Evening star., 1909-06-28
Lords Speech Striking Fea-
ture of Colonial Week.
MANY IN CHURCH.PAGEANT
Incidents and Pictures Of Early Re-
ligious Life.
FOR COWEs REGATTA
Gear and King Of Spain Likely to Be
Guests Of King Edward
Next August.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc
LONDON, June 1S 1909.
The imperial press conference which
has been going on all the week began
brilliantly with the banquet to the CO.
lonial editors. The event would. however,
have been dull and commonplace had II
not been illuminated by the truly impress
sive speech delivered by Lord Roseoery.
He seemed inspired with grave emotions
and 1t is something for him to remember
that his words elected lively applause
from men half of whose lives have been
spent in the service of other people
oratory. 1t was a great triumph on TINS
score alone. Fifteen years ago when ne
stood on the Edinburgh platform in the
first glory of his premiership, his face
was still fresh, round and youthful, his
hair just family touched with gray AT
this dinner his voice was still as strong
and sonorous as ever, but his face was
drawn and pale, his hair perfectly white.
The colonial visitrs were naturally in
terested in "the orator of the empire"
They crowded up from all corners of the
room so as to see the speaker better and
to hear him more clearly. No better
choice OF an orator to grace an Imperial
occasion could have been made, and be-
fore dinner the guests were all anticipat-
berry speak.
1t was his discourse on the pressure be-
ing put upon England by foreign rivals
in the preparation for war that most
deeply impressed his audience. They
were visibly stirred by Lord Rosebery's S
splendid description of the hush that lies
over Europe as the dread munitions of
war are being madly piled up in prepa-
ration for the coming Armageddon 1t
was, perhaps, trivial but curious coinci-
0pncn that when Lord RnSeherv was
speaking in this strain his words min
gled with the loud cracking of the bombs
and exploding rockets of q fireworks dis
play In the adjoining stadium.
/ had a talk with man, who, perhaps,
as much as any living Englishman. can
claim to be an intimate friend Of Lord
Rosebery. / pointed out to him the OBJ
vious disappointment of every one that
trumpet call to the empire Lord Rose
berry, instead of waiting in this country
to watch and enhance the effects upon
the colonial visitors of his great speech.
has disappeared to the other side OF Eu-
rope. My friend was particularly reti-
cent on the subject. but what l gathered
from him amounted to this:
About his own personal position and as
pirations Lord Rosebery preserves a
proud and impenetrable reserve. and his
departure may be looked upon as conso-
nant with this side of his character. 1t
is nothing less than a silent protest to
the whole empire. giving men to UNDER
stand that here is a citizen ready and
willing to do work of the highest i'm
portance to the imperial cause at this
juncture. and that yet the country has
not been insistent or far-sighted enough
to provide him with a function which
would retain him at the center Of things
and give permanent scope to the quali-
ties which are now so much needed.
Elaborate Church Spectacle.
The English Church pageant has open
ed under bright auspices so far as pat
ronage goes, but under sky which must
have shaken the ardor of the 1000 vol
untary actors In the spectacle. In spite
of heavy rain. however. the participants
in the spectacle told their story with a
wealth of picturesque detail creditable to
all who had a hand in the production.
and an assembly of 1000 persons. among
whom were Princess Victoria. Princess
Christian. Princess Victoria of Schles-
wig gHolstein, the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury and the Bishop of London, gave the
first performance Thursday an encourag-
ing reception.
The Bishop of London has granted for
the occasion the use of Fulham Palace
grounds, and the covered grandstand
faces fine. old park with lofty trees
an ideal setting for the incidents por-
trayed in the pageant. These commence.
after a prelude. with the publication in
Britain of the edict Of Constantine in
313 A. D. The second scene is entitled
the Alleluya Victory. 43O, showing the
struggle Of the Christian Britons against
the Scots and Saxons. The next incident
is the foundation of Iona by st. COLUMBIA.
563. which is followed by the coming of
Augustine. hg7. Other scenes are Aidan
and Oswald at Bamborough, S35: Dunstan
and the Monks. 9G4; the soaring of King
William. 1865: the murder of Thomas
Archbishop of Canterbury, ITO: the
granting OF the great charter, 1215 and
miracle play and pilgrimage scene,
1850. This concludes the first part of the
pageant. which takes place in the after
noon of each of the ten days during
which the show will continue.
The evening performance presents some
familiar incidents and suggestive pictures
of later church history-namely. John
procession OF King Henry V, 1922: the re-
founding of Kings College. Cambridge.
144G; the suppression of a monastery and
the pilgrimage Of grace. 1885, the coro-
nation procession OF King Edward VI,
1547. and a sermon by Latimer; the
conservation of Parker, 1859: the presen-
tation Of the authorized version of the
Bible to James I, 1911; the execution of
Archbishop Laird. 1645 and the acquittal
Of the seven bishops. 1883.
The eplogue consists of procession
illustrating the eighteenth century and
the movement associated with the Society
for the Promotion of Christian knowledge.
the Methodist revival the crusade against
slavery and the evangelical revival and
the Church Missionary Society. In addi-
ton to seven great churchmen of the
period there is an array Of representatives
of all the Anglican sees. with their re-
spective banners, behind whom appear ST.
George. ST. Alban, st. Ninian, st. David,
st. Patrick. st. German. etc. The spoken
parts are not always heard. but the sing
ing Of large choir adds to the historical
interest OF the pageant by illustrating in
some degree the early and later types OF
church music. The pageant is a vast ef-
fort in an educative and devotional direc-
tion and II is primarily meant to be an
inspiration to the Church OF England's
missionary enterprises.
Cars Visit to King Edward.
1t now appears that the car has timed
his return visit to King Edward SO as to be
at Cowes during the regatta meeting,
which always begins on bank holiday.
This year that will be August .. and on
this day the czar is to leave Cherbourg
after spending two days with the Presi,
dent OF the French republic. though 1t is
not probable that he will set foot on the
soil of France.
On bank holiday Cowes Is always in
inundated with trippers. while the Solent
is blackened with excursion steamers, so
1t is likely that the car will SO arrange
his time table as to reach his anchorage
at the mouth of the Medina either on
Monday night, after the multitudes OF
holiday-makers have departed. or early
next morning-Tuesday-w is the race
day for the kings cup the chief yachting