At 9.30 am, to the minute on Thureday morning, those already in the Cathedral and those waiting out ide heard the music of the military bands heralding the approach of the detachments of the Shanghai Defence Force taking part in the' Empire Day church parade. A few minutes later the Cathedral was crowded and every place reserved, for the public and for officials was occupied.
'The service, a short and impressive one, lusting about three-quarters of an hour, was taken by the Very Rev. Dean' A.C. Trivett, assisted by the Rev. W. RF. Addison s.c.r, and the Rev. G, St. I. Gos of all nat tionalities the affair being marked bythe tomary thusiasm, By kind permission of Campbell, DS.C., M.C., the Band of the 2nd Batt. of The Suffolk Regt. under Mr. F, G, Lewis, AcM., played in the hall, which had been gaily decorated bluejackets from H. M. S. Hawkins with Bri flags and a profusion of bunting.
In the domino room, the Chairman formally recei imposing delegation of na and consular represent: tives of various nations, and at 12.30)
from a rostrum' in the hall, he proposed the toast of "The Em.
which was drunk with enthusiasm by a very large gathering. vucling, Rx, The band of the 2nd Bu. Suffolk Regt. played in the church, and service was opened with the singing of "O God Our Help Ju Ages Past." After the al" the Rev. W. R. PF. Addison gave a short address in which he Pride ix one of the seven deadly sing, but there is a pride, pride of elf and country, which we all have. This, therefore, we should qualify for we do not like to be culled deadly sinners, Now there is a right Kind and n wrong kind of pride, Dut if we remember that the vietorof the British nation were based unpen the Cross of Christ and the Christian religion, and that we be-Jong: to that nation, we shall not go wrung.
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The Spirit of Sell During the Great war the British people suffered great losses, but something was gained—the spirit] of self-suerifice, Sometimes during, the war, in France a church was, diemelished, and sometimes only the Crucifix was left above the ruins. showing Christ upon the Cross, and standing out as an example and a symbol of self-sacrifice, the supreme Jove. And it was this spirit of The Empire Day Movement Sir Sidney Barton, H. M. Consul-General, in reply, reminded the eompany that the Empire Day move ment was inaugurated many years! ago by Lord Meath, a loyal and patriotic Irish Peer, who, when he passed through Shanghai some 20) years ago, would have been much ratified could he have realized the extent of the gatherings which would be held in the Settlement in commemoration of the day in sueceeding years.
He quoted from a speech by Lord Meath in explana~ tion of the spirit and objects of the; day, and said we were now able to ook back and count the benefits which the Empire Day movement, conferred not only on ourselves In Shang ha outside the bounds of the we had conerete idence of the privileges of citizenship the Empire in the presence naval ry forces had come from many ers of the pire for the protection of this community.
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