The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-21
ENGLANDS DAY OF PRAISE.
tina yKSa TYING AND TIE DEUMs
THROUGHOUT TIE LAND.

10 the hunptess NuNhge hnpel-eervices
Also on the Coutinsnt-Tho stranEeat sun
day London Ever ssw--S1apy streets Packed
with the cVewds-The Route or the Regal
Preeos.ion 'Resonbics . Great Fnir-sone
OF the decorations Arc Observation-Disclosures
Ing stands nay ana NiEht-Mr. whiteiaw
Rstd vvin Ride vsth the Spanish Envoy.
Special cabie De,puteh to THE sux.
LONDON. June 2o.-!The celebration OF the
dls mond jubilee OF Queen Victoria began to-
day with the holding of thanksgiving services
throughout the kiy. gdon. The sermons preached
and the Tie Dennis sung everywhere, from st.
Pauls CATHEDRAL to the hun,blest village chapel,
chorused reverence for her Majesty.
A private Nc rvice was held in ST. Georges
Chapel, Winds or Castle, which was attended by
the Queen. tn. members Of the royal family. and
. few intiw ate friends. The Queens Indian
Observation-Disclosures her chair into the aisle. where
shs sat su rrounded BY her children. who em-
hacod h0. after the service.
\ public service wac held In the chapel in the
afternoon n. to which several of the royal family
returned but the Queen herself was absent. A
chorw Of 500 voices gave Mendelssohn's
Hymn Of Praise"
Gro Sded congregation in the Windsor parish
ch Irch. He said that no brought greetings from
tie American nation.
The diplomats. special jubilee envoys, and
Judges, in their robes OF state. attended q spo-
cial service that was held In st. Paul's Cathe-
drsl, whcro the Right Rev. Mandell Creighton.
Bishop of London, preached the sermon.
Col John Hay, the American Ambassador.
and Dir. whitelaw Reid. the special envoy. &C.
compsnied by their wives, were driven to tho
oathed raj in two Of the royal carriages. Rear
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the American navy at the jubilee, was unable to
leave Spithcad, where his flagship, the cruiser
Bro klyn. 10 lying. In tho cathedral Ambassa-
dor, hay sat next to tho Russian Ambassador.
Tne Prince and Princess OF Wales, tho Duke
and Duchess Of York. and the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess Of SaxeCoburg and Gotha tthe
Duke and Duchess OF Edinburghl were among
fhe brilliant congregation which attended the
service at St Paul's.
Bishop Creighton. in his ermon declared that
what the British had to commemorate was not
the growth OF material prosperity during the
Victorian era, not the extension and con.
solidation Of tho empire, not tho advance
mane in scientific discoveries. but the gradual
recognition of the truth. as excmpliaed by her
Maiesty's reign. that England must have o
growing consciousness Of her universal mission,
which was founded on o belief in Justice and
righteousness.
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At Athens
The sultan of Turkey sent 1--WE envoys to rem
recent him At the service held ut the chapel of
the British Embassy at Therapia. about seven
miles from Coustantinople. An the diplomats
resident In the Turkish capital vere present.
TIE streets through which the royal proces-
s.on will pass on Tuesday have been crowded
unce dawn and tonight they are practically i'm.
passable. Tho crowds arc intent upon seeing
the decorations, which, on the West End man.
aions and tho city banks. are MAGNIFICENT.
The work Of building the stands and
decorating the city Is not vet complet-
ed and carpenters and decorators were EN-.
ployed all day to-day and their work was con.
tinusd far into tho night. They will DO con.
SANITY employed until Tuesday,.
The streets have not been empty since dawn
Yesterday. Groups of people sauntered through
the thorouehfares all night long, sinRinG and
otherwise enjoying themselves. The CO.'S
tiers are reaping what Is to them a
bounhful harvest. They are selling barrow
fuls o~toranRes, ginger beer, and cakes to holiday
makers from the East End who are camping out
in the West End streets. Those people do not
intend to go to work or return to their homes
until after the jubilee. A police regulation per.
mits saloons TO remain open until 3 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. q boon that will be appre-
ciated BY the thousands who will be out after
midnight. the usual closing hour.
This has been the stran1est Sunday ever
known In London. The route that will be trav.
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