IN BRITAIN. SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8202, 27 July 1915, Page 5

IN BRITAIN. SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S.

LONDON.. July; 25

The Bishop oi' London, .in full , canonicals, with an escort of tha London Kifle Brigade, of which he is chaplain, presided at a public service outsido.St. Paul's., Chaplains headed the march of 3000 London Territorials from Trafalgar Square to St. Paul's, where the Bishop conducted an open-air service from the steps, despite a heavy downpour of rain. Crowds, composed largely of women, lined the route. An* immense crowd outside, the Cathedral, accompanied by the Royal Artillery Band, sang "0 God", Our Help in Ages Past." The Bishop of London preached on " The Soul of a Nation." He said that France had lost some territory, and Belgium had lost nearly the whole of hers, but the souls of the nations were untouched, or, rather, would rise with renewed strength as the result of. their sacrifices. There was special intercession, in the Litany For those killed in battle, toliowed' by the hymn, "Lord of Life, to the. wo,,- -wg^say-ar

The Rishop of London, in his sermon, said Ruv,ia, within a week, had flung a-sifle vodka, and the nation had been unified under its loaders Rushia would never be conquered while^ the world lasted, not only because of its extent but b"caii^e the Russians were one solid people. The leaders of Britain Had called lor universal military service. Only a new England would con;e back to its hi;-.t bclf, could save the world to-day. ' ' * The " Daily Telegraph " says the service prompts the ques^ion, What, is the soul of Britain ? Are we emerging from the ordeal as nobly as France and Russia ? We had been spared the unspeakable horrors that have befallen them. Are we doing all we ought in order to mark our gratitude ? England is slow to move, but the movement is palpable, and there is no fear for the future.