The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
Execution OF ChorIrs L

IN all the Older cdittOna Of the bray"
er book OF the Church of England
special liturgy w'il b. found FOR use
on the anniversary of the execution
OF Charles t., on the Goth OF Jiinuary.
that is to SOY, on sunday next. While
ms special service hns been aliandpn-
eu III England ever since 1859 that IL
TO say, the year which witnessed the
pupIication OF Darwin Origin OF Spc-
cies.' IT has been retained. curiousls
enough, IN certain cities aid towns
OF the United States, and In Boston.
as well az in Philadelphia. the old
time Church of England service In
memory of the .nartyred king ID slil
solcmni2ed each year on Ihs last dA,.
but one of January
very strong movement N now in
progress in England, with the object
OF establishing lhis service nj pnTr
as compulsory upon tho bgneficed cdr
By of tile Established Church OF Eng
land. The question is 10 be brought
up before the next comHocation thu
sessions OF which coincide with those
OF the national legislature, ard Which
may be regarded as the parliament OF
The church. having it's upper and low.
ef house. for the consideration OF t,tles
lions dealing with doctrine canon tay,.j
and ceremonial. or courup The. deu
TO be ratified by the King IN Council
IN MS capacity as supreme head ~
the church, and TX may be aucs, Inneti
whether sovereign so extremely y1icci i
efn IN every respect as Edward VII.
would deem 1t polite TO excite theI ri !
ter controversies which would doubt
less result from his aa,.c.iontnfs IND
conventions verdict IN favor or tl,,
revival of tho memorial service IN
honor of Charles L. M
But be this as ii may ID is Of irtap
est to know that there Should ~ !,
Very widespread demand f5r tho resto'.!
ration of this obsolete and forgUit4t,
liturgy; and there are many cllarnpielis
OF the movement who Will inpoka lll.1
tact that keble, so celebrated ia s'in'l
nection with his Christian Year G@.i
ciared during the course OF /. IjrBe-t
aCharles's Day service before thn I3St.s
Nersity of oxford that ~; is I'll naE III
nral that the Church o. Eng5srl.!i
Shlists universal church should ssl.e
emnlze the martyrdom OF Isl Sterb VA
WlilIe the late Bishop GrAle htnt, yGs.,f
DIED as Bishop OF London and HUNK.
Whs sinsnlatly broad minded tpe-
late, did not hesitate 10 asserY HaSts
Charles I saved lie ch,Ir.ss III ,!ip..
land by his death. when life III sti
Tered 10 MN AS the price oil al,andrt 4
ing her The memory Of theT a.
,inn a., martyr King VAS an tnspira-l
-, ,hing Charles and his bishops wrote
I Ils Newman tafterYaris cardinals igH
1880, seemed TO rise before III NJ d.. I
inc old road whrii leads from OK,
ford TO Cuddesdon.H a
White Rose society.
The only observation tl1at Nc. "a
i mas received in recent years in Eng
land. has been by the decorasNln III
King Charles's statue in London w II h
flowers, on the anniversarS4 I'M 1ni,s
death by the so-calle6 White tSos).lS,,'
o. o. Ja ,S1., Society Whicb, headed ihy
the Earl of Ashburnhan- aIfects Nus
regard Edward VII. as f. ltsurpcr ana
r.rincess Louis OF Bavaria, wife Sc ina
iaaVarlan heir apparent AS the Gn iiIrel
sovereign of Great Britain ay,'f u s
ground that she is less remotely d.
ssendeU from the Stuarts than sittle,.
mig seward or the late Queen Me.
roila' rms society halls her .,r,y,
I rinse rupert of Bavaria whose vs. iff,s
SISTER is the new Queen of Bplciunf pIals
irlnce OF Wales. and give a ratt5f,,
iiaItntess but somewhat amusing IAN
preston 20 their views by invarj,tllJ,-5
adornlns their letters wifi st'a..,.
stamps bearing the eHley OF Ibr.,,nas.s
Louis OF Bavaria, crowned and Iidasgss;'t
nated a. Queen OF Great fsrrltain and
Ireland and as ''1efen7er III Fl lmsS
Faith" But, inasmuch as, rhes. Il !. n.y., ,ne
are not recognized by tho iInta,,,s,
tional Postal Union, the rncnIbers af
the White Rose League anu fnr N
to add an ordinary English pn,.t III
stamp, in order to secure The trar,s,s
mission of their corresponae4,s.eI
the mails; hut To reli,re tt,aft,
feelings. they always paste tho retr,,
lar stamp. showing King Edwa rdss,
eitlgN, head doWnWards. \.