The New York herald., 1871-12-04
DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE.
Service at the Greek Church
Yesterday Morning.
The Prince Spends a Quiet Day and
Sets Out for Philadelphia.
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
THE PRINCE AT PRAYERS.

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THE PRINCE AT PRAYERS.
Patient waiting certainly deserves It's reward and
has IT, too, else the crowd that lined the sidewalks
ana stoops OF houses on Second avenue, between
Ftfteth and Flfty-nrst streets, yesterday morning
10 see the Grand Duke Alexis would not have
braved the weather for more than two hours as they
did. There must be something enchanting about
prncely pers0nages that attracts the mutltudes So
The pely OF this Russian Prince seems TO be Of q
purer aud devout than that OF the English
princes and the Chinese and Japanese who mas
visited these snores. Alexis' respect for religion
Is undoubtedly great, and the peoples respect
for HIM is equally great But he does not seem to
care much Tor the American orthodox hour or SER
vice-haf past ten O'Clock In the morning. II was
eleven O'Clock yesterday morning ere he arrived
murmur OF applause ran through the street watch
erA and the it.e urchns raising their voices above
the din sung OUT
"HERE HE CONES HERE HE CONES
Here's the Grand Dock hIsseiL" The street door
opened and the Prince entered, and received. rs ON
former occasions, the priestly blessing with the
golden crucfx, which Alexis kissed most piously.
Father Bjerrng then sprlnxled the Princes right
hand with holy water which Alexis drew across
his forehead and then quietly took position III ad-
vance or his cOurtiers ana near the right OF the
altar.
Within the little chapel, waiting as patiently as
the crowd outside, were some twenty ladies aud
seventeen gentlemen including several Greeks and
| Russians, with sprnhllng OF our American and
cosmopolitan nati0nalities. Admiral Possiet and
Mr. Catacazy ana the more prominent Russians
! were not present. The HERALD reporter converscd
with Polish lady whose father died In exile III this
q
! return TO her native land she said, would be
! banishnenI TO Siberia. And a similar penalty
| would be imposed upon her friends In Russian
| Poiand should she correspond with them and the
! correspondence be discovered. Yet she WAS among
| the select group OF admirers who were admitted
! within the sacred precincts Oi the Greek chapel
/ yesterday. The Greek COrsul Boiassi was pre-
/ sent, ana the Russian Vice Consul aud lew Of
ino Sevtiana were not bound as on THURSDAY
last and they were present to cnant the itany and
other services. They were led BY Prince Gatzin,
| whose deep Lass voice gave peculiar gravity TO
the music Of Bordnsk wn'ch was rendered on
this occasion during I9e opening services ana the
THE GiLpED DOORS
| which divide the outer sanctuary from the high
altar, we're closed. But at the reading Of the Holy
Gospel from the thirteenth chapter OF st. Luke they
| were opened Inc narrative Is con. AIMED ls para
| Inclusive, and relates 10 woman VINO
nad iunrmity eighteen years ana was bowed
together so tina! she could !, not o nis s ael aeS
cured her, but the ruler oil The synagogue and Inc
people were indignant that he should 10 such work
| on the sabbath day. But the saviour reDuked the
nypocrlle py showing MN mat every one Of them
| looked after their oxen and asses on the Sabbath
| DAY. and that this woman being daughter Of Abra
nam was value than those beasts Of burden.
| Before the reading OF this lesson aud immediately
| the doorway and held In his hand q large llghted
| CANDLE wMle Father Bjerrng, with iis back toward
rrsnS aa Tne aools again Closed ana red
silk curtain was orawn over the top whic the priest
THE sAcRAxENTAL ELEMENTs
and onerea up certain prayers , prescribed py the
inc Metr6pon,an Patriarch, the Grand synod aud
the priests ana religious orders Of tnc Church. Tne
we5s sn v "e
sells covered with rich satin velvet en-
hands ine % choir cnaaieG and Inc priest m pra, ed, ed
anu returned the vessels 10 little table whicn
images are not allowed IN the Greek Cnurcn, but
pictures are and the lLte cnapel Ia second avenue
many Chrstos. Again the lutte were closed,
!, wnle the priest took the sacrament himself anu
offered up I'm more PRAYERS to which @ IL tue cnoir le.
| sUnauy 10 this service Again the doors were
opened and the priest advanced " the front with
tne chaiice, and While Offering up prayers made the
sign Of the cross and sgan retired. Tne assistant
| performed his Iart wlh The lighted candle AZ
before, and alter few more secrel prayers the
, were opened and Father bJerring came forward,
| holding tlie cruclnx III MS hand, ana pronounced
the peneuicton, aiter which the Granu Duke
stepped forward and
| DEvoUTLY MISSED THE GOLDEN IMAGE.
| HIS plUus example was followed by ali the Rus
sian noiaDes present, ana thus ended the service
the last prOoaDly tha tue Prince Will ever attend
New orR Us ne lett me city last evening Tor Phila
dclpnia. wnerc ne is 10 be received by Inc QUAKER
Council and citizens. Ills return 10 this city
pected about "Wednesday next, wheu ne Will
stay one day anu tncn set on again to enjoy
the hospitanties OF the GreeEs oil the Amerl-
can Athens. his subsequent movements are not
very c.caty defined, though IL Is believed he Will
spend snort time IN Savannah. MOBILE New Or
leans and otner southern Giles, anu Will stop
la sfnIa titS nnpt I'm hunJ
sveall,, VIII san Tor home SOON. rms vessel viii
convey nm to Odessa or suIne other Soushe Russian
port, wnence ne VIII travel b! ra 10 81 Petersburg.
Inc Princes passage out Of cnurcn was gree ed
with cneers ana huzzas, anu tue crowd dispersed
! only when all the wOrsilppeis HAD goae
/ There was great desire manifested yesterday
| among some Of the audience, rs there Is generally
| by dweels IN the VICINITY Of Tue chapel, that
| LARGER lLACE OF WORSHIP
! should be Dullt for the isussoGree~ people. Two
lots, we understand, have oeen purchased IN Lex
mgton avenue, oetweea futietn anu tiity-nrst
streets, and paid or III the SUN o. $4,000 IL is not
known when the building viii DC commenced, since
the authority anu Tue money 10 40 50 must come
IRON the Grand synod, which has supplied The funds
lor the purchase There Is . strong PROBABILITY,
! however, that the foundation VIII Dc laid next
sprlng Tor sucn an ediice. Father Blerring intends
TO crafty the many persons VINO nave made m
thereon some iulure day. There IN the service
Catholic ana Anglican churches, and now that a
union Of those churches Is 50 much talked about,
| 0efned statement OF what they mold III common
would not prove undressing 10 the general puUc.
The Grand Duke Oh his return from service at
the Greek Church, spent the balance 0f the day until
hts departure for Pnlladephia III quiet manner, as
became q good CHRISTIAN. In tue course Of the
afternoon good many visitors called 10 pay their
respects, including several members 0i the CON-
mittee Of Reception, and were received by tue Duke
IN his private apartments. The disagreeable
weather deferred him from gong Oat Ii tue after
noon had been ine II was supposed lie would nave
driven 10 Central Park. A large number OF
the officers Of the Russian feet spent
tue afternoon at the Clarendon IN order TO be in
readiness for last evenings Journey A little before
entrance II the notei aud crowd was gathered
TO watcn the Grand Duke leave. spite OF the rain,
which was steauly pouring down, the ladies', loyal
TO their dear Prince unto the death. were not
wanting In tho assembly, enduring the discomfort
weather n pa nj "A hpff