Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
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ana II IS DFODdblS tiieeI ONSh RAAFoNS
functions will be abandoned.
The Romanes lecture may be deliv-
cred, but at a later date than origin
ally fixed as the funeral of the king
will occur on or about that date.
The American ambassador has can
celed all engagements. including pri-
vate dinners. Mr.. Reid today deliv-
cred to the foreign office cablegrams
of sympathy and regret from a large
number of public bodies and officials in
the United States
The court circular says that during
the last moments of the king the arch
bishop of Canterbury read special
prayers and conducted short service
in the kings chamber, at which the
queen, the prince and princess OF
Wales, the princess royal, the duke of
Fife. princess Victoria and Princess
Louise were present.
A supplementary gazette issued late
last night gave orders for full court
mourning until NovembersT, and after
that half mourning until May Z, 1911.
GREAT CROWDS THRoNG CHURCHES
The services in all the churches
throughout the United Kingdom today
had snecial reference to the death of
the king. The sermons all dealt with
fbe nations grief. and the music was
much as is customary at funeral ser
vices. Immense crowds attempted to
obtain entrance to st. PauPs and west
minister, but only small fraction was
admitted.
one of the simplest observances took
place in the Chapel Royal in Bucking-
ham palace, where the royal family,
with the members of the late king
household worshiped this morning.
Queen Alexandra attended, and King
George V, with Queen Mary and the
three young princes, all wearing deep
mourning, drove over from MARI
borough house. Princess Victoria, who
has been her mothers constant COM
panion, also was present.
Queen Alexandra requested the SER
vice be brief and simple, knowing that
would have been the late kings prefer
ence. Canon Sheppard, sub-dean of the
Chapel Royal, officiated. Two hymns
only were sung--the Resurrection
Morn" and Peace, Perfect Peace.
Both were Queen Alexandra's selec-
tions. The organist played Tschaikov-
sky's funeral march before the service
and Chopins funeral march at its con-
clusion, all standing toward the end.
The members of the new kings
household, in full mourning, attended
services in the Royal Chapel at MARI
borough house.
LIKENS EDWARD TO MOSES
In the Chapel Royal at st. James
palace the afternoon service was at
tended by many of the late kings per-
sonal friends. The vicar of windsor
preached from Deuteronomy Aba. He
declared 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 ana
ripest experience to give.
The bishop of London preached in the
morning in ST Paul's. The congrega-
ton filled the great cathedral to Its
capacity.
The bishop spoke appreciatively of
the American sympathy extended to the
British people and read cablegram he
said had arrived with characteristic
promptness from that country:
Deepest sympathy for our brethren
of the English church and nation;
memorial service to be held in Trinity
church. New York"
The bishop commented on this. say
ing such message shows how strong
are the ties that bind us to our great
sister nation across the Atlantic
The text taken by the bishop was
First Timothy. 6:15: (Which in his times
he shalt shew, who is the blessed and
oily potentate, the king of kings and
lord of lords"
In the course of his sermon the
bishop said:
THE nation has received a sudden
blow by which it is still stunned"
He paid a warm tribute to the king
as ruler, statesman and gentleman. OF
the death chamber the bishop said
PICTURES DEATH CHAMBER
"The quiet family gathering around
the bedside, the prayer said by the
archbishop before the king died, the
blessing pronounced when all was over
in the hushed room-all was Christian
there"
The Very Rev. Joseph Robinson, dean
of Westminster, preached from Deu-
teronomy 1910.
Mgr. Bourne, Catholic archbishop of
Westminster spoke of the kings cour-
tesy to Catholics and of 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 staffs.
At the Scottish church at Gaelic,
memorial service was attended by
large gathering.
The archbishop of Canterbury
preached on the subject of King Ed
ward before great congregation in
Westminster Abbey. The state officials
and tenantry of Sandringham attended
the service here in a body The pew
klng EQWdfd ldSL OcCupleu was Hlleu
with white lilies. King George sent
message to them, saying:
My father dearly loved his country
home and was always mindful of the
welfare of all there. My feelings to-
ward all will ever be the same as his"
William 0Brien, M. p. for Cork, ad
dressing an "AlI for Ireland" meeting
at Bandon paid tribute to King Ed
ward as being no more truly a peace
Y1u1 lypT n
For the first time possibly in an un-
happy history Of eight centuries" said
MIR. O'Brien. "a meeting of Irishmen,
who are Nationalists to the marrow in
their bones, may begin proceedings by
laying a tribute OF respect and genuine
sorrow upon the coffin of an English
king"
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