The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-21

lie majestic words Of the burial
service Of the Book OF Common PRAYER,
which have been said over the body Of
! the late King at Windsor TODAY. are
the same which have been said in cen
turtles past in country churchman's
over humble peasants, and which have
| been said in that ancient shrine al
| " estmlnster across the way from
which he lay in state, over those men
who have contributed SO largely to
J England 5 greatness, men whom we
| feel belong to rs as well as to them,
YES to be not only Britain's men but
the world s men,
| over them, as over him who Law
there in his coffin today, the burning
words OF faith and hope and charity
which we have Just heard have been
said and sung. No words of laudation
are they. for the Burial Office Of the
Mother Church Of England is said over
the lowIy and the great alike.
| 50 we gather here not to praise him
! but in the sense Of brotherhood to ioin
with countless millions, not only in the
| far flung Empire Of Britain but in
whatever land men Of English speech
are living, to Join with them in hear
| ing the word Of God read. in offering
| familiar prayers to the Father of US
all. and in chanting the Psalms. which,
| for a hundred generations. have given
! expression to mans most solemn
| thoughts on life and death
But it Will not be out of place to at
| tempt to draw two lessons from his
| brief reign. ~ think | have done my
| duty were the last words that came
| from his dying lips. Our minds 90
| back to the days when he. like all sons
| Of the dear Mother Church, learned in
| the CatchIsm the words: ''To do my
| duty in that state of life in which it
! shall please God to call me- -
Prince Albert the Good, Victoria the
Great and Good, and the appointed
tutors, alfssought to bear upon the mind
of the young prince what it would
mean of responsibility to be the SUI
preme earthly authority over hundreds
of millions of souls.
Il think | have done nv duty. -
Men knew that what he thought was
| true. They knew also that he did his
duty wisely. tactfuliv and kindly. win
ming men rather than repelIing them,
as he did it.
1t is this sense of duty in people and
ruler which has contributed most large
lv to England 5 greatness. 1t has not
been glory which has been the animal
ing spirit of her great men, it has been
duty. Duty to fellow men led her to
emancipate the West Indian slaves at
cost of one hundred million dollars.
Duty to brother men led ner to give
to conquered Beers the privileges Of
free men, And duty has led her again
to consider right rather than gain.
If the sense of duty is deep in the
heart of a people there will be no
grating gain and patriotism will not
be mere profession of the lips but
reality of the heart We need as men,
we need as citizens of various coun-
tries to learn the lesson of duty as
people. as officials, as men having
part in the great world 5 life.
The second lesson is peace among
the nations. Jesus Christ planted the
seed Of peace which shall one day bear
prevailing fruItage. The Fatherhoof of
God aud the Brotherhood of man made
real in Him is the leaVening truth
which is permeating social order and
which is making for peace. King Ed
ward used his relationship with Kings,
his knowledge Of men, his grasp Of
affairs, his kindly disposition, all to
bring the powers to a better under
standing. By personal visits he strove
10 show friendship and to promote It.
1t was far more comfort, to him, you
may be sure. as lie lay dying, to think
of what he had done in the interests Of
peace. than to have looked back upon
conquered hosts and fields of agony
and blood.
God grant that the spirit which lie
srrove 20 arouse and maintain may live
and grow until the Council Chamber
and not the battle field shall be the
theater of arbitration for all disputes
among the nations.
In speaking of the late King shall
We forget the woman who is most loved
m England today? The gentle. wise,
and good woman who has been King
Edward : queen! | may be pardoned
for giving expression of a memory
which comes to me of standing with
my father long years ago to see the
fair Princess from Denmark enter Lon
don a u bride She won that day the
hearts Of a people who have always
loved her.
Happv and twice blessed nation to
have had two women with So potent
an influence for good as King Ed
ward : Mother and King Edward 5
wife
And now we 60 our way and may
the memory of this service DO its part
Ia cemeutjng the Friendship Of nations
and making living fact Of the broth