The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-04

Georges Chapel Royal, Sir Walter Par
raft directing, will render the music
The choir will meet the procession at the
steps of the chapel and with the clergy
will precede the coffin, the roya person
ages with the servants and the late
queens pipers following.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
A memorial service was held this morn
ing in St Georges chapel attended by
King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the
Duchess of Cornwall and York, Emperor
William, Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam, the duke of Connaught, other rela-
tiVes of the late queen and thirty ladies
and gentlemen of the royal househo d.
The royal personages wore civilian Goth
ing, the ladies wearing mourning wells.
The only patches of color We're the red
coats of a few officers and the white
surpices Of the choir, the whole scene
being in strong contrast with Yesterdays
brilliant display, for the body of the
chapel was crowded by a congregation
in black. Sir Walter Parratt played a
prelude by Chaminade and Canon, the
Marquis of Normandy and the dean of
Windsor, read the special lessons The
prayers were the special prayers pro-
Vided for on the death of Victoria and
the accession of Edward. The anthem
BLESSED Jesus, Fountain of Mercy was
leiIueISu WIFI U3dutlIul eH6CC by
choir. The Rt Rev. William Stubs, the
bishop of Oxford, delivered the funeral
discourse
He took for his text Proverbs, chapter
Xvi, 18th verse: For the throne is es-
tablished by righteousness" The aged
prelate read from desk inside the COM
munion rail and could not be heard ex-
cept by those sitting very near him. He
said in part:
'All our thoughts today are about the
great and gracious personality whom we
have lost. The end of her long reign
marked an epoch, which gave rise to
gratitude sorrow and hope; to gracious
memories and great andcipations The
years brought some pressure at the helm
and some violence of waves; but never
once was there any loss of governance,
never any alienation of the hearts of her
people.
"All are pleased that the new king
has determined to call himself after the
greatest of his ancestors, the pure and
clean. He has greatly grown and along
the lines of his policy we now seek :
seyen-fo!d blessing from the seventh
Edward
The benediction was pronounced by the
bishop of Winchester.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
ACCORDING TO the official programme of
today's ceremony the coffin, preceded by
the bishop of Winchester and the dean
of Windsor, will be borne by non-coru-
missioned officers of the guards from the
Albert memorial chapel and placed On
the gun carriage. A guard of honor of
the queens company of the Grenadier
guards with the band of the regiment
will be drawn up facing the chapel and
will present arms. The procession will
move off in the following order:
The queens company with arms re-
versed.
The governor and constable of Windsor
castle, the Duke of Argyll.
Highlanders and pipers, royal servants,
band of the Grenadier guards the bishop
of Winchester, and the dean Of Windsor,
the lord chamberlain and the lord
steward the gun carriage, supported by
the late queens equeries and household
and f1anked by the same officers as ap,
peared in Saturdays procession in Lon
don.
Following the coffin will walk King Ell
ward. the Duke of Connaught, Emperor
William, the king OF the BeIgians. Prince
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