QUEEN ALEXANDRA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16895, 27 November 1925, Page 7

QUEEN ALEXANDRA.

TO-DAY’S FUNERAL SERVICE. ROUTE LINED BY TROOPS. iElec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assti.i (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON. Nov. 25. The route of Queen Alexandra’s funerai from St- James’ Palace will he via the Color Court, Marlborough Gate, the Mull, Horse Guards Parade, Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, I’ariiamctit .street and Broad Sanctuary to lhe Abbey. Tho route will he lined by troops. .MEMORIAL SERVICE IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. A memorial service for the late Queen Alexandra was held in the Anglican Cathedral this morning, and the majority of business places and hotels closed from 11 o’clock till noon. SERVICE AT GISBORNE. IMPRESSIVE GATHERING. An impressive service was held in the Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne, at 11 o’clock this morning. Canon 11. l’acko conducted the service, and there was a large and representative congregation present. The service was opened by tho singing of the liyniti ‘Now the Laborer’s Task is O’er,” which was followed by the psalm, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” The canon then read a passage from Isaiah 61, after which the congregation joined in singing ‘On the Resurrection Morning.” A brief address was delivered by Canon Pack)!, who, in opening, remarked on the Queen Mother’s great love for the 23rd Psalm, particularly the passage, “Ho maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still water; He restored! my soul.” Was her love for this psalm to he wondered at? said the/ canon, for it- was one of the brightest gents in the whole of the Old Testament. He wished to emphasise the great rest which came with death. The present age was full of turmoil and unrest, and God’s last beautiful gift was deal It. In the present generation there was so miu-li discontent in the world, none of which existed during the period °f the r p ign of the Queen Mother. The church in its activity was that flowing river of peace, and was God’s means of giving rest to tlie world. The individual souls floated down tho river of life like so many straws until in the end they were swallowed up in the great sea of eternity. r ‘Wc are here to show our loyalty, love, devotion, and affection for tho Queen Mother,” concluded the canon, “and may God give her rest and comfort-.” The congregation stood in silence while Chopin’s Funeral March was played, and afterwards repeated the Lord’s Prayer. A prayer for the comfort of the Royal family in their bereavement, was then offered up by the canon.