The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-03

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dressed in the regalia of their respective
| rank The ladies of the embassy were
| dressed in simple gowns of black.
The broad -shouldered Ambassador with
the stalwart young Englishmen of his off,
cial household, made an attractive ap
pesrance. After being shown his pew, the
first on the left-hand side, Lord Pauncefote
went back to the vestibule. where he
awaited Lady Pauncefote and the Hen
orabie Misses Pauncefote. The left side
| of the church was filled with members CT
| the diplomatic, body with ladies of their
| famili IS. Among the most conspicuous
were Baron Faya, the Ambassador of
| Italy; Herr Won Holleben. the German
| Ambassador; NJ. Jules Cambon. the French
| Ambassador; Count Cassini, the Russian
Ambassador; Senor Azpiroz the Mexican
| Ambassador; Mr.. WI Ting-fang, the CHI
| nese Minister. in a dress of purple silk
trimmed with white fur: Ali FerrOugh
Bey. the Turkish Minister. who wore his
fez throughout the service; Mr. Grip, the
Minister of Sweden and Norway whose,
great stature made him noticeable; the
Korean Charge dAffaires in European
uniform, and Mr. Takahira, the Japanese
Minister Others of the diplomatic con-
tingent were Capt. Lewis Bayley. royal
navy; Lieut. Col Gerald C. Kitson, royal
army. and Messrs. Norman. Crackan-
thorpe. and Burton-Alexander, of the
British Embassy; Senior Lazo Arriaga. the
Guatemalan Minister; Mr.. Hengelmuller
Won Hengervar. the Minister OF Austria
Hungary; Mr.. Pioda, the Swiss Minister;
Mr.. Brun, the Danish Minister; Mr.. Carlo.
Minister of Ecuador; VTscOunt de Santo-
Thryso, the Portuguese Minister: Mr.. Le-
gre, the Haitien Minister; Count de Lich-
tervelde. the Belgium Minister; Mr. Assis
Brasil. the Brazilian Minister; Senor Vi
cuna. the Chilean Minister; Senior Calvo,
Minister of Costa Rica; the Duke de
Arcos, the Spanish Minister; Senior Corea
the Nicaraguan Minister; Baron Gevers.
Minister of the Netherlands; DR.. Wilde,
Minister of Argentine Republic; Senor
Guachalla, the Peruvian Minister; Gen.
Isaac Khan, Minister of Persia. in the uni
form of an aide-de-camp to the Shah; Or.
Cuestas. Minister of Uruguay, and Senor
The Sons of st. George.
Members of the Order of Sons OF St.
George especially invited by Lord Paunce-
fote occupied seats in the gallery. and
wore the insignia of their order. a rosette
of red, encircled with the motto of the
Knights of the Garter. and from which
! were streamers of royal purple ribbon.
The representatives of the order present
We're: William Gregory, C. A. Maidens,
r. B. Buckley, J. H. Foster, W. e. Wal
ton. p. L. Bonnet, w. H. Aldridge, c.
Pratchett, T. G. Hill, =. Wilkinson. T.
Collins, ]. Stevens, and James Hunt
Members of the Caledonian Club. wear
ing their official badges, also occupied
seats in the gallery. The other pews of
the church were taken by members ami
those to whom cards of admission had
been presented.
While the congregation was gathering
the organist, Mr.. Ii. II. Freeman, and the
harp accompanist, Miss Anita Cluss of
New York, rendered sweetly. the "Adora-
ton" from Gaurs Holy City and the
Funeral March" by Chopin. The ser
vices were conducted by Bishop Henry Y
Satterlee, Rev DR.. Alexander Mackay-
Smith, the rector of the church, assisted
by Rev. DR.. Randolph H. McKim rector of
Epiphany Church, and Rev. Z. NJ. Paddock,
the assistant rector of st. Johns
Promptly at II O'Clock, the male choir
of thirty-five voices entered the chancel
singing the professional hymn, For All
the Saints" The singers were clad in
their beautiful white robes and were fol-
lowed by the three rectors and Bishop
Satterlee.
Bishop SatterIee's Sermon.
The opening sentences OF the burial
service were then read by Bishop
Satterlee and the choir responded with
Lord, Let Me Know My End" Following
Rev DIR. Mackay-Smit read the Scriptur-
al lesson from Paul's Epistle to the Co
rinth!ans. With much impressiveness the
choir sang. Lead, Kindly Light" AS the
soft strains of the hymn died away. Bish-
op Satterlee advanced to the pulpit and
delivered the funeral oration. He said:
This is a memorable moment in the
annals OF history. AS the church bells
are tolling the eleventh hour in England
this day the solemn funeral rites of
England's Queen for three-seore years
are being held amid the hush of a ma
tons silence, and at the same hour, as
the sun circles round the earth ali
through the British Empire, and wher-
ever else Church of England service is
held. the same office for the burial Of the
dead is being said
1T is as though the funeral at Windsor
today were mirror in which We behold
ten thousand other passing scenes; as
though the service there were echoed o,ef
land and sea. while the voice of a great
multitude like the sound of many wa
ters' rises up from earth to heaven. And
at each of these myriad services, human
lips are uttering the same devotional
words. human souls are breathing the
same prayers. and human hearts are
bowed down with the same deep sense of
loss-the loss, as it were. of personal
friend. The familiar words of the cen
secrated burial office, with which the
poorest and Iowliest OF Englands sons
and daughters have been carried TO heir
graves, are now being said over Englands
Queen. She was one wiSn her people IN
their lives; she is now one with them N
her death; one with them in her hope OF
Il joyful resurrection and all her Chris
tiaR people feel that as she was faithful
unto death, so the Lord shall give unto
her a crown Of life.
For the world is better for this
Queens life as a se%ant of God.
There are some characters so pure so
true. and unselish in their unaffected sim
pliclty, that they belong not only to their
own country, but 10 the world at large
Something is there In the quality of their
lives which enriches human history. and
makes stronger our faith in human nature
Itself
Such was Queen Victoria. To the Eng