Evening star., 1901-02-02

navy officers in full uniform, with younger
members of the British embassy staff were
the ushers.
The diplomatic corps had seats on the
left side Of the church reaching down half
way on both sides of the aisle. The Ital-
ian and German ambassadors sat together
in the first pew. Behind them were the
French and Russian ambassadors, the
Mexican ambassador having the pew just
back The ministers and secretaries and
attaches as they arrived were shown to
places. according to their seniority OF serv-
ice here. The splendid uniforms In bril-
liant scarlet and snowy white or cleaning
with gold embroideries on black made
gorgeous show in a scene SO somber in
thought and action.
The Presidents Arrival.
The British ambassador was about the
last to arrive. He was accompanied by
Lady Pauncefote and the Misses Paunce-
fote Lord Pauncefote. after accompany
ing his family to the first pew, returned to
the front door Of the church to await the
coming of President Mckinley. whom he
escorted to the first pew on the right aisle.
With the President were the Secretary of
State the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Attorney General Behind other mem
bers of the cabinet and the ladies Of their
families was the Supreme Court, the chief
justice being accompanied by all the aSso-
ciate justices. Officers of the army, headed
y
and number Of senators and representa-
tives in Congress and other officials as well
as many persons prominent in social life,
special friends Of the British ambassador
and family. filled the church almost to the
last half dozen pews. The Sons of St.
George Capital Lodge. w. A. Gregory, pres
ident and Columbia Lodge. w. Hite, presi-
dent, had front seats in the gallery. where
every other inch of space was also taken.
The Services.
The usual service for such occasion, 1.-THE
Order for the Burial of the Dead, - was fol-
lowed. Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith.
D. D., conducted the service, assisted by
Rev. DIR. McKim of Epiphany Church. Rev.
Ernest Paddock was also in the chancel.
Bishop Satterlee read the opening verses Of
the psalm II Am the Resurrection and the
Life" the remainder being chanted by the
vested choir of thirty-five voices, under the
direction of Mr.. H. H. Freeman, Miss Anita
Cluss accompanying on the harp.
Bishop Satterlees address was prefaced
by the singing of Cardinal Newman's
hymn. Lead. Kindly Light
Bishop satterlee's Address.
Bishop Satterlee said:
''This is a memorable moment in the an
nails Of history.
LAS the church bells are tollfng the
eleventh hour in England this day. the
solemn funeral rites Of England's queen
for three score years are being held amid
the hush of a nations silence; and at the
same hour, as the sun circles round the
earth, all through the British empire and
wherever else Church of England service
is held, the same office for the burial Of
the dead is being said.
''It Is as though the funeral at Windsor
today were a mirror in which We behold
ten thousand other passing scenes; as
though the service there were echoed over
land and sea; while the voice of great
multitude, like the sound of many waters
rises up from earth to heaven. And at
each Of these myriads services human lips
are uttering the same devotional words
human souls are breathing the same pray
ers and human hearts are bowed down with
the same deep sense loss-the loss as 1t
were, Of personal send. The familiar
words of that conseci ated burial office,
with which the poorest and lowliest Of
England's sons and daughters have been
carried to their graves, is now being said
over England'S queen. She was onex with
her people in their lives; she is now one
with them in her death; one with them in
her hope OF a joyful resurrection, and all
her Christian people feel that as she was
faithful unto death, so the Lord shall give
unto her a crown of lffe-
For the world Is better world for this
queens life as servant of God.
There are some characters so pure, so
true and unseifish In their unaffected sim
plicity that they belong not only to their
! own country. but to the world at large.
Something is there In the quality of their
lives which enriches human history, and
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