The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-21
NO. VIRTUE BUTIN ENGLAND!
OUR WOMEN AND OUR INSTITUTIONS
LIBELLED IN THE PULPIT.

on oueen victoria'u Reign. Announces FITS
Ceuolusiou That the Monarchy IL better
than the Presidency-Dr. Ne Costa Contrasts
tho Pure Character or the Queen with tho
"Crirainni Practices" OF American women.
Many sons and daughters Of old England. and
some moro distantly descended from Anglo
Saxon stock, gathered yesterday afternoon in
Trinity Church to Join in a service commcmor-
ating the sixtieth anniversary Of Queen Vic
toria's reign. Tho service was arranged by
tho societies OF st. George. st. Andrew. and st.
David. and admission was by card. The church
doors were thrown open at 800 o'clock, and at
that hour tho pressure of ticket holders was so
great that several policemen were needed. The
sounds of the Trinity chimes ringing out God
Save the Queen " q quarter of an hour later
served to increase the number of persons anx-
ious TO get inside. Not until every seat had been
taken by the favored ticket holders were tho
less fortunate ones admitted Those latter filed
the church to tho doors.
It was not the customary Trinity Church
congregation that occupied the pcws. They
wore Britons. born and brod, most of them. with
the look of the tight little is'c'' stamped upon
their faces. Up near the front. in the full
regalia of his office. and accompanied by his
stan, also in uniform. sat Consul.General Percy
~ VAknh Noht a octubhCu III
British and American flags, while the royal
standard. brought here for the purpose from
England. draped the pulpit. After tho pre-
hminary service Of prayer and song. during
which the special duplication in behalf of the
Queen, authorized by Bishop Ellison Capers of
South Carolina, In the absence of Bishop Potter
was rendered.. the Rev. d. Parker Morgan OF
the Church of the Heavenly Rest, delivered tho
sermon He said In part:
1T is no ordinary occasion which brings us all
together here this afternoon. The whole world
over there arc services being held to contem-
plate the life of Queen Victoria and to give God
praise for such q life. And 1t 10 meet, too, that
we should gather within the walls OF old Trinity.
for its first charter came from the English
Church. and its first rector was an English
Bishop. go 1t has como to pass that We. who
arc Of English birth or English descent. look
upon old Trinity as q home. and we should. there
fore, be grateful to the societies OF st George,
St Andrew, and st. David for this opportunity
Of Thanksgiving. We hero in America love to
speak Of Trinity as old Trinity. but we should
maiden monarch. Victoria. had been on her
throne two years before the foundations Of this
President Of the ,1 unitod States at the time mH Of her hae
coronation. She has seen all the long line Of his
successors serve their terms and die, save only
Of the White House.
"Hers has been q long reign. and in contsm-
but feel that the monarchy is better than the
Presidency. With the monarchy there 10 q con-
sSnn e eoo q. ssfy rs ,esrsnssnf In iSe prs sIs ses
toHsrd / the Occupant, Of the chair. stiT. II Is hot
arsh S" q com SS ssi1 With De Prssidsncy ysH non @' Of
the severance of the relations bstween this and
Wtshin these walls echoes the sentiment q the
Old English statesman when he said referring
cSsnse It L we could ~
rs hTh 81 o - 80 % Yis1ot that TIA, spp !, u too to Sn :, ip the
first, Of all let not the devoted motherhood OF the
in life was to at her dsuehter for the work before
her. and ,vietoria's character is due largely to
above has been q striking characteristic OF the
Queen since the day. of her coronation. Her first
that tSSa' She 81 might nsh m 30 iatt ei alone ene With sfhIe God.y T TSs
whole life Of the Queen has been ideal Happy
in the love of her chosen husband and her chit.
dren. her homo life was the ideal OF thousands Of
mothers the world over, She believed that the
religious training Of children should be given at
mothers Of America would think and net In
this respect as she did.
abe said to the Archbishop OF Canterbury. I
wish TO be married as q woman, and not as. a
queen. and II was as q woman she wore by tho
side Of her chosen husband only the wreath OF
orange blossoms upon her head. Tho Same
wanting where there has been suffering and
sickness, not only among her soldiers. her sail
U %hsr ssS rp Sps an'S SorpoWs may %. nf hs Hwn l RSiHiR1e' an Al.
though England recognized the belligerency OF
the South. the Queens heart beat true to the
North, for she has ALWAYS been n foe to
spread Of civfl and religious liberty in Eng.
vast acquisitions of territory. Of the dispersion
Of the Anglo-Ssxon race the world over, and OF
might nas R's sior rRS h isP ss the "e central Y is Sr tf but We We
prefer to go back TO tho secret OF her hold upon
the world, of which I spoke at nrst-to her
woman's love, religion. and sympathy-and we
spria: Queen q ENGLAND: Empress Of India. and
DIR. DE COSTA HAS SOMETHING TO SAT.
Services in observance Of the Queens jubilee
were held also in the Church Of st. John the
Evangelist; go West Eleventh street, OF which
mensc British and American flag, tho former
OF tho altar alcove. In tho aleove proper was a
stand Of colors composed Of one American and
t were Bf 5saieo daeS'; with The G G%i,sTiss and aar SrTf In l Sis
discourse the Rev. DIR. De Costa characterized
the Queen as "a woman Of destiny.' He also
spokeof her as tho " greatest living woman
as a wife and mother" Speaking OF her from
1T Ia. however. as a mother that Victoria II
sublime. Never can 4 be- said Of her that she
Bhirkod the responsibilities OF motherhood. In
this she puts to shame tho majority Of Ameri-
can women of the upper class. who are not only
Indifferent to such responsibilities. but who. By
criminal practicesEcrininsl PRACTICES. l say
avoid those responsibilities.
Near the close OF DIR. De Costa's discourse, and
coincident with his reference to II, the memorial
window. 10 be known AZ tho Jubilee window
tho gift OF members of the st. George Society
and of the Sons OF st. George, was unveiled.
Tho window IL tho most easterly one ON tho
north side Of the church: 1t commcmorates the
sixtleth anniversary Of the accession OF Queen
Victoria TO the throne, IA well as the 4OOth an
niversary of tho En- lish discovery of America
by John and Sebastian Cabot.
The service closed with the singing OF God
Save the Queen. but the patriotism of some of
those present got the better OF them, and while
q part. of the congregation sang the words OF the
British national air tho rest sang America"
The combination nearly broke up the choir.
WHO icy ARE
The Rev. Dr. De Costa was horn in Massa-
chusstts, and graduated from the Biblical Insti-
tnte at Concord, n; II. The Rev. Or. p. Parker
Oxford. On April 9, 1926, he. was charged with
plagiarism by the Rev: T.J. Leo, pastor OF the
First Reformed Church OF Newark, who accused
him OF taking his Easter sermon almost bodily