Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COIJLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 11 of Isaiah, read by the Headmaster, Psalm No. 84, the Second Lesson, the 21st Chapter of the Book of Revelations, read by the Provost of Trinity College, the Jubilate, the Creed, Responses and Collects, read by the Chaplain. The prayers for the King's Majesty, the Royal Family, the Governor-General and Parliament were read by Bishop Broughall. Then came the School hymn and the Sermon delivered by the Right Rev. R. J. Renison. The full text of the Sermon is printed elsewhere. The hymn after the Sermion was the special dedication hymn, No. 346. Bishop Renison then read the prayers for those who laid down their lives, for our Founder and Benefactors and for the School and the choir sang a very impressive introit while all were kneeling. The Blessing was then given by the Bishop of Toronto, one verse of the National Anthem was sung and then came the Recessional Hymn, No. 305, Now thank we all our God, and the service was over. The Vice-Regal party, accompanied by the Chairman of the Governing Body and the Headmaster and Chaplain, then inspected the Chapel in detail and later returned to the Lodge where many people were presented to Lord and Lady Alexander. Luncheon followed at 1 p.m. in the Gym. and Hall and at 2 p.m. the Tower bell rang to summon the 600 people from the Gym. into the Hall for the Governor- General's address. Viscount Alexander was introduced by Colonel Langmuir in a very happy speech during which he quoted from Mr. Winston Churchill who spoke of our present Governor General as being the most trustworthy friend and General in every way during the dark days of 1940-4.1. His Excellency then gave a short but memorable address to the boys which was greeted with unsurpassed enthusiasm. Watts called for three cheers for His Excel- lency and Lady Alexander and the roof beams trembled at the volume of the boys voices. The formal proceed- ings came to an end with further introductions at the Lodge. The Mayor and Council of Port Hope then took the Vice-Regal party for a tour of the town and one of the

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19 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD the doors .of the Memorial Chapel, the processional hymn, Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King of - Crea- tion began. Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Alexander, were met at the door of the Chapel by the Lord Bishop of Toronto, the official visitor of the School, and by the Chaplain of the School, Canon C. G. Lawrence. When Lady Alexander had been shown to her place, Viscount Alexander, accom- panied by the Bishops, Col. J. W. Langmuir, Chairman of the Governing Body, Provost Seeley, Dr. Cosgrave, Canon Stu-art, the Chaplain and the Headmaster moved to the altar steps, the Headmaster carrying the Book of Remem- brance. From the steps the Governor General read the Page of Dedication from the Book of Remembrance. When he had finished he handed fthe Book to Canon Stuart who then placed it on the altar. While all were facing the altar the choir sang the invocation: Father, in thy gracious keeping, leave we now Thy servants sleeping. When His Excellency had been shown to his place next to Lady Alexander, immediately to the right of the entrance doors, the Service of Consecration began in the Narthex of the Chapel. There, the Bishop of Toronto was received by the Chairman of the Governing Body and the Head- master, and Colonel Langmuir read a petition requesting the Bishop to consecrate the Chapel. The Bishop accepted the petition and during the singing of a psalm, he and the clergy, preceded by the Headmaster and the Chairman of the Governing Body, moved up the long aisle to the Sanc- tuary. There, the Bishop conducted the Service of Con- secration, praying that all the forms of service used in the Chapel would be acceptable in God's sightg he then asked the Rev. F. H. Cosgrave to read publicly the Sentence of Consecration. After the Chaplain, Chairman of the Governing Body and the Headmaster had returned to their places, a shor- tened form of Matins began with the singing of part of the Benedicite, followed by the First Lesson, the 55th Chapter

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12 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD most unforgettable days in the history of the School came to an end. .Ll..il. i--- A CANADIAN SHQRINE The Rt. Rev. R. J. Renison, M.A., D.D., Lord Bishop of Moosonee, delivered the sermon during the Service of Consecration of the Memorial Chapel on October 21. Choos- ing as his text, John 1:26 There standeth among you, one whom ye know not , he spoke as follows: It is too early to ask which is destined to become the greatest city of Canada. It may be that, when the awaken- ed Orient comes into its own, the Pacific Coast may become the centre of population. But in the realm of our mind, we have no doubt as to which is our greatest city. It is an invisible city. It is not found in'Canada. It has no name, but its spires can be seen more clearly than the Belfry of Mlons or Mount Ortona. The silent streets are scattered all over France and Belgium, with newer suburbs all the way from the Sicilian Straits through the heart of Italy to the gateway of the Alps. There are ham- lets in the land of the Zuider Zee and countless lonely habitations from Berlin to Ceylon and Burma. But to the mother heart of Canada it becomes a unit, and when once seen is never forgotten. Its river is the ocean, where many sleep till the sea gives up its dead. It is approached by the hard road of duty, which divides it from north to south, while the way of sacrifice runs east and west. In the centre stands the temple of Immortality, where restful shade trees grow. It is a Canadian city. It is on another continent but neither time nor space can ever alter its character. In all, they number 100,000. More than half the number have been waiting since 1918. Who shall say that the spirits of St. Julien have not met their sons and comrades at Dieppe? At Vimy, rising on an acre of Adriatic marble from the crown of the ridge, towers the greatest monu-