Impressive Ceremony and Stirring Sermon in Cathedral "We are tired, our backs to the wall, bit we fight on." This passage from the heart-rending and_soul-stirring despatch sent from France by the late Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde when the Allies and their foe desperately were fighting for victory, must have passed through the minds of those service, ex-service men, and others "who wended their way on Sunday morning to the Cathedral to pay the only respect possible for us in the Far East to the great soldier who led the armies of Great Britain in the Great War.
The sight of the packed Cathedral with the sprinkling of scarlet and gold filled one with mixed feelings which cannot adequately be deseribed. "The passing of years could not blot out the remembrances of the indomitable courage and self-sacrifice displayed by the great armies on the battlefields of France and above all came the recollection of the magnificent part played by the man who led them—whose death they had gathered to mourn, Representative Gathering Present were Judge Sir Peter Grain, Sir Sidney Barton, H. M. Gonsul-General; General A.'E. War-drop, 0/C Shanghai Defence Fores; Col. 'Cmmat. 0. C. Barrett, Col. Brownrigg, Capt. Cooke-Collis, Capt. Lo' Motte, Senior Naval Officer; Lt. Comdr. Hughes-Ballet, Capt. Leech-Porter, municipal coun: cillors, officers and volunteers, Shanghai Volunteers Corps, offi ers of the Shanghai Municipal Polic# and members of many local bodies, The band of the 1st Battalion Northamptons hire Regiment, together with the Cathedral.organ accompanied the congregation in their singing of hymns and anthems, There was no parade and the service was a, simple one without military cere-many. The Union Jack hung at. half mast at the side of the chancel, God our help in ages past"
jung at the commencement of vice held under the auspices of the United Services Association the service being conducted by ti Rey. W. B, Wilkinson, Ma.
The psalm "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills" inevitably reminded one that he, the illustrious Earl Haig, lies under the open sky in Dryburgh Abbey close to his hom Bishop Molony read the lesson which was followed by the anthem "Jerusalem" ("And did those feet in ancient time") by the choir and congregation. Then, after special prayers, the hymn "Let saints on earth in concert sing" was sung.
The Address Here was delivered by the Rev. A.C, 8. Trivett, M.A, B.D, Sub-Dean and honorary secretary of the United Services Association, address of a most impressive nature which was as follows:
"We are come together this morning, in the presence of God, to remember the gallant soldier who was our leader through the dark days of the Great War—Field Marshal The Earl Haig.
We conve not in a split of sadness, but of reverent and grateful pride, to thank God for his life and to show our affectionate remembrance of a great leader and an unselfish Christian gentleman.
Bari Haig had a remarkable pre-aration for the great task to which he was called in 1915. Educated at-
Clifton and Oxford, he joined the ith Hussars in 1885. His promotion was rapid and in a dozen years he attained field rank. His experience was varied—Natal, Egypt, South Africa and India all contributing to fit him to be commander of the armies of a world empire: nor was it all peace time soldiering, He saw active service with Kitchener in the Soudan, at Atabara and Khartoum and was with French in South Africa, taking part in the difficult Colesburg operations. addition, he held the post of Inspector-General of Cavalry in India, and later was chief of staff, At Home he held the Aldershot command, and different important staff Positions.
Then came his hour. When the Germans swarmed over the Franco-
Bel frontier, he went over im command of the ist Corps of the gallant little army "the old Contemptibles"—whose name will live forever in the history of our race. The succeeding days are familiar tous all. He succeeded Lord French sponsibility during the long bitter years until the Armistice, never los-_ ing hope when hope was almost dead in the hearts of others.
The Work After War Armistice came and many thought that it spelt peace on earth, good will among men. Disillusionment soon followed but the scarlet flowers of the battle-fields born of fellowship in suffering, of comradeship in Joys and sorrows, langitished in the days of peace. The guns fell silent, the guns that for four long years had never ceased to take their hourly toll of the best of the world's young manhood. In the mad scramble for place and position, the high ideals that had shone so brightly, during the dark days of the war went into eclipse. The patience, the unselfishness, the courtesy that had Known no limits now drew behind constricted barriers of class and caste.
Tt was soon evident that another battle must be fought that the weak must be championed, that selfishness, and greed and unbrotherliness must be driven out of their strongly entrenched positions. For many a brave man, the perils of peace were proving far more difficult and dangerous than the hazards of war, And the gallant leader of the armies of England in the field who had been so ready in the giving of his best to win the Great War, ga the same best to help toward solution of the post-war problems. He assumed responsibilities and threw himself whole-heartedly into work of the soldiers' civil re-establishment. He not only lent his name to great charities but gave his time and his influence.
And so to-day we remember him not only as a great war leader—but as Grand President of the British Empire Service League to which we in Shanghai belong—an organization of ex-service men a8 wide as the Empire itsel{—comrades, of the Great War banded together under the motto of "Remembrance and Service." For he saw clearly, that if our great commonwealth of nations is to maintain its reputation for justice, liberty and fair-dealing, if it is to be the home of happy and contented men and women, we must renew and strengthen the. ties. of good fellowship and mutual help-tolness and understanding that made possible the ce-operation of 1914-1918. He was untiring in his efforts to interest and inspire others with the possibilities of such a spirit in the Empire and he practised what he preached. He was a true patriot. He loved his country. Two days before he died, he delivered his las public message, little thinking would be his last,
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