The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-01-30

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MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Rev. Mitchell breaches a Sermon
on the Life of Victoria.
At the Church Of the Holy Com
munion of this city last Sunday
evening Rev. Mitchell, rector of that
church, conducted a service in mem
ory Of the late Queen Victoria, the.
greatest and best rulerin En- ngland S
history 1t wasa beautiful service
that was used, it being a part Of her
majesty S burial service, which will
be used next Saturday when. the re-
mains are laid to rest beside those
Of her husband at Frogmore. a
large United States flag covered the
front of the organ, while on the pull
| pit was a Union Jack draped in
mourning.
The rector did not take a text for
his sermon, but said that the last
clause of the 18th verse of the 10th
Psalm was fitting one, although it
reads in the plural instead of the
singular. 1t reads thus: 'Thev
shall eater into the Kings palace. :
Memorial services, the rector said,
were being held on that day in all
the colonies and possessions over.
which the queen ruled. Also,
wherever there was Christian civ
ilization, in honor of one of the very
Inoblest and best Of women, Queen
Victoria. The announcement of her
death came as a shock to all the
world The simple message was.
Queen Victoria is dead. The
queen has entered the Kings pal
ace. He then referred to the fact
that for the first time in our nation s.
history our flag was placed at half.
mast in honor of any foreign ruler.
Preside lent " cKinley was one of the
first tosend a message Of condo
lence to the grief stricken relatives.
This message was read atthe break
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fast table Of the royal family and
caused many a tear to fall while it
was being passed around.
The queen being born in 1919, and
dying in 1901, was 80 years old and
mad been ruler for 63 years. She
had ruled during the most wonder
ful age of the world S history, the
age of science. of art, of literature,
and of religion. It's hard for. us
to think of England being ruled by
anyone but Queen Victoria, he said,
because she had ruled so long. The
history of England during that
reign has been unequa1ed. The
l5empire had made wonderful ex-
pansion. Mr.. Mitchell then passed
onto the subject of patriotism. AL
the subjects of England loved the
queen. One of the lessons of patri-
otism taught in the empire was the
singing OF Good Save the Queen =
at the close of every gathering Of
whatever nature, private or public.
It is told Of her that when she was
notified of her ascension to the
! throne when but 19 years of age,
by the bishops and archbishops,
that She said in reply: Pray for
me, gentlemen, that I may rule
England in peace. - She was a
/ queen, a true woman. Her mar
] ried life was a noble one in every
sense of the word.
In closing the sermon the rector
used two verses. Of the poem aVic-
4 toria written by the poet laureate,
i Alfred Austin. which follows and
describes the character Of the la
) mented queen:
Queen empress, more than empressor thar
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The lady Of the world on high enthroned,
II By right deyine of duties well fulfilled
To be the pattern to all queens, all kings,
q All women, and the consciences Of men.
: Who look on duty as mans only right.
Having referred to the queen s
l Widowhood and the experience d
81 her later life. Mr.. Austin continues
], And long and late. This happy season wore
This mellow, gracious autumn of her davs
! 1 This sweet, grave Indian summer, till w
q grow SSs 81
= To deem it limitless and halt forgot
Mortality's decree; and now there falls
81 "a sudden sadness on our lives. and we
s. Can only bow disconso1ate heads and weep
@ And look out from our lonely hearth and SET
The homeless drifting of the winter mist.
! And hear the requiem of the winter wind
. During the olertory Mr.. Perry