The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-21

last, and evidently with great reluc-
lance, she beckoned her Indian attend
ant, and leaning on his arm, passed
slowly out of the chapel the entire con-
gregation standing, the soft light fall
ing through the multi-colored windows,
and the exquisite strains of the organ
rising and swelling beneath the gothic
hammered roof
1t was scene never to be forgotten,
and thrilled all present with strong
emotions
There were two services at st. Pauls
Cathedral to-day, at II a. m, and 3 p.
m. Immense crowds filled all the ap-
proaches to the cathedral at the morn
ing service, in order to catch glimpse
of the royalties and distinguished per-
sons who were announced, including all
the Protestant ENJOYS. The first to
arrive and to be recognized with the
greatest interest was the Archbishop
of Finland, in purple and black vest
ments, accompanied by two deacons
and General Kirreen in full uniform.
Then followed Chang Ying Hun, the
Chinese envoy, in gorgeous celestial
garments. He was escorted to the
choir, where were seated also the en-
voys of the United States, Russia, Hol-
land, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil and
Hawaii. Whitelaw Reid, with En-
bassador Hay and Mrs. Hay, General
Nelson A. Miles, Ogden Mills, Creigh-
ton Webb, Captain Maus, and Captain
McAuley, came in. royal carriages.
Under the dome and behind the rich
ly crimsoned royal pews were the peers
and peeresses in full robes, the foreign
ENJOYS and five colonial premiers, with
their families. Others seated in this
portion of the edifice were the special
delegations from the Royal Society, the
Society of Antiquaries, the Royal
Academy of Art, and the Royal Acad-
envy of Music; the Presidents of the
principal hospitals and colleges in Lon
don, Sir Richard Webster, the Attorney
General, and 200 Queens Counsel in
their wigs and gowns
Just before IL o'clock, the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Bishop of London,
and the Dean of the Cathedral, with the
Cathedral clergy and choir, proceeded
to the west door to receive the mem
bers of the royal family. The aisle
was lined with a guard Of honor, con-
ssting of the medical staff corps. in
view VI lIlc 1dCl lIldI II WAS nOSDlIal
Sunday.
The members of the royal family ar
rived punctually, and were received
with the profoundest respect as they
drove through the streets to the ca
thedral. Among them were the Prince
and Princess of Wales, the Duke and
Duchess of York, the Duke of Cam
bridge, the Duke and Duchess of Sake
Coburg Gotha, Prince Charles of Dem
mark and Princess Charles, Prince AL
bert Of Prussia, Grand Duke and Ouch
ess of Hesse, Grand Duke Cecil of Rus
STA, Prince Waldemar of Denmark
Prince Eugene of Sweden, the Grand
Duke of Luxembourg, and the Prince
and Princess Frederick Charles of
Hesse
Preceded by the clergy, and amid the
strains of the professional hymn: 80,
King of Kings, whose reign of old
hath been from everlasting" they pro-
ceeded to their seats.
The service was conducted by the
Lord Bishop of London and the cathe-
dral choir of $50 male voices, assisted
by an orchestra of $50 pieces from Co
vent Garden Opera House and several
of the principal theaters rendered the
musical service. The form of service
was the same as at st. Georges Chap
ell and was participated in by the vast
congregation with evident feeling.
To the invocation of the priest:
Send her help from Thy holy place"
came the deep response of the kneeling
multitude, And evermore nightly de-
fend her. while in impressive unison
came the amen" following the priests
words: Let her reign be long and
prosperous and crown her with immor-
tally in the life to come
Holy communion was celebrated and
the sermon was preached by the Lord
Bishop of London, who touched upon
many of the events in the reign of
Victoria and eloquently extolled her
piety, charity and motherly love for
the people.
The national pean of praise thanks
giving found official expression at
Westminster Abbey. and st. Margarets,
Westminster. At the abbey, Dean Brad
ley offfciated before an immense con-
gregation. The procession of persons
was headed by the Lord Chancellor
with his usher of the black rod and
his assistants; the Sergeant-at Arms
with the mace and the purse bearer.
who We're followed by the Clerk of the
House of Lords with his Secretary, and
these in turn by about 100 persons,
wearing their rich robes of scarlet and
ermine, and led by the Archbishop of
York, the Marquis of Salisbury, the
Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, the Duke
of Marlborough and the Duke of West
minister
A guard of the Queens Westminster
Regiment lined the route to the en-
trance near the poets corner In the
congregation were more than fifty peers
without the robes of peerage, among
them the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Duke of Portland, Earl Spencer Earl
Cadogan, Earl Frederick Roberts and
Lord Lyon Playfair. The royal family
was represented by the Duchess of AL
bany and her children, and the here
ditary Prince and Princess of Sake
Minigen. There was a large contin-
gent of foreign titled people, with a
sprinkling of Indian magnates in strik-
ing costumes.
The venerable dean was assisted by
the Lord Bishop of Durham and the
abbey clergy and choir. During the i'm
pTessive procession from the west door
the organ was reinforced by trumpets
and drums. and at the end of the
anthem for the dead, the national hymn
was sung with great feeling.
The members of the Commons. who
in accordance with a special resolution
adopted last Thursday. attended the
services at st. Margaret's, assembled
in the House about 1890 Shortly
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