Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-09
Special Services
All Over Kingdom.

tHe cHuTcneS throughout tHe Ontcu
Kingdom today had special reference to
the death of the King. The sermons
all dealt with the nations grief, and the
| music was such as is customary at run
eral services. Immense crowds at
tempted to obtain entrance to st. Paurs
and Westminster, but only small
fraction was admitted
One of the most simple observances
took place in the chapel in Buckingham
palace, where the royal family with the
members of the late Kings household
wcrshipped this morning. Queen Alex
andra attended and King George and
Queen Mary. with Princess Mary and
the three young princess, all wearing
|deep mourning drove over from MARI
bc rough House. Princess Victoria, who
has been her mothers companion also
was present.
Queen Alexandra requested that the
service be brief and simple, saying that
would have been the Kings preference
Canon Spherherd. sub dean of the Chap
ell Royal. officiated. Two hymns only
were sung-"The Resurrection Morn"
and Peace. Perfect Peace
Both were Queen Alexandra's selec-
tons. The organist played Tschaikov-
skys Funeral March before the service
and Chopins Funeral March at it's con-
clusion, all standing toward the end
The members of the New Kings house
hold, in full mourning, attended service
at the royal chapel at Marlborough
House.
| At the chapel Royal in St James pal
ace this afternoon service was attended
| by many of the late Kings personal
friends. The Vicar of Windsor preached
from the text Deuteronomy iv:94. He
declared that King Edward. like Moses,
died Just when he had led his people
into the promised land. when he was
most wanted and when he had the best
an" ripest experience to give
| The Bishop of London preached in the
morning at ST. PauTs. The congrega-
| ton filled the great cathedral to it's
capacity. The bishop spoke apprecla-
lively of the American sympathy ex-
tended to the British people, and he read
a cablegram which he said arrived with
characteristic promptness from that
country:
| deepest sympathy for our brethren
of the English church and nation. Me-
mortal service to be held in Trinity
church New York"
| The bishop commented on this. saying,
.such {, message shows now strong are
he ties which bind us to our great sis
ter nation across the Atlantic
| The text taken by the bishop was First
Epistle of Timothy. wills: (which in his
times he shall shew who is the blessed
| and only potentate. the King of Kings
and Lord of Lords
l In, Of hix- no
said:
THE nation has received sudden blow,
by which it is still stunned
| He paid warm tribute to the late
| King as ruler. statesman and gentleman.
OF the dead chamber the bishop said:
The quiet family gathering around the
bedside, the committal prayer said by
the archbishop before the King died, the
blessing pronounced when all was over
| in the hushed room. All were Christians
| there.
| Monsignor Bourne, Catholic archbishop
| of Westminster. spoke of the King $
courtesy to Catholics and his desire to
show equal regard for all his subjects.
| Services were held in the Russian and
| Spanish chapels and were attended by
the ambassadors and their stats. At the
| Scottish church Gaelic memorial SER
vice was attended by large gathering.
| The archbishop of Canterbury preached
on the subject of King Edward before a
great congregation in Westminster Abbey.
| The state officials and tenantry attended
the church service in a body. The pew
which King Edward last occupied was
filed with white lilies. King George sent
| a message to the archbishop. saying:
| My father dearly loved his country
| home and was always mindful of the well
fare of all there My feelings toward all
will ever be the same as his
VIM. OBrien. NJ. P. for Cork. address,
| ing an "All for ireland" meeting at Ban
don, paid a tribute to King Edward as
| being no more truly a peacemaker any
where than in Ireland For the first
| time possibly in an unhappy history of
eight centuries said Mr.. O'Brien, "a
meeting of Irishmen who are nationalists
to the marrow in their beliefs may begin
| proceedings by laying tribute of re-
spect and genuine sorrow upon the coffin
| of one English King