Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-21
SERVICES IN WINDSOR CASTLE
Fun Ritual of the Church of England
Ia Used,


Fun Ritual of the Church of England
Is Used.
WINDSOR, May Cot was bitter win
ter day when the body Of Queen Victoria
was borne up the hill to the medieval
chapel of st. George. Today the castle
gates at Windsor opened to receive the
casket of the seventh Edward with the
green of an English spring on the trees and
grass within the massive walls. The gray
towers and battlements over which the
union jack was flying at half-mast never
appeared more impressive.
In the streets below was a seething mass
of people in black, with lane kept open
by two solid lines of soldiers for the cort-
eye to pass through.
When the royal train arrived at the sta
! ton the body of the monarch was again
placed on gun carriage and the process
| sion was reformed. With the addition of
ambassadors, ministers and other repre-
| sentatives of foreign states, it passed
| through the purple-draped streets to the
| castle and into st. Georges chapel.
From the railway station to the chapel
the guu carriage was drawn by a squad Of
bluejackets Immediately behind walked
the king, wearing the uniform of general
and sash of the Garter with the emperor
and the late kings brother, the duke of
Connaught, on his left.
The clergy who were to conduct the serv-
ices were in the chapel when the cortege
arrived. They were the archbishop of Cante-
bury, the archbishop of York, the bishops
Of Winchester and oxford and the dean of
Windsor, the three latter, respectively, the
prelate, chancellor and registrar of the
Garter
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falque before the altar, which was fairly
buried in floral pieces.
As the minute-guns doomed and bells
! tolled the casket, borne on the shoulders
of Grenadier Guards, was placed on the
catafalque. The lord chamberlain and the
lord steward took positions at the right of
the catafalque. King George, as chief
| mourner, stood at the head Of the casket.
His majesty's body guard of gentlemen at
arms stood at the left of the bier with
axes reversed The funeral party filled the
| edifice and overlooked into the prince con-
sorts chapel to the south
There was a moment Of profound silence
when positions had been taken and then
the archbishop of Canterbury and the bi.
shop OF Winchester advanced to the casket
The choir ohanted Man That Is Born oil
Woman" and the congregation recited the
Lords Prayer, the low rumble Of many
voices being accompanied by Gounod's s. u.
sic. The service Of the church OF England
was followed throughout. Following the
Lords Prayer the anthem Glow Blest are
They" was sung, after which the garter
king-at-arms advanced to the altar anC
spoke as follows:
For as much as it hath pleased Al
mighty God to take out of this life unit
Hts divine mercy the late most high mos
mighty and most excellent monarch Ed
ward, by the grace of God of the Unite,
Kingdom and Of Great Britain and Ire
land king defender of the faith, emperor o
of the Garter let us humbly beseech Al
mighty God TO bless with long life healt
and honor ami worldly happiness the mos
high, most mighty and most excellent mon
arch our sovereign lord, George, now b.
the grace OF God OF the United KingdoT
Of Great Britain ana Ireland king, defende
OF the faith, emperor of India and sovereig
save the king.
An answering murmur Of God save tn
king arose from the assemblage TIL
archbishop OF Canterbury pronounced tn
solemn benediction after which with tn
bishop of winchester, he knelt before tn
altar in a moment of silent prayer. TIL
clergy rose to their feet the hush wa
broken and the procession issued from tn
chapel in the order of its entrance. Tn
body OF Edward VII remained before tn
altar later TO find a permanent restin
place in the royal tomb house In AIbor
Memorial chapel