The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-21
GLORY OF QJEEN'S REIGN
REV. MIR. WILKINSON'S HIGH TRIB-
UTE TO BRTTAINS
RULER
RESPECTED WILL OF PEOPLE
Favored Every Move to AmeIiorate
the Condition of Her Poorer
Subjects-StOOd for Law
and Justice.

In his sermon yesterday, the Rev. J.
w. Wilkinson, said: 1--WE sec from tbs
life of King Hezekiah and from the care
with which that life was written by
ISAIAH. now lasting are the good words
high places. He was one of the tnree
| greatest rulers Of Israel and his name
ana fame will abide as long as men read
history, celebrated in life, honored In
aeatn. We are not to go away think
ing that God cared for men under Jewish
/ tg trees beside palm groves, and that
ne does not now care for men In crowded
changed and the lives of American pres
idents and English queens and peoples
are yet his care. In 1887, Queen Victoria
began her brilliant rule, at a time when
OF mighty changes. The day Of the
lighting man was not to be what it had
Deen, the advantage of birth and blood
though 1t would long continue to be great,
was to be relatively lessened. The se-Y-
ant was not going to abide in the house
ON bondage forever. The kingdom Of
man was at hand. The man who then
worked in the mine, in the factory, in
the sun-lit field, the woman who had
to earn her living by the work of her
hands, We're In sorry plight. The INDECENT
hard time-long hours, poor pay for work
ers, ignorance the common lot of the loal-
ers. The newspapers were few, and high
in price, school boards unknown.
tinue, there. were men who saw how
desirable changes Were, and that it
must come, but the vantage was with
the privileged classes, who, as a whole,
resisted changes. To be q reformer, TO
ask for the rights of the masses, meant
social ostracism, but there were men
erful eloquence, born OF earnestness,
they appealed to English men with q
power which could not be resisted. The
queen always saw that change must
nd Oh Cd Al.
first ruler in Britain who has taken care
to keep within the just prerogatives of the
CROWN. she has never trespassed upon
the rights of the people or resisted their
parliament. This will be one of the most
lasting glc-leS Of her MYSTERIOUS career
During the queens reign the ton hours
factory bill has become law, the taxes on
knowledge have been done away, the
taxes on flour abolished, as also taxes
upon every necessary article of food. The
away by the queens orders In council
Religious disabilities have vanished. Now
jew or Roman Catholic can sit in par
hament or be a judge. The great uni
veI sites are open to all who can pass the
entrance examination and pay the fees.
Compulsory education Is in all the cities
and large towns and many of the villages.
All householders and nearly all the men
of the franchise, have the right to vote
for members Of parliament The atroci-
tleS OF Cn9 criminal law nave been OBJ
Nhterated. Home rule has been given to
municipalities. County councils have been
established. The rights of the public
press have been enlarged,
Scotland and Ireland have each seen
changes such as are an establishment
and Joy. The influence Of the United
States has been most profound In Eng
glish public life and has contributed
much to the beneffcent reform spirit Of
tn the English people. While ali these
changes and many more have been TAX
ing place the queen, by her influence
and example, has kept public ideals in
her court higher, 1t is believed, than
chose Of any court IN all Europe. In
an age whose advancement has had no
equal IN historic time, Queen Victoria
has been in advance Of It, and in art,
IN letters, in science, in commerce, and
In religion all her power has been used
for that which was beautiful. useful
and good. Her record Will abide. her
tame Is sure as long as the English
language L. read. With all this said. LET
US remember that no life, however noble
viii abide, and SO let US give our hearts
unto wisdom and to the work for man
the Master gives us to do. We cannes
all hold high place. We can ali hold m
the sacredness OF life, and to the eternal
sanctions OF duty, remembering that we
ennoble all We do when we do II FOR
Gods glory and mans good.