The herald., 1897-06-21
JUBILEE
SERVICES
Sermons by Revs. Tayler
and Thomson
RECOGNITION OF FRIENDS
RECOGNITION OF FRIENDS
CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE CEN
TRIAL PRESBYTERIAN
Services at the Various Churches.
sLet Us Make Man After
Our Own Image"


the Rev. B. w. r. Tayler, rector Of ST.
Johns, delivered an Grafton yesterday
morning on the Jubilee Celebration Of
Her Imperial Majesty, Victoria, by the
Grace of God, Queen of England, En-
press of India, Defender of the Faith"
Wherever today the English language
is spoken, whether it be in the British
islands themselves or in that chain OF
colonies with which British genius and
British conquest have encircled the
world, or in the broad domain of these
United States which over 100 years ago
won their national independence and
became separate nationality, there Is
one name which rises to the lips and
which eXcites the admiration OF every
one who loves goodness and righteous
ness and truth. That name is Victoria,
the queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
and empress of India. Today millions
upon millions are pouring out fervent
prayers to God for his continued bless
ings upon her as a woman and queen,
and millions more who owe her no other
allegiance than that of love and respect.
Join in the universal acclaim: GOD
save the queen!"
1t is seldom the world sees anything
so universally popular and far-reaching
as this diamond jubilee, outside the wor-
ship of the King of Kings, the Lord of
Lords; for the nations of the earth have
not vet broken down those barriers of
racial hatred and distrust which even
now, at the very dawn of the twentieth
century, characterize their dealings with
each other. Each nation celebrates its
own heroes in song and story; each
nation twines it's wreaths and garlands
around the tombs and monuments of
its own own departed worthless; and each
of the peoples of the earth eXpend their
enthusiasm upon their own rulers. 1t
is, therefore, all the more remarkable
that today two of the leading nations of
the earth twine together their flags and
mingle their prayers and praises in
honor of one sovereign queen.
Why should Americans, whose fore
fathers in the last century cut away for
ever from kings and queens from royalty
and hereditary rulers, join in the cele-
bration of the jubilee festival of Eng
lands queen? Because there are many
Americans loyal to the land of their
birth, loyal to this glorious republic of
the western hemisphere, intensely loyal
to the constitution and flag of their
country, who will not be debarred from
paying their tribute of respect and honor
to one who has enshrined herself in the
hearts of Americans no less than in the
hearts of Britons; one who has set the
world an example of womanly virtue and
worth that far outshines the regal crown
which glitters on her brow. While Brit
onS may boast of Victoria as their
queen the world claims her as an exam
pie of sterling worth of character ami
womanly virtue; and humanity claims
her as an exemplar of those virtues of
which her own favorite poet wrote:
"Kind hearts are more than. coronets
and simple faith than Norman blood"
On an occasion like this there is a
providential opportunity for pressing
home certain considerations which are
of paramount Importance to the Anglo
Saxon race. The intelligent minds of the
world are beginning to look little more
deeply into the coming political prob
lens than was customary a century ago
Race problems are becoming more i'm
portant than mere geographical limita-
tions; the twentieth century will pre-
sent problems for solution which will re-
quire not only skill and genius to solve
but much patience and probably much
suffering. There will be the problem of
socialism, Christian and otherwise; OF
many religious conceptions
into a normal world; of scientific achieve
nents and their bearing upon the arts
Of peace and war; and there is also the
problem which is sure to come of the
unification of races as races, prepara
tory to the merging Of all races into one
brotherhood, which will be the
consummation of Christian
civilization.
Unifcation strengthens and eXalts
Division stunts and dwarfs, and the
limitations which separate
men of the same race and language will
be swept away before the rising tide of
Christian civilization, the trend and pur-
pose of which is to unity, and just so sure
as the teachings of the universal father
hood Of God and brotherhood of man
resound from Christian pupits, just 50
sure will the barriers of ethnic Disagree
ments and disabilities crumble into dust
and among the first to fall away will be
the fiimsy ones which exist between
branches Of the same family. 1t is the
logical result of inexorable facts, and we
see the incoming tide of better feeling
between the several branches of the
race whenever we see an
American flag floating in London or hear
God save the queen sung in the United
States.
The germ idea Of Anglo-American
unity is rapidly growing one, and d
factor which will materially aid, in in
creasing the friendship between these
two great nations is naturalization-the
Of the responsibilities of
by those British subjects
to make this country their per-
manert home and to bring up their
to discharge their responsible
ties in life. 1t is difficult thing for a
man to change his allegiance, and to a
man who has been educated in British
atmosphere, who has been thrilled by
the glorious records of the British army
by the still more glorious annals of thu
British navy, by the brilliant achieve
ments of British craftsmanship, by the
of British art, science and lit
srature, it is an exceedingly difficult mat
ter to rend out of his heart and his life
those things which have burned them
selves into the very fiber Of his being; 1t