The Washington herald., 1913-05-27

tcopyrsht. lsls. by A. D. Jaeooson)
The King of Sweden has attended Of
hcially the conservation OF the Swedish
Lutheran Church in the Rue Guyot, Pare
Monceau, Paris There are but two
Lutheran bishops In the northern king
dom. one, of whom. the prelate of Wisely,
with his Episcopal stan. and four pas
tors of the Swedish churches at Lon
don, Brussels, Hamburg. and Antwerp,
conducted the cersmonials. All wore the
sixteenth century vestures and collar
cites. The observance was solemn, IN
affected. and sincere. Two preachers Of
the French synod of Lutheranisni spoke
briefly. and the projects Of police and Of
the department of the Seine, as well as
the president of the municipal council
of Paris. despite the religious character
OF the service, were heard to murmur,
Tres bien. tres ,bienr' The ceremonial
was severe and devoid of all embellish-
ment. Triviality had no part in il. and
the Swedish chorals were pronounced TO
be 'just divine" Four singers of the
assisted in the signing of the hymns.
The pastor of the Paris congregation,
in his neatly couched discourse. stated
that Franco-Swedish friendship, initiated
by Gustaf Vasa, had lasted 275 years,
until the great French Revolution. Then
there was the treaty Of alliance between
Gustaf Adolf and Louis XIII. which was
framed by the great Cardinal Richelieu.
The King OF Sweden. as the champion
of freedom of conscience. demanded that
the Swedes should forever be allowed to
have church of their own in Paris for
the celebration Of divine service accord
ing TO the Lutheran cult. This was the
N urh
estants could go from the date Of the
erection Of that church to the Revolu-
ton. Before the revocation of the edict
of Nantes they had to go three miles
out of Paris. to Charenton, where Henry
" allowed them to have a chapel Was
1t this that suggested the three-mle act
10 the Cabal administration of the
merry monarch?
The Swedish church is highly credit
able TO the architect. II is in the an
tique ecclesiastical Swedish style, and
in red brick with stone facings and null
lions, is entered by a porch from an airy
and restful cloister surrounded on two
sides by buildings of corresponding de-
sign. devoted TO the promotion Of social
progress ana the performance or good
works They embrace a library, a gym
nasium. an information ONCE for Swedes
who are strangers to Paris, a workroom
for fine handicrafts, an assembly-room
for entertainments or serious meetings,
and for the practice of church music.
NJ. Poincare the president of the French
Republic is to pay an official visit TO
the Court OF st. James on June "A. He
will be In residence at York House, st.
James Palace, where his predecessor, N.
Loubet was lodged in 1873 and NJ. Fall
Heres in 1908 There will be a state ban
quet at Buckingham Palace and a gala
performance at the opera There is also
TO be diplomatic banquet at the for
eign office In return NJ. Poincare will
give a banquet at the French Embassy
at which King George will be present
One entire day is to be spent ar Windsor
Castle when the French President Is to
drive through the Great Park to Vir-
ginia Water. He also will be entertained
by the corporation OF London at Guild
Hall, and will return to Paris June g.
The late King Edward was very fond
of Paris, where he spent many enjoy
able day, often incognito. But not so
with the present British ruler, who does
rot believe in those little continental ex-
cursions and sojourns which his father
so greatly affected to the end OF his
days. It has not been decided IL and
when King George means to return the
courtesy of NJ. Poincare.
II is not known generally that despite