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Therefore. 1 was a remarkable attribute or Ms iii: say that it is unwise for -us. perhaps, to mented mother With a man possess- . attempt to put before the wbrld. or be- . ed of these _ halities comin to Tiie 1 fore ourselves, indeed. for our consid- throne as he (has come all thg i C) eration anything in the way of a full stances point to a wis ' and he, rglum- ilescription of her life work; It reign e p sp ous s present to our minds and i . . . thoughts and memories as far as may -dfd',, 'ce/tle',',',,',',"",'.),'?, toe,Jinei,,tot,1/ gleaatdgm arr,',i'at,ti/','fticeBtuht :hishwe high position in public life there, and ev y th' name and th t at w er- f one who has had many opportunities at er e " ame 0 Queen :gauging the qualities of the ruler of Victoria has penetrated..there she is Great Britain and Ireland has declar- loved and reverenced. We may rejoice ed him to be one of the wisest it not that all over this world, in civilized and the wisest, of the public men of Europe. 1yteivrtitt.d, countries, the name pf If that be true, and we believe it to be Queen Victoria was loved and rever- true then we here as his subjects I enced, and, as was fully stated in the realize what the testimony means as British ,House of Commons 9. coming from such a source. and also as few days ago, even those who given by his Majesty himself a few loved not her empire loved and .days ago. when he declared that he reverenced her. And, as we 'proposed to follow the example of his know, all nations of the earth have mother as long as breath remained in Joined in testimony of their feelings his body, and did not hesitate to ex- in this rtgt"it,t,1tiig,1tttit, and pagan. .press his determination for the future Moslem and B ddhist. have Joined in in his homely Anglo-Saxon way. We t 'one vast array. which has teatitted in ithen may, I say. feel confident that in wvt1rioutr ways to the woNd's beleave- .looking forward to the future we shall ment and the sorrow which eXist-l lhave nothing to fear in a con titutionai teverywhere-a sorrow which, I may be sense. and all tsitrna may be considered _ pardoned for saying. was. if POB- as pointing to a wise and prosperous ,sible. accentuated and emphasized by reign. ila dilssentitillg voice g,'?,',','.',',").'"),', from a Greeting to the King. oca ty w ere, temporar y, v ce re gns 1'lld"i'llt (tin the ",1,h'e,f,','al thronehmBltl: my? tqytvf.1ettennt"T,taf,?"'a'df,'et $9023? , eeec was smpy oacce a. ' , 4 . the unanimous verdict of the nations ebipreteetafutg"12,1re"wi'u'Jitfl,is1 "ff: tust"tiee/tit,.he,,t1t,1tt, regard to a world mourn to-day. Therefore it is that We . " greet our King (and we greet our new The Greatest Earthly Ruler. mum-n) t ht "li P"ig,"f"1. ant} While we cannot estimate the life- iiTu',?t",!ieJuttt '"Ld,f.eu'h. "%, '"l'rdlst' work of Queen Victoria for humanity, 'mm as the descendant and re- we can, at any rate, come to this con- _pvesentative of Briton and Dane. clusion. and are Justified in doing so, Norman and Saxon, Plantaganet II tttink-thet while great benefactors and Tudor, Stuart and Guelph, and of the human race have arisen. and last, but not least, as the son ot Vic- lwhile eras which have preceded her toria, our blhvcd Queen. We otter to era have been full of prosperity and him freely and affectionately our realty advancement. so tar as the British. and homage. And then. as it was cus- people are concerned, at any rate, ana tomary in other times to say to other while history furnishes many instances Euwardtt, we say of him, we put our ot the Hives and work of men and wo- lhands in his hands and we otter him men which have been of the greatest ,rour fralty and homage. We declare possible advantage to humanity, we |oursi lves to be his men, and say. with can reasonably allege and believe that 'tliankfulness for the past and contr. ', since the creation at the world no hu- Vat-nee in the future, "God save our lord man being has lived upon this earth tho King." from whose acts and love and per- No other member offering to speak on sonaiity have Bone out so much of the motion. the Speaker read the reso- ttood to all her fellow human beings as lution while the House stood in rever- from the great Queen. the great Mon- out silence The address to his Majes- Brett whose loss we so deeply deplore. ur, as proposed by the Premier. was in '1th respect all nations have joined then adopted. It read as tol1owtc-- oge er. Facing the Future. The Resolution. _ h s . , . . - To the King's Most Excellent Mtv i row? t'trtg.rotl"t,',ttttifte,','n"1'Ai'i:l jesty: Most Gracious sovereign-We, ver lining. We say that while we sop. your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful row for the remembra ce of the great subjects. the Legislative Assembly of Sovereign who has 301% and while we the Province of Ontario, in Parliament realize th t th ' its embled, beg leave to approach your which JlWrotlutptrrt',"t,ett2t' ggeet Misty for the purpose ot expressing else of her public duty brought more the deep sorrow felt by this House and clearly into view her virtues by the people of the Province of Oh- l as a woman, 9. wife. and a tario with your Majesty. with our 818--