. A Hawaiian woman, he said, clos
ed her eyes, and it was only right that
one Of the race which she had spent |
her whole life in working for should |
be: present to perform this last act for
oar.
DR.. Serene Bishop was the next to
pay his tribute, saying in part: 1--WE
are here today to mourn the loss of |
the last of the old missionaries who
did such wonderful work in this
country in spreading the faith of Jesus
-NAOShC1 1IhSl ldu nearly
reached the great age Of 1O2 years and
TO the very last had the same cheerful
nature, with her hopes and wishes al
rays conferred on Jesus Christ and the
redemption OF His people. She never
in her faith and now has at
asst been taken home.
She passed away with expressions
n confidence in the many wonders
which she was about to see and full
If cheer. L remember Mother Parker
irst at Kaneohe nearly seventy years
lgo, in about 1897 or 1888. 1 can never
orget how cheerful she was about the
louise and of how she was mother
indeed to all who were about her.
Her society was greatly sought in
ne earlier days as she was a woman
4 great attraction. She came to this
ountry first in 1888 and went on the
Irst missionary trip to the Marquesas
Stands This expedition was a failure $
nd she then returned and took up her
York at Kaneohe. Ny visit there, that +
have spoken of, was just at the time
T just after the great revival which I
pread all through the islands and {
rought converts to the faith of Jesus /,
hrist by the hundreds, filling the !
hurches all over the islands to over q
owing :
Il remember the coming to Eva of r
ev. and Mrs. Parker, 10 join my faith t
IN the work which he was doing t
lere. I remember very well Seeing
er many times in Honolulu and hear t
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