Service at Westminster.
A special service was arranged, for the colonial contingents at West* minster Abbey. The colonials occupied the galleries erected for the peers and commoners ;j* for the Coronation service. They , listened to the singing of the Abbey choirs without joining in the Psalms. ,' When the hymn “ Onward, Cbnstian ’ Soldiers" was announced, Bishop Weldon, who preached, mounted the t , pulpit, glanced at the galleries, beat time with his hands, and every colonial _ sang. - r ' ■’ The Bishop, in the course of his sermon, declared that the character of the people made the Empire great, and alone preserved it. The Duke of Portland entertained three thousand colonial troops at Weir beck Abbey, his residence in Nottinghamshire. ,■ „
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Manawatu Herald, 21 August 1902, Page 2
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116Service at Westminster. Manawatu Herald, 21 August 1902, Page 2
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