The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-25

Prince of Wales and babe him goodbye
The majority of them will leave
London tomorrow for their respective
countries.
Prayers Asked for Edward.
In striking contrast to the happy
anticipation with which the day opened
is an order issued tonight by the
! Archbishop of Canterbury. the
Most Rev. Frederick Temple, and the
Archbishop of York, the Most Rev.
William u, MacLagan, appointing spe-
! cial forms for the intercession services
to be held next Thursday.
The congregations, say the Arch
bishops in their joint order, would
! doubtless be thankful to join, at this
| juncture, in prayer to the Almighty for
/ blessing on His Majesty the King,
/ and for his speedy recovery. The
first two prayers in those prescribed
for the visitation of the sick might be
used for this occasion"
The Archbishop of Canterbury also
asks for the public and private pray
ers of all in behalf of the King, in his
serious illness.
A large congregation in st. PauPs
Cathedral listened this afternoon to
the Bishop of Stepney, who is one of
King Edwards intimate friends. The
Bishop referred to the Kings recent
presence in the Cathedral at the peace
thanksgiving as a sad contrast to to-
days circumstances, and asked his
congregation to pray for His Majesty,
the royal family, the Kings physi-
clans, and to learn to hope. Then fol-
lowed a solemn pause while the vast
congregation knelt reverently in silent
prayer. A short service of interces-
sion followed. Many Americans were
liar to the one held there was also held
in st. Georges Chapel by the Dean of
! Windsor.
The Order of POstpOnement.
! A brief notice has been published in
the Gazette, as a result of which the
/ entire state social and business ar
rangements throughout the country are
paralyzed The order is dated from the
Earl Marshals office and reads as fol-
lows:
! Il have to announce that the SOL
emnity of the coronation of their maj
estes, King Edward VII and Queen
| Alexandra, is postponed from the 26th
/ to a date hereafter to be determined.%
! The best informed opinion places the
date of the coronation in about three
progresses we'll in the meantime.
In spite of the royal wish that the
provincial celebrations be carried out
as arranged, many towns have aban-
doned the festivities which were to
be held, although at Liverpool and
other large cities hurried meetings
were called, and it was decided to
carry out all the charitable arrange
ments as previously made. The lead
ing business houses of London have
decided to keep open June 26 and q,
although the banks will probably be
closed those days.
Among the hundreds of postpone
ments caused by the sudden illness Of
the King is that of the publication of
the list of coronation honors.
r Portsmouth is perhaps the keenest
sufferer among all who lose financially
as a result of the postponement of the
coronation The harvest Portsmouth
expected to reap from the naval review
will now be lost to the city.
The bonfires which top the hills of
the United Kingdom from John
O'Great's to Lands End will not De
lighted: they will be kept intact, how
ever in the hope of the celebration
being held at a later date.
Brave Queen Alexandra.
Queen Alexandra has borne the
strain of the past week with the brav-
est shirt. She was always fearful OF
what might happen. She took her part
in the festivities at Ascot and else
where without revealing any sign of
her inward anxiety and when she was
told to-day that an operation was inn
perative and that the coronation would
have to be postponed. she quietly an
swered: "Have / not felt that this
would happen ~ and asked, How does
the King bear it?"
TTpon receiving an assuring reply,
Queen Alexandra eXerted herself to
! appear cheerful and to devise means
to lessen the Kings grief and dlsap-
pontment, although she was evident
ly greatly distressed.
VIII Not Crown Queen Alone.
The idea was mooted in some infiu-
ential quarters to-day that, with q
view Of preventing the disappointment
of the public. Queen Alexandra
should be crowned alone next
Thursday. and the King should
be crowned In comparatively
private manner upon his recovery
mis- idea was discussed. but II was re-
jected az a procedure calculated Z" Hlls-
lead the public mind az 10 the purely
relative importance OF the queen CON
sort
other monarchs have cabled anxious IN
oulrles concerning King Edwards pro.
/ a.rees. and dispatches received from ~
Ds,ts al fhe world reflect the Intensity
/ I'd feeling Occasioned BY me unekFect %
| nsnF of Ils Do jesfya illness and SYM
pathy alfh tbe British nation