Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-16
CORONATION OATHS.
foIemn Promises Made by Rulers OF
Ascending the Throne

F0Iemn Promises Made by Eulers on
Ascending the Throne.
On Sept. 6, 1898. the coronation of
queen Wilhelmina of Holland occurred,
when she took the following oath:
Il swear to the people Of the Neither
lands to always maintain and observe
the constitution of the kingdom.
swear to defend and preserve with all
my power the independence and integ-
rity of the territory of the kingdom, to
protect the public and private liberty
and the rights Of all my subjects, and to
employ for the maintenance and pro-
gress Of public and private prosperity
all the means which the laws may place
at my disposal, as a coed queen ought
to do. So help me God"
Before the king of Belgium takes pos.
session Of the throne he swears in the
presence Of the united chambers "to OBJ
serve the constitution and the laws of
the Belgian people, to maintain the ma
tiOnal independence and the integrity
Of the territory"
The king Of Denmark, in the presence
of the council of state, swears to OBJ
serve invioiably the constitution Of the
kingdom. And the king Of Italy, be-
fore the assembled chambers, swears to
observe loyalty the present constitution.
In Portugal the sovereign oath is: Il
swear to be faithful to the Catholic,
apostolic and Roman religion; to pre-
serve the integrity of the kingdom; to
observe, and cause to he observed, the
Political constitution of the Portuguese
nation, the other laws of the nation,
and to provide for the general good Of
the kingdom. to the best of my ability"
Il promise and swear to govern the
Kingdom of Norway in conformity with
the constitution and the laws. So help
me God, and His holy word" This Is
the oath which the king Of Norway
makes before the storthing.
The President of the United States,
before he enters upon Office, takes the
following oath of affirmation: II do SOL
emply swear Tor afffrm) that will
faithfully execute the Office Of President
of the United States and will. to the
best Of my ability. preserve, protect and
defend the constitution Of the United
States"
Finally, to quote but one other exam.
pie Of royal oath taking. there Is the
oath which our most gracious sovereign
took at the time of her coronation.
This ran as follows:
Archbishop-Madam, is your majesty
willing to take the oath?
Queen-I am willing.
Archbishop-Willy you solemnly prom.
Ise and swear to govern the people of
this United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and the dominion thereto
belonging according to the statutes in
parliament agreed on, and the respec.
tive laws and customs Of the same?
Queen-I soiemnly promise to do SO.
Archbishop-Willy you to your power
cause law and justice in mercy to be
executed in all your judgments?
QueenI will.
Archbishop-Will you to the utmost
,f your power maintain the laws of
God. the true profession Of the Gospel
and the Protestant refor ed religion es-
tablished by law? And will you MAIN
tain and preserve inviolably the settle
ment of the United Church of England
and Ireland, and the doctrine. worship,
discipline and government thereof. as
by law established within England and
ireland and the territories thereto be-
longing? And will you preserve unto
the bishops and clergy of England and
Ireland. and to the churches there COM
mitted to their charge, all such rights
and privileges as by law do, and shall,
appertain to them, or any Of themf
Queen-All this promise to do. The
things which l have heretofore proinis
I'd will perform and keep. So help me
God.-London Mail