The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
ST. PAUL'S SERVICES.
Most of the Members of the Royal
Family ip Attendance.

Family IN Attendance.
London, June 2O-There were two services
at St. Pauls Cathedral to-day at II a. m.
approaches to the cathedral at the morn
ing service, anxious to catch a glimpse of
the royalties and distinguished personages
who were announced, including all the
Protestant ENJOYS. The first to arrive and
to be recognized were the Archbishop of
Finland in purple and black vestments, ac-
companied by two deacons and Gen. Ker-
rief in full uniform. Then followed Chang
Ying Huan, Chinese envoy in gorgeous ce-
lestial garments. He was escorted to the
choir, where were seated also the envoys
of the United States, Russia, Holland,
Denmark, Sweden Brazil and Hawaii
Whitelaw Reid, with Ambassador Hay
and Mrs. Hay, Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
ogden Mills, Creighton Webb, Capt. Maus
and Capt. Macauley came in royal car
riages.
Under the dome and behind the richly
crimsoned royal pews were the peers and
perresses in full robes, the foreign ENJOYS
and five colonial premiers with their fam
lilies. Others seated in this portion of the
edifice were the special delegations from
the Royal Society, the Society of Anti
quaries, the Royal Academy of Arts, and
the Royal Academy of Music, the presi-
dents of the principal hospitals and col
leges in London, 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
aral, with the cathedral clergy
and choir. proceeded to the west door TO
receive the members of the royal family.
The aisle was lined with a guard of hon
or. consisting of the medical staff corps,
in view of the fact that it was hospital
Sunday
The members of the royal family arriv-
ed punctually, and were received as they
drove through the streets to the cathe-
dral with the profoundest respect. Among
them were the Prince and Princess of
Wales. the Duke and Duchess of York,
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prince
Charles of Denmark. and Princess Charles;
Prince Albert of Prussia, Grand Duke and
Duchess Of Hesse, Grand Duke Cecil of
Russia, Prince Waldemar of Denmark,
Prince Eugene of Sweden, the Grand Duke
of Luxembourg and the Prince and Prin-
cess Frederick Charles of Hesse.
Preceded by the clergy and amid the
strains of the professional hymn 20 King
of Kings, Whose Reign of Old Hath Been
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seats.
The service was conducted by the Lord
Bishop of London and the celebrated ca
thedral choir of $50 males voices, assisted
by an orchestra of $50 from the Covent
Garden opera house and several of the
principal theaters, rendered the musical
portions.
The form of the service was the same as
at St Georges chapel and was participated
in by the vast congregation with evident
feeling. To the invocation of the priest,
"Send Help From Thy Holy Place. came
the deep response of the kneeling multi
tude: And evermore nightly defend
her." while in impressive unison came the
Amen following the priests words Let
her reign be long and prosperous and
crown her with Immortality 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 elo-
quently extolled her piety, charity and
motherly love for the people.