The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-12
.HAWA|rS LOVE FOR.
DILLINGHAM; SHOWN
IN ITS F|NAL TRIBUTE.
Representatives Of All Races
Resident In Islands Are Pres I
enteAt Funeral Services
DEPARTED WAS MAN OF !,
VISION SAYS PASTOR
Last Rites Beautiful and impress
siye - Urn Heaped High !
With Masses of Flowers
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The honor, esteem and affection in
which the late Benjamin Franklin Dill
ingham was held by the people of Ha.
vail, and the enthOlicity Of his friend,
ships, were strikingly demonstrated
yesto rdGy afternoon at the funeral serv
ices held at Central Union Church.
The church vas filled to the door,
with those who came to pay their last
respects to the departed industria
leader of the Islands. Almost every
race that dwells in Hawaii was repre-
scented.
The services were beautiful and i'm
pressive. Three hymns were softly
sung by the choir of Central Union alIt
D ltawaiian choir from Kaumakapik
congregation. The funeral sermon wa
Trnuchod by Rev. A. w. Palmer, pastel
Of the church!
Floral Tributes Beautiful
The floral tributes were unusuall,
beautiful and numerous and not onb
covered the platform and choir loft blu
the side walls and even lined the aisles
\All the sons and daughters of M
Dillingham; were present as were tn,
grandchildren, the only one of tn,
family circle absent being Judge Wal
ter +. Frear, sOnin-law, who wa
even then aboard the Lurline comini
toward the harb6r but did not arriv,
in time for him to attend either tn,
church services or those at the GENE
tecy.
The urn containing the ashes wa
covered with beautiful flowers an
near them stood a large cross o
plumaria blossoms, conspicuous anon;
so many beautiful floral offerings be
c~uSc Of their delicate yellow hue.
At four o'clock the honorary pail
bearers entered from the church CORR
doris back of the pulpit. They wer
Judge Sanford B. Dole, w. X. Castle
F. NJ. Hatch, p. c. Jones, A. W. T. Boz
tomlcy, Frank C. Anterior, John A
Hughes, George =. DenisOn, II. M. yo
Holt and A. W. Van Yalkenburg.
The family entered Immediately at
ter the pallbearers including the widow
Mrs. Emma SINGH Dillingham;; Wal
ter F. Dillingham;, Harold G. Dilling
ham, their wives and children, wifi
ull inc StTNuHlb VI IHB
household also occupied seats near tn
family.
A Man Of Vision
Following the singing of "Neare
My God, to Thee, by Central Unio
Choir, the reading of scriptures and an
other hymn, Rev. A. w. Palmer, pas
tor of the church, delivered the sermon
Tie said that the community was ur
doubtedly better and larger throug
the work of Mr.. Dillingham; as a citi
zen. He added that the services wer
not . memorial but rather were held t
do honor to him and to realize, tn
splendid example he gave, especially t
the younger generation. He had
wonderful vision Of mind. To the speal
er, who had read the life work of
+. Dillingham; in Honolulu, there wer
three things in his life which stood gu
clearly and distinctly.
First, he came from New England
There was something of that part 0
America which put its stamp upon II
sons even to the third and fourth ger
GrationS, leaving an indelible integrit
Of character and an ulflinehing tenaC
ity Of purpose, which, he felt enable
him to hold on in undertakings whe
others would have given up.
Second, there was the element of tn
sea, which so often entered into tn
soul Of Nv England boys, and it wa
this impelling force which sent hiI
down to the shores and upon a shiI
and far around Cape Horn, to Honolulu
He had the love of the sea, one of th
ytr Ind; ;n hn n,
Saxon, for it means adventure, and
willingness to risk all for somethin
that is just beyond the horizon.
means beneath all these things the 81.
of imagination, that quality which
imbued with the assurance of faith
Challenged the Unknown
That was symbolic of the life q
p. F. Dillingham;, he said. He was nc
content with the asy-gOing life an
the opportunity to settle down. He wa
not cOntcnt with building one railroa'
but built two; not content with d.
vcIoping one or two plantations, b.
half dozen and more. He challenge
the unkn iwn, ard had the visiGh an
courage.
70 him Hawaii stood for love, syn
pathy and friendship, for he said b
remained here because of the kind
spirit of the people he came amongs
Here in this kindly atmosphere h
life was spent. He possessed the rad
ant faculty of friendship and goodwill
What splendid thing it is for tn
younger generation to look to I'll
hniIdors of n country, to such leade
ps guide to their own future, he col
Guided.
The services at the Nuuanu Gem
terry were private, and attended onl
hv the family and close friends, NJ
Palmer pronouncing the final words
PRAYER when the urn was placed in Il
Father Lowell Smith plot.
-- W. IS. g. -
p00TI EGEING HuhpHEn