The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21


Blessing taat they usAF desire
I - emperor taeE AXIS sAs ssas % tsa
fnrone, sn1. laysaw shs rexzIa en- tho
rssSaso-ss. calls szS ghs empress. WHO kneels
before hin. 2;ss. fzs.ax 90 Ass erswa. -
aaiilS ! fer az instant ever he~ asas and
sAsz reEsaetr< K o. his osa ks2a hs
eFosas her sfxa hsr sNn Smaller crown.
sssch ls axes "a place with 5isrsond pins
hy fcur ias1sss N WAITING. After tbs TIE
emperor .uVes.s bis eogsso-t with the par
as~ er-Ssins hae5 mamie AMI ths cellar &
tae uS&sr - s. Anssrew she Apostle
lRls aone sae empress rstarns 20 her
thrNasse. aaa tiss emperor rczrrnes the orb
anf the ses-pser-
AZ thts luscrurs TIE archdeAeeo reals
a3essS ise ian imperial tl.ses. coupled With
6 prayer fov hazish ard long life 20 'sshs
orthodox nsoss uissss arsd chr.st-A,vsns.
Hsost agsa-crasse. mighty sovereign. crown
ed BY Cod. exalted &nsocrat af al ths
kess-as. AoscoN. EicN. Vladimir ard
NovS SosssS. ear % kkzs1. czSr 81 AsgTA-
khan. ear 81 Poland. ear ef Siberia car
CT khersoa. cxsr q Taurtrss- caar of Geor-
ga etc. AMI finishes 4fth an lnvocs-
fton to the Almighty - grant 70 TIE new
car a peaceful ART prosperous lie.
health ans Salvation In all sssnss. and r-iav
ycFI BE happy IN success and vanaaiSA and
overcome yaGr enemies. and may He pre-
serve raa 20 your falthf1s people fer
many years
The choir repeats three times the words
''nsany years all the es.i< are sst rtng-
tug and the cannon fires tsi rounds. All
persons present IN tsS cathedral. both lay
and clergy. then bow taree times hy way
of coasTatuiatioa 20 their imperial ma
Jest1es. When he noise Of The bells and
caznon has cessesi. the emperor. laying
DOWN his scepser and ezsh, recites aloud a
short sappalcation for aivsne aia il admin
isterins the affairs Of inc empire.
\ Prayer on Behalf of the People.
The metropolitan Of MOSCOW thereupor
calls oat 70 those present. Again and
once again bend the knees shat we rsay
pray unto the Lord All presen, except
ing the emperor sneei down. AMI tAs
metropolitan also knselins. repeats =
prayer ON behalf of the people for The
blessing OF God on the czar and his rule.
Then the metropolitan OF Moscow adj
dresses the emperor in a conSra aiasefy
speech. the cheir siaxs The Ia Dea.a. the
bells ring ogst and the liturgy begins. DUR
ing which the enp~ror's crown IL held by
one Of the attendants. Toward the close
OF the liturgy a veiyst carpet = spread
from the throne to the holy OF boliex.
ana when tho imperial gates OF The lat
ter are opened the three metroloiitans
come from tho altar TO the throne and
announce to the emperor in formal phrase
that the time for the Amounting has come
In response the emperor gives his sword
70 an official and goes 40 - he imperial
gates. followed by fhe eupress and.
standing there on a carpet OF cloth Of
gold. he Is anosEted by the metropolitan
OF Novgorod with q sacred unguent on lha
forehead. the eyeltds. the nostriis. the lips.
the ears. the breast and the arms. with
the words. The seal of the gift Of the
holy Ghost" The metropolitan Of n.sv
wipes with cotton wool each spot IS II 8
touched Then the bells ring cut oacs
kremlin walls.
The empress IL now ano.r.ea in tho
same way. but on the forehead oniy. Tae
brush used for the purpose Is set n geld
ard erusled with precious sienes. Saiie
the vessel containing The unsuea. - sinh
.larly bejeSeiesi
At this point the metropolitan OF Mos
coS leads the emperor by the hand into
the hoiy OF hotties. where he himself takes
from the altar and administers 10 himself
tha saer ment after the manner. not OF the
secular commHuicanfs. bat OF the Clergy
that *, the bread ahd the wine separately.
For laymen the bread Is soaked in wine.
and both are given sogsther with a spoon.
The archbishop Of kisy then hands the
emperor some tepsd water. such as Is used
by ceIebrants OF tho mass In Catholic
Nbsa y tN4St A~tf1 IN
the Eastern church. When his majesty
has swallowed this, the archbishop OF Now
Sorcd attends 30 the abiation OF his maies-
tvs mouth and hands. The emperor than
comes out Of the holy ef holes and returns
10 the imperial gates. whore the empress
communicates ia tho ordinary way.
Following these ohserxancss. which last
till nearly in the afternoon. the imperial
couple resume their places on their throne.
af.f l.
life and health. Then a triple refrain re-
sounds once more, and the clergy and all
present 60 up IN order OF rank ami pay
homage and congratulate their msjssties
on the completion Of tn. religious cere-
order in which IL reached the church and
monies Of coronation.
The procession then forms In the same
makes It's way 20 the nelghboring cathe-
dral Of the ArchauEsl. where the emperor
and empress kiss the relics and the ssous
an,t do reverence at the tomos OF the Rus
sian soyereizns. In the same way they
visit the cathedral of the Annanctatton.
cioss by, his majesty robed in imperial
mantle ard wearing the crown on hts head.
having the Scentsr IN his right harsi and
the orb in his left. While engaged n his
devotious he hands these to his Attendants
to hold After thus completing their re-
nsious duties the emperor and empress re-
turn 70 the palace. accom- panied by tho
procession as before. on the steps the IL
llstrious couple turn asd bow their ae-
Acknowledgement os the enthusiastic cheers
Of the spectators.
What particularly appeals TO the a.tcn-
ton OF the stranger who witnesses these
coronatsaas at Moscow is the part taken
therein By the masses of the people. The
Russians are the least skapticai of all ma
tiers IN matters Of religion and intensely
emotional.
In the evening a state banquet takes
place IN the S0-called C;raHegftaYa psiata.
or tifamon8 hail Of the palace. at which
the emperor and empress appear seated ou
gold ard silver thrones ant wearing their
crowns ard all their imperial Insignia. The
waiting being 4gns nor BY servants. but nY
tbs RraudeSt nosies ard greatest digat-
sarles % the realm The rug al and impe-
rial visitors Insulting fhe kings Of Dsn-
marx ard Of Greece. 81 In an aafoiaiag
room along with shs specis ambassadors.
The arEt tozRc given - that 70 his mai
ssty th~ emperor which wiil BE- followed
ty A gaisffe q ssxty-one Essns The next
toast Is mat II '-hFr ma 3estg the empress, >"
followed ay asty-ose guns. The third 70
the imperial family. " followed By thirty
ore guns. aa4 the fogrth 20 The clergy
arsf ain fS.thfui sDh;ects followed by
twrnty-oae guns. Tnts completes ths eers-
rranles ~ the most Important taT IN tbs
i8fa % a Russian eupernr--n4uely. that
Of hts coronation eonsccratian.
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The our~n's birthday.
Torgsu. ysv - The efrclai celebration
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