The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-21
P AY TRIBUTE TO
DEP ARTED KING.
Memorial Service at Holy Trinity
to England's Great
Ruler.

While the purple light of parting day
stole into the chancel OF Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church yesterday the SER
vices in memory of King Edward VII. of
England were closed by the reccssional
Now the Laborer's Task Is Ger" With
impressive solemnity, at the hour cor
responding to that of the funeral SER
vice in London, many of the clergy in
attendance on the 125th annual session
OF the Episcopal Council of Virginia,
together with a large assemblage of
Richmond people. some of them of Brit
ish birth, paid their impressive tribute
to the dead sovereign. During the rem
diton OF The Dead March in Saul :"
the congregation rose out of respect
and remained standing until that ma
jestic dirge died away in silence.
After several appropriate hymns had
been sung and portion of the burial
service had been read. Rt. Rev. Arthur
Seldcn Lloyd, Bishop Coadjutor Of Nir-
GINA. made a brief address on the late
King.
edward VII. was one of the most
marvellous men in history he said,
but he achieved great things SO cas-
lily that men have not yet come to take
his full measure AS a character DOM
mated by self-control, he stood the
peer of any man the world ever knew.
When the crown came to him he was
past sixty years of age. His life had
known no restraint of responsibility
he had been free to do as he pleased.
and yet he assumed the mighty respon-
sibility of his empire and was mag
nificent ruler from the first to the last.
Worked for Fence.
"When he took up the sceptre he
found his people excited over scores of
perplexing questions; he found other
nations in delicate relations with his
own, alt ready to explode. Yet he
wrought out of all this confusion the
splendid result-peace. AS peace
maker among his own people and
among the nations of the earth he was
a great King. 1t was we'll said of him
that 'in England he was King among
statesmen, while among nations he was
a statesman among Kings He light
ened the yoke. he dscredited the sword.
ruler among ,'ulers, great among the
great, has passed from our world
Reference was made to the dead King
in the prayers offered.
The music was most impressive. 1t
was directed by Arthur Scrivenor, d.
rector of the Holy Trinity Church choir.
assisted by r. c.. Salisbury musical
director of the choir of the Church of
the Holy Comforter, and Ben j. Potter
musical director of Monumental Epis-
copal Church. all three being natives
of Great Britain. The organ was
played by the regular orsanist OF Holy
Trinity. II. NJ. Baskerville, assisted by
Mr. Potter.
The services were conducted by Rev.
j. j. Gravatt. rector of Holy Trinity.
assisted by Rev. Angus Crawford Rev.
S. A. Wallis. Rev. Hubert IL. Barber
and Rev D. Campbell Meares.
For the musical part of the service
the hymns. Ten Thousand Times Ten
Thousand" "oh God, Our Help in Ages
Past" "Blest Be the Tie That Binds,
Peace, Perfect Peace Now the La
borer's Task Is Ger" and the Ninetieth
Psalm were sung. The Dead March IN
Saul" was eXquisitely rendered
The vestments and hangings were
ali purple The chancel was deco
rated with white and purple aster, the
pulpit being draped with the British
flag.