The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27

VIZ hiolAlSI VI blll0 llil6Illy anu
beholding the czar sitting on his throne
of state. with the symbols Of power
given to him by the highest authority
In the land, one had realizing sense
of the great power welded by the man
in whose honor this great function was
held,
At the moment of his taking his seat
on the throne the cannon at the arsenal
hundred forth, the bells rang and the
bands massed outside played the ma
tional anthem. The emperor, after oc-
cupying the throne for q few seconds
rose and placing the sceptre and the
globe on the table by his side, turned to
the empress and, taking off his crown,
touched her forehead to it, She then
knelt before him on crimson velvet
cushion, when the emperor placed upon
her head her own crown, which is sur
mounted by large sapphire. The en-
presses ladies of honor fixed the crown
upon her head with gold comb, and
then robed her in her mantle of cloth of
gold, ermine lined like the emperors
She was also invested with the collar
of st. Andrew and was led to her
throne by the emperor and remained
seated at his side.
The emperor at that point resumed
his sceptre and orb and the clergy broke
forth into the magnificent anthems
Domino Salvum Fac Imperatorem"
and Domino Salvum Fac Imperatri-
GEN." of course, in the old Slavonic
tongue, the choir answering "Ad Multos
Amos"
The members of the imperial family
and the royal princes now advanced and
congratulated the imperial pair, while
others in the church bowed thrice to-
ward the throne, thus expressing their
Fluctuations. Suddenly the cannon,
bells and bands ceased, and a deep ST.
lence ensued, while the car knelt and
solemnly uttered the following prayer:
Lord, God of My Fathers, King of
Kings, by whose single word the uni
verse was created and by whose wis
dom the destiny of mankind is guided
Thou rulest the world in holiness and
justice. Thou hast elected me to be a
ruler of this Thy people. 1 trust in Thy
goodness toward me. 1 thank Thee
and bow to Thy power Direct Thou
my way in the accomplishment of the
mission which Thou hast entrusted to
me- Ehdow me with the knowledge of
the right, strengthen my hands for this
great work. May I be permeated with
the wisdom that goeth forth from Thy
throne. May my heart abide in Thy
hands, that my life may be full of love
toward my subjects, that I may on the
great day of Judgment stand before
Thee with a clear conscience"
When the car rose from his knees
the Metropolitan of st. Petersburg be-
gan a prayer for the emperor, at which
everyone in the cathedral knelt, with
the exception of the emperor, who stood
erect, wearing his crown.
The Metropolitan then stepped for
ward to the foot of the dais and made
a short address to the car on the i'm
portance of the duties of his Office, end
ing with these words: with this wish
BILE and corporal adornment of thy head
is clear proof that Christ, the King of
Honors, invisibly crowns thee head Of
the Russian empire
After the emperor took the sceptre
the Metropolitan of st. Petersburg said:
God hath crowned this God given,
God adorned, most God-fearing auto
crat and great monarch emperor of all
the Russias. Take thyse1f the sceptre
and ball of empire, the visible image
of the sole sovereignty over the people
given by the most High for their gov
eminent, promotion and every desirable
well being
After this the choir sang the TIE Deum
| and the bells of the Kremlin again rang
out. At the invitation of the metro
politan the royal couple then descend
ed from the dais and walked to the en-
trance of the sanctuary, where the Me-
tropolitan of st. Petersburg with a
branch of gold, sprinkIed the forehead,
the eyes, lips, nostrils, ears, breast and
the palms and the backs Of the hands
of the emperor with consecrated oil, the
prelate of Kieff removing the oil with
linen cloth. The empress was merely
sprinkled upon the forehead.
Resuming their places upon the dais
mass was now begun, and after the con-
secration Of the elements, the emperor,
the train of his coronation robe being
borne by the clergy, entered the sane
tuary behind the ikonostas and receiv-
ed the communion The empress like
wise received communion, but kneeling
W tiiV SdiCludly Sltpoy DIP Noilltl oil {
not allowed within the ikonostas.
After the communion the emperor and
empress reascended their thrones, their
insignia being borne before them and
all the court dignitaries grouped around
them. The cars chief almoner then
| recited the prayers which follow the
communion, concluding with the inton-
alton of the Domino Salvum Fac I'M
peratorem' and Domino Salvum Fac
lmperatricem." The choir sang the cad
Multos Amos" three times.
The long ceremony was concluded by
each of the Amounted kissing a golden
crucifix, containing a sacred relic, which
was held up by the Metropolitan. of
kieff. And a salvo of cannon and the
changing of bells to which were joined
the mighty acclamations of the people,
the emperor and empress, arrayed in
their coronation splendor, emerged from
the northern door of the cathedral I'M
DER gorgeous canopy, borne aloft by
four court chamberlains.
The emperor holding the sceptre and
orb preceded the empress by a few
PAGES. The two walked around outside
the Ivan Veliki, which was surround
ed by tribunes filled with guests, and
re-entered the cathedral square between
the Ivan tower and the Cathedral of the
Archangel Michael which they enter
ed, and thence walked to the Cathedral
OF the Annunciation, several high dig
nitarieS carving the trains of their