New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

Re6ofio on Cbof Occosien
Abound IN Sym bolic
Si9nificoncs.

,,,dc, rhere I. vas kspt UoG -
coronation OF Edward ". IN 1899 wHG
the ernpulla and the spoon. both Of ch.m
,,s,trestIy OF twelfth century nanucact-
---s we-s used for the first tine Tns
head OF the dove unscrews, 50 tna: he
consec-ated unguent can be poured mo
.. and II is poured opt from an oriaoe n
+ba hoax into the thin gold spoon which
hears traces Of having bsen enaneled
The amounting OF King George VII I'M
-,ediateIy follow the coronation oath
r-,a monarch win be tivestec o. h1
crimson robe By the Lord Great Cham
berlain. and these, along with me Cap
or state. which his majesty Will remove
from his head, VIII De carried INTO the
St Edwards Chapel Ihs hnx VIII
then take his place on the throne o, Eo-
ward the Confessor, which evey soT-
ereign Of England since the Norna1
Conquest has occupied on the OCCASION
or his coronation The seat o1 tnis
throne Is formed OF the so-callec Stone
Of Destiny. which is supposed 70 have
been the stone pillow or which Jacob
rested his head when he slept a. Ssonei
and dreamed OF Jacobs ladde-
Numbers Of legends are eItant an 70
the manner IN which the stone found fts
way from Bethel TO Ireland For a TINE
II rested on the top OF the sacred NIL o.
Tara and on Il the kings OF Ireland
were crowned. From Erin II was nys-
te-iousIv conveyed 10 Scotland more
than q thousand years ago by King ken
meth II and preserved at Scone for use
ar the coronation OF Scottish kings Ed
ward I OF England invaded Scotland N
1890. carried of the Stone OF Destiny
rom Scone and placed it IL WesrrnlnsteT
Abbey. where Il has been seen ana
touched by thousands OF American tour
lists. and on which every English SOW
ereigu since the days OF Edward II 70
those OF Edward VII has sat a. corona
ton
As soon as King George has taken MS
Mace OF this throne, four dukes, Al
Knights Of the Garter. Will hold above
hts head q rich canopy Of cloth OF gold
and then the Archbishop OF Canterburr.
pouring some OF the cousecrated oil into
the spoon. from the ampuIla held by the
Dean OF Westminster, viii first anolnr
the palms OF the Kings hands IN the
form IF a cross. e1clai-ning BE these
hands anointed with the holy OIL and
. will use the same words, IN anointtns
subsequently, The breast. the shoulders,
the elbows and the head OF the King
The Dean Will then lay the arnPulla and
the spoon upon the altar, and the hlns
Freellng. the Archbishop. standing on
the north side OF the altar, will pro
rounce the benediction-
The King Will the-eupon arise and re
sumo his place on the throne and the
/ Dean OF Westminster, having first dried
with cotton wool all the places anoineec,
. except the head and the hands. viii
close with the ribbons attached TIE
DIaces opened for the amounting IN the
monarch's crimson sarsenet coat And
then the Archbishop VIII place colt O.
lawn on the Kings head and linen
gloves on his hands, for a few moments,
in order 70 remove the holy oil
How great is the importance attached
to the use OF the holy oils is seer by the
fac- that they are used both BY the
Roman Catholic and orthodox churches
for the dying in order 70 prepare then
tn meet their Creator. IN the beIisS thai
this extreme JUNCTION wipes away the
sins and fills the mo-tbund with the
grace OF the Holy Spirit II is, there
fore. not astonishing that their use IN
a1oin-ins certain Old World nonarchs
should endow the latter with tnar
divinity which in old time parlancs
doth hedge the throne" and with
prestige which not even crime can de-
strov. For according 10 the old rhyme;
Not all the water in the rough rude Sea
ra7 wash the balm from an anoiHtsd
king
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