The New York herald., 1871-11-22
The GRAND DUKE AT
M CHURCH. 1A-. ...-

NO sooner had the procession dtsbandea ana ..
kiSn.SeerS dispersed to their homes nan tina frur.y
| Ouke' ieIt Tres To act from impulses OF nts ovu
near'' "eni at once, with his stan, to the Russo
ureek church, at SOL Second avenue They far, ~.
clarendon Hotel about ten minutes past four
| O'CLOCK. weary and tired as the Imperial partv
must nave been after their long voyage ana their
reception yesterday, still the religious lath ana cus
toms OF Russia and OF the imperial FANNY or thas
empire are so strict that the Duke ana hIs res,,,
nasened TO return thanks for their safety ana to re
ceVe the presy blessing ut the hands of the on,v
husso'Greek clergyman In the Country Rev. Father
N. Berrmg.
me imperial party occupied four Carriages and
nad gray military overcoats or cloaxs IN own ova,
thelr pers0ns-sometnng like those worn nv tho
husslans during the Crimean war They arrved
q 'no ohapei ABOUT haf past four r. NJ. There were
present.. beside the Grand Duke Alexis Adm,rar
Possiet count schauveior Count Ortoron,ea
'enerai Gorlon, Captain Choron the Russian Con-
SUI Generai Bodisco, Mr. Catacazy. the Isussian.
"ihis1er' ana their rerinue. The Grand Duke Ad-
miral rosslet General GOrlon and MIR. Catacazy ocs
0upleu one carriage together. The people were ON
tne q"' otce l0r the arrival or the mperial party
aIter the HERALD's announcement YESTERDAY
hece the presence OF the Carriages in front OF the
cnapei was the signal for the gathering crowd.
which Increased more ana more until the irnper,.I
crowd was comparatively quiet, and gave very few
evidences or any other feeling han :hat OF curfosttv
As HIS imperial Hignness entered, the Rev. Fathey
bJerring gave the benedictIon with the cross ann
Dessed the Prince and party with holy water and
continued the services for than halr an hour
AZ the close OF which the priest addressed the Pr,nce
as f0llows:- II"
-, REV. rArHRR BJERRrNa's ADDRESS. Y aggi
may II please 4 our Imperial Htghness-It In With
tne sincerest Joy o heart that venture In the een.
est nuInnity 10 bd our Imperial Hiphnesa n hannv
Welcome IA tnls little chapel, aud this weicoma1
C6urc b Isa aot 40 only as priest o the
a. asac IL .ne world where .ners,
In the western hemisphere. This 4fe2-th~ I. = The
what some are pleased TO call Pan. SciavIsulus:sslsN
would designate PanorthodOxy. Ihe existence o.
TINS chapel, the nrBt IN New YORK, Is owing 20
orthodox Russia; and as grain OF mustard star. soec
Gods grace, that the care Of the Holy SYNOD
for It's spiritual children here will not he n vain.
But all the more Jubilant are our hearts To-Day !or
the presence OF Imperial member oil that dt4xin,
quished household whicn by its piety has inscribed
itself in brilliant lines III the annals Of history y
NAV Your Imperial HighneSs be q thousand times
welcome May Your Imperial Highness hnd many
deuhts In this land, ana may the God OF love pre-.
serve and defend Your Imperial HlghnesS. THIS
pray in the name OF the Father, the Sou and the
Holy Ghost Amen W 4A5
The service concluded with prayer and with the
customary rite OF wishing the imperial household
many nappy years. The Prince Immediately there
after snook hands with Father Bjerring, thanked him
for his Kind words OF welcome and Invited tile reve-
rend clergyman to pay visit at hts hotel this morn
ino before his departure for washington. The
marty thereafter entered their carriages and re-
turned to the Clarendon. nsyt3