Show two minute sermon by thomas hastwell IIa 1 IN TRUTH A QUEEN the news of the death of queen astrid ot of belgium which occurred recently as the result of an automobile accident in switzerland filled the hearts of people everywhere with a sincere and genuine regret and plunged the little ide j nation of belgium ento tho the depths pIlas of 1 grief it la 19 not unusual that the death of the ruler a king or queen awakens an expression pres slon of regret among the people of the world and especially the bereaved nation but it is unusual when such a a death tills fills the whole world with a sense or of keen personal loss what were the elements elem elements enSs that entered into the life of this royal household that so won the admiration admira fion of people everywhere and the devotion of the people of belgium 1 it t was not the queens beauty though she was the most beau jtitus ticul of all the queens of her j time it was not the fact that she was the wife of king leopold and queen of a nation but the tiring thing that endeared her to people everywhere and made her the beloved idol of her own naj tion was waa the simple democracy lof lot her life a common commonness with the people over whom sho she ruled a family faintly life possessed of 0 a beauty and simplicity and naturalness t that hat found an all eager response in the hearts of men and women everywhere when death cunes comes the true values appear we do ado not miss a man inan then because of his possessions but because ol of what he was how often those who might be truly great rest overlook cultivating during their life time these simple but enduring values |