Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-16
KING EDWARDS
DYING WORDS, HIS
SERMON THEME
Late English Monarch Lauded az
Great Peacemaker by the
Rev. c. E. Granger.

THE Consoling Reflections of a
Dying King was the subject of the
sermon preached last night in the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church by the Rev,
Charles Everest Granger. He began
with a quotation from Longfellow:
DO thy duty; that is best. Leave
unto thy Lord the rest
I'VE ave had this ideal, his prin-
ciple of life tragically presented to the
world within a few days by the dying
expression of Edward VII, late king
OF England" said Mr.. Granger.
81 have dom my duty were the
words on his lips at the last. When
the death palior was upon his face and
the death sweat was upon his brow
and the death stare fixed in his eyes
this was the death thought in his re
ceding consciousness: L have done my
duty 1t is an expression which
should thrill not only the soul of every
true Briton, but should thrill the SOU
of every intelligent, contemplative
human being the world over.
Mine years ago when Edward VII.
became ruler of hat great people, fol-
lowing the long and successful reign
of his sanity and divinely guided
mother, some trepidation was enter
tanned both in Britain and elsewhere
upon the premises of the character and
conduct of the new king; and it was
generally opined that, with the growing
sentiment toward republicanism. social
ism, labor radicalism, among such d
liberty-loying people as the British, an
untactful, careless, Indifferent king
would bring disaster upon the mon
archy. BY noteworthy good sense ana
good conduct Edward VII. became
both respected and loved by his people
and the world,
Lacked Roosevelt S~trepu0sity.
mot only was Edward VII. a tact
ful and discreet king; he was also an
active. do-something king. He did no.,
of course, display that s-trenuousness OF
action to which we in America have
been accustomed in Roosevelt, but
within certain realms OF public service
he showed an activity and ability re
markable. His activity took a direction
most serviceable and blessed to Britain
and the world and was in a realm for
which no human Gas better qualified
than was he.
Il refer to that able diplomacy in
which he engaged, which assured the
peace of Britain with the nations OF the
world and did 50 much to assure the
peace OF the world. So faithfully and
successfully did he labor in his realm
of endeayor that he became known and
will go down in history as Edward tine
P~eacemaker. Blessed are the peace
makers.
This great and blessed work of
peace between his own and other peo-
pies, m of peace among nations,
seems to have been his passion. He
seemed to regard 1t as his prerogative,
his divine mission in life, to which he
set all that he had and all that he
was.
Throwing the mantle of charity over
some follies and indiscretions of earlier
days, committed amid peculiar tempta-
lions, we offer out tribute to his king
who, when king. as king inc man, by
loyalty to exalted conceptions of work
n duty, commanded at once the
undivided respect and affection of ali
men. So we believe it was not with
out ground or warrant he could say
at the end. L have lone my duty"
Obligation on All Men.
The preacher declared that the obli-
cations to duty rested not only upon
kings but upon all men in positions OF
responsibility, trust and power, and
upon all men.
"a few moments before Lord Nelson
died" the speaker said. che frequently
repeated, Thank God | have done my
duty These We're the last words he
uttered.
80 as the great British admiral
died so died the king, doubtless having
upon his mind the impression of these
words of history and using them YER
batim. So the great apostle said. 1
have fought a good fight. I have fin
ished the course, l have kept the faith
SO the King of Kings. the Christ of
God, said. I have finished the work
thou gavest me to do So all men
living in the sphere OF duty, die in the
ocean Of peace, having within them
thai comfortable assurance of divine
appreciation and blessing"