The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-28


None but foreign princes were accommo-
dated with seats; the Russian princes and
dignitaries stood through the entire cere-
mony according to the custom of the Greek
Church. The dignitaries of the realm who
were carrying the standard and seals of
the empire took their stand upon the steps
of the das. After their Majesties had been
seated the Metropolitan OF Novogorod asked
the Emperor in a loud and distinct voice:
Are you a true believer"
The Emperor, falling on his knees, read in
reply, in q clear voice. the Lords prayer and
the apostles creed Of the Greek Church, the
Metropolitan responding, May the grace of
the Holy Ghost remain with thee" and de-
scended from the dais.
THE BISHOPS SUMMONS
The following customary summons was
then three times repeated by the bishop:
II there be any of yeu here present knowing
any impedment for which Alexander, son of
Alexander, should not be crowned by the grace
of God, Emperor and AutOcrat of all the Rus
sias, of Moscow of Kief, of Vladimir. of NOvo-
of Siberia, of KhersOnTauride, of Grousi; GOu-
s0udar of Pskov; Grand Duke of SnOlensk, OF
Llthuania, of Volhynia, OF POdolia and OF
| Fnland Prince of EstOn1a, Of LivOnia, of C0ur-
land; of Semigalia, of the SemOiedes, OF Bielos.
tok, of Corelia of Foer OF Ingor. OF Perm, OF
VlHtka, of Bulgaria, and of other countries;
Master and Grand Duke of the lower countries
| OF NOvO gOrOd, of Tchernigoff of Raisan, of
Pootsk, of Rostof of arOstoff, OF BielOsersk, of
Mtskheti, and of all the countries of the North;
| Master Absolute, of Iversk, Of KastOinisk, of
g., aIn Oh ,he seFrtory o ArIen,s:
! Master oKTnrhcstan; Heir PresumpfVe of Nor
| way, ana Duke Cs Schleswig-H H0stein, of
Stormarne, OF Dithmarre, eud of OldemDourg,
let him come forward now, in the name of the
| Holy Trinity, and show what the impeachment is.
or let him remain dumb foreverl
Alter reading selections from the gospel,
the Metropolitans of Novogorod and Keiff
again ascended the dais and invested the
Emperor with the imperial mantle OF ermine,
the Metropolitan of Moscow saying at the
same times Come and protect the people as
this robe protects and covers thee"
The Emperor responded, II will, I will, 1
will, God helping"
The Metropolitan of Novogorod, crossing
his hands upon the head of the Emperor,
then invoked the benediction of Almighty
God upon him and his reign, and delivered
| to Alexander III the crown of Russia, who
| placed it upon his own head, and assuming
| the scepter and orb, took his seat upon the
| throne.
He then returned the ensigns of his titles
to the dignitaries appointed to receive them,
and called the Empress, who knelt before
| him. He touched her head lightly with the
| crown of the Emperor, and then formally
| crowned her with her own crown. The ex-
preston and attitude of the Empress, as she
knelt, was one of sympathy with her royal
| husband, and touched deeply the audience.
| The Car preserved throughout grave and
| decorous dignity and nobleness of demeanor
| which also provoked the admiration of all.
After the Empress had been duly invested
with The imperial mantle their majest;as
were seated on their thrones and an arch
deacon intoned the imperial titles and sang
| "Domine Salvam fac Imperatorem, which
tal md thrin cd hxy flNo
choir.
Directly this part of the ceremony was
finished, the bells of all the churches of
Moscow rang out in chorus. salute of 101
| guns was fired and inside tine cathedral the
| members of the imperial family rendered
their congratulations to their Majestes. The
Emperor then knelt and recited prayer at
the end of which the clergy and all knelt be-
fore the Emperor The Bishop of Moscow
said aloud in behalf of the nation. fervent
prayer for the happiness of their Majestes.
Shouts of Long live the Emperor" then
rent the air, and were taken up by the thou
sands outside and carried from mouth to
mouth until that part of the multitude who
were unable to get inside even the ample
acreage of the Kremlin, caught the sound
and waved it in huge volume of human
congratnlation to the remotest parts of the
city. when it was speedily made known to
all the world that another Car of the Rus
sias had been crowned.
AFTER THE CORONATION.
The cathedral choir then sang the Te
Deum, after which the Emperor ungirded his
sword, and, accompanied by the Empress and
numerous dignitaries, proceeded to the gate
of the sanctuary There the Metropolitan
of Novogorod annointed the Emperor's fore
head, eyelids, nostrils, lips, ears breast and
hands, at the same time exclaiming: BE
hold the seal of the Holy Ghost; may it
keep thee ever holy"
The Empress was annointed only on the
forehead Both partook of the sacrament
and then left the cathedral, wearing their
crowns and mantels, the Emperor also bear
ing the scepter and orb.
After praying in the Cathedral of Michael
the Archangel, their majesties returned to
the palace, escorted by the procession, which
presented even a more splendid sight than
that which escorted them to the cathedral
being now augmented by the gorgeous state
carriages of the imperial family. Banners
waved from all points on the Kremlin, and
the whole route of the procession fairly
glowed with bright draperies and hangings.
The Emperor re-entered the palace by the
celebrated Red staircase, whence the laws
were anciently promulgated. There he
turned and saluted ihe people, who immedi-
ately uncovered their heads, cheering enthu-
sastically and blessing the Car.
The imperial banquet began at $3.50 p NJ,
in the hall called Granovtatia Plata This
hall was specially restored for the occasion.
and was splendidly decorated with cloth of
gold. The Emperor and Empress, wearing
their crowns sat at separate tables on thrones
of unequal height Their Majesties were
served by distinguished mobiles acting
as cupbearers, carvers, etc. The first toast
was, "His Majesty, the Emperor" which was
followed by salute of sixty-one guns The
next was "her Majesty the Empress" fol-
lowed by fifty-one guns. The third was "the
imperial household" followed by thirty-one
faithful subjects" followed by twenty-one
guns.
The foreign princes and diplomats present
stood during the first course, and afterward,