The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20
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by the help of God. And committing { the decision to the Lord of the World and exhorting them that were with him to contend manfully. even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the :. city, the country and the common
 wealth. he pitched his camp-having , given out to his men the watchword, Victory is God's.'"
 < It is impossible for all the congra- gation to hear the words of preacher in St. Paul's but the prayers and
 psalms were read by the whole assem- ! blaze and the hymns, sung by thou- < sands of voices reinforced by the ' choir, the great organ, trumpets and 2 drums, were deeply moving and un- forgetaIble.4 The ritual was worthy of < a mofnentous event in history and the z temple of a nation. 6I The royal party came from Windsor {. for the service and drove from the ] station to the cathedral in open car riages drawn by four horses with out
 riders but no military escort. The ! king returned to Buckingham palace 2 afterward, the crowds along the route { cheering him heartily
 : Among those present at the service 2 were Lord Curzon, Lord Milner Lord and Lady Derby, Sir Edward ahd , Lady Carson, Lord Iardinge, Wis count French, Mrs. and Miss Lloyd } Geor&e, Lord and Lady Robert Cecil, Sir William and Lady Robertson, Sir John Jellicoe, Minister of Munitions
 Addison, the dean lof Westminster ' and Lady, Ryle Kinds, sand Admiral x Sims, U. S. N.
 $ One of the most; picturesque of the < numerous processions to St. Paul's r1es.v z erans of the American Civil war, who \ marched from their humble headquar- ters near London bridge to- the ca 2 thedral carrying American flags and a banner inscribed; 3'sAmerican Civil \ War Veterans; Not for ourselves but for Our Country Few of the British spectators in the ybusy streets of the financial district. understood exactly, what the procession meant, but herel s and there an American rushed from the sidewalk and hurTfedly shook hands with each of the n1archers. < Some of the veterans had not seen X their native land since the days of the great struggle of half a, century < ago.
 Three fof the prayers offered, at the
 St Paul's service were especially. pre- { pared for the occasion The first was: :.
 
 hearts of the president and people Of sAmerica(to join the allied nations in
 a great war in defense of. liberty, hu- ' rnanity and Justice. We pray Thee to Z grant victory to our forces" ars5 Z <
 The second prayer was: .s3e
 $ We pray Thee to guide the. presis x 2 dent and those to whom Thou hast, committed the. government of the se 11nited States. Grant them. special. z wisdom and understanding that they \ may fulfll Thy divine purposes. z ; 7l
 Tre third was: s4, N "
 We thank Thee for the abundant ( Blessings Thou hast bestowed On the 2 people of the United States: We ! pray Athey may labor always to ad- sf' f'vance Thy Kingdom on earth. that x peace, happiness, truth and 1uStfees may severywhere flourish and abound, r r r ssa A ! The Rk Rev c. H. Brent. Episco- pal bishop of the Philippines, said in { his sermon: s !
 We comrades in the common cahse5 se1~ve come together like sturdy Judas
 Maccabaeus and his fellowsp patriots in @ the ancient story, to commit our de- Fc.sion to the Lord and to place o,ir- Sselves in Ills hands before we pitch -Four camp and go forthsto battle. It 3were an unworthy cause that we could not commit to God with com Nplete confidence. Today we have thiS
 confidence. stI}~ sge This, venture to say. is not mere ly the beginning of a new era, but of a new epoch. At this moment "a greaA nation well skilled in self sacrifice, is standing by with deephsympathy; and !. bid ding, Godspeed togsanother great nation that Is making its act of self
 edication to God That altaHon which we Americans are today laying our lives and our fortunes is already occu, Britain and her allies have been fight
 their Pwn homes. their liberty and all they hold sacred. but for the great
 commonwealth of mankind. sf 'Tpdaw when the United States : ayow their intention of giving them 1selves whole heartedly to this great cause, the battle for the right assumes new proportions, new power, and l victory. aye, victory that is Gods on High Americans have never been pblivious to the fact that the people of this country have been standing for the same principles which we love and for which we live England, i thank God. is the mother of demo-
 cracy, and England's children come f back today to pour all their expert . ence, the experience of century and ! a half of independent life with grati- tude 1t the feet of their mother.
 Today we stand side by side with l 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 mis-
 understanding It is due to under standing Just as 1t was understand ing that made us break with Ger
 many, is 50 1t is understanding that
 makes us take our place by the side ! of the Allies. It would have been in- possible for us to do otherwise
 This act of America has enabled
 her to find her sou1.,' s
 ,. The most. impressive feature of the
 service occurred toward the close, when the band played a stanza of
 The Star 'Spang1ed Banner The great crowd rose as one man, and
 almost every person sang in a sub-
 dued tone. After the last line. end { ing The home of the brave" the
 king nodded approvingly toward the
 queen.
 Then the band played the British
 national anthem, in which everyone joined except the king.
 The tSY11yg. d decorafious f1, fIo ca+1o