The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-23

no better justification for the service
held yesterday morning at Trinity church
cosla have been given than the large con-
gTegation which thronged the sacred edi-
nee. and all. irrespective OF nationality,
joined heartily in the service IN honor
OF the queens jubilee. The church
had been beautifully decorated for the
occasion, the English. American and
colonial flags being strongly IN evidence.
and the altar, chancel and window lodges
covered with beautiful masses OF roses.
Al L - O'Clock. 10 the strains 81 the
organ. al which Mrs Gowen presided, the
vested choir entered the church with the
following clergy. Revs. L VI. Appiesate.
}. 3. Alexander. Fl. Clappam. F. H.
Church. J. Cheal OF Tacoma; Rev &. L.
Hyiand. OF Ballard, and Revs- c.. Bug
zeile. ID. <. Garrett and II. Fl. Gowen. OF
this city. The ny am, Now Thank We
All Our God WAS then heartily sung by
the whole congregation. led by special
choir selected from the three Episcopal
churches OF the city. under the leader
ship of Mr.. Englehard. The first portion
OF the prayers Was taken by Rev. +. RI.
Church. and the second part by Rev. III.
Chaplain Rev. 5. ". Apologize lead tie
FIRST lesson, Rev J. Cheai the second. ard
the concluding prayers We're taken by
Rev. d. c. Garrett. The sermon. Of
which a brief resume is appended. was
preached by Rev. II. II. Gowen.
The music, which Was simple and Con-
gregatioaai in character and heartily
joined in by the congregation, included
Jaekson's tie Deum" in r. the hymns.
All People That on Earth do Dwell"
ITO Thee. Our God We Fly and Re
joice To-Day With one Accord" and con-
cludeo with the English national anthem.
The sermon was based on Amos ks
which the preacher maintained. gave a
starting point for a religious conception
Of history. The greatness of Israel In her
realization of the presence of God in her
national life was described; then her
failure. though the idea that other na-
tons were excluded from Gods provi-
dence. In the midst Of this came the
prophetic appeal 10 the fact that Egypt
and Assyrid were also the sheep OF His
pasture, and the declaration OF Amos,
that God had brought Israel out OF
Egypt. so also had He brought the Phil
istines from Caphtor and the Syrians
from Kir.
Thus. the preacher declared, there was
no improperly in public recognition of
Gods hand III one of the most fruitful
epochs OF modern history. Nor was there
any improperly In associating this era
with the personality of that gracious SOW
Z
, people through the longest reign of Eng
lish history. and still occupied
Her throne mistaken still,
Broad based upon the peoples will
And compassed by the invlolate sea"
The various ways in which Victoria had
impressed her personality upon the events
of her reign were then described, in the
purity Of her court, her splendid tact In
the exercise of the royal prerogatives her
great-mindedness in yielding 10 the ad-
vice of such different men as Melbourne.
Peel, PalmerSton Dfsraeli and Gladstone.
Her childhood's resolution. Il Will be
good and the hopeful tears which In
augurated her reign. her request of the
archbishop. II beg you grace 10 pray for
me-" were quoted as setting a seal upon
the sixty years just completed
The sympathy which had connected
throne and people. drawn out from the
heart OF the people for the sorrows of the
sovereign. and from the heart Of the SOW
eregn for the sorrow OF the subject has
strengthened the monarchy and made low
atty more popular virtue than it was in
1881
All this ii was urged had had not H.
| tie to do with providing field in which
| the nation might develop its marvellous
| prosperity and we'll being.
II was not necessary to do more than
| chronicle the fact that colonial expansion
| had added 7,g00.0eo square miles to the
| empire, so that the queen now reigns over
| one-third of the land and one-ffth of the
! population of the globe.
| Higher in Importance was the growth
| Of material prosperity. which had cover
| ed the lands with railroads. extended the
| blessing Of the penny post" given scope
| for the inventive use Of the electric ;ele-
| graph. the submarine cable the tele-
/ phone. electric light. OF anesthetics, and
| countless other discoveries which had
| lowered the death rate of England over
| 9 per cent.
| Higher stirl might we thank God for
| the intellectual development which had
| been Witnessed. in the extension OF the
| privileges Of education 10 all and the pro-
| vision of literature. such as that provided
! in the works Of Tenuyson Browning
| Matthew Arnold, Ruskin. Carlyle Dick
ems, Thackeray. Reede. Eliot and Kings
! ley. Huxley and Tyndall Higher sill
| might we rise TO contemplate the marvel
Gus spiritual advance. as shown by the
| strengthened position OF the church both
| at home and abroad so that now there
| are loo colonial bishops where there were
| hut five ar the commencement OF the
! reign. aud 200 bishops meet at this years
| Lambeth conference where but seventy
/ six met in 1851.
| The preacher. after dwelling further on
! British birth. took up the destiny OF the
/. race for the future. and rejoiced that he
/ hope of an arbitration treaty between the
/ TWO kindred nations was not vet dead
! There was common work to be done COM
/ mon problems ia be solved. common enc
| mics to - fought. and when all branch IS
| Of the Anslo-Saxon family We're united
| in fulfilling their glorious mission. then
| 30 longer would the standards of the
| nations he seen pIunginz through the
! thunder storm % battle bat peace BE-
| ginning 20 he" shedding down Surlif "a
dance from the zenith point of history
It'll the war drum throhS no longer. and
the battle Tags sre furIcd
Ia the parliament Of man. the fedora ton
II the world"
After the service the rector and Mrs
J Gowen assisted by several ladies' Of ne
I conservation, entertained the visiting
I cl"rgy and the!r wives az luncheon. and
Fery pleasant tlu1e was spent
The banquet
The British born residents % SEATTLE csf
, ebrsted the diamond Jubilee with a bar
Z que Gt the Stevens. About fng sat stoyn
( 30 dinnsr the ou}r exception 20 ths. nation
amy being wives OF Britain born rest
! dents
At the conclusion 90 tho dinner Mr.. g.
( i HHbh. SIS tosAs&gnaSter. called 5snon Rev
/ Herbert u. fSowrn 70 propose the bzaith
/ 6 the queen. which ne dId In some - m
i est remarks upon the devotion OF the Brit
{ isa sovsrfsE1 - d4tT. The president u
t3e mites States Was the next toast s,ro-
{ posed bv Bernard reily. and IN the coarse
{ O. h3s address hF paid a EfoN fra tribute 20
+ fGe govern eneut sEd the Cozutrs. ne re-,rss-
/ seote3- Ernest =. Ling PROPOSED THE
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