Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-27
THU KING IMPROVES
indications Point 10 a Speedy Re.
coyery from Recent Illness.
A GREAT CEREMONY
Higher Clergy af the Church Of Eng.
land Hold Services In the House
Where the King Was TO
Hare Been Crow sed.

progress in eonvalesence occasions
greatest satisfaction In all Official cir.
cles.
His majesty Is already displaying the
greatest interest in all public questions
and Is expressing his gratitude ovet
evidences OF the worlds solicitude hy
opening a number Of telograms with
his own hands. This action excited
him slightly causing him some restless
ness during the night and aroused
some trinlng solicltude on the part Of
the attendant doctors. All this really
was unimportant ah his majesty soon
quleted down and. on the whole. rest
ed satisfactorily.
The improvement Ia the kings con.
dltion early this morning was nssSi
marked Everybody In Buckingham
Palace Is delighted. and high hopes are
entertained that his convaiescence Will
be much more speedy efen than was
expected Al no time has there been
any serious suggestion OF establish
ment OF a regency.
Most that was done was in the WAY
OF pure epsculallon on the suggestion
that the Prince Of Wales might act for
hts father as King Edward then
Prince OF walcsl frequently did for
Queen Victoria in former days. and
particularly during her last illness. but
without having formally been ap-
pointed.
The good news given out al Bucking.
ham Palace occasloned the liyelIest
satisfaction to all persons collected al
the palace and elsewhere awiting lid.
ings from the sick chamber.
The absence OF ambiguity IN the Ian
guage OF medical bulletin has done
much to restore confidence In the pub
lie mind In regard TO the outcome Of
the kings Illness.
King Edward saw members OF his
family during the morning. The
queen remained at the palace.
In most OF tie churches throughout
the land services. which were TO COM
memorate the coronation OF King Ed
ward. are taking place IA the form OF
intercesslonary services.
At the house where the king should
have been crowned a great and dis
tlnguishcd gathering. almost Identical
with that which would have TO sat IN
Westminster Abbey. gathered in St
Paul's cathedral
Approaches 10 the cathedral were
lined by silent throngs through which
drove peers and peeresses. colonial pre-
miers. foreign ambassadors and mem
bers OF the house OF commons. all IN
.sombre clothes.
Shortly before noon the big western
doors we're swung open. sunlight
streamed IN and the Duke OF Cam
bridge. leaning heavily on the arm Of
an eQuerry, walked 10 the chancel ~
~ o'clock struck there arose from the
far end OF the nave clear notes OF
opening sentences Of litany chanted by
four OF cathedral clergy. The choir
took up the responses.
At each supplication. a procession
with the cross al the head advanced al
few steps and then stood still while the
response was completed. until the
chancel steps we're reached.
A score Of clergy followed and be-
hind them we're ten bishops in gorge
ous robes.
Then came the Most Reverend VIII
liam Dalrympie McLagan. archbishop
OF York; Most Reverend Frederick
Temple. Archbishop OF Canterbury. and
Lord Mayor. Sir J. C. Damsdale. cor.
poratiOn. ia full state. bringing mp the
rear.
with evident feeling the choir sane
three psalms OF intcrcession after
which Rt. Reverend Cosmo Gordon
Lang. bishop OF Stepney. read the les.
son. Then RI Reverend Arthur p. w
Wingham. bishop OF London. frOm the
altar steps read prayer: 20. Lord save
the King" his voice rang out TO the
furtherest recesser OF the dome and
brought wholcsouled response from the
choir and congregation. The anthem
and singing Of the hymn: Thine Arm
O Lord. IN Days OF Old. Was Strong
20 Heal and Save" followed. and psalm
81 concluded the short service. where
upon the bishop OF London. surrounded
by -nrchblshops and bishops. from the
~ M-~prcsslvely pron9snced