El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-22


headdresses OF of the occident.
In laundering Coach of State.
In the great numbering coach OF
state rode the king and queen, the
cynosure of millions of eyes; hundreds
Of thousands Of strangers had jour
neyed TO LOndon-sOme nearly the en-
tire distance around the world to get
a. glimpse of the sturdy, bearded po-
tentate and his comedy wife seated be-
side him.
As the procession reached the abbey
the party OF the prince of Wales pre-
ceded the royal party, the prince en-
tering the abbey az a brilliant pre-
liminary to the coming of king George
and queen Mary
Police kept parliament square and
the streets leading to the abbey clear
Of people and government agents and
ferret eyed men from Scotland Yard
mingled with the multitude. keeping
an alert eye open for suspicious look
ing persons.
Not until the ceremonies had been
ended was their vigilance relaxed
First to Use New Oath.
King George was the first monarch
in the English line to use the new
coronation oath with religious allus-
ions eliminated. The Catholics had led
the efforts for a change in the old
form. The oath which the king re-
peated today was as follows:
IT do so1emnIy and sincerely, in the
presence of God. profess, testify and
declare that I am faithful member
of the Protestant reformed church as
by law established in England, and I
will according to the true intent OF
the enactments which are intended to
secure the Protestant succession TO the
tain the said enactments to the best
OF my power according to law"
The Old Oath.
The old oath was as follows:
Il do solemnly and sincerely. in the
presence Of God, profess, testify and
declare that I do believe that in the
sacrament of the Lords supper, there
is not any transsubstantiation of the
elements of bread and wine into the
body and blood of Christ at or after
the conservation thereof by any person
whatsoever; and that the invocation
or adoration of the Virgin Mary or any
other saint and the sacrifice of the
mass as they are now used in the
church OF Rome are superstitiouS and
idolatrous and I do make this declara-
ton and every part thereof in the
plain and ordinary sense Of the words
read unto me as they are commonly
understood by English Protestants
without any evasion, equivocation or
mental reservation whatsoever or with
out thinking that 1 am or can be ac-
quilted before God or man or absolved
of this declaration or any part thereof
although the pope or any other person
or persons of power whatsoever should
dispense Nth or annu1 the same or de-
clare that il was null and void from
the beginning
Twenty Distinct Functions.
The ceremonials Nof the coronation
were subdivided into 20 distinct func-
tons, all OF them imposing, but Of a
medieval character. Enumerated they
they follow: The preparation; q
The entrance into the church; S-The
recognition; The litany; 5-The be-
ginning of the communion service; g.
The Sermon; The oath; S-The an
nointing; 9-The presentation OF the
spurs and sword and the girdling and
oblation Of the sword: 10-The invest
ing with the armill and royal robe
and the delivery of the orb; 1.-THE
investiture per annulum at baculum;
1.-THE putting on of the crown; Is
The presenting Of the Holy Bible; Il
The benediction; 15-The inthroniza-
ton; 16-The homage; 1.-THE queens
coronation; 1S-The communion; 10
The TIE Deum; 20-The recess.
The preparation consisted of the fill
ing of the ampulla with oil and to-
gether with a spoon, they we're laid
upon the altar. The archbishop and
bishops assistants, vested in their
copes, were already CARRIED fer the
ceremony and awaited Immediately out
side the west door of the church until
notice was given that the king and
queen had arrived. They then moved
into tho church
The Royal Couple Enter.
AS the royal couple entered the
church the choir Of Westminster broke
forth into an anthem which they con-
tinued to sing while the king and queen
moved slowly through the choir. up
/ the stairs and into the theater, bend
ing in low genuflection as they passed
set for them before the chairs on the
south side of the altar, murmured a
prayer. then arose and seated them
selves in the chairs.
In the meantime the archbishop
turned to the east side Of the theater.
Marching with solemn dignity after
him came the lord chancellor, the lord
great chamberlain, the lord high con-
stable and earl marshal, preceded by
the garter king of arms The arch
bishop then walked slowly to each OF
the people to attention. Then as the
king arose and slowly turned the arch
bishop called out again:
"Sirs, I here present unto you king
| George, the undoubted king OF his
| realm; wherefore all you who have
come this day to do your homage and
serviee-are you willing to do the
same?"
In answer came a mighty burst from
beneath: God save the king" There
was q blast from the trumpets and
| the ceremony of recognition was over
Then advanced the bearers OF the
Bible, patent and chalfce ard these
were laid upon the altar. Following
| them came two bishops. vested in copes.
who knelt at fald stools and sang the
litany. After the commission services
by the archbishop the creed was sung.
the king, queen and all others arising
while this was being done.
The Sermon.
! The sermon that followed was short
and then the archbishop standing be-
fore the king, asked:
'Sir, is your majesty willing to take
F., the oath?"
The king replfed. sI am willing