The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-05
PRAYERS FOR KING
AT ST. PAUL

LONDON, June 26-At the hour when
the King should have been crowned, a
great and distinguished gathering, almost
identical with that which would have sat
in Westminster Abbey, gathered in st.
Paurs Cathedral. The approaches were
lined by silent throngs through which
drove peers and peeresses. colonial prem
iers, foreign ENJOYS, ambassadors and
members of the House of Commons, all
in sonber clothes. In the chancel were
Joseph H. Choate, the United States EN-
bassador, and Mrs. Choate; Henry White.
secretary of the embassy, and Mrs White;
Whitelaw Reid, the special ambassador OF
the United States to the coronation, and
Mrs Reid: Mr. and Mrs J. Pierpont Nor
gan, Jr, and the leading members of the
nobility. President Rooseyeit's sisters
Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Mrs. W. S.
Cowles. accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Reid
to st. PauPs. and the members OF this
small party were given the most promi-
nent places in the cathedral. In the nave
about a thousand of the Westminster Abb
hey ticket-holders, mainly women, were
seated.
AS O'Clock struck there arose from
the far end Of the nave the clear notes OF
the opening sentences of the Litany,
chanted by four of the Cathedral clergy.
Their tones were in such unison that they
seemed TO emanate from one powerful
voice. The choir took up the responses
At each supplication the procession, with
the cross at its head, advanced a few
steps and then stood still until the re-
Spouse was completed Through the kneeI-
ing congregation the choir advanced to
the chancel steps. a score of the clergy
followed. and behind them were ten
bishops in gorgeous robes. Then came
the Most Rev. William Dalrymple Mac
Lagan the Archbishop of Yorktown; the
Most Rev. Frederick Temple, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury: and the Lord
Mayor. Sir Joseph Dimsdale; the Cor
poration in full state dress bringing up
the rear.
With much feeling the choir sang the
three psalms of intercession, after which
the Right Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, Blsh-
op of Stepney. read the lesson, Isaiah
xxxvii:10, Il said in the cutting off of
my days, I shall go to the gates of the
grave. I am deprived of the residue of
my years"
The Right Rev. Arthur F. w. Ingram,
Bishop of London, from the altar steps,
read the prayer: 90 Lord, save the
King" His voice rang out to the fur
thest recess of the dome and brought q
whOlesouled response from the choir and
the congregation.
The anthem and the singing of the
hymn Thine arm. o Lord, in days of old
was strong to heal and save" and Psalm
Ii concluded the service, whereupon the |
Bishop of London, surrounded by the
and bishops. from the altar
steps. impressively pronounced the bene- |
diction-
For a few moments complete silence |
reigned and all heads were bowed in |
prayer. after which the almost blind |
Of Canterbury was carefully |
led down the steps. the procession re- |
formed and the congregation went into |
the sunlight, gladly discussing the word !
ing of the latest bulletin from Bucking- |
ham Palace
simultaneously a similar service was !
conducted at St. Margaret's Church. |
Westminster. It was largely attended by !
Cabinet Ministers. peers and members of |
the House of Commons. and was conclud- !
ed with singing "Gcd Save the King"
From India Australia and Africa, every /
where where Britons congregated. tele- |
grams announce the holding of impress |
sive- supplicatory services.