The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

and judges, the knights and peers of tn
realm, the cOmmoners and aldermen, AM
when the head of that brilliant procession
reaches the open space toward which al
are turned it becomes the center of sucl
a spectacle as the world may seldom see
! All who have preceded the monarch in hi
| progress up the aisle have their place
allotted, but getting into position for tn
ceremony is a long and difficult matter
and it will be quite an hour after the ar
rival at the west door before King Ed
ward kneels for. his private devotions
which comes as the predatory to the cere
monial proper
Rising from before the altar, the king
accompanied by the arch bishop Of Canter-
bury, will retrace his steps to the square
platform, raised three feet from the floor
of the abbey and located at the juncture
of nave caoiF and transept The two
will turn to each of the four points OF
the compass, one after the other, and the
archbishop will calf out: ''Sirs, | here
present unto you King Edward the un-
doubted king of the realm Wherefore
all you who are come this day to do your
homage, are you willing TO do the samer'
And to each challenge that mighty as
semblage willganswer with the Shout o.
God save Kirg Edward!
The oblaticn' follows this ''recogni-
ton. Returning to the altar, the king
kneeling. places upon it a cloth heavily
embroidered in gold and golden ingot
OF one pound weight. Then comes tie ser.
mon, delivered by the Archbishop of Can
terbqry after which the latter, address
ing his monarch, says: Is your mai
esty wiling to take the oath?" 81 am
wiling comes the reply upon which is
administered that cath which has now
been med ftsd' for the first time since TIE
days of William and Mary
will you solemnlv promise and swear
to govern the people Of this United
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the dominions thereto belonging, ac-
cording to tie statutes in Darliamart
agreed on and the respective laws and
customs of the same?'' Again will come
the simple affirmation, Il am willing .
and then all is ready for the annointinq
and actual GROWING.
The. Rite of Annointing.
For this the king takes his seat in the
ancient coronation caair, directly before
me hlgh altar, a caopy Of cloth of gold
covering him. The formula repeated 81
the priest in this, the most time-honorea
OF all the rites of the ceremonial Is al
most word for word that which has been
$40 $40 IN EE,gIand from the days or Magma
OhaTta; he thou Amounted with holy on
as kings, priests and prophets were
Amounted. Blessed art thou and conce-
Grated king over this people. whom III
a LORD thy God hath given thee to rule
anu govern In the name of the Father
Amen '-io LILY Ghost
4 e kings attendants will then take
d i,'lI MIN his purple robe and GaImatic
~ tnrow over his shoulders the man
re Oh conSecrauen. This consists of a
white lawn /surplice trimmed with the
most precious lace, supertuuic of fTo-
cdoed cloth-Of-SOld lined with crimson
stole wrought in gold threads with
| devices typifying both the temporal anG
spIfltual power and over all a long.
framed mantle OF pare white heavily en-.
| broidered in gold.
| n When he is. thus clad the insignia d
| royalty are handed to him by the mobiles
VINO nave borne them; the secure
| sword, orb, fling and spurs. each hay.
ING some civil or ecclesiastical meaning
| Eacn Is held by the monarch for a mo
ment only, and then returned to its bear.
| ef The greats sword of state, which ha.
lain upon the altar throughout all thu
| preceding ceremonies, is grit abou
| the king. and last of all the crown of St
| Edward is Set by the archbishop O
| Canterbury upon the brows of the frs
| monarch of the house Of Sake oburg-
| King Edward " H.,
AS this is done all that vast gatnerin,
of peers and Reeresses, who till then hav
stood barehea1ed, will put on their coro
| nets, the bishops their mitreS and tn
commoners and aldermen their velve
| caps, and from conner to corner of tina
| mighty abbey will spring the cry Zoo
save the kingi while the heralds aoun,
their salutes, to&be taken up without tn
wallis by the deeper-mouthed cannon a
the tower and Windsor castle
While this is In progress King EdWar
1 rises, and as the shouts subside and tn
great choir breaks into the solemn 1T
| Deum," re turns and proceeds to tn
Throne of Homage placed in the cen
| ter of the ''Theater- Here is then en-
acted the most medieval and also tn
| longest and most trying of all the coro
nation rites. First - tne lords spir