Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-21
Dean Fair of Trinity Cathedral So
Denominates Bngland's Beloved Queen.
CONSCIENTIOUS, SYMPATHETIC AND KIND
Discourse Deals with Personal Char
meter aud Characteristics of
Victoria. Illustrated by In
cidcnts In Her Life.

| OF her people; it had its birth in her coun-
try; and there It's head now rests The reign
ing sovereign of the Britains being indirectly
! thus associated with the church and its
growth and works, it is expected that the
church will take a prominent part in the
festivities commemoratng the long reign Of
the best beloved monarch in Engands his
tory.
1t was probably the consideration of these
things which suggested to Rev. Campbell
Fair dean of Trinity cathedral the idea of
giving up the whole of yesterdays services
to review Of the life and record OF Queen
Victoria In connection with the jubilee cee-
bration. Further than that he will deliver
a lecture one night this week on Vctoria's
sixty years of the nineteenth century.
Yesterday morning the deans discourse
treated of the life of the queen-her parent
age, her early training. her education, and
her career as monarch. Last evening he
treated of her character He said her per-
sonal character summed up as follows An
obedient child, an intelligent scholar, a low
ing wife a fond mother and just monarch
She has certain characteristics, he said,
which stand out before the world, one of them
being her strict punCtuality. She kept her
engagements, no matter at how inconvenient
an hour they may have been set. She gave
the attendants of her household orders to
be in waiting at a certain time, and when
that time arrived she appeared with watch
| in hand, and walking down the line observed
| how many were present. The dean said her
! punctuality was the secret of her success.
ACCEPT NO GRATUITIES.
| She ls strictly honest. Her smallest debts
are remembered and promptly paid She
was not honest from policy, but from sense
| OF duty. She paid her fathers debts. The
| duke Of Kent was not wealthy man, and
| after he died. if the queen heard of penny
he owed she took care of the obligation. She
| dpa1 tho hiphwayS where
there were toll gates. AS queen she was
entitled to pass the gates without paying, but
! this she declined to do, believing that those
| should pay who could best enjoy the con-
venenCeS offered.
She is strictly conscientious. She does not
90 things on the impulse of the moment, al
| though TO some extent an impulsive woman
| When documents are presented TO her lcr
her signature, she reads every word before
| signing them. She will not attach her
| signature to anything she does not under
stand. She respects the honest convictions
o! other people. An incident was cited of
| young officer declining to drink wine even
| from her table. Other officers rebuked him
| for what appeared to them to be discour
| tesy. The queen put stop to this by ad-
| dressing the officer: "Sir, there is no com
pulsion at my table. Do as your conscience
| dictates"
She is truly sympathetic She is a woman
| of strong sympathy, and has suffered so
| many sorrows she feels for others. One of
the first cabegrams or letters received in
this country after the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln was a letter from the queen
| to Mrs. Lincoln, full of love and of such
words as one Borrowing woman would send
to another Mrs Garfield was likewise as
sured that England's heart was throbbing
for Americas sorrow. She has taken ad-
vantage of every opportunity for showing
her sympathy for the United States, and 1t
has been manifested lovingly thoughtfully
and wisely. An incident was related where
the death warrant of a soldier sent to
her to sign. She investigated and thought
she found occasion for granting repreve.
She investigated further and thought she
might grant pardon. She took up the war
rant and in large letters wrote across the
face Of 1t "Pardoned Victoria r. She
| learned that he had a wife dying with con-
sumption and a child a helpless cripple,
and the sympathetic heart of England s
queen was touched.
She shows Independence, and sometimes
imperiousness. 1t would be a surprise if
she did not. One of the first Lessons to be
taught is independence.
KIND LESSON TO FRIENDS.
The historian says she is kind hearted.
When she is at her home in Scotland she
spends much of her time going from home
to home among the lowly bringing good
cheer to the occupants She is also generous
hearted, giving freely to every public cause
and charity. Several years ago a number OF
women sought to make her valuable pres
ent in token of their esteem. She declined
to accept 1t and told them to take the
money and put trained nurses in the field
to work among the sick who could not
aHcrd to be taken to hospitals. As a result
OF that sacrihce there are now 700 trained
nurses laborng in a noble cause in Eng
land, ireland and Scotland short time
ago she called for them to appear before
her. On the appointed day $40 of them
passed before her, and before leaving they
united in singing God Save the Queen"
She is deeply religious and honors Gods
day. plenipotentiary from foreign
power arrived at her court on Sunday. He
was anxious to have his commission ac-
cepted at once and appeared before her. She
waved him away, as she could not attend
to such matters on the Lords day. The i'm
portance of the case was urged but it did
no good. When an appointment was asked
for she fixed o'clock in the morning This
was too early for the envoy, and COM
promise was fixed for o'clock. The Lord Is
day Is observed in the palace whenever
possible. 1t was the habit for the band to
play at the palace during the dinner hour.
It had its rehearsals in the morning One
Sunday morning two OF the musicians de-
clined to rehsarse, and were dismissed The
queen heard of 1t and ordered them reinstated
and prohibited any further rehearsals on
| Sunday. She honors Gods day and God 3
| book. Her children were taught the bible.
1t is her ardent desire to have the bible one
| of the lessons for her children and grand
] children She was once asked the cause of
England's greatness, and she held up an
open bible. The event formed the subject
for a celebrated picture. She honors Gods
church. She knows what law is. She ex-
poets her law to be Obeyed and wants God S
law likewise obeyed,
She Is not bigot. She is a strong Episco-
palian in England, loving Presbyterian in
Scotland, and recognizes the more liberal life
among her subjects Reverent, she stands out
today for us as an example. For sixty years
monarch. and for sixty years none have
dared to charge her with being other than a
| pure Christian. American citizens as we all
, are We yet honor her for her many virtues,
| God honor her, God make her happy. Hers
is a remarkable reign over remarkable peo-
pie great with mercies, wonderful in bless
ings.
CONSCIENCE BETTER THAN POLICY
, | Victoria Governed by Profound Sense
of Duty.
"She hath done what she could" was the
significant text from which Rev j, NJ. Viii
son, pastor of the CASTELAR, Presbyterian