Arizona republican., 1906-06-22
CORONATION
 OF HAAKON Program of the Ancient Ceremony Today
The Kine and Queen to Be SOlemnly AnOinted, With the Sacred oil.

Trondhjem, June 21.-With a ceremo-
 nial modified from the old Morse forms,
 King Haakon VII and Queen Maud at
 noon tomorrow, in the old Trondhjem cathedral, will be anOinted, blessed and
 given Norway's crowns. When, nearly
 forty years ago, King Oscar of Swe-
 den received the crown, he barred his
 breast and ecclesiastics crossed it with
 sacred oils according to customs Of older days. King Haakon will be
 anointed only on the forehead and
 wrists, and the entire rite will be sim
 pier.
 The king and queen will enter the cathedral at II o'clock. King Haakon
 will be crowned first and Queen Maud afterward with practically the same ceremony. There will= be 5000 persons present. The officials, bishops and chamberlains who will assist at the coronation rehearsed the service this afternoon.
 The bishop of Christiania, having read the confession, the bishop of Ber- gen will recite the first two lines of the
 -te deum," the six first verses Of which
 will be sung by the congregation and choir, accompanied by organ and or chestra. Following this the bishop of ChFistiania will delivers sermon.
 The king will then proceed to the throne standing on a dais before the altar. The chief of the royal house hold will precede the king himself at the left of the throne. After the king the general in command will carry the banner of the kingdom and hold it at the right behind the throne. The su- .prefne adjutants of his majesty will remove the kings mantle and p lace it on the altar.
 The chief justice of the supreme court will take the royal mantle from the altar and, jointly with the bishop of Trondhjem, place it over the shoul- ders of the king, who will then kneel on the devotional stool. The bishop of Trondhjem will take the anointment horn and anoint the king on the fore head and wrists, saying: May AL mighty God anoint you with his spirit and grace and give unto you to reign with the wisdom, power ana mercy that the name of God may be haIlowed and the right and the truth confirmed to the benefit and happiness of the people and the land
 According to program for the coro- ation ceremonies the king and queen will leave the Siftsgard. the residence of the provincial governor, for the at Il o'clock. They will be by members of the court and the staff. All the church bells will begin ringing and continue until the sOVereigns have arrived at the cathe- dral.
 At the pavilion before the cathedral their majesties will be received by the bishop of Trondhjem. accompanied by the bishops of Christiania and Bergen 1 and other clergymen. The bishop of will greet them with the l words, God bless you, coming in and l going out, from now to all eternity"
 The procession will enter the cathe- | dral in the following order: First. ! clergy; second, bishops; third, corona | ton committee of the state; fourth. 1 the gentlemen who are to act during | fifth, the supreme adju- tants and adjutants of the king; sixth. l the kings private secretary, the secre- | Lary of the royal household office; sev- | enth, the chief of the royal household l and high steward and the king and 1 queen; eighth, the banner of the king 1om carried by the admiral and gen eral in command; ninth, first lady of | honor to the queen; tenth, ladies in at ltendance on the queen. When all have taken their places the i music will cease. Then the bishop of TrondhJem will recite the first line of ! hymn, after which the congregation and choir, accompanied by organ and will sing the first verse of .his hymn.
 The king having seated himself on hs throne, the prime minister Michel sen, will proceed to the altar and take he royal crown, which he. conjointIy with the Bishop of Trondhjem, will | place on the head of the king, while the bishop will recite the following pray sr: Lord, king of kings. may he up- lold and strengthen you in all royal md Christian virtues to the glory of lis name and the blessing of the Nor Hegian people. May his grace in this ,orruptible life prepare you for the in- leritance of the righteous, the incor- 'uptable crown in heaven"
 Minister of foreign Affairs, Loveland will then proceed to the altar and take he sceptre and. cOnjointly with the Bishop of Trondhjem, will hand it to he king, saying:
 May Almighty God, who placed the ceptre in thy hand, give thee grace to 'ear it with wisdom, power and mer- + y, to defend truth and maintain right