The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-09

year. III, property having appreciated
II value enormously IN recent years d
ennsequsncr ~ the expiration ~ lease
on its estates In London.
The Duchy estates extend far beyond
the county and include a large AREA o
routh London which comprises part o
Kens ngtnn and - cricket grounds Thl
econ Uo y year will accumulate for th'
Duke. s' that bv the time he comes Of az
fe Will have an independent fortune iron
the soErre alone NJ $500 Oo tn" ac
ca nulat,on from Tbs source dnnng the
minority Of the late King Edward enabled
hin 10 buy the Sandringham estate
~ rHE CHURCHES
Churches Ut every denomination
throughout the kingdom paid a tribute 10
King Edwards memory to-day Funeral
bells tolled and organs PLAYED funeral
marches. and in many Eases God Save tho
King for the new King followed the
dirge The women Of the congregations
ell wore mourning clothes and the men
wore black ties. with Grape IN their hats
and arm bands
Long before the hours announced for
he services I.ondons greatest places Il
worship. like Westminster Abbey, ~
Pauls Cathedral the City Temple. the
Metropolitan Tabernacle and tho West
Minister Roman Catholic Cathedral. were
besieged by crowds too great by hundreds
70 and seats when the doors oPsned
The Archbishop u Canterbury, preach
ing in Westminster Abbey. said -Four
days ago tho last thought in anybody q
mind. a. men looked into the conflict Of
political life and listened 20 the strife 81
tonRuee, was that the central figure OF
Ill might suddenly he taken from our
had. We had learned 10 count unhesi-
tAtinRly upon the matured sobristy Of his
great judgment. upon his tactful expert
ence, his estimate Of men and things.
upon the ripe and varied knowledge he
possessed Of state policy In it, largest
aBnse. and upon the interchangeable fair
neas Of his constitutional attitude amid the
0oss currents Of political and social
strife
The Archbishop after enumcrating the
qualities needed by the sovereign %
such q realm as Great Britain went on.
I'VE NAV row ask whether We can
ase any mistakes Of sovereignty in these
nine busy years II We cannot, dare we.
above all on this hallowed SPOT. dis
connect that fact from all our prayers
upon his coronation day.
The Archbishop described the Kings
death a. occurring in the presence Of
those who loved him hest and faced with
the same quiet courage with which he
faced death eight years ago on the eve
Il bis coronation
AT ST PALS
AZ 81. Paul's Cathedral the Bishop
% London spoke 81 the sudden blow
UaAich had dazei the great empire from
end 20 end He added
Nor il the feeling confined 20 the
empire With Characteristic prompiitude
q telegram arrived from New York con-
vaying the deepest sympathy from our
American brethren. and saying that
q memorial service was being held in
Trinity Church. New York. Such a mes
sage shows now strong are tho ties bind
ing IN 20 the great sister nation across
the Atlantic
Archbishop Bourne at the Westminster
Catholic Cathedral recalled with graio-
ful feeling thr courteous consideration
which promrtci King Edwards vis,,
% Pope Leo. and which also markell his
visit 20 ireland some years later He
@aid that A. a statesman King Edward
ranked among the greatest % bis age
His tactful diplomacy, exercised within
the bounds Of no Constitution did What
nobody el'c could have done Tor the man
Senarcc Of peace
o. Pastor Russell II tho BROOKLYN Tab"r-
nacle. preaching m Albert Hall paid
tribute TO Kind Edward. by whose death.
BE- said. Chr.stcndnm has lost an AN
obtrusive but wise counsellor and power
for peace and good Will amOng men
he took the opportunity 10 express the
sympathy which was shared by a vast
majority 81 his American countrym~n
After tho vlst audience had passed
a minute iu silent prayer Mr. Russell
requested them tp sing Nearer Nv
God. 70 Thee
sERytCE FOE rHE MpUENERs
King George. Qusca Mary. Princess
Mary ard Princes Edward. Albert and
Oeorge. their Maiestt.s children. a.
tended. The mOruJng service ~ Bucking.
ham PaIac" The Qurrn MotFo- AieN
andra was present She srl-ctci the
hymns, which Wrr" on Resurrection
Morning and Peace Perfect Peace
Alexandra whom Lordon has not yet
learned ~ call by h'r Bsw title the Queen
Mother walked from her apartments 10
attend the simple service King George Y
with the new Queen drove 10 Buckin CHAM
Palace from Marlborough House IN
closed brouEham. The service began A.
II o'clock II" great crowd ma-sed on
both -ider II The Mall from Marlborough
HOuSe 20 the ralscr silently lifted their
hats and bowed their heads 49, the
bFougham ruil"d boy
King George Queen Mary and the
Queen mother occupied the royal pew m
The tiny chapel The gentlemen and
children - TIM chapel royal choir wore
Grape hands M the arms II their scarlet
and gold uniforms
Before the service began m. organist
played Tchlikowsky's Funeral March
There was No ssrmon Canon shepard
read A. the first lesson the chapter from
Ecclesiastes beginning Remember now
tay Creator and the second lessen from
the Epistle ~ the Ihas-s'pni1u-. con
cLding with the eyhorrauou whsrefor
comfort one another with th,-. words