The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-29


The Very Rev. Dean Sills.
The Rt. Rev. bishop.
The choir and clergy proceeded down
the south aisle and turning entered the
chancel. Dean sills commenced the SER
vice with the well known words; 81 am
the resurrection and the iifs." Ihe
Psalms from the Office OF the Burial OF
the dead were sung antiphonaiv py
| Dean Silis and the choir. The lesson v ~
from tho fifteenth chapter Of First Corin'
thfaps and was read by Kew. Canon
Plant. This was followed by singing by
the choir. Rev. MIR. Stewart Of Bath then
read prayers ana the combined choir
rendered. Path Of the just" by
Roberts. This was followed by the
familiar hymn, 30 God, our help in
ages past, our hope for years 20 come"
Dean Silis next stepped forward and
0livered an eloquent address appropriate
to the occasion. "When in the winter of
1851 left England for Canada" he be-
gan, 1.-THE transatlantic cable had not
bsen laid and news OF events TRANSMITTING
In one country was necessarily somewhat
old when 10 was received In the other. IL
was a time oflgravs anxietylbecause Of the
Trent affair and the possibility of war
had filled every ship going to Canada
with British officers. The passengers
for the provinces were therefore landed In
this city. Thus it was first set foot on
this continent in a place which was after
wards to be my very much loved home.
Il was many day before 1t was learned
that owing to the just and conservative
actiou>of Pres ident Lincoln and to the
calm and careful procedure of Queen Vio-
toria that counseIs OF peace had prevailed
and that the horrors OF war had been
averted. But now, thanks to the mar
vellous progress of science, the whole
world knows In very few moments
what has transpired in each and every
part OF 1t. Peoples and nations
are now brought nearer to one another
and the possibilities of international
sympathies bscoms unlimited.
with respect unprecedented and be.
slowed on no other sovereign of the world
the emblem OF this great country's glory
was lowered to half mast on the nation al
capital by order Of the President In sim
cers sympathy with England and In sim
oere desire to do honor TO the memory OF
her departed queen. And following the
dictates Of their own hearts and given
such high example, men called to rule
| in this state and supreme In their several
stations have left their professional duties
to Join with us In this memorial services
in a common brotherhood or grief. The
two flags drapsd around this pulpit to.
day fifty typiry the affection and sympa-
thy which tlus OF kinship and language
and religion only strengthen as the years
roll on, Ii is indeed a wonderful tribute
to the influence of one woman that she
can thus touch the loving, throbbing
hart or the civilized world. Since Vic
meaning among men which has elevated
ana adorned their ideas OF true woman
hood. The very word well expresses all
that 1t can think Of as pure and grand
and beautiful and endaaring in woman
here is in it an appeal TO every mans
chivalry, an appeal to the best and
nobiest feelings within him, an appeal to
him to live worthy of bis high creation,
an appeal to him for the protection and
TO him. The hearts of all England are
drawn TO her in loyalty, not only because
she Is their sovereign but because she lie a
woman; ard then because she ia good
woman, they give their love ana their
devotion even unto death. The Queen OF
England was beloved hrst, because she
was a noble woman, good and fun OF
sympathy and then because she was
ruler. wise and full OF graciousness. for
sixty five years she had lived unuer the
public gaze and in all that long period OF
time 1t would have been hard to point
| TO a single instance In which she could
have been justly accused of anything I'M
womanly or any lack of wisdom and de-
votiun TO her countrJ's geod Rich and
poor alike have given her ungrudging
honor. The greatest noblemsn and nobiest
ladies OF her court have felt the powers OF
her Influence and have shown her reyer-
ence. No man is there of English blood
but has felt his life and character the
better for the Thought Of his queen; no
woman ever looked upon that Queens life
without ii hiding there q high exs mple of
all that is best and purest and noblest in
her sex. No man ever thought OF her OK
cept as bsyond rsproach; no woman ever
had the slightest cause &c look upon ter
| in Jealousy. Shs was to the world a
model of ideal womanhood and impressed
her personality upon 1t TO remarkable
degree Years ago 1t WAS SAID that all
good words that could be spoken of any
one had often been said OF the queen.
Testimony is not wanting 10 the power
OF the queens sympathy from men Ct
other nations than that over which sne
reigned. l was shown but two days ago
a letter from veteran OF the civil war
whose heart was cheered in the midst OF
the awful distress and carnage OF the held
of battle by the knowledge that the quet
of his mother country had helped bis
cause by refusing to countenanos the
wave of English sentiment in favor OF
acknowledging the Southern States.
The remainder OF Dean Sill's address