Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-08-14
ANolNTMENT AT CORoNATIONS.
A Peculiarly Of the Russian Ceremon.
Said to Be Very Important.

Said to Be Very Important.
1t is not generally known that the rite
of coronation in the Russo Greek church
agrees with the religious ceremony Of
an English coronation in one very i'm
portant particular or that this resem-
blance distinguishes the coronation serv-
ices of England and Russia from those
of all other countries.
The identity of ceremonial consists in
the use of the 'holy chrism," or
"tcream, in the anointment of the SOW
ereign. In the Roman rite. at the coro-:
nations of the old emperors of Germany
that is to say, of the holy Roman en-
pire, to which Austria, i'll a sense, has
succeeded-not the schism, but the in
ferior oil of the catechumens. or candi-
dates for baptism, is employed. In the
eastern rite, on the contrary, the chrism
is used.
This chrism is understood to bestow
"a character, - to use theological term,
upon the recipient-in other words, it
imparts certain gifts Of the Holy Ghost
not exactly of sacerdotal character, for
it is not used in the east for the ordina-
ton of bishops or priests, but neverthe-
less special gift from on high, which
is indefeasible in him who receives it,
and which, SO long as he corresponds
with divine grace. gives him supernat-
ural sacramental grace to fulfil the du
ties of his high Office.
This is the meaning Of the words "the
seal of the gift of the Holy Ghost used
at the confirmation of a child in the
east Immediately after its baptism, and
the same words are again used when
the emperor is again anointed at his cor
onation 1t is in the case of the emperor
alone that man is ever Amounted IN the
east more than once in his life. AS al
ready stated, the chrism has never been
used in the conservation Of bishops, as
it is in the greater part Of the west
Now it is very interesting point to
notice that the only country in the world
besides Russia in which at the present
day the sovereign is anointed with
chrism is England. This used also to be
the case in France, but of course the
French monarchy is now thing OF the
past In a learned paper by DIR. Wick
ham Legg note is quoted from
pamphlet printed in 1919 upon the man
ner Of browning the emperor, in which
it is stated that, whereas the kings OF
England, France and Jerusalem and
Cicilie'' were thus anointed, there We're
no fewer than % other kingdoms at that
time in western Europe, including ,Po-
land, Of which the sovereigns were not
anointed. The kingdom of Jerusalem
and Cicilie' has of course long disap-
peared. London Times.
Cut Flowers In New York.
There are now about 20 wholesale
commission dealers in cut flowers in the
city. The first dealer in this business
started about Is years ago 4-Ssefore that
retail florists who Ga not raise their
pwn flowers sent to the greenhouses of
Il, III. growers for them. Now nearly all
florists buy Of the wholesale commission
deae III the city.
The flowers sold in this city are grown
In New Jersey and on Long Island and
ab some other points in this state. They
are brought here by express packed in
boxes constructed for the purpose. The
busy part of the day in the wholesale
flower esta blishments is from S O'Clock
in tho morning at about which time
the flowers arrive, until about noon.
The customers Of the wholesale dealer
include not only city florists, but also
florists in many places within rs miles
around New York, and flowers are often
shipped from here to points much more
distant. New York Sun.