The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-22

ing ceremony followed. The bishop OF
Trondh3em dipped q finger In the
anointment horn and made the sign
of the cross on the kings naked
breast, saying as he did so: May the
Almighty, Eternal God pour over you
His spirit and grace, that you may,
with wisdom and strength and good
will, so rule over us that the name Of
the Lord be glorifed, that right and
truth prevail, that the veal of the
land and Of the people be furthered
and confirmed"
The administration Of the oath fol-
lowed Standing before the kings
chair, Premier Nicholson asked: "Sir,
Is your majesty willing to take the
oath?" The king answered in firm,
strong tones: II am willing, ETC., his
replies being easily heard in the most
distant parts of the marble pillared
cathedral.
The crown was then placed on the
kings brow, and he received the scep-
ter, the globe, and the sword, accord
ing to the program. When all these
ceremonies, each accomplished by an
appropriate sentence, were over, the
king-at-arms lifted up his staff and ex-
claimed: Nov King Haakon VII In
crowned king of Norway, he and no.
body else!"
This announcement was greeted
with cheers. floupishes of trumpets and
the royal salute of 112 guns. AS the
reclamation died away, the changing
of the Joy bells, the noise of guns,
and the shouting of the people outside
penetrated into the cathedral. where
the king still sat. motionless. his daz-
cling crown on his head and his scep-
ter held firmly in his hand.
CrowninE of the Queen.
After another prayer had been Of
fered the. king rose from his throne
and returned to his chair in the nave.
Then the queen was conducted to the
throne and the same ceremonies were
gone through with. Her majesty, &C
companied by her encourage, proceed
ed to the altar steps, where, under q
pail of cloth of gold she was quickly
crowned by the bishop of Trodhjem.
She was then led to the chair beside
that in which the king sat, and her en-
thronization was accomplished.
The queen bowed to King Haakon
and both walked to the altar and re-
ceived the communion. All present
knelt. The whole spectacle was most
impressive, and was made more bril-
liant owing to the surroundings.
Neither of their majesties returned to
their thrones after the communion,
but remained at the altar. The serv-
ice, which was concluded with the
singing of the last verse of the Hal
vorsen cantata written especially for
the coronation, was brought to q close
without hitch.
Scenes of Enthusiasm.
A few minutes later the king and
queen emerged from the cathedral,
still wearing their crowns and carry
ing scepter and globe. AS the king
passed beneath the entrance arch
those in the body of the church COM
menced to cheer. The sound grew in
volume, the whole. vast throng rising
and hurrahing at the top of their
voices. Until the last man in the royal
procession had disappeared without
the entrance the cheering was con-
tinued.
The departure of the king and
queen from the cathedral was signaled
playing the national anthem. The en-
to the palace was marked by scenes of
great enthusiasm.
The King and Queen.
With the accession of King Haakon
VII. to the throne of Norway begins a
new epoch of her history, return,
after hundreds of years, to the condi-
ton of a separate kingdom. On June
z of last year Norway declared its in