New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
LONDON SOCIAL LIFE.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CORONATION
PAGEANT-THE MOST BRILLIANT
SEASON AFTER THE DULL
EST-A SERIES OF AR
TISTIC TRIUMPHS.
London, July 3.

London, July B.
The coronation service enriched by the tradi-
tions and regulated by the precedents of many
centuries. is under consideration at court
in Parliament, in Deans Yard and Westminster
Abbey. The proclauatio1s have been made in
antique style. and preparations already or
dered for magnificent pageant a year hence
The King has already shown his aptitude for
stage managing court functions which have re-
ceived under his direction considerable access
or stateliness and color. He has taste for
nfonial and tat arranging the details of
a splendid pageant. The coronation or consecra-
ton service is not likely to be abridged nor TO
be deprived of any elements of pomp. glory and
impressiveness. 1t is probable that the ritual
at the Abbey will be increased for the Queen
is known to favor ornate religious services and
while the ancient banquet. which was dispensed
with at the last two coronatons in 1881 and
1853 VIII not be revived. presumably the process
sion to and from Westminster will be restored
Tor the benefit of sightseers in ST. James's Park
W hltehal and Parliament Square Eleven
months offer ample scope for the completion OF
the preparations for a ceremonial of imperial
magnihcence. The King will not spare himself
in mastering every detail of the splendid func
tion. and he has already convinced every official
at court that work must be done with precision
and thoroughness
Inc coronation service embodeS Saxon tradi-
tions and Norman ritual and while an expres-
sion of the antique French liturgy for the conse-
Grafton of bishop it is eminently Scriptural
and grounded upon Hebraic rites DR. G.
| Badenoch who has collated the anthems COL
iects' prayers, oaths and ritual employed in the
coronation of Queen Victoria. asserts in his
| preface that "the throne of England is based on
| righteousness, and it is by righteousness that a
| nation can be exalted and maintained" He
adds that "the simple, sublime and scriptural
prayers and exhortations of the coronation ser
vice ought to impress all sections of the empire
with the unspeakable Importance of maintain
Ing and extending the principles of the Christian
| faith in church and state as established bv
| law. This is the old fashioned Church of Eng
| land view, and ii would be easy to point ont
| Scriptural warrants for everything which is said
and done at the conservation service of a sover-
| eign in Westminster Abbey. At least one i'm
portant change will have to be made in the
| phrasng of the oaths in order to reconcile them
| with legislation of the Victorian reign The
| dlsestablishment of the Church in Ireland seems
to involve the necessity Of modifying the form of
oath prescribed by the coronation ritual run
ming as follows:
Will you. TO the utmost Of your power, main
tain the laws of God. the true profession Of the
/ Gospel and the Protestant Reformed religion
established by law? And will you maintain and
| preserve inviolably the settlement of the United
| Church of England and Ireland and the doc
trine. worship. discipline and government there
or as by law Established within England and Ire
land and the territories thereto belonging? And
VIII you preserve unto the bishops and clergy oi
| England and Ireland and TO the churches there
| committed to their charge. all such rights and
| privileges by law do or shall appertain n
| them. or any OF them?
| Response-All this promise TO do