The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-13
Order Of Kamehameha
Celebrates Birthday
Of Monarch.
MEMORIES OF OLD
Address in the KawaiahaO
hurCh After Street
Parade.
1Frnm Mondav,s Advertiser. }

(From Mondays Advertiser.)
The annual service held by the
members of the Order of Kamehameha,
consisting of Hawaiians only, was fit
tingly carried out yesterday at the IA
waiahao Church in memory of Kameha-
meha, the greatest king in Hawaiian
history. His statue, in front OF the
Judiciary building, was decorated dur
ing the morning with leis, and the
fuller observances IN unis respect will
be carried out this morning.
During the service fine address was
delivered by Sol Meheula, and big
chorus sang the special songs for the
occasion. The scene in the old church
was an impressive one Hundreds of
Hawaiians had gathered there to do
honor to the memory of Kamehameha.
They were of all ages. Some OF the
women had already put in full four
score of years, and it must have been
an effort for them to walk the distance
they did. 1t was as though some
mighty cOnjurer had lifted the lid OF
the past, and placed all the present in
IlG DaGkRTOuuu anu OuJ VI clBhbs
In the old building everything was
Hawaiian, except where few stray
haoles could be noticed The congre
CATION formed community in them
selves. Annexation was laid aside, and
once more they lived in the times when
the Islands were inhabited by Ha
waiians. The English, in which the
songs were sung, Jared somewhat and
fba cua1I IN
but they were not given in the modern
style, but with that particular intona
ton which is peculiar to the Hawa
iian people The heavy scent of the
plumaria blossoms was waited through
the open windows, and visions could b.
conjured up in the mystic gloom o.
the church.
3to' - Old Memories.
Seated at one side, row after row O.
the members of the order listened tt
Meheula as he told of the great thing
that used to be and the great man wit
had conquered. He told OF the chang
that had been wrought in the lives o
the people by the message of God belni
brought to the Islands 1t was impos
sible for an outsider to feel as thos
listening to the words must have felt
DQG LlGT6 WAS bOHlGlnluE III thC al '
make the stranger bow his head i
reverence to the great man-Kameha
meha the First.
The members of the order ha
marched through the streets to tn
church and had made one of the sight
that delight the curiosity of the tourist
Here they held command, however.
is their day for as long as there shal
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one can take it from them. No annexa
ton or war can deprive them of thei
right to do honor once year to thei
great king of old.
The Address.
''The light shineth in darl
ness; and the darkness comprehend
it not" was the text taken by Nj
heula for his address. During il
course he pointed out the fact tha
while the Son of God was made ma
and dwelt among men, preaching an
doing miracles, the people, and esp'
cially the Jews, would not believe Hin
They were so enraptured by the plea
ures, honors and high position the
were holding that they would not hay
anything to do vita Him.
Another matter for reflection was I'll
fact that God did not always chool
from those who were highly educate
to do His work; neither did He sele'
them from His own following onl.
Saul, or rather Paul as he was know
later, was the most active agent
carrying the light across the seas
the then known world. 1t had r
manned for a sea captain to be the fir
one to bring it to Hawaii, however.
The Beginning.
When Vancouver first met Kameh
meha 1, he must have pointed out IL
errors of his ways to him and told hi
that the offering of sacrifices was NJ
right. He told the king that his oN
forefathers had done the same thing
ages gone by, but now they knew be
ter, for they have found the true ligl
and that there is only one God, wi
created heaven and earth. He was ii
God that his own king and people we
worshipng.
Kamehameha at the time had ever
thing that he wanted and had gree
faith in the directions Of his kahuni
and in the advice of his knhipuuon
and kakaolelos. When he received Il
first intimation of the true God, b0'
ever, ne Immediately requested Va
ccouver, that when he returned TO h
own country he would implore his kiI
to send his God to him, saying, "H
God shall be my God. -
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