The herald., 1897-06-21
"AULD LANG SYNE"
DR.. Thomson Reviews the Past and
Pays Tribute to the Queen

The special services at the Church of
the Unity, given urder the auspices of
Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee COM
mittee, last evening, were especially in
teresting and. attracted an audience that
overfowed the edifice.
The platform was decorated with a
wealth of flowers and foliage that was
in some degree symbolic. Against the
organ was trophy of flags. the Stars
and stripes blending with the Union
Jack, the cross of St. George surmount-
ing both. Underneath was a large
crown made up of golden marguerites,
with base of royal purple flowers. The
choir rail was wound with a tracing of
English ivy, picked out with scarlet ger
aniums. Foliage entwined the reading
stand, and standing out in bold relief in
front was an anchor made entirely of
white roses. To the right and left of the
stand were quantities of banked flowers
red and white roses, with heather in
termingled with smilax. On the, right
wall was draped large Americana flag,
surmounted by the eagle, and under
meath more flowers We're massed.
After the opening hymn, the first les
son was taken from Psalm xxi:1-7, the
keynote of which is: For the king
trusteth in the Lord" The second lesson
was from Proverbs xxxi:10 and was
the Incompatible definition and eulogy
of a true wife and mother. The anthem
Buck THE God of Abra ham Praise
in which the theme is God preserve our
Fatherland," was very happily rendered
by the choir, after which DR.. Thompson
offered most earnest prayer, in which
especial mention was made of Queen
Victoria. All next Joined in singing a
hymn which is a modifica tion of "Auld
Lang Syne," and then followed the ad-
dress of DR.. Thompson on THE Life Of
Queen Victoria"
Selecting as the words Of his text
MANY daughters have done virtuously,
but thou excelles,t them ALL from Prov
erbs xXNix31, the speaker made brief
Introductory reference to the subject of
his address saying that the reign of
Queen Victoria had been a beneficent
one, and her life presented special les
SONS. To honor her and to praise her as
the greatest queen of the ages, and TO
thank God that he had raised up such
one to do his work had they gathered to-
gether.
"She was blessed with a consecrated
mother" remarked DR.. Thompson, zone
who knew the responsibilities that would
devolve sometime upon her royal
daughter, she devoted her life to train
ing her, and the daughter has since
proved her education was not in
vain.
"The court had previously not been all
that was best. She purified it, and
made it the purest court ever esta blished
on our earth. In her home life she
is firm, loving and tender, and she has
the widest sympathy for every form of
distress. She neglects no home duty;
the domestics are Nnder her control
Bountiful, she will have no extrava-
gance, and her early training taught her
to love duty, truth and honor. And
when We watch her children we must
confess her training has been effectual.
Her home is am example of what home
ought to be-
And this woman reigns over an en-
pire of 14,000000 square miles, distributed
over the earth, and upon which the sun
never sets, and over 400, 900, 900 subjects
acknowledge her sway.
Then her country is the mightiest, in
many respects, in the world. It is the
center of finance and has been the pio-