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

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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-

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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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TRINITY COIJUEGE SCHOOL RECORD 13 ment on the Western front. It is probable that other ma- terial memorials will be erected to keep the name of Canada in the hearts of a new generation. There will be many new hallowed spots in fields that will be forever Canada. These men have done more for Canada as a nation than any other city since we were a people. They are ours. It is a City of Youth. We may grow old but they are forever young. The average age of the soldier is 25. Some- times We ask ourselves whether a life may not be complete when its great work is done. Jesus died when he was little older than the average soldier. It may well be that those of us who have to carry on through years of disillusion- ment have not a harder fate than the mlen who died in the moment of victory. In the last thirty years, our concep- tion of the other world has changed. Our memories are peopled by a multitude of heroes struck down in the flower of their youth-very different from the pale and languid cohorts of the past, composed of the sick and the aged. It is a City of Hope and Faith. In Bunyan's immortal allegory, when the Pilgrims came to the land of Beulah they could see across the valley to the celestial city, the end of their journey. We have comle down from the mountain peaks of sacrifice and idealism, and We are now near the dark valley of doubt and disenchantment. Thomas Hardy's terrific drama of the Napoleonic Wars takes the view that there is no progress and no meaning in human life, but an endless cycle of folly and Woe. Let us not forget here that those who gave their lives for Canada and the freedom of the world gave all they had, and gave it freely. They had faith-and shall not we? The Colours of the City are Scarlet and Gold. The fall of the year suggests solemn and reflective memorial. Our Canadian autumn is unique. The coming of nature's annual death is glorified by the scarlet and gold of falling leaves. It is a happy coincidence that the old Armistice Day this year begins its new life as a general Memorial Dcay on Sunday. At last all the heroes of this young coun-