AT THE CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1161, 23 June 1911, Page 6

AT THE CHURCHES.

SERVICE AT THE PRO-CATHEDRAL, GOVERNOR. ATTENDS IN STATE. The service of prayer and thanksgiving at St. Paul's I'ro-Cathedial was simple and impressive. His Excellency the. Govcrlnr attended-in State, and the congregation filled the'building. The decorous tolemnity.'observed-throughout, as well iu, tlwird'etflilsias'in'the broad effects, was entirely worthy of an occasion of such great significance. The form of service was that commended by the Archbishops of Canterbury r.nd York' for general use on Coronation Day, but some portions were omitted in order to brill,} it within the,necessary limitations as to. time. The. proceedings lasted half an hour. A large effigy of the royal crown rested upon a. iicdcst.il before the altar. Great flags were hung iu the chancel and other eastward parts of tho church. The, gold aud silver braid and scarlet of uniforms, and here and' there the colours of academic gowns brightened tho otherwise rather .sombre appearance of a winterclad congregation in the old sober-hued timber church.

The procession of clergy, including Iho Bis'wp of AVollingiou (Right liov. T. H. Sprott),'tho.Veil. Archdeacon Faneourt, and other.-, entered to the strains of tliß hymn, "0 Goil, thn Ruler of our Rape," which was sung to the tune of ■'Bishopgarth" (Sir Arfhu' , Sullivan). Imuiediatcly following th> clergy came tho ViceRegal parly—his Excellency Lord Isling-'tan-and Lady Islington (attended by Ca'ptain Shannon, A.D.C., Captain MacDJugnlly A.D.C., and Mr. A. Guise, private secretary), tho Hon. .Toan DicksonPoynder, Mrs. Guise, and Miss StaplctonCotton.

Tho litany (in the shortened form approved by the Archbishops) was intoned by the Kev. A. AV. IT. Compton. The hymn, "0 King of Kings" (tune, "Old Hundredth") was then sung. Tho Bishop entered tho pulpit nnd read the description (as authorised by the Archbishops) of the Coronation Service in Westminster Abbsy.

The "National Anthem" was then sung with great heartiness by the whole congregation.. The Bishop next read- the prayers for "Our Sovereign Lord, King George" and the Queen, and other special supplications, and finally, pronounced tho Benediction. The "Tβ Deum" was then sung to the scttihs; "Smart in F." Meurlelssohn's '-'.March of tho Priests," from "■Uhalie," was played as a recessional. The responsibilities of the musical portion of the service were well discharged by tho organist. (Mr. R. Parker) and choir of the Pro-Cathedral. Dunns the taking of tho offertory, Mr. Parker played an extemporaneous voluntary. It was announced that the oftcrtary ™s for the Boys' Institute. This was at the special suggestion of his Excellency tho Governor, and it realised JJIB. Besides his Excellency tho Governor ami partv, there were present :-Sir Jaincs Carroll, K.C.M.G., Acting-Prime Minis er; the Hon. I!. M'Keuzie, Minister for Public ■Works; his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman. Major-General Godley, Commai.dant of the Forces, and officers of Ins slaft; Commauler Stopford (H.M.S. Pioneer). Cap-, Hn AVemyss (H.M.S. Cambrian), and th"r naval officers: the lions. Dr. Colhns C. M. Luke and C. 11. f,,i£ Air V L Herdman, M-P-. Mr. .1. P. Luke, A P Mr I, Stow, Clerk of Parliaments; -John Smith. dcputy-Mayor of AAoliington. and most of the mcinbers o ho G ra? and otiiei- members of the lo.al profession;. Professors of Victoria Collw, in their robes; heads of the Ciul Sμvce military oliicers, graduates of dif. freilt universities (in robes , members of loMl bodies, vestrymen, and others. ST JOHN'S CHURCH. ( >^ Vi n S" o, nil-Vhen the order of S.M--ke opaied by thn Cliurch ol i-coUaml for this occasion was followed, 'the ",!,„, ■μ-a hymns-were t ho.w used in Westminster, and a lovm of-proclamation " s 1Pll( i and tho various parts of, the i-cVcmoliia! indicated.. The elioir, under he leidovdiip of Mr. Larneit, led Ihe sin"iii'' and wmlcivd Elvey's anthem, "I was "lad they raid unto me," and a beautfful setting of the "To Ileum." Dγ Gibb-chose as tho text of. a bnef conion the words of Samuel J 10-24. "God «ave- tlie king. He pointed out that the ceremonial of the Coivint.on from boKiiiiiiiii' to end -symbolised Uie hiu'h: vocation of the King in tho light of God and tilings eternal.. Attention was dirrcted to several of the rile? and thcii- tignificaliou explained. It was well that; the Coronation ceremonial should be inter-ppnotrated with the spirit of religion. Though no lovers of churches established by law, (iicv could almost be glad of the coiuiectioii between Church and State at Homo