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Parish Church of St James St. James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ (Parish Office 020 8941 6003) |
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1890 - 1899: The Present Gloom - 1892 February
So many have been laid low, and so fatal in many cases has it proved. There is scarcely a house which isn't mourning the loss of a relation or a friend. And just when our own home troubles seemed at their worst, there has fallen a blow upon the whole of England, we might almost say, upon the world at large. This terrible disease has spared neither poor or rich, high or low, and amongst its victims is the young Prince Albert Victor, who, had he lived, would one day have been our king. We were all aroused, and our affections warmed by the preparations which were being made for his marriage. Not only did our loyalty declare itself then, but we had learnt to love our young Prince for his own intrinsic excellence and worth. A letter just come to hand from one who knew him well, during the time he was lately quartered with his Regiment at York, says:- “We have been much saddened by Prince Eddy’s death. It comes very closely home to us all in York. He won all hearts by his forgetfulness of self and thought for others.” His affianced bride, the young Princess, whose affections he had won years ago, is well known in this neighbourhood for the sweetness of her disposition, and her charming kindliness. But just in the midst of their brightest hopes there came this sudden blow, and the Prince was taken away. All England mourns this sad event. All England’s heart is broken, is filled with loyal and respectful sympathy with our gracious Majesty the Queen, with the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Princess Victoria Mary, and the rest of the Royal Family. God grant that the gloom which hangs over us may be lifted, that we may feel His gracious love again, in restoring health and happiness to our land. In the meantime, may we humble ourselves before Him, and seek to learn the lesson which He would teach us by the afflictions which He has laid upon us. Source: The Hampton Hill Parish Magazine - 1892 February |
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