The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-06-26
The Services in St. Paurs Cathedral.

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present with strong emotion.
The Services in st. Paurs Cathedral
| LONDON, June 21.-There were TIVE
services at st. Paurs cathedral, at 1
a. m. and p. m. Immense crowds
| filled all the approaches to the cathe
dral at the morning service, anxious t.
catch a glimpse of the royalties anc
distinguished personages who were an
nounced. including all the Protestant
ENJOYS. The first to arrive and to bt
recognized with the greatest interest
were the archbishop of Finland, il
purple and black vestments, accom-
panied by two deacons and Gen. kir
ref, in full uniform. Then followed
Chang Wing Huan, the Chinese envoy
in gorgeous celestial garments. He
was escorted to the choir, where were
seated also the ENJOYS of the United
States, Russia, Holland, Denmark,
Sweden, Brazil and Hawaii.
Whitelaw Reid, with Ambassador
Hay and Mrs. Hay, Gen. Nelson 4.
Miles, Ogden Mills, Creighton Webb,
Capt. Maus and Capt. MacAuley, came
in royal carriages.
Under the dome and behind the
richly-cr royal pews were the
peers and eeresseS in full robes, the
foreign ENJOYS and five colonial pre-.
miers with their families. Others
seated in this portion of the editice
were the special dele Fations from the
pn,-o1 h.. Of I'm
quaries, the Royal academy of Art,
and the Royal Academy of Music, the
presidents of the principal hospitals
and colleges in London, Sir Richard
Webster, the attorney-general, and zoe
queens counsel in their wigs and
gowns.
Just before II o'clock the arch bishop
of Canterbury, the bishop of London
and the dean of the cathedral, with
the cathedral clergy and choir, pro
ceeded to the west door to receive the
members OF the royal family. The
aisle was lined with a guard of honor
consisting of the medical staff corps,
in view of the fact that it was Hospital
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 cathe-
dral. 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
Goburg-Gotha, Prince Charles of Den.
mark and Princess Charles, Prince AL
bert 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 Prince and Princess
Frederick Charles of Hesse.
Preceded by the clergy, and amid
the strains of the professional hymn
Oh King of kings.
Whose reign of old
Hath been from everlasting.
They proceeded to their seats.
The service was conducted by the
lord bishop of London. and the cele.
brated cathedral choir of $50 male
voices, assisted by an orchestra of 150
from Covent Garden opera house and
several of the principal theaters, rem
dered the musical portions. The form
of services was the same as those in St.
Georges chapel, and was participated
in by the vast congregation with evil
dent feeling. To the invocation of the
priest:
''Send her help from Thy holy
place." came the deep response OF the
kneeling multitude: And ever
more 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