The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-06-04
THE MEMORIAL TABLET.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
(From Mondays Advertiser. }

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(From Mondays Advertiser.)
With service and address the COM
munity yesterday afternoon paid honor
to the memory of Mrs. Alice Macintosh
when the Alice Macintosh Memorial
Tower of ST. Andrews Cathedral was
dedicated and the Memorial Tablet un.
yelled. Unfortunately the final touches
| to the tower have not been put on, the
scaffolding still remaining, and the
ceremony of the presentation of the
keys to the Bishop being therefore
symbolic, as the tower was not locked,
The Bishop and clergy, following the
choir in procession down the South
| Cloister opened the ceremonies, prayer
and responsive reading and the singing
! of the hymn Magnus Dominis follow.
ing. The lesson was read from the
| thirty first chapter of Proverbs, when
the religious services were closed.
Upon the completion of the final pray.
err, the key of the tower was presented
to Bishop Restariek by Z. A. Mott
Smith and while the congregation
stood, the former entered the vest-y
room, and drawing the veil from the
face of the tablet, said:
Gin the name of the Father, and
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost Amen.
L, Henry Bond Restarick, Bishop of
Honolulu, in the tenth year of my
episcopate, do hereby declare that this
tower is set apart and dedicated to
the glory of God and to the memory
of Alice Macintosh
Judge Dole's Address.
The principal address of the day was
delivered by Hon. Sanford B. Dole, who
at several times during the reading
| testified by tears to the depth of his
feelings. He said:
"The occasional expenditure of a
portion of the earnings of community
I in permanent monuments which ex-
press the loyalty of the builders to the
things of the spirit as personifiel in
the lives of those who have in some
great way lived for humanity, can not
| be put down to extravaganza or waste.
cit may be in the field of patriot
ism that the record has been made, or
/ in the realm of philanthrophy or, per-
/ chance, in the pressing crisis of danger
| where one must yield life that other
lives may be spared; or it may be in
the quiet domain of kindly neighbor-
hood service, where one is spent that
others may be less spent.
Fitting Tribute.
"Such a monument, when conceived
in full sympathy with the life and
principles it is intended to comment
crate, becomes fitting tribute, and in
its permanently it is fgurative of the
| immortal quality of the ideal standards
that such life possessed. 1t speaks to
the coming generations of those things
| that 90 to the achievement of zeal
success. 1t is witness of the homage
of the builders to the eternal real
tiles.
''The ancient churches of the old
land, called often after apostles and
saints whose names are interviewer
with the early struggles of the Chris
tian faith, tell us of lives of heroism
and self sacrifice; and also of the
religious fervor of the builders and
artifcers who, with infinite devotion
and patience, have worked their myth
ical interpretations of the Christian
story into permanent form.
"And so of the memorial we dedi.
cate today to life for humanity.
"When the news came to Honolulu
few years ago of the unexpected
death of Mrs Macintosh in a PARKWAY
land, there was no installing the place
she occupied in the hearts OF this com
munity when week day memorial
service was held for her here; the
building, crowded with gathering rep
sentative of all walks in life, of al
classes and of every religious per
suasion, her friends and acquaintance
and doubtless many who had ex
perienced her beneficence--with the
hush of deep feeling in the audience
, betokened widespread sense of be
reavement. There speedily developed
a sentiment favoring permanent me
mortal TO her name which should testi
: fly to the appreciation of her character
felt by her fellow townspeople. WheI
the time came for action, no urging
was necessary--the public feeling wal
unanimous. The only question wa
whether the memorial should be purel,
I utilltarian in character, or one II
which sentiment should predominant
This was happily settled IA favor o.
the bell tower which Is before you,
"There are those here who remem
! Der Alice Macintosh as a girl IN he
, hrst Hawaiian home AT Wailna ON tn
Island Of Kauai wild and Fomanti
, place between the branches of tbs Wal
J lua river aud near the enchanting va
{ terfall aud gorge Of that name. Com
/ ing here as young glli, tAs NAai y
! a way, a product OF Hawaii, and be
came ia pronounced degree past o
2 ita life, Active Ia the social life o
/ tbs phase aud eager so the study o
. lts puhln questions, her paramount "a
teresii outside ~ her happy family -
sponalbilllies, came a. ha spfNlep u
behaif ri those Ia urea aemeliWea =
| iAe aluanef n nlNefs and elleA ~
! ~ her oNn means ller heafl nas 4