Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-28
EULOGY OF VICTORIA.
Splendid Discourse on Dead
Queen Preached by
DR.. Leech.
Methodist Church Filled by Large
Gathering which Listened to a Reel
tai of the Characteristics aud Life
History of the Greatest Victoria OF


iii OIL tue SUifdcieTisticS huu Lille
History of the Greatest Victoria OF
History.
Discourse by REV. S. v. LEIGH
on THE Character and Career of Vic
toria."
A large audience filled the Metho
dist Episcopal church on Sunday
morning, when Memorial services IN
honor of Queen Victoria were held.
Over the pulpit desk lay new silk
English flag kindly loaned by Mrs.
Frazer to DIR. Leech, for the occa-
sion. The hymns sung by the excel
lent choir, assisted by the congre-
cation were How blest the right
eous when she dies Nearer my
God to Thee II would not live al
way" and ASLEEP in Jesus" Be
fore the delivery of the sermon Will
liam Emmett Scott, of the Universe
| ty, came to the altar and was re-
ceived by the pastor, into church
membership.
The following is a brief sketch of
DR.. Leeeh's sermon. He selected for
his text Solomon's words MANY
daughters have done virtuously; but
thou exeellest them al" In the
course of the eulogy DR.. Leech said
that Neander, the eminent ecclesias-
teal historian, has honored the first
Victoria. who was an illustrious
martyr in the terrible imperial per
secution of Diocletian. She lived a
beautiful Christian life, and rather
than renounce Christ she met death
brayely, at Carthage, early in the
fourth century But on last Tues.
day the greatest Victoria earth has
known fell asleep in Christ. From
the standpoints of universal renown
and love, world divide influence for
good, and immensely of political
power, the late Queen overshadows
all other female characters OF histo-
ry. More people respected her, more
mourn her death, than have ever
loved or sorrowed concerning any
other woman in the chronicles of
the ages. When but eighteen years
of age she was summoned, before
the dawn of morning, into the draw
ing room of her mothers palace at
Kensington Park, London, on June
| %, 1887. A famous painting at
Windsor Castle pictures the scene.
1t represents beautiful girl, with a
robe thrown over her night dress and
her loose tresses floating about her
shoulders. Her face is sad. The
Lord Cham berlain and the Arch
bishop of Canterbury have driven
% miles, from Windsor, to tell her
of the death of her royal uncle and
! her promotion to the throne Ere
they retire she asks them to kneel
with her in prayer.
| Beside it IS another painting. 1t
represents her on the same day,
reading her address as Queen to
the distinguished Privy Council. DIR.
Leech recited this address with
which Victoria, a descendent of
Frederick the Wise, the friend and
protector OF Martin Luther, began
her magnificent career.
English law does not permit a
subject to ask the hand of the Queen
in marriage The Earl of Arundel
was executed in the yard of the T w
er of London for proposing marriage
to the woman he loved, Mary, Queen
of Scots. Victoria and her hand
some German ducal cousin had long
loved each other. Prince Albert,
Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, was
an accomplished, learned and lovea-
bic man. Soon after her coronation
she told him she desired him to re
side, permanently, in England. His
reply was 1T will be the creates. joy
of my life if you will only be my
own true, loving wife, Then she
asked him to be her husband. On
February 10, 1910, she was married.
at st. James palace, to magnificent
Prince, worthy Of the celebrated
monument, the grandest in Eng
land, known as the albert Memoir
ial, in Kensington Park. 1t was
erected by the Queen and her child
rem to his memory. When Parlia
mcnt declined to name his rank in
royal precedence Victoria presented
him with royal patent establishing
his social position as first after the
Queen. The good and wise Prince
Consort refused to intermeddle in
national affairs. and declined the POI
sition of Commander in Chief of the
Army, rendered to him by the Duke
of Wellington. Conqueror OF Napo-
leon. He gave his splendid life to
authorship, philanthropy, oratory,
and especially to the training of his
nine princely children. When he
died, in 1861, of typhoid fever he
was universally loved and mourned.
The finest tomb in England. the
royal mausoleum at Frogmore Park.
was built by the hereaved queen to