Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-09
KING AND QUEEN
CROWNED TODAY.

the personal stan to the commander
in.chief, Lord Roberts, mounted:
a;des-de-camp to the king, consisting
of 10 colonels of volunteer regiments,
seven colonels Of yeomanry regiments
end nine colonels of militia regiments.
Nearly all the above aides are mem
Lers Of the peerag1 Following them
came the honorary Indian aines. in
cluding Pertab Singh and the Mahar-
ejah of Gwahor; then II colonies o.
regulars, 10 naval marine aides, Gen
eral Sir Alfred Gaselee, Admiral Sir
Edward Hobart Seymour Genera
Lord Kitchener, the headquarters
staff of the army: Lord Roberts, the
commander-in-chief; 25 Of the yeo'
man guard. six extra equerries to the
king. seven equerries-in-ordinary, an
escort CT colonial cavalry. an escort
Ct Indian cavalry. and an escort CT
the Royal Horse Guards.
Coach Bearing Their Majesties.
Then came the state coach convey
ing their majesties, attended by the
Duke of Connaught and Prince Arthur
CT Connaught, followed by the roya!
standard and an escort.
After these came the Duke CT Buc'
cleuch, captain general Of the royal
company of archers; Earl Waldo,
grave, captain of the yeomen Of the
guard, and the Duke of Portland, mas,
Ter of the horse, followed by the
Notwithstanding ard the royal
grooms.
The rear division consisted OF an
escort of the Royal Horse Guards and
the reserve squadron Of the Second
Life Guards.
When the royal pair entered the
door the choir greeted them with ap
eEthem beginning Il was glad when
lLey said unto me, We will go into
the house OF the Lord" Proceeding
through the body Of the church, the
King and queen knelt in front OF thu
state or coronation chairs, said their
private prayers and then took seats
N the chairs.
The first important ceremony was
he recognition" of Edward VII.
When all had taken their places IN
me abbey the archbishop OF Carer
bury made the recognition" OK the
king but once Though the program
was for four timeS), presenting in as
many directions King Edward as th7
'undoUbted king Of the realm, each
demand being greeted with loud ac
claims of God save King Edward
VII" and at the last recognition
,rumpets sound and drums are beaten
The litany, which was then to fol
low, was omitted.
Najestes KneeIng Before Altar.
The king and queen, each kneeling
b, fore the altar, made separately theil
FIRST Offering an altar
cloth of gold and the king also ar
;ugot of gold, one pound in weight
which the archbishop Of Canterbury
placed in the oblation basin. the pail
OF gold being laid on the altar. His
slace meantime says the prayer, &c
God. who dwel!est in the high am
hcly place.
The king and queen then returned
10 their state chairs. The communion
service was commenced, but the ST.
non of the bishop of London was
omitted. The coronation oath was
t,Ien administered to the king by ths
q: :chbishop OF Canterbury, which he
received kneeling before the altar
and with his hand upon the holy gos
1elS. He appended TO the form OF
o,tN his royal sign manual.
The hymQ, Come. Holy Ghost, Gu!
Souls Inspire" followed; also the an
them. "Zadck the Priest" Then came
the ceremony Of amounting.
Owing to the age Of the Very Rev
George Granville Bradley, the dean
cf Westminster, who is 81 years old
the king relieved him Of the duty @:
Ilacing the regalia upon the altar
ard this service was performed by
Canon Duckworth. Canon DuckwOrth
liIu TIE d-IputId dIu SpOOu Ou l4S -
tar, placed upon his majesty the
colobium sindonis and the super
tunica. or the close pail OF cloth CT
gold. delivered the spurs TO the lord
great chamberlain. took the king S
sword from the altar and handed it tc
his majesty, put upon the king the
armilla and imperial mantle, took the
Crb with the cross from the altar and
! delivered it to the archbishop for
presentation 10 the king and receive
he orb from the king and it was laid
Cron the altar.
Crown Taken From Altar.
The crown was taken from the al
rar b. Canon Duckworth to the arch
bishop. The crown was consecrated
and blessed by the archbishop ana
placed on his majesty's head.
God save the King" was then
shouted by the assembly, trunpets
we're sounded and drums beaten. Inc
archbishop pronounced the exhorta-
tion, BE strong and of good courage,