The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-02-02
IN QUEENS MEMORY.
,SERPTCES HELD At ST. Pa UL'S
CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

and Stirring Addresses by Rev. DR.
Lines and Anson Phelps Stokes.
The memorial service at st. PauPS
church last night for Queen Victoria
was one of the largest of the kind evel
held in this city, Long before the hour
for beginning the services every part OF
the large edifice was crowded to it's ut
most seating capacity, with the excep-
ton of the part reserved for the British
American societies.
The New Haven Caledonian club, Red
Cross lodge, Order Sons Of ST. George,
Clan Mcleod No. 81, o. S. c., w. e.
Gladstone lodge, Order Sons of ST.
| George and the Royal Orange society,
together with the British-American
committee and many present and for
mer British subjects, met at St.
Georges hail. where they were mar
shalled by Fl. f. Blogg, who was assist
ed by Arthur Bayliss. Over three hun
dred strong, they marched at slow pace
headed by Chief James Mustarde, of the
New Haven Caledonian club Roscoe W.
Reeves, president Of Gladstone lodge;
A. O. Chalmers, chief of Clan Mcleod;
Albert Edward Paskell, president of the
Red Cross lodge, and w. e. Reeves the
chairman of the British American COM
mittee
Arriving at the church, they were met
by Miss Gertrude King, who was attired
in white and carried fine representa-
ton of the Union Jack in flowers exc
1I1t Tod l>1yN e,tr Hon
list. Miss King was escorted down the
aisle by Chief Mustarde and r. w.
Reeves. On reaching the altar where
was picture of the queen draped with
the Stars and Stripes and the Union
Jack, Miss King placed the floral trib-
ute.
The music and anthems were special
ly selected for the occasion and We're
rendered by the full vested choir under
the direction of Frederick S. Weld and
Harry Woodstock, the organist. In
cluded were the anthem from Sullivan's
Festival TIE Deum and WoodWard's
Hail, Radiant Morn" and Tennyson's
Crossing the Bar" set to music by DR..
Bridges. The latter was the last poem
written by the great laureate and was
a. IdNOIllC VI lilC duCCil. - was Iva
dered impressively at the close of the
service.
Rev. Edwin S. Lines, D. D., rector of
st. Pauls church, and the assistant
rector, Arson Phelps Stokes, jr., de-
livered the eulogies on the queen
Dr. Lines remarks were brief and
bore simply upon the object of the SER
vice. as being but part of the gather
ings now taking place around the world
in honor of the queen. Eve have come
to- night" he said, "to make part Of
that great company of mourners now |
from the ends of the earth in
of England's qleen. We come
not mourning bitterly, for Col had CIV
en- the queen long life, happy and res
plete with good works, but we come
bearing to the memory Of this life our
homage and respect"
Speaking of the debt of gratitude
which America owes to the queen, Mr..
Stokes said: 1--WE of America cannot I
forget her goodness to us. We remem-
Der that it was her action which pre-
vented Great Britain from a declara- +
ion of war that would have materially
improved the chances of the confeder-
acy. We cannot forget her messages to (
he wives of our martyred presidents
We are mindful of her continued friend
ship, which had in It no trace of ieaI-
'usy or malice And because of her
services to our nation, of her own po-
ition, we have followed her every act
n the old country with loving interest.
I'VE have detected no scandal in her
oval court. No dishonesty.lno low liv-
ne, no INSCRIPTIONS conduct has been
there. The throne OF Eng
and, in the public eye, subjected to
very possible criticism, has proved it.
elf clean.
THE queens personal letter to Cen
raj Booth, after reading Darkest Eng :
and is an example taken almost at .
andom of her interest in the we'll being 8
t her people. 1t was only a few
1onths ago that she visited the hospi-
al wards, giving words of comfort and ii
heer to those who had been wounded ,
/ South Africa.
1T was not by preparing great state Y
apers or showing any remarkable gen. 7
is that the queen became so beloved.
was rather because of the depth OF Y
er sympathy,'the goodness of her char. =
cter, the complete unselfshness of her V
fe"
Mr.. Stokes related several incidents f
| the queens life that bear upon her /
1aracter: y
1T was her goodness which made | +
lie queen so beloved. You will remem- |,
ar the touching incident recounted by f
ar governess, the Baroness Selwyn. +
he had placed in the girls history a n
theological table of the royal line. q
he princess studying it discovered that n
her uncle, King William should die a
lie would succeed to the throne. Tt is C
very solemn thing said the child. r
'eatly moved. There is much splen- r
II, but there is much responsibility. T
ut / will be good In that simple r
lids statement we have the key to f
e queens life. o.
The home life of the queen was "
autiful in it's simplicity. There were s,
} scandals there-all was clean and p
Ire. Here is a passage from her diary q,
hich gives an insight into the Chris D
IN home. The greatest maxim of all L
that the children should be brought r.
as simply and in as domestic a way r
possible; that (not interfering with s
cir lessons) they should be as much ! r
possible with their parents and learn s.
place the greatest confidence in them in
all things to
And the children did place their con- B
ence there and loved her with a true O