The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-12

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Beautiful and Impressive.
rThere has never been anything like
this within my memory, said Rev,
John T. 0ulick cit II beautifnl inn
pressive, dignihed--a fitting character.
ization Of what is best among the Ha-
waiian people.
Another very old kamaaiua said:
my grandfather who came to .Ha,
wall IN 1913, told ue as children Of
the impressive pomp Of the eeremonials
given by Kamehameha the Great. To-
day 1 have seen them for the first
Individual description would be I'M
possible. The representation Of these
events Of history was superbly pre-
scented. After the last tableau the
Youpg Peoples League sang "Kila.
Rev. stephen Il. Desha, the Hrst ora
tor Of the day, then gave an address
in the Hawaiian tongue.
Address by Rev Desha.
He said that as the names Of Alex
ander the Great, Caesar, George Wash
ington, Napoleon and Wellington had
passed into history because Of their
mighty deeds and great victories, so
the name Of Kamehameha, the Lion Of
the Pacific, the eonqneror and eopsol
idator Of the Hawaiian races, would
last through all the ages. "The breeze
is from the land, and fear II may
blow the light words that may say
out TO sea, where they will be lost, but
desire today to render homage TO the
great name and the marvellous accom-
plishments of he whose memory we are
gathered here to commemorate. The
genesis of al the manifold rights and
liberties Of the Hawaiian people found
inception in the DEGREES and Judgments
Of KaDlehameha. As he, the conqueror
of all the Islands, lived to consolidate
the scattered races into one people. 50
should the men Of our. race today re-
member that Il Is best to live, act and
work in harmony and as a united
people, M
Legend Of Kamehameha.
Touching ON the legendary history Of
Kamehameha, Mr.. Desha said that the
King was born in Kohaln, near the
great Heeiau Of Kawaihae.. The legend
Is that he was fed ON the homeless fish
called 9uauS and the cooked Young
tnro tops also called ssluau. Kameha-
ipeba became very strong man, SO
today when our people eat TO grow
strong we have lnau. tIf You doubt
or dispute this legend, = Mr.. Desha said,
4 can prove il.
When he. grew TO be young man
there was much trouble among the
chiefs on the Island Of Hawaii. Then
his brother died in Hilo, and his uncle,
in whose house Kamehameha was
brought up, passed away in Kohala,
and the young man became the high
chief Of his elan. p h
"The secret Of his success in after
lifo is due TO the fact that about this
time he fell under the influence Of good
men and was wise enough to accept
their advice and counsel. These men
who influenced Kamehameha were John
Young and Isaac Davis. They were
good men and they gave him good ad.
vice.
Trained HIS Army.
tKamehameha got together two
thousand young men, whom lie trained
in. the arts of war, and made of them
an invincible army Of spearsmen.' y
DEPRESSING, Rev. Desha said:
$40 you young men want to say
follow the example Of. Kamebameha
The king would not permit dissipation
among his warriors or In his court
Kamehameha was, not Of that type. II
yon desire TO be like him, you must
live clean lives. =
The audience was getting somewhat
disorderly 80 Mr., Desha told the story
that IN olden times the priests always
took the newborn babes to. their tenn
pies Tor examination by the soothsay
ers. Laying the babe on fat rock
the high priest said a chant. If the
child remained quiet II was an omen
Of a great future, hut II the child
squirmed around and babbled as yoI
are DOING Desha said, sit was anoth
er matter The audience had a gool
laugh and stopped talking.
1.-THE Lion Of the Pacific, :
"By listening to good advice Kane
hameha became The Lion Of the Pa
ci6c. He laid the foundation stones OF
which has been erected the mighty edi
fco Of a united Hawaiian people.
1.-THE High Priests named Kameha
meha Kaiolani. To you, Young men Of
Hawaii, | say what Kamehameha saiI
to his warriors at the battle Of Nnuanu
Go ahead. There is no place for u
behind,
I" Kamehameha's second importan
attribute was his love for his fellow
man He proclaimed the BROTHERHOOD
Of men and tins laid the first corner
stone for securing unity among hi
people,
Had High Ideals.
Mr.. Desha told the. legend Of s'Ikl
ma .aala hoe,D OF the law Of tbs
peace Of the paddle He drew from
the far,reaehing principle of brotherhoo'
and projection Of the weak and the oil
taught BY Kamehameha TO his people
the influence Of the ideal He said thai
the chiefs who lived after him made
these ideals effective. He spoke of thu
endowment Of the Kamehameha Schools
by Princess Papahi, Mrs. Charles r
Bishop, the last Of the Kamehamehl
line, who bequoathed her estates il
perpetuity forthe education and train
ing Of the sous and daughters Of IA
wall. Naeg3
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Opportunities for Young Men,
Mr., Desha in this connection, en-
larged upon the tremendous emporium
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