The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-10-30

'ach themselves from tie crown oi oHlcldIS
about them, and passing along the gorgeous
screen that seperutes the chancel from the
church, they fall on their knees before the ina
ges oi the saints KISS WIN iervent reverence
Tue sacred relics, AMI olfer up silent prayers to
iravFn; And now the bnpcrof' followed by
MS OHde' mounts ile platform OF the throne,
and repeats from book delivered to hlrn by the
Archoishop OF MOSCOW the confession oil his
Christian ioiIh. lia then receives the b'nedlc'
''nn o. the hrcholshop, and suddenly the choIr,
whlch mas hithetto preserved silence, burst Out
w psalms ana praises 10 Goh, AMI ihe holy
building yibraies with the ring oi their harno'
nous voices; lnere Is no notes oil organ nor
souni OF othrr Instruments. Ihe singers, ad-
mlraoiy organized ana chanting WIN aslonish-
ing power ana precision need no support the
pia'h,ive soprano voices OF the boys rise clear
ana disunct ABOVE the deep tones OF the rich
basses, and the sustain ID harmony. solemn and
annctlhY, thro0s through the holy Dulidlng
Dnt already IN. Imperial mantle OF SILVER and
ermine, rchly studded with gems, Is IN the
nands ot the Archbishop who proceeds TO clasp
II tounu the shoulders Oi ms M Mil"Sty. Next
iolIows the great crown, winch Is placed by the
same hands on the Imperial head, reyerentiy
oeht 10 receive II and the scepter and globe
are t1en delivered TO MS Majesty, VINO inyes-
rd win these royal insignia, seats himself on
the throne. Inc Empress now approaches win
meek yet digniiied air, and falls on her knaes
before the Emperor. His Majesty, lifting the
crown from his own head, touches wIthit that
o. the Empress, and again seats 1t on his own
prov: lesser crown Is then Drought. which
Inc Emperor places on the head oil the Empress,
where It is properly adjusted BY the Mistress OF
ihe Rooes' ana his Majesty having invested his
BRIDE with the Imperial mantle, draws her to-
ward MN aud tenderly embraces her. TINS Is
the signal Tor the whole Imperial Family, win
the lorrign princes, TO approach AMI congratulate
th'ir Majestes and nothing can be more touch
ing than the spectacle:
lUrre IS scarcely dry eye among the masses
crowded III the church, while the feeble frame
OF the Empress Mother totleTs with outstrelch-
ed arms toward the Imperial son, an passion
ateIy clasps and holds him in long embrace;
ana Tears ana smiles mlnSle together as the it-
lie d[and Dukes are seen to Chamber up to the
SIDE nt iheir iather ana uncle who has to stoop
low IN ordrr 10 reach the tttie iaces whlch ask
10 he kissed. But the most Important and SOL
emn part oi Ihe cerrmony has now to b. per-
FORMED anu tIere Is general stiiln"ss IN thr
chirch a il' Emperor d'scen Is from his throne
AMI proceeds l" The entrdnc OF the chancri-
lie Is mt there by the Archbishop OF NJ 's'nw
VINO h"i's IN ms hands the sacred vessel which
contains tn holy OIL. Stretching forth his right
han'' IN. TrnefdD'e ia'hcr 'aNrs golden branch
WIN Wh'on having npIrd u III tih coll>'crhtrd
o'' hr ahn'h's III I1fehhi' "yrmiH' h'|trHS'
ears NM Is AMI breast "i tn Emp 'rnf. pro.
n",ImclnS tn snIrnn wnrIS "isnrr'>>i" d,'ni
SrIrI'nS ShnCtI In act Is done. AMI Russian
Eyes look WIN aw" 'ipon I'll" annini"d "i i'd.
W. IrSh'e "i MS power, 'lI" iiiSl P'ir>i ni
MS Ch"fc'' al once emperor ali! i"''''r'h:
r"IlS'cTh~d aili Installed IN i'I' iiiLh Hi"ris
""" spiritual oliI'",. y SLY" "' r"nn'm-. the
hf'y % 'i"mp'lS: IN roll oi drums ?"n'nnr-
~ '"In'l 10" ''@ S''f'I 'c' /" 'ir '''t ~
'n''S VINO are without 'he chn'Ih al" can n"'
n'sS H.
t ~" me "' Empress comes 'hW'' u"
Is I'm" ~ t"nl'r nl 'ini"d ~ iu' A'.hh'>i"p.
p'I %h we '"reh'"' only. lHn IN Ln'"'fnf
""' hP"sS, '"' on "h ''e rl?"' We N'r "h
lAe H. "i ih- presiding arrhoish"i'>oi VI Sow.
81 frirrso'rT' an N"'E'r"d' rrcriy' tn holy
S"c'i'" ~! !" t"' h'hP'f't as W" c'i'>'h =
want prlvil'?ro D! IL h'rh' II Is Administered III
lh' Two Nin"S IN Empress receiving nn,y 'h,
Sacr'hr'h'ot pt'aI which Is Pariaken "I by all
memo rs "' 'he Russian Chnrch. ohce marc
llt Cnplth't>t ou' IN iH!i JhoiIhht chnrS' am
'h'lr Maps les once more mount the plat
W 'he thto'e; an" s'oha erect while Tie mass Is
inlohen oy ihe Pr"sis' and ana the responses are
'ho"'" ny .h 1no'r' lhe hn!y service O''n9
c"hc'uHcu. lhc EnPtof steps from Inc 'hror,
nowS I'sn' anu le'i 10 'le great ulsn''arns OF
'nc S'a~, W t'c P'e'd'es' 10 t'H representatives
OF the iort'Sh powers and then leaves The
Sn"rcil oy ihe not'h'rn gate. arcompahr" oy
MS Sptehuiu Ir''hne' ana followed al snort dis
'snee oy 'iis Empress.
lhe 'h'ohe'to9m IN whicn the onnqne' taxes
place, mas p'en already q. scroed' Inc EMPEROR
s''s WIN 'i~ hnpress-M ''hrr on his rlSn' h"ni,
ana Tue yonli2 Empress on h's irit' me great
ulSnlteties OF e'ate advsnce' bearing sdvei ulsh'
es; wtlch uNy place oe'ore the imperlai mo
VINO comm'hce ih'ir repast' lhr body oi me
anu secoh' CLASSES ot Russian nnoh'y' VINO;
s'annlnS IN 'neir places at ih' tables prepared
'or tIem' wan until The impIral iam,ly nave
cohcluued .'ieir repast' before They sII down 10
", Sne banquet III store lor tirm' Inc DNomauc
SoiPs sIana N i'ont oi the lmpenii liable
aulunIy nus M1Gsty calls Tor wine, anh ms IS
uIs s'snaI 'oI oil 'oteisners' anu lhoSe VINO 40