Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-11
Had Been Physician and Pas
tor and Was Veteran of
Civil War

tor and Was Veteran of
| Civil War &
Especial star RuiletinS EorrespondenceI
LAHAINA, Maui, Oct. 8.-Ins the
death of Rev Albert Blodgett Wey-
mouth. NJ D.. the island OF Maui los.
es one OF its Oldest and most respect-
ed citizens. Eeing seventy four years
lof age. End for twelve wears q resi-
dent OF Lahaina, six Of which he was.
lrector of the Church OF the5 Holy In:
nocents, mr.. Weymouth was the old.
est in years and In service OF the Eng
fish speaking ministers of this island
j Last Saturday, DR.. Weymouth visit
/ ed the home OF Mr.. and Mrs John e
4Gannon, and said he was not feeling
las well as usual. His friends urged
| him to stay and so he spentnS Saturday
might with them. Sunday morning he
\ did not, regain hts strength
II His absence from church on Sunday
Twas the first indication of his real
1 weakness, although his friends had
!, recently noticed that he had not seem
4 ed quite as strong as usual DIR. Burt
4 was called. and on Monday his con-
dition was more serious than that OF
Sunday. In the afternoon he spoke
i of a little distress in his side. Other
Il than this slight discomfort he was
simply weak and worn out. 1t was
Il from the weakness of old age that he
died at nine o'clock Monday night.
With no relatives other than a dis
tant cousin DR.. Weymouth passed bis
last days among friends He was con-
scious to within an hour of his death,
and gave Rev John Knox Bodel, rec
ltor OF the Church of the Holy limo
II cents, and Mrs. Cannon, his last wish.
! .es concerning his burial. Every wish
even to the choice Of hymns was care
fully carried out.
lonors FOR Veteran. Us.
/ The funeral services were held this
| tafternoon at three with the reading OF
Fl Scripture by Rev. j. K Bodel and
| lprayer by Rev. r. B. Dodge at the
lhouse. The body was then borne ia
/ 1.-THE church by the following pail bear
i ers: John E. Cannon, Arthur WAL,
George Freeland, Charles B. Cockett,
iAlfred N. Hayselden and Richard
Hose. Here the service was conduct
ed by Rev. ]. X. Bodel The hymns
were DR.. Weymouth's favorftes, which
. he dearly loved, two OF which he tried
Ito repeat on Monday Then Thous-
land Times Ten Thousand" Angels
b Of Jesus HE leadeth me-" The
g procession formed outside Of the
Ichurch with Company L leading. AZ.
liter the hearse came the choir, Revs.
[Bodel, Bowdish and Dodge, the Mas.
ions, forty in. number, with George
weight as Marshall, and the vestry-
men of the church of the Good Shep-
Hherd, where DR.. Weymouth had sup
lplied for several months during the
'tabsence of the minister. The long
'iline of the procession was made up
of people from all parts of Maui, and
many from Lahaina. :
At the grave, Rev. J. X. Bodel gave
| the short committal service, which
N was followed by the full Masonic bur
iial service read by Master Wren w.
| Westeoat, and other officers of Maui
lodge. At the close of this service, all
the people joined in singing abide
with Me-" Company L then fired a
Ivolley and sounded taps in honor OF
the deceased, who was, soldier in
the civil war.
Albert Blodgett Weymouth was
born in Chelsea Mass, March IS,
1892, and was the only child of DIR.
lAurelius L. and Mary ,Anstis Wey-
III mouth. He was direct descendant
lof Captain George Weymouth, who
sailed from Dartmouth in Devonshira
u h. Of
Maine in 1906, and set up a cross on
the island of Monehgan.
DR.. Weymouth received his educa-
ton first in the grammar and high
schools of Medford. Mass. He spent
four years in the Boston Latin school
where he prepared for" Harvard unf
/ versity, which graduated him with
/ the degree of bachelor of arts and
which later honored him with the de-
gree of master of arts. He received
the degree of master of arts also
from Acadia university in Nova SEQ
tia Both New York university and
Bowdoin college honored him with
. the title of NJ. D. He was member
of the historical societies of Maine
and Wisconsin, and for several years
a Fellow of the Horticultural Society
of London, England. He began his
practice of medicine in Boston and
vicinity. where he was a physician
for over fifteen years. He was also
engaged in journalistic work in Bos.
ton. In October, 1897. he moved to
California. and was ON the staff Of a
Los Angeles daily paper for several
: years.
Service in the Church.
| His work in the church began in
| 1893, when he was appointed lay
III reader For IA months he was a CITY