Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-28

men like Gladstone and Bismarck impress
| ing ruling ideas men at over eighty.
Beyond all these, and in some respects SUI
| perior. it has watched with wonder a Wo-
man at the head of of the greatest of
| earthly empires doing her duty and living
calmly under the load of enormous respon-
| siblities. which she fulfilled through the
power of tncarnate conscience her ne-
parture makes this month forever note
worthy aside from its rank as the first month
| of a new century. 1t would seem as If Time,
| Ike old blind Samson. had bowed his shout
ders between two of the great columns in
| the temple of civilization and brought them
| both down to ruin this month. one o.
| these that of stricken century. the other
| that of a stricken queen.
so extended had the reign of Victoria
| been that she had become, in the ordinary
| view, accepted almost as an elemental 1ace
| in life. She seemed almost like fragment
! OF Time. She began to reign so young mat
| her years appeared as though i'll hail OF
mirrors.
THE foundations of her good life lay
| deep III the teachings of a good mother,
and deeper still, in a happy marriage. All
religious and Christian work mas beeii
stronger because of her example. The late
queen stood as IL bulwark by force of her
| example against people who sheer at
| moral life. Her life penetrated into dark
places, made the good stronger, and SUB
| dued the harsh, strident voice or Mephis-
| topheles in society,"
As Subject and Sovereign.
Victoria, as subject and sovereign, was
| the theme of the sermon delivered by ReV
John Van Schaick at the Church OF Our
Father yesterday morning. After contrast
| irg the character of the queen with that
| of George III, he said the former had de-
ciared 81 will lie good" and had lived up
| to that ideal.
'In this hour Of sorrow and of Joy. Of
M aise and commemoration, let us not for
no other Victoria Victoria Mary
| Louise, the Duchess of Kent, the mother
of the good queen who died forty years
ago, and whose works live after her In
| the most splendid royal life known In his
| tory. With what robust common sense
| she brought up the future monarch! No
vain Or foolish thoughts were suffered to
| enter the mind of the little girl; She was
| taught, on the contrary, gcntleness and
| courtesy, respect for the rights of others,
| love of hard work, love of God.
''Relieve me- whether your daughters
| are called to The estate of princes or pau
| pers, queens peasants, this respect for
| humanity, this habit of work, this rever-
| ence of the infinite cannot be planted too
| early or too firmly in their breasts. Queen
| Victoria has lived a life full of suggestion
| to us all. How she has adorned the home!
| In an exalted position, placed where all
| the world could see her, with an example
| powerful for good or for evil she was
| true to her Womanhood.
''She made home for her husband and
children Compelled to examine and sign
| thousands of documents every year, she
never lapsed into that kind of A semi-pub-
| lie woman, exemplified in Mrs. Jellyby-
never neglected her little ones for some
visionary Booriboola Cha. Her services to
| civilization as sovereign, great as they are,
| cannot be compared in extent with her
services as subject-subject to the laws
of family, the laws of truth. beauty and
| honor-the great laws of Cod
Stood for Purity in Life.
"The influence of the queen was the sub
| ject taken by Rev. Stowell r. Bryant for
| his sermon at last nights services in st.
Paul's Church, 18th and r streets. After
! reviewing her earlier life, he said:
"She was fortunate in selecting a consort
| to whom she had given her affections. and
| whose marriage to her would conform to
| the policy of state and the good of the
| kingdom.
| america has cause to rever the memory
| Of Albert the Good. During the civil war
| his influence was all for peace He kept
! England cool, at the time of the Trent af-
| fair, when the ministry had threatened war
| for the breach of neutrality on our part, in
| removing Mason and Slidell from the Brit
| ish vessel. When public opinion was at
| fever heat, he rose from sick bed, sixteen
days before his death, and wrote his last
| message in the interest of peace There is
no doubt that his influence had its weight.
Throughout her entire days, Queen Vic
| toria stood for purity in life. Never has
the breath of blame touched her good name.
| Never was reign in which purity and
morality were so exemplified as in hers.
| For eighty-two years she wore the white
| flower of a blameless life.
| DIR. Hamlin's Views.
| noble tribute was paid to the life and
| character of Queen Victoria by Rev. DR..
| Hamlin the pastor of the Church of the
| Covenant, who devoted his entire sermon
yesterday morning to that subject. Follow
| ing most striking portrayal of the queen
| In her public and private stations, the
speaker pointed out that the important les
| son to be drawn from her life was that its
foundations were laid on the principles of
1 the Christian religion. Whether as queen,
/ wife or mother, he said the spirit Of the
/ notable reign and career of the greatest
/ woman Of the age was that Of the religion
| founded by Christ.
Services EIsewhere.
In nearly every other pulpit in the city
some reference Of a tender tenor was made
to the queen. and sermons other than those