The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-27

majesty soon Quoted down ana on the
whole rested satisfactorily.
Improvement in the kings condition this
morning was most marked. Every body in
Buckingham palace is delighted and high
hopes are entertained that his couva-
lescence will be much more speedy tnan
was expected last night. At no time mas
there heen any serious suggestion at tho
establishment of a regency. The most that
was done was In the way OF pure specula-
ton, suggestion that the phiuce OF Wales
might net for his father as king Edward
tthen prince of Wales frequently did far
Queen Victoria In former days and partlcu.
larly during her last Illness but without
his having formally been appointed regent
The good news given out NJ Buckingham
palace this morning occasioned the lyoiest
satisfaction to all persons collected at the
palace, the mansion house nnd elsewhere
awaiting tldings from the sick chnmher,
The absence OF ambiguity in thc langrSge
of the medical bulletins has done much 10
restore confidence in the public mind in re
gard 70 the outcome of the kings illness.
King Edward saw members OF his family
during the morning. The queen remained
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out this morning. In most of the churches
throughout the land the services when
were to commemorate the coronation or
King Edward took place In the form or
intcrcessionary services.
SERVICES AT ST. PAuLS CATHEDRAL.
At the hour whom tho King should nave
been crowned great rnd distinguished
would have sat IN Westminster abbey
gathered IN St. Paul's cathedral The ~
proachcs to the cathedral were lined by
silent throngs, through which drove peers
and peeresses. colonial prcmicrs, 70 cign
ambassadors and members Of tho house Of
commons. all in sombcr clothes. In the
clancel were ] II. Choatc, The United
States ambassador and Mrs Choate; Henry
White, secretary Of the embassy, and Mrs
White; j. Il. Carter, second secretary Of
the embassy, and Mrs. Garter; Whitclaw
Reid, the special ambassador Of the United
States 10 the coronation, and Mrs RcidH
Mr.. and Mrs. J p. Morgan Jr and the
leading members OF the nobility. In the
nave about 1000 of the Westminster abbey
ticket holders mainly women. were seated.
Shortly before noon the big western doors
were swung open and the duke OF Cam
bridge, leaning heavily on the arm Of an
cQuerry, walked 10 the chanccl As II
o'clock struck there arose from the far end
Of the nave the clear notes Of the open
ing sentences Of the litany chanted by four
Of the cathedral clergy.
Their tones were lp such unison that they
seemed to emuuatc from one powerful voice
fTt.. he
suppllcation the procession, with the cross
at its head, advanced few steps and then
stood still until the response was com
pleted Through the kneeling congregation
the choir advanced TO the chancel steps.
score OF the clergy followed and behind
them were ten bishops in gorgeous rooes'
Then came the Most Rev. william pal-
rymple MacLagan, the archbishop OF YORK.
the Most Rev. Frederick Temple, the afch-
bishop OF Canterbury and the lord mayor,
Sir j. c. Dimsdale. the corporation, III run
state bringing up the rear with evident
feeling the choir sang the three psalms or
intercesslons, after which the RI. Rev.
Cosmo Gordon Lang, bishop OF stepney.
read the lesson. Isiah xxKyiii, !.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur L. W. Wingham,
bishop OF London. from the altar steps rsaa
the prayers.
The anthem and the singing OF the hynn,
"Thne Arm, o, Lord, In Days OF Old was
Strong to Heal and Save" and psalm 81
concluded the short service whereupon the
bishop OF London. surrounded by the arch
bishops ana bishops from the altar steps
impressiyely pronounced the benedietion.
For few moments complete silence
reigned aud all heads we're bowed In pray
err, after which the almost blind archbishop
OF Canterbury was carefully led down the
steps, the procession reformed and the con
gregstion went out into the sunlight gladly
discussing the wording OF the last bulletin
from buckingham palace.
SERVICES Ar WESTMINSTER.
simultaneously similar service was con-