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CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.

An Interesting Sermon Delivered
by Rev. E. G. Beckwith-A
Tribute to Her Majesty Queen
LiIiuOkaIani.
Sunday evening, February 18th,
Rev. E. G.. Beckwith addressed his
congregation, taking his text from
Isaiah xvi. 1:
Send We the lambs for the ruler of the
land.
The lambs were the tribute due to
the King of Judah. They were the
symbol of allegiance. Whoever
brought them virtually said, We
are the Kings faithful Subjects" or
We are the Kings faithful tribu-
taries, and we will be true and leal.
We bring him loyalty, and we
pledge our best endeavor to make
his reign benign and beneficent."
So this summons to "send the lambs
for the ruler of the land" is sum-
mons to a hearty and helpful allegi-
ance.
Now, in the providence of God,
this nation is called to welcome a
new sovereign to the throne. The
event is significant and the occasion
sacred. 1t is the highest expression
of the nations homage, this setting
of a new ruler in the supreme place
of power. It concerns every interest
in all the realm, and it may be
fraught with the richest blessing. 1t
is most fitting, then, that we in this
sacred place and in this hallowed
hour, we should inquire about our
duty toward our new and gentle
sovereign. What tribute shall we
bring? And what service shall we
render to help make the coming
reign benign and benefcent?
First, we must bring, at least, the
tribute that is due. "Send ye the
lambs for the ruler of the land
The good king Hezekiah was then
the ruler of the land. He had just
come to the throne. It was the
throne of the house of David, and
be was upon it by lawful succession
So he had right to all the privileges
and prerogatives of the crown
Whatever honor, or whatever HON
age, or whatever tribute inhered in
the sovereignty of the Kingdom OF
Judah, belonged to him by right OIL
that inherited place and power.
So our new sovereign sits upor
| the throne of the Kamehamehas by
right of lawful succession. And thai
invests her with all the royal pre-
negatives. Our rightful ruler. Their
she must have the homage and the
allegiance due to the highest ranl
in the realm.
And that means not simply an out
ward show of courtesy and an out
ward semblance Of Difference, but i
means loyalty. It means kindly
courtesy. It means an Astounding
goodwill. It means a large and Low
ing confidence. It means a glad anG
generous helpfulness. 1t means {
patriotic devotion to the honor O.
the throne. It means hearts true
and leal to the good name of oul
loving ruler. 1t means sincere and
ceaseless prayer for heavens bless
ing upon our gracious sovereign. 1
is all her rightful tribute, and viii
be SO long as she rules in righteous
ness and keeps her crown and he
throne unsullied. And may that b,
to the honored end of long and il
lustrious reign. So we pray, in al
sincerity. Long live our loving
Queen. and may her reign be alto
gether true, and pure, and beneti
cent, with all the peoples benedic
tions upon it, and all Heaven
blessings crown it.
So much we owe as the rightfu
tribute of any righteous sovereign
But, now, our new ruler is no
simply sovereign, but a sovereign
queen; sister woman enthroned
And what tribute shall we bring to
sister woman enthroned?
Not simply loyalty; but gentl
loyalty, loving loyalty, gallan
loyalty. We have a sister woman
for our sovereign now. And through
all the Christian centuries we hav,
enshrined wowanhood. Daughter
sister, wife, mother-we have givel
them the holy place in the highes
realm. We have crowned them al
queens of the heart, and queens o
the home, and queens of the world
great hope. And so, to our nation
queen, now doubly crowned, let u
bring not only the tribute due t.
political sovereignty, but also tn
more sacred tribute due to the sove
, reignty of home and love, that s,
she may be the more inspired to rule
wisely and worthily in the realm o
the peoples hearts and hearthstones
Further still. Our new ruler il
not only Queen, but she is the frs
queen that has ever sat upon tn
| throne of the Kamehamehas. Ant