Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-25
Queen yictoria's RELIGION.

| To the Editor of the New York Times:
Queen Victoria is member OF the An
glican Church, but also attends the Pres
| byterian church at Crathie when at her
Baimoral home. She has taken the COM
munion at that church every autumn
since 1873. Prior to that time she writes
| AT II O'Clock l went to the kirk with
| my two ladies Che Duchess OF Rox-
! burghe and Lady Ely, Lord Bridport
being also in attendance. At the end OF
| the sermon began the service OF the
| communion, which is most touching and
| beautiful, and impressed and moved me
more than l can express" She then de-
scrlbeS the service in minutest detail
! and In closing, says 1T would indeed
be-1mpossible 10 say how deeply we were
impressed by the grand simplicity OF the
service Ii was most touching, and
l longed much to join in IT,"
Again her Majesty writes: AT little
before II, went to kirk--for the first time
after severe illness-a great pleasure to
me, who am so fond Of going to the dear
little church here. He Or Mac
leod gave us very beautiful sermon
preached upon the great Importance as
well as comfort, of our looking on God
as Father, and not as a Judge or
Magistrate, TO use homely phrase He
also gave an admirable explanation of
the sacrament, which he announced was
to be given next Sunday. explaining
that 1t was not a miracle, which people
often consider il to be-"
On hearing of DIR. Macleod's death, her
Majesty wrote. 81 telegraphed TO all nv
children, and could think OF nothing else
/ try to dwell on all he said, for there
was no one TO whom In doubts and
anxieties on religion / looked up to with
more trust and confidence, and no one
ever treasured and comforted me more
about my children His own faith was
so strong, his heart so large, that all
high and low, weak and strong, the
erring and the good-could alike find SYM
m. 10 fv,
How l loved to talk TO him, 10 ask his
advice, to speak to him OF my sorrows !
my anxieties."
We are too apt to think of the Queen |
as a person surrounded by luxury ana /
pomp with a sceptre in her hand and |
crown Cd upon her head, till glimpse |
into her life shows n lonely woman be-
reft of the one dear companion OF her |
life; by her exalted position cut off for
the most part from the freedom and
friendship which women of lesser rank
enjoy. l take the privilege of quoting
from her journal as follows: Visit 10
Lord Dalhousie. Lady Christian took US
upstairs. 1 felt tired sad, and bewil-
dered. For the first time I'm my life L
was alone in a strange house without
either mother or husband, and the
thought overwhelmed and distressed me
deeply. How many visits We
paid together, my darling and /, and
now we ever enjoyed them' Even when
hey were trying and formal, the happi-
ness of being together and world in
ourselves was great"
Unwilling of the Princes statue at
aberdeen, october 10, 1881 was terri
,ly nervous. Longed not TO have TO 90
through this fearful ordeal.
tarted sad and lonely. and so strange
Without my darling, with dear Alice
.urchen, and Louis. got out
and when I had arrived there
,as no one to direct me and to say, as ,
what was to be done. Oh. II
Ias too painful. too DREADFUL
Trusting that these extracts NAV
brow some light on the true faith and
haracter of her Majesty; that you will
i've space TO them in your paper, and ,
ranking you In anticipation. /
STILLE r.. ASLING C
Hamilton, Can, March II, 1898.