IN MEMORIAM.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4263, 24 January 1901, Page 6

IN MEMORIAM.

SERVICES AT' THE CHURCHES. THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN. The 'hall on the wharf kindly placed at the disposal of the Seamen's Mission ■by the Harbour Board was the .scene of an impressive "In Meinoriam" service! last night. Mr James Moore, the well-! known seamen's ruis.sioncr, occupied tliej pulpit, which was heavily draped ur crape. The hall ivas filled with a largo and attentive congregation. The service ' commenced with the beautiful hymn, "When our heads are bent in woe," followed by prayers for All Sorts and Conditions of Men and the .surviving members of the Royal Family. Then portions of the burial service appropriate to the occasion were read. The hymn "On the Resurrection Morning soul and body meet again" was sung, and Mr Moore 'began his sermon, founded on a text in the First Book of Samuel, "Thou shalt be missed, for thy .seat shall be empty." Tlio speaker dwelt long on the goodness and beauty of the deceased Queen's character; the lofty example s.he Ret tier people and' the extraordinary- influence, ever on the side of peace and justice, she wielded' in the councils of Europe. A lengthened .sojourn at Poole, near the Isle of Wight, had given the speaker many opportunities of witnessing the unostentatious nature of the late Queen's good work among her people. The Missions to Seamen had been especially favoured by the Royal family, who had ever taken a deep interest in its work. Mr Moore concluded his sermon with an eloquent peroration, i "Sleep on, beloved, sleep and take thy rest," was then sung with beautiful effect, and the congregation sat very. quietly, many heads being bowed, while the "Dead March" in "Saul" was played. Mr G. W. Barltrop was the organ--isfc.

ST. PETEK’S. A special memorial service was eon. ducted at St. Peter’s last evening ly the Rev Mr Davys before a large congregation, Tho service commenced with the singing of the hymn. “ Brief life here is our portion.” The opening passages of .the burial service were read, preceded ’by evensong, only instead of the Psalms for the day, the 39th Psalm in the burial service was substituted. The special lessons were Isaiah SS and the lesson in tho burial service. Instead of the “Magnificat” and the ‘‘Nunc Dimvttis” Psalms 90 and ISO were sung, concluding with the final prayers in Iho burial service. At the conclusion of th 0 service tho “Dead iMarch” in “Saul” was finely played on the organ by Mr Shortt. During the evening the hymns, “ When our heads are bowed with woe,” and “ Jerusalem, the Golden,” wore sung. The altar of St.- Peter’s has been draped in violet, the Church’s mourning colour. ST. JOHN’S. A very large congregation participated in tho memorial service hold at St. John’s (Presbyterian) Church last night. Tire Rev J. Paterson presided. Appro-! priate hymns were sung, the audience' joining with great solemnity in a service which had ail the elements of im-| pressiveness, deep-rooted in sorrow. The Rev J. Paterson, in the course of a short sermon, referred to the anxiety ..which had been felt since the sudden illness of the Queen had been announced. Hopes had been revived,, only to ho quenched hy tho announcement that day of her Majesty’s death. Tho Queen, ho said, had lived a life which had earned for her the reverence and respect of nil peoples and all nations both as ■ a woman and as a Queon.

WESLEY CHURCH. A deeply impressive service was neld in Wesley Church last evening. Fee’ ng and appropriate addresses were delivered on the sorrowful theme that is lilting every mind by the Rev Messrs Wes-t-on, Isitt and 01 liver. Hymns were sung by the large congregation, and devout prayer was offered for the Royal Family in its great bereavement and for the nation, in its loss. THE SYNAGOGUE. On Saturday, surrounded by the trappings of woe approved by ancient Jewish custom when mourning the beloved and illustrious dead, a solemn memorial service will be held at the Jewish Tabernacle, commencing at half - past ren o’clock. PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, January' 23. Memorial services were held at the Cathedral tills afternoon and evening, and attended by very* large congregations. In the ordinary- church service prayer for the Sovereign, the words “Most Gracious Sovereign Lord King Al-1 bort Edward” were substituted for the former words. In the prayer for the Royal Family the. words “Albert Edward Prince ’of Wales” were omitted, and “Our Gracious Queen Alexandra, George Duke of York and Duchess c-f York” substituted. As far as is known no memorial services will be held in the city churches

to-day or to-night. On Sunday, how- i special sendees ■ will be held and * sermons preached. TELEGRAMS TO THE GOVERNOR, j A considerable number cf telegrams 'j afid messages of regret have been received by his Excellency, amongst, them being communications from the following. —The President of the Wellington Jewish community (Mr S- H. Myers); the Poverty Bay section of the New Zealand I Natives’ Association (Mr H. Williams, ( president); Cook County Liberal As- , sedation (Mr E. P. Joyce, president);' • the citizens of Onmaru (Air J. M. Brown, J Mayor): residents of Waitaki County • (Air Duncan Sutherland, County Chair- j man):the Oddfellows’ Manchester Unity, < North Canterbury district (Air F. J. Caterer, Provisional Grandmaster); the burgesses and residents of Tauranga (Air Charles Jordan, Mayor); citizens of Christchurch (Air AV. Recce); the Dtinedin Hebrew congregation (Air Julius Hyman. President); the President of the New Zealand Wesleyan Church (Rev J. I S.,- Smalley, Nelson)’; the Gorman Coni mil (Air F. A. Emil, wanganui); the German Vice-Consul (Air Eberhard | Fcckc, Wellington); Father Murphy, (tho College, Alosgiel); _ tho Catholic Bishop and clergy of the diocese of Dunedin in Synod assembled; tho residents of Ross (Air David Yorwarth, Mayor); residents of the County of Hokitika (Air Leo Nerthcroft, chairman). THE QUEEN OF QUEENS. Often a Nation mourns, hut now a world, j Tho noblest Monarch of her time has 1 passed; * Sadly the (hooping colours are unfurled. | And silent glcom o’er ail the earth is | cast. , Never was such a death—nor such a life—--1 A life so praised, a death so sadly I mourned; , As Queen, as .Mother, and as Widowed I Wife ■ AVith wisdom, virtue, grace and lovo, adorned. rJI ■Watching throughout the years to find a Once, only once the wond’ring world has One treating highest duty as her law, And thus acclaimed of all a perfect Queen. . —J.A. January 23, 1901. i Mr AV. J. Jamieson writes : —AVhen f the news of the death of our late be- ; loved Queen came through to-day, al- - > most all the shops and all the Govern- , 1 ment departments - shut up. It would i ; in ordinary course have been the , weekly half-holiday, but from my 3 1 knowledge of the business people of , Wellington, I believe that the shops 1 would have been shut all the same, out -of respect for the memory—for it is only . a. memory new, and a grand one —of the s Sovereign who has ruled so long, and Q under whose sway the British Empire e has made such strides towards dominaly ing the world.. But some of tho manu--0 facturers cf various things refused 1 to, a or did not, close up their premises when I. the news of the death came through. They » even kept their apprentices, out of s whom they make a large amount of their s profits, working till the usual hour of 'I leaving off. Long live all the firms whose greed of gain ,is paramount over the. .. natural sorrow all must feel on the death p. of tho greatest and most popular Sover- , oign the world has ever seen! o At a meeting of the Amalgamated > Society of Carpenters and Joiners last e evening a resolution was passed on the i. motion of Air Harry AVarner (the presia dent) requesting Air Ward, the ‘ Acting- - Premier, to forward a cable message of a condolence to the Prince, of Wales-on ■_ the death of her ''Majesty' the Queen. . The resolution was carried in silence.

On meeting last night, St. Mary’s hr.anch, H. A.C.8.5., adjourned out of respect to the memory,of tho Queen. Owing to the death of her Majesty Die second day’s race's of the Wellington Trotting Club were postponed. The opening of the Nance O’Neil theatrical season, and the performances of Wirfchs’ Circus, Dbr’s Gaiety Company, Fuller’s Bijou Company, Die Seymour Company and all other entertainments arranged for last evening were post, nonod. The Municinal Tramway employees will be given a day’s holiday out of rdspect to the memory of tno Queen. At a general meeting of the Wellington Poultry, Figeon and Canary Society last night, Mr A. H. Fullford, vice-prd-sident presiding, tho secretary was instructed to convey to his Excellency the Governor the deep sorrow felt by the meeting.