The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-08-16
THE GROWING OF KING EDWARD.


With pomp and ceremony and in the
presence of the nobility of his realm,
King Edward of England was crown
ell last Saturday at Westminster Alb
hey. The United States was repre-
sented on the occasion by Ambassa-
dor Choate; but Whitclaw Reid, the
envoy extraordinary of President
Roosevelt, was conspicuously absent,
having returned home without dis
playing his spndleshanks in the gor-
geous knee-breeches which he had
made to order for the C; ronaton of
the British monarch. The event came
off just as we'll as if the New York
worshipper of royalty was there in all
the glory of his gauly habilimcnts.
The American papers of last Sunday
contained columns of news about the
coronation of Edward and his royal
spouse. Any Irish Standard readers
who relish the perusal of such news
are respectfully referred to them for de-
tails. Suffice it for us to say th,t
everything passed off without friction
and that Notwithstanding the prcdic-
ions of sootllsayers and gypsics the
king lived through the carem my and
had the crown firmly set on his royal
head without collapsinG. All of his
loyal subjects are now happy and may
they continue so for the rest of their
lives.
But what about the royal oath-dd
King Edward take it? OF course he
did. 1t was administered to him by
the Archbishop of Canterbury who
said, "Sir, is your majesty willing to
take the oath?' The King having an
swered II am willing" the Archbish-
op asked the following questions and
the King answered them briefly:
Archbshop-Will you solemnly
promise and swear to govern the peo-
pie of this United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and the dOmin-
ions thereunto belonging according to
the statutes in parliament agreed on
and the respective laws and customs
of the same?
King-I solemnly promise so to do.
Archbshop-Will You to your power
cause law and justice in mercy to be
executed in all your judgments?
King-I will.
Archbislop-Will you to the utmost
of your power maintain 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 Church Of England
and the doctrine, worship, discipline
and government thereof, as by law
established in England? And will you
preserve unto the bishops and clergy
of England and to the church therein
committed to their charge all such
rights and privileges as by law do or
shall appertain to them or any of
them?
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1t will be observed that there was
nothing said about the Catholic Church
or it's doctrines. After the foregoing
questions and answers, an inkstand
was brought and the king signed the
oath. after which he placed his right
hand on the Bible and said: "The
things which / have heretofore prom
Used I will perform and keep, so help
me God" The mobiles afterward took
an oath to be loyal to their sovereign
The first of them to do so was the
Duke of Norfolk, Roman Catholic.
who read the oath and said: II, the
Duke Of Norfolk, do become your liege
man of life and limb" ETC. After this.
the queen was crowned Then both
king and queen walked to the altar
and received communion, after the
crowns had been removed from their
heads. This over, there was cheering
by the nobility to the evident satisfac-
ton of the king and queen. Then the
organ and the orchestra played "God
Save the King" and the aristocratic