The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-13
ORlTORY ANO MUSIC
At THE OPERA HOUSE
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NJ. c.; Colonel Schuyler, U. s. A;
Bishop Restarick, Consul General Uye-
no, of Japan; Consul-General Canavar-
TO, of Portugal; Acting Consul General
Forster, of Great Britain; F. A. Scbae
fer, j. +. Hackfeld, I'll. M. Won Holt,
Chief Justice Hartwell, DIR. Cooper,
Superintendent Babbitt, Miss Knapp,
Miss Pope, Mr.. Bliss, Professor Grit
fths, Professor Wood, Miss Marsh,
Mr.. Merrill, Mr.. Fits, Mrs. Frazer,
Miss Blaekman, Rev. Mr.. Okamura,
Rev. Mr.. Imamura, James Morgan,
Post, Chairman A. L. C. Atkinson and
the people on the program.
Chairman's Opening Address.
In opening the, evening exercises,
Chairman A. L. C. Atkinson dwelt ON
the lessons of democracy that could be
learned from the career of Lincoln,
and declared that the influence of Lin
Win . VI hluQHcSS anu SOpu Will
is one of the precious heritages of the
American people. Mr.. Atkinson spoke
as follows:
''We have met to pay our homage,
to give our unstinted tribute to one of
the greatest men who ever lived. We
are eighty millions of people, living
nnder the Stars and Stripes, yet we
know not who will be even mentioned
as men of national prominence one
hundred years hence. But as long as
time shall last, the hero, whose hun
dredth natal anniversary we are now
commemorative, will live in history
as statesman of eminenee, as a man
whose love reached out and embraced
all his countrymen.
"Tall, sun-crowned, rugged Of form,
homely in appearance, the acme of
physical power, he possessed big
heart, which was as sympathetic and
warm as that of any gentle lady. Dur
ing his last years he went about with
sad face, but with firm tread and
steady hand, guiding wisely the ship
of state through dangerous breakers
his heart filed with unutterable love
for all his people, and in mental an.
guish at the thought of suffering on
both sides of a struggle,
"He loved the sunny South: he loved
the Southern people; he recognized
their spirit of patriotism, the fact that
they were fighting for what they be
lieved t. be their rights, and while
it was his duty to oppose them, he op
posed them without bitterness, will
regret and with that paternal love
which father feels for an errinp son
He was inspired by principle, and mo-
animosity.
3tBut the les-Sa learned from tn,
life of this great man is the fact tina
greatness is not inherited, nor the ac
compartment of wealth. Born O
humble parentage, he struggled fo
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forged to the front, and has left hi
influence impressed upon his own an,
succeeding generations life to b
emulated by all men of all eountrie
and all times'
Colonel Schuyler's Address.
In his address Colonel SCHUYLER too,
occasion to declare that the Fifth Cav
airy, II. s. A., was here as a messer
ger of peace and that he hoped tn
day would never come when it woul
be necessary to draw the sword in de-
Tense of these Islands. After intro
duetion by Chairman Atkinson, Colone
Schuyler spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: When wa
asked to speak to you this evening
fully appreciated the courtesy and TIL
compliment to me, but at first it seen
ed presumptuous that / should ventur
TO address You from this platform
who have just come as stranger t
your gates.
However, quickly realized that yo
do not expect me to deliver a eulog
of the great American whose cei
tenary we are here to celebrate, fc
there is a gifted speaker specially s,
leeted to give you an Grafton Apr,
pirate to the occasion.
l believe that what you wish of m