Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-18
THE GREAT CEREMONY.

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tho coronation is one Of the most bril-
liant ceremonies inthe world, a descrip-
zion oft tfrom q Russian source) ma
be read with interest. The great cere-
mony has always been performed in the
church Of the Holy Assumption within
the walls of the Kremlin at the Ancient
town Of Moscow. The great Kremlin is
y an octagon plot of ground Of many
.acres, on q high elevation, surrounded
By high walls and fortications, and con
tains four crown palaces, three cathe-
drals, the headquarters of the Imperial
Guards, the governors residence, a
university. and anumber of m~onasteries
and nunneriss. The appearance of the
Kremlin is very striking, as the walls
are white, the f~ortiications emerald
green, the entrances r%ose-tinted, and
the roofs of the cathedral gilded, the
whole forming q wonderful combination.
The coronation procession begins to
form at the cavalry barracks, four miles
distant from the Kremlln.
Early in the day appointed for the GER
omony sixty heralds, mountedo on cream
COlored horses and commanded by a
master Of ceremonies, appear before the
upon which the colonel Of the regiment
appears and asks what they wantofhim.
essThetC Gar commands thee, follow me,n
Asthe answer, and the gates are thrown
open and'the regiment, which has been
expecting q summons, gallops out and
follows the heralds. The heralds then
proceed to the barracks of the lancers,
where the same thing takes place, then
to the university, then to the Cathedral
Of st. Nicholas, where the clergy Join in
the procession, then to the law courts,
where the judges fall in, then to the
headquarters of the marshals, Of the
nobility, the staff officers, the several
professions, the governors, the deputa-
tons from every part of the empire, the
trade guilds, &c, each body joining at q
separate place, and all being summoned
by the heralds, as in the first case. The
procession goes on swelling until it
reaches enormous proportions, SO
much SO that when the head of
1t arrives at the Kremlin the
tail is still at the other end Of the town.
Arriving at st. Demetrius' gate they
hnd it closed. The heralds then blow
their trumpets, and the commando. of
the citadel appears and demands what
they want, TO which the crowd replies
1.-THE Gar" and what for?" asks the
commander. s.To crown him the most
powerful Of the powerful is the reply,
and the gates fly open. The Metropoll-
tans of Moscow, Kazan, Novgorod, and
Kief here head the procession, and,
with the deputations from every part Of
the empire, they advance to the palace
and form IN front of it. These deputa-
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Kirghiz, Chinese, Mingrelians, Bashkirs,
Armenians, Yurkomans, Tartars, Esaui-
manx, Afghans, Bnlgarians, Laplanders,
M~ongoltans, Firms, Persians, and Box
harians, all in their respective national
costumes. The Metropolitans then adj
vance and call upon the Gar to come
forward, upon which he appears at the
portico, dressed in the uniform Of q col.
Onel Of the Imperial Guards, with the
Empress, dressed as q Russian peasant,
on his arm. The instant the
Populations are aware of the imperial
presence they kneel, and being asked
BY the Gar what they want of him, the
Metropolitan of Moscow replies that
they have been sent from far and wide
TO see their Car anointed, so that they
can return to their homes and assure
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verify the lords anointed, and that they
may obey none but him. Thence all
proceed to the Cathedral of the Holy
ing between the bishops and depu-
tatiOns.
Arriving At the church, the car and
his wife are shown to ordinary
thrones near those Of the bishops, and
the special service Immediately begins.
After. the first lesson is read the Met
ropolitans conduct the emperorand en-
press to q canopy of scarlet velvet, rich.
~ embroidered in gold, the principle
figure being the deuble-headed Russian
eagle. Under this canol y isan elevated
platform, upon which are the historical
throne of the car vladimir Monomague
and an ordinary arm chair for the en-
press, also 3 table upon which are the
sceptre and crown of Constantinus Mono
nnachus, asword and a mantle Of ermine.
The mobiles now advance from the south
OF the Cathedral and surrounding the
platform draw their swords and place
them ut the feet of the car. The bish-
OPP Q fKazan then asks the emperor in a
loud voice If he is . true believer, to
which he replies by reading the Lords
Prayer and the Apostles Creed of the
Greek church. The bishop next says:
Hthere be any Of you here present
knowing any impeachment for which Al
exander, son Of Alexander Tor other
name), should not be crowned by the
grace of God, emperor and autacrat OF
al the Russians, of Moscow, of Kieff of
Vladimir, of Novgerod; Gar Of Kazan,
Of Astrakhan, of Poland, of Siberia, Of
KhersonyTanrida, of Grousi; Gosoudar OF
Pskof; Grand Duke of Smolensk, of
Lthuania, of Volhynia, of Podolia
and Of Finland; Prince of Esth-
onia, Of Liyonia, of Courland; OF
Semigalia, of the S~amoyedes, of Bielos-
tok. of lCorelie, of Foer, OF Ingor, of
Perm OF Vsatka, of Bulgaria, and Of 9TH
er counties; Master and Grand Duke OF
the Lower Countries in Novsorod, of
Tcherpigof, Q fRiazan, OF. Polotsk, ofRos-
tof of Jaroslaff, of Bielosersk, ofOudork,
Q fObdorsk, of ondisk, Of Vitblsk ofMsti f
aff and Of al the countries of the North;
Master Absolute of Iversk, Of Kastal-
naik, and of tho Territory of
Sovereign Of Mountain