The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY. JUNE 22.
THE JUBILEE OF VICTORIA.

1t has been said, with sarcastic in
tent, that the Briton is man who goes
forth to conquer or to colonize, as the
case may be, country with Bible in
one hand and sufficient shooting in
strument in the other. There is this
much of truth in it. that the Briton.
like the ancient Roman, attunes himself
to every heroic effort by prelude OF
religious exercise. and that when he has
conquered, he ascribes his victory to the
aid of the Supreme Ruler. God blew
and they were scattered" was engraved
on the medals that great Queen Bess
caused to be struck in commemoration
of the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
B at not the less did the Queen and the
people feel that something was due to
Drake and Howard.
And 30 it is in keeping with the char
acter of the people that are celebrating
the jubilee of Queen, during whose
reign areas that hereafter may be seats
OF new empires. have been added to
their possessions, that on Sunday they
began week of festivities by day of
prayer. At Windsor her majesty, at
St. Margaret's the Lords and Commons,
at st. PauPs the judges of the great
courts, the Lord Mayor and corporation
of London gave special thanks to the
Most High; in every one of the churches
of England throughout the world. in
Canada, in Australia, in New Zealand,
in Fiji, in Eastern and Western India,
in Northern and Southern and Eastern
Falkland islands, in the "still vexed
Bermoothes," in Cyprus and Ceylon, in
almost every degree of latitude and Ion
gitude throughout the world, the stately
liturgy of the Anglican church was en-
riched by a special form of prayer; and
in all the tens of thousands of Nom
Conformist churches. in which the
English language is used, or in which
English missionaries preach in foreign
tongues, confession of national short
comings and Inscriptions of national
thanksgiving were made. This specta-
Gle of an empire and its dependencies at
prayer is not less than sublime. And it
is an exhibition of national character.
Prayer and provender," says peculi-
srly English proverb. hinder no mans
journey"
Monday the festivities begin, but in
stately manner, that the change from
devotion to pleasure may not be too
sudden. Her majesty arrives at her
chief palace in London at about noon;
in the evening she gives a banquet
to the great functionaries of the EN-.
pire, an i to Ambassadors of foreign ma
tions.
Tuesday pleasure reigns supreme.
Banquets and concerts are the order Of
the day, and at night the whole empire
in Europe. Asia, Africa. America, and
Australasia, is illuminated. 1t is con-
ception that even Imagination fails to
grasp.-Inter Ocean. June Fist.
Queen Victoria began the celebration
of her jubilee on Sunday, June 20th as
was BETTING her entire career, before
the altar of her faith. Says the cable
dispatch.
The altar before which the venerable
ruler of the globe-encircling British en-
pire knelt was in the old gothic chapel
of the Knights of the Garter in the royal
palace fortress of Windsor. The palace
is full OF historic memories of the long
line of Englands monarchs, and its ban
ner decked roof never sheltered more
impressive scene than that today. The
chorus of prayer and thanksgiving in
which Victoria, Queen and Empress,
joined there, was re-echoed by millions
of tongues in her island realm, and leap
ing the broad seas. resounded for one
continuous day of twenty-four hours,
until its notes had girdled the earth in
their swelling course.
Thro lghout the United Kingdom and