River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-01
APPROVED BY THE KING.
An Outline of the Ceremonies Attend
ant Upon the Coming
Coronation.


London, April 2s.-The form of the
coronation services as finally amended
and approved by the king, was an
nounced Saturday. 1t consists of 90
distinct sections. The king and queen
will enter the great west door of West
minister abbey, to which large can
opted approach is already being erect
ed. They will be met by the shouts of
the kings scholars of Westminster
school and by the anthem, 81 was glad
when they said unto me we will go to
the house of the Lord"
Instead of going direct to their
thrones the royal pair will kneel in pri-
vate prayer on footstools in front of
their chairs. Then the archbishop of
Canterbury, Most Rev. Frederick
Temple; the lord high chancellor,
Earl Halsbury; the lord great cham
berlain, the marquis of Cholmondeley,
and the garter king of arms, Sir Al
bert Woods, each in turn, will formally
present the king, the lords carrying
the regalia will step up and the dean
of Westminster, Very Rev. George
Granville Bradley, will place the re-
gala on the altar. The abbreviated lit
any and part of the communion serv-
ice will follow. Then the archbishops
will recite the Nicene Greed, and the
bishop of London, Rt. Rev. Arthur
ington-Ingraham, will preach a
short sermon.
Just before the sermon the king,
who up to that stage of the ceremony
will have been uncovered will put on
cap of crimson, veil trimmed with err
mine. Then comes the oath taking
after which the king will be anointed.
Then the kings cap and crimson robe
will be removed, and four garter
knights will hold over him a rich pail
of silk or cloth gold; the dean of West
minister will pour oil into a spoon
and the archbishop of Canterbury will
anoint the king, making the sign of the
cross on the top of his majesty's head,
thus consecrating him liking over this
people, whom the Lord your God hath
| given you to rule and govern" The
king will then kneel and the dean of
| Westminster will invest him with the
super tunica.
Next will come the ceremonies which
caused so much discussion, including
| the presentation of the sword of state,
| the standards and then the orb will be
| placed in the kings right hand. He
will be again Invested of the crimson
robe and will be envelOped in a purple
robe of state and the archbishop of
Canterbury will give the scepter to the
king. while the lord of the manor of
Worksop supports the kings right
hand, and ring is placed on his males
tvs fourth finger.
Then will come the actual browning.
| The primate will take the crown from
| the altar and place it on King Edward
| head, fanfare of trumpets will be
sounded and guns, at the palaces
| where guns are stationed, will fire sa-
lutes. The archbishop of Canterbury
will next address the king, exhorting
him to be strong and of good courage,
so that he may receive the crown of
righteousness; the people will put on
their coronets and the presentation of
the Bible having been made, the king
will be enthroned, by leading him to
the hitherto unoccupied throne. An
other solemn admonition of the arch
bishop of Canterbury will be followed
by marks of homage by the archbish-
ops, bishops and people.
After this ceremony is completed the
queen will be crowned. She will be an
ointed on the head, four peeresses
holding a magnificent pail over her,
the king viii put ring on her finger,
the archbishop of York, Most Rev. Will
liam Dalrymple McLagan. will place
the crown on her head and the scepter
and ivory rod and dove will be placed
in her ha1ds.
Prayers will be delivered, the peer
esses will put on their coronets and
the services will end with the celebra-
ton of communion, the king and queen
both participating and the king pre-
senting the bread and wine. On leav-
ing the abbey their majesties will go
direct to Buckingham palace.