The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-08

Large indeed were the numbers oo,,-,.
and the church became very ut sis
Many years after this it was 81 - -
rlch that 1t was proposed to draw, ma,
its treasury to pay the debts of Np s4
PauPs, but the authorities AT w.
minister objected and declared rs eSt.
was not right ito rob Peter r. NJ II
Paul. Legends, are of course fra;,
things to build upon, but Sebert's tor ptt
was shown US, so we know he lived
some four centuries after the daatb
OF this old Saxon King there was az
other OF the same line, Edward WIZ
after an exile in France durinq DO"
ish rule, became King of England "A.
an offerlng of thanks for his accAssion
to the throne he decided to honor g.
Peter by enlarging the little churcb
called by his name in the west of Lon
don. Handsomely did he endow il and
a large number of monks entered ts
monastery. He planned, too for hs
own sepulchre within the chapel wbich
now pears his name. Not long after
Edwards death William the Condueror
the Norman, was crowned King of
England near the Confessor's tomb
Two centuries after Edwards death
he was canonized by the church and
Pope Alexander decreed that his bodv
should be properly honored. Henry
III was King of England at this time
He greatly enlarged and improved the
church, and a shrine all inlaid with
gold and mosaics was made for the
coffin of the Confessor. Since that day
not many improvements have been
made in the Abbey. Henry VII, the
first of the Tudor line, built the most
magnificent addition to it,
In shape the Abbey is a Latin cross
nearly 500 feet from east to west and
some 200 feet across the transepts The
mead OF the cross, according to the old
custom, is placed toward the east
JThere are several approaches, the north
and west being most used.
The north transept is often called
The Statesman's Aisle" 1t and the
Poets Corner occupied the greater
part OF our stay in the Abbey, ex-
cepting the Tomb of the Kings"
Each has a large number of statues
and many OF them are especially inter-
esting to Americans. A handsome bust
OF Longfellow is near the entrance Of
the Poets Corner" 1t was placed
there in 1884 by Longfellow's English
admirers. The monument to Dickens
is twice a year decorated by
American devotees of the novelist.
In June flowers and at Christmas
time gorgeous autumn leaves are seen
upon the sap tnaC marks his resting
place-tributes from across the At
lantic.
Before leaving the Abbey, we once
more went into the Chapel of Edward
the Confessor, to take a final look at
the Coronation Chair. as we had no
hope of being included in the royal
party that is to witness the GROWING
of the King. The placard still adorn-
ed the back of the chair, though it has
doubtless been removed by this tims
along with every particle of dust that
covered the arms and seat. The pac
ard bore this inscription:
ss's'
Queen Victoria and all Eng
lish sovereigns from 1872 have
been crowned in this chair
and under the seat is the Gel
ebrated stone upon which the
monarchs of Ancient Scot
land and of Ireland were
crowned for many centuries.
Edward 1 brought it from
Scotland in 1896
After the King is crowned the plac@
ard will be changed and made to read:
King Edward VII and all English
sovereigns, ETC. E. c. Armour.