New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
TO-DAYS ANNIVERSARY.

In all the older editions OF the prayer
book of the Church OF England a special
liturgy will be found for use on the ami
versary OF the execution OF Charles I on
January 30, that is to say. to-day.
While this special service has been aban-
doned in England ever since 1883, that is
to say, the year which witnessed the publ
cation of Darwins Origin of Species IL
has been retained, curiously enough, In GER
tain cities and towns OF the United States,
and in Boston as well as in Philadelphia
the oldtime Church of England service IN
memory OF the 'martyred King is still
solen1nized each year on the last day but
one of January.
A very strong movement is now In prog
ress IN England with the object of re-es-
tablishing this service as part and parcel
of the Anglican liturgy and as compulsory
upon the benfced clergy of the Established
Church of England. The question is to be
brought up before the next convocation. the
sessions of which coincide with those of the
national legislature. and which may be re-
garded as the parliament OF the Church,
having it's upper and lower house. for the
consideration of questions dealing with doc
trine. canon law and ceremonial OF
course. the decision of the convocation
would have TO be ratified by the King in
council, IN his capacity as supreme head OF
the Church
But be this as 1t may. II Is Of interest to
know that there should be a very wide
spread demand for the restoration of this
obsolete and forgotten liturgy; and there
are many champions of the movement who
will invoke the fact that Keble, so celebrat-
ed in connection with his Christian Year"
ISnI 10
Charless Day service before the Univer-
sity of Oxford that 'ft Is as natural that
the Church of England should keep this
day as it is that Christ's universal church
should solemnize the martyrdom Of ST.
stephen; while the late Bishop Creighton,
who died as Bishop Of London and who
was a singularly broad minded preIate. did
not hesitate to assert that Charles saved
the Church OF England by his death. when
life was offered TO him as the price OF
abandoning her" The memory Of the so
called Martyr King was an inspiration
also to the Oxford refornsrs King
Charles and his bishops" wrote DR.. New
man (afterward CardinaD in 1890 seemed
to rise before Us along the old road which
leads from Oxford TO Cuddesdon."
The only observance that the day has re-
ceived in recent years in England has been
by the decoration of King CharIes's statue
in London with flowers on the anniversary
of his death by the so-called White Rose"
or JacObtte Society, which, headed by the
Earl of Ashburton. affects to regard Ed
ward VII as a usurper and Princess Louise
of Bavaria, wife of the Bavarfsn heir appar-
ent, the de jure sovereign OF Great Brit
ain, on the ground that she is less remotely
descended from the Stuarts than either
King Edward or the late Queen Victoria
This society halls her son. Prince Rupert
OF Bavaria. whose wife's sister is the new
Queen OF Belgium. as Prince OF Wales. and
give rather harmless but somewhat anus
ing expression 10 their views by invariably
adorning their letters with postage stamps
bearing the efigy of Princess Louise of
Bavaria, crowned and designated as
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland"
and as Defender OF the Faith" Inas-
much as these stamps are not recognized
by the International Postal Union, the
members OF the White Rose League are
forced TO add an ordinary English postage
stamp in order TO secure the transmission
of their correspondence through the mails;
but TO relieve their feelings. they always
paste the regular stamp showing King Ed
wards efhgy head downwards.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.