The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

choir sang Come, Holy Ghost. Our Souls
INSPIRE" the king remained seat ted and
the queen stood up.
After the archbishop's amounting IN
the kings chair and his majesty diyested
himself Of his outer robe and, then
walked to the ancient chair, while the
choir sung Seadok's anthem.
Then Comes the Amounting.
The amounting ceremony was scarcely
seen owing to the canopy The spectators
were Just able to discern the Archpishop
OF aCanterbury's motions,
After the prayer the king donned the
colobium sindonis, then resumed MS. seat
and from scarlet silken roll on Wn1cn
the prayers We're printed IN large type ana
which was held by the dean OF Westmin-
ster the Archbishop of Canterbury readthe
prayers and delivered the sword to- the
king, who did not go tos the altar In 9
sword being taken to him by the Dean OF
| Westminster, while his majesty remained
standing. The armilla and the orb were
then delivered to- the king according TO
| the program. ." .'.
| When the king held out his hand for the
ring, the Archbishop Of Canterbury had
difficulty in finding 1t, but finally, with
trembling hands, he placed 1t on the UP
Of his majestys finger, reading the prayer
| simultaneously, the king himself complet-
Ing the process OIL putting ou tAe Ing 90
he withdrew his hand. s'@.
! The Crown Is Placed on His Head.
The archbishop had similar difficulty,
! owing to near-sightedness, in placing the
| crown on the kings head. In fact, the
| choir started God Save the King while
the Arch bishop Of Canterbury was still
! striving to place the crown on the ruler s
head and great shout went up and the
electric lights were turned on.
| AS the acclamations died away the
changing joy bells, the noise of guns and
the shouting of people outside penetrated
into the abbey, where the king Sill sat,
head and his scepter held firmly in his
| hand
After singing BE Strong and Play the
Man. and the Bible having been pre-
sented the king advanced and knelt while
he received the benediction. He then
walked to the great throne, where he
stood on the dais for the first time, sur
rounded by mobiles. The Archbishop OF
| Canterbury followed, the king being
obliged to stand while awaiting the ar.
rival of the archbishop. = -, I, 49,.
The Archbishop Was Weak.
Having placed the king into his new
throne, the archbishop knet and paid
homage, the aged prelate scarcely being
able to rise until the king assisted hin
and himself raised the archbishop's hands
from the steps of the throne The arch.
| bishop, who seemed to be in a faint, ha6
practically to be carried to the altar
The incident created considerable excite.
ment and several pre1ates rushed forward
to help the primate.
The next person to pay homage to hi
majesty was the Prince Of Wales, who
knelt until King Edward held out hi,
hands, which he kissed after touching tn,
crown as a sign of fealty. The Prince O
| Wales then started to return to his sea
| when the king drew him back and put hi.
| arms around him and kissed him. Afte,
this the king once more gave the prime.
his hand, this time to shake, and tht
hearty vigor of King Edwards gras]
showed that his hand at any rate had no
lost its strength. F.. -, 80 : --. ---. .....~