New Britain herald., 1917-04-20
BRITAIN GREETS
 AMERICA AS ALLY
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choir, the great organ, trumpets and drums, were deeply moving and un- forgettable. The ritual was worthy of momentous event in history and the temple of a nation.
 The royal party came from Windsor for the service and drove from the sta- tion to the cathedral in open carriages drawn by four horses with outriders but no military escorts. The king re- turned to Buckingham Palace after wards, the crowds along the route cheering him heartily.
 Among those present at the service were: Lord Curzon, Lord Miner, Lord and Lady Derby, Sir Edward and Lady French, Mrs. and Miss Lloyd George, Lord and Lady Robert Cecil, Sir Will liam and Lady Robertson, Sir John Jellicoe, Minister of Munitions Addi- son, tine Dean of Westminster and Lady Ryle Hinds and Admiral Sims, U. s. N.
 Civdl War Veterans i'm Parade.
 One of the most picturesque of the numerous processions to St. Paurs this morning was a~group of twenty two veterans of the American Civil war, who marched from their humble
 
 the cathedral, carrying American flags and a banner inscribed American Civil War Veterans; Not for ourselves but for our Country. Few of the British spectators in tie busy streets of the financial district understood ex- actly what the procession meant, but here and there an American rushed from the side walk and hurrtedly shook hands with each of the march CTS. Some of them had not seen their native lands since the days of the great struggle of half a century ago.
 Three of the prayers offered at the St. Patll's service were especially pre- pared for the occasion. The first one was: Thou, O God, hast put into the hearts of the president and people of America to join the allied nations in a great war in defense of liberty, hu- manity and justice. We pray thee to grant victory to our forces"
 Prayer For United states,/
 The second prayer was:
 'We pray Thee to guide the presi- dent and those whom Thou hast com mitted the government of the United States Grant them special wisdom and understanding that they may ful- fill Thy divine purposes" and the third:
 "We thank Thee for the abundant blessings Thou has bestowed upon the people of the United States. We pray they may labor always to advance Thy kingdom on earth, that peace, happt- ness, truth and justice may every where flourish and abound"
 The Right Rev. c HI. Brent. Episco- pal bishop of the Philippines, said in "we comrades in the common cause have come together, like sturdy Judas Maccabaeus and his fellow patriots in the ancient story, to commit our de- cision to the Lord and to place our selves in His hands before we pitch our camp and go forth to battle. It were an unworthy cause that we could not commit to God with com- plete confidence. Today we have this confidence.
 "Tl1is, I venture to say. is not mere ly the beginning of a new era but of a new epoch. At this moment a great nation, we'll skilled in self sacrifice, is standing by with deep sympathy and bidding Godspeed to another great na- tion that is making it's act of self dedication to God. That altar upon which we Americans are today laying our lives and our fortunes is already occupied. For nearly three years Great Britain and her allies have been not merely for their own laws, their own homes, their liberty and all they hold sacred, but for the great commonwealth of mankind.',;
 To-day, when the United States avow their intention of giving them selves wholeheartedly to this great <1~ bot F1 s,S- new proportions, a new power, and on High. Americans have never been oblivious to the fact that the people of this country have been standing for the principles which we love and for which we live. England, thank God, is the mother of democracy. and England's children come back today to pour all their experience of 8 cen tury and half of independent life, with gratitude at the feet of their mother.
 "Today we stand side by side with our fellows as common soldiers in the common fight. There have been great quarrels in the past that were results of misunderstanding, but our quarrel with Germany is not based on misunderstanding. It is due to under standing. Just as it was understand ing that made us break with Ger many, so it is understanding which makes us take our place by the side of the Allies. It would have been im- possible for us to do otherwise.
 'This act of America has enabled her to find her soul"
 The most impressive feature of the service occurred toward the close, when the band played a stanza of 'The Star Spangled Banner" The great crowd rose as one man, and al- most every nersOn sang i'm Sllbdued