The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-05-27

the syndics of the rural communes. the
mayors of the leading cities and mem.
bers of the various local governments,
presidents of the commercial and finan-
cial bodies, and of artisans guilds of
Moscow, etc. These were followed by
Cossack soldiers and people, delegations
from the nobility. the senate the
church. etc.
The Usual AilOcution.
As their ma jesties approached the en-
trance Of the cathedral, the metropoli-
tan of Moscow pronounced the usual
allocution, the metropolitan of St
Petersburg presented the cross of their
majeSties. and the metropolitan of
Kieff presented them with holy water
Entering the cathedral. their males.
ties bowed the knee three times before a
holy door. and venerated the sanity
images. They afterwards moved
towards the estrada and took their seats
Oh the throne of the Czars Michael
Feodorovitch and John III. The arch
bishops. archinandrites and officiating
clergymen placed themselves III two
ranks between the estrada of the thrones
and the holy door and the choir chanted
the psalm "Nlisereicordiam ct Judiciam
Cantabo Tihi. Domino.
The dign!taries carrying the imperial
mantles stationed themselves Oh the
first step of the throne. A dignitaly
holding the sword Of the empire stood
on the second step of the throne. while
the bearer of the standard occupied a
position on the third step. Other aux
iliaries to the pageant Were grouped
about in suitable order.
Ceremony of Coronation.
The ceremony Of the coronation and
annointmen' was then accomplished as
follows:
The metropolitan of st. Petersburg
mounted the steps of the throne, placed
himself in front of the emperor and in
vited his majesty to make before his
faithful subjects, and i'll a loud voice,
his profession of the orthodox faith, and
presented him with the open book, from
which the emperor read the symbol of
the faith. After this the metropolitan
of St. Petersburg pronounced the ritual ;
"Gratia spiritus sancti sit semper te-
cum. Amen"
The metropolitan then left the estrada
and after the reading the holy gospel,
the metropolitans of ST. Petersburg and
of Kieff mounted the steps to the
throne. The emperor arose, and taking
off the collar of the order of St. Andrew
ordered that the imperial mantle with
the collar in diamonds of that order be
presented to him. They were presented
on cushions by the metropolitans Of St.
Petersburg and Kieff, who also assisted
his majesty to put on the mantle. The
metropolitan of St. Petersburg then pro
nounced the words:
I'm nomine Patris ct Filii ct Spiritus
Sancti. Amen"
His majesty received the pontifical
benediction of the metropolitan of st
Petersburg, who placed his hands on the
czar's head in the form of cross. recit.
ing the two prayers prescribed by the
ritual. The prayers terminated, tn
emperor ordered that the imperial crown
be presented to him. Thereupon, the
metropolitan of St. Petersburg took the
imperial crown and handed it to the
emperor, who took it with his own
hands and placed it on his head.
The metropolitan then in loud voice
pronounced the prescribed allocution.
| The Sceptre and the Globe.
In a similar manner his majesty
caused to be presented to him the scep
ire and the globe, and having taken the
sceptre in his right hand and the globe
in his left hand he seated himself on
the throne. In a few moments his maj
esty arose and placed the sceptre and
globe upon cushions. The monarch then
called upon her majesty the Empress
Alexandra Feodorovna to approach, and
she knelt before him on velvet cushion
richly embroidered with gold.
His majesty thereupon solemnly lift
ed from his own head the crown ant
touched with it the forehead Of the EN-
press. He then replaced the crown upon
his head. His majesty afterward tool
up the crown of the empress and placed
il on the head Of her majesty Hel
majesty's imperial mantle and the col
lar of the Order Of st. Andrew wer,
next presented with the same ceremony
This done. her majesty took her seat OF
the throne, while the emperor agail
took the sceptre in his right hand ant
the globe in his left The archdeacol
/ next unclaimed the imDerial title 4,