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XE


Clithkroe Aaverliser & Timesff Jme \ S, 1953


1 I n


t y ln'3


the fektl’ district.il houses,


O'


e gayiwlth Iflags and bunt­ ing fa id^ slogans voicing [the loyal enthusiasm of the' cpm- mu n iwa | whole.


a ria Icrc V i U


buildings, Q


shbps and public f^Qtjories and ioiflces


j , -.


llj. fr ll'-j!


rounding villages leaves a vivid impression of colour and galetyl lOnp bf the best dis- playk I s™ was in the village of iPendleton, which s almost submerged beneath of, riot of bunting I and 1 gay deboration. TriuiSihal 1 arches, cunningly fashioM qut of evergreens and ibuhtlng and surmounted by coloured !pictt}res of the


A Mur of i the town and sur­ 1 f


fepyal Eamlly spam the road at j.Jeiicti ::entrance l to the' village Wlp a roof of stream­ ers, 'oyer the,,ivlllage street is eveii continued in the, sur­ round nglaftes.^^ ;i


■ jh seyeralvspots, naval sigr nal Mgs affled colopr to the scene, though, rPetnaps their mess^ek might haye been somewhat fallen to their owners’jtru^ feelings. |


fiiffc 111


'Mif i!i[i


hole flag.


amidst jthls forest ofi' flags merits a special word. Worn and a hitle, jfaded, it ktlll flies proudly, I opfsifle a house in Castle-vlew,i as proudly, no doubtl as Itidlddn less festive days n I Italy (during I the last war, which! ihasi left itS" mark in the form iof a sizeable shell


Sillel dlstrlbt


1) ’ ,1 !


fpiif PS(i[


'll


‘Vt '■i I


■


•I, / I f i


!


•i on^Coronattoi|i Day. j, , I It jeemsilihpweiver, that not


, should be the; presentation ufj : silver spoohs to; babies born i


___ ;t decided' that: one of thelfeaturek of the festivities


! clalmed l irt I the Clitheroe dlstrin,; for ! apart Ifrom : a daughter !;for (Mrs. | ; Agnes CockShiitt.! 1 of 8, Bilsberry Cottages. Hurst !Greeh; who was born at; Preston: Royal Infirmary, there have] been ho rep'orts Hofi [any bablps being


ity] Home, it was stated tt^at there had been no new: arrlv- alsjoi {jJorohatlon Day;,'


AtjBramley Meade Matern­ “Gcac^ of Statej”


morrOwil night as the itorchr light procession! ■ makes its merry way through the town, and thbugh their coach !of .state will be nothing more orriaie ' than a jeepj Messrs.


'■ ■RDYlAL’iY ” .will lead the •*! *’ wdy :tn■ OUtherbe t'o-


Cotenalon Whaiy


vAiai i t


began its Coronation, celebra-


. at I the Sunday


ri-'( '51.;


•l! 'll


' li'l


i cespb bers Coun


am


)NG with other villages I jlii the I district, I Whalley


; tions ih fitting style| by hold­ ing I pre-Coronation service Parish i Church mojrningl


^[ore the serylce, a pro- on


ii"i f)r


from! the Grammar jSchool to thd Parish Church. Among thds^ taking part, were; Coun­ cillor James Green, jchalrman of ithe;|Rural .Council.! Coun­ cillor A. Brooks,! chairman of the Parish] Council] add Mr. T. |P: Rushton,',Clerk to the Rural (Council. ] i j


bill Rpral District!Coun- exfServlcemen,! jW.V.S.. Girl I Guides, | marched


)n,| consisting pf; mem' of ' the police, IParlsh


'was conducted by the 'Vicar, the Rpv. H. !C.! Shape, who also read the ilessons. | Mr. C. Grepnitwasjthe organist, and


a A.rtari'gel 'congregation in : his, gddresS, ,the | Vicar


! ' Seme felt that]a Queen was meridy] a (figurehead (of the


.ii ! r


'}! C


ttended the ( service,! which


! an] anthem was'!sung Ibv the ! choit :| . ,i I • : I I !' ' '


: Statp, but there was far more j Injlt (than thgt. ishe had the I privilege of . being advised and acdualnted] with all |the secrets] of State.! I i ■ifliere came artlme,( too, In


I our [history when' political (conflicts arose, of tvhen there ,s6me !'ideep (crisis, in the


(life the


! the oiir


\ii 1 i]| 4i il’f l 'it


ii'i I


i


FOR BREAD OF GOOD TASTE AJD — ' ' '


. .


HIGH CUASS eONFECTfONERy flsk your Grocer fo^


VffiVERS’ QUKl ITY Einpire Bakery, (Glitheroe -


FGpDS and be sure of sdtisfapon.i


A. E. VEEVEl^ LTD. Tel. 131.


: If i''


I ,


Sovereign as a] symbol of unity.'!


ofj the] nation,! and 'then people looked towards


many of thbse spoons !wlll be


itjy organisers of cbrona- lon celpbrations in the


One liartfcular Union Jack i|e doesn’t lhave to look far


to see the! vlsibl^; signs of ■ tiviti! iniClitherqe and Everywhere, streets,


UT ksOUT


“ QljlS” ir’ jj|mmy


can be' relied upon to keep the crowds'(in merry mood with their ahtics( as tne King and Queen of Carnival. .


i leading! previous Cllthetoe ' parades, including (; a painful one when they wore through the soles of their shoes during a I hilarious but exhausting jaunt round the town at the Festival torchlight(two years, ago.


I Both have memories of


these lively parades at inter­ vals for many years. The last one was in 1951, and the first Was in I Victorian days, when mock corporations were in fdshlonj and Shaw Bridge, Bawdlands, Low Moor and V|halley-road each ] had their


[ciltheroe has b’een staging


|iFTiy


FOR tori


nC^HEN Clltheroe’s tjqrch- . y Ugh; procession privides the climax! to the town’s Cofonaticn programme to-


(Fell land Sam Bridge mojfrow iiigllit. Imore


separate entries will parade thrbngh the [town, i


,(!


tradition the 'nature cf the various entries is ( a secret until to-morrow night.


In a c c o rk anc e with j


place ir the Plmllcc-road district about 8 p.ni.,and the procession will move <ff [at


lihe assembly will take 8-4’5 P.m, ;


mqimtedj constablesol the Lahcashjre Constabula)'y , in full ceremoniar uniform. and thOT will be followed t.v the King an 1 Queen of Clival. Jimmy I'ell and Sam Bridge.' riding in a jeep, as they did on]! the occasion of the; Festival .torchlight.


th(! lead , will jbe two ,;! 5


rough the centre iof the, Spoons


own famous brand Of humour. J The famous Low Moor Bacon-eaters amd,t their pig are still prominent, but the niock I corporations have' largely given wayHto a;ihore


neral burlesque: i on local pics.- ;


' ij nofficial Festivitite W


HILE Clltherobi afid the surrounding v i l la g e s


grammes of official Corona­ tion celebrations, many people supplemented these by hold­ ing unofficial festivities In the form of, street parties.


Individual subscriptions from people residing Ini the streets concerned. As the'success of events of this nature Is always dependent on the weather, many organisers took the pre- ckution , of booking school­ rooms and local halls so that the parties could be held there If It rained on the! great day.


t I Money to cover, the cost of i hese function^ was raised by


■born locally-on Corpnatlbn Da;^;'


ji^tifled on Tuesday, when rain late In the afternoon caused the parties to be trans­ ferred Indoors. Residents of the Taylor-street (area found It necessary to adjourn to the Catholic Hall In jLowergate, but this did not prevent the festivities being enjoyed .by the large numberi of parents and children present.


This caution proved to be


ngethodI of summoning res­ idents of Church-lane to a street party In the Church of England' School was used on Monday! night.


1 At 'Whalley, i a unique


begin, one of th? residents Went along the street-rlnging ai handbell tQ ,'Warn 'fellow ■householders wWo .''.t jid'n fprmed Into ‘sif'-prwessldn and


Before the party waS due to


marched to ,the School,'where a{ knife and , fork tea, was enjoyed, foOowed(by dancing and games. (


; Ijloyal! Salute


^LITHEROE Parish .Church V bellringers provided a rpyal salute of thqlr own on Coronation Day. ] | The bells rjang out in celebration In the morning and ,aftefnoon, and during the afternoon a salute of 21 shots was “ fifed" In the belfry. (- Let me(|hasten to add, however, that- in the language of campanology ‘1 shot ” assumes ( a different meaning to the military sense of the word. 'Where the belfry Is concerned, a “ shot ” is the effect of ringing or ktirifcing the bells slihultanc' pusly.


i j Churches’ Part


^HURCHES in Qlltheroe and V district have played their full and Important part In the Coronation festivities be­ ing held this week jthroughout Rlbblesdale and [ Rowland. Special pfe-Corohatlon ser­ vices were held at churches of all denominations on Sun­ day morning as dj prelude to


actual] celebration's. '


also added their own touch of brightness tp tfie already gaily bedecked ! villages by floodlighting I .the I buildings. Chatburn Parish Church was doodlft. on I Monday night Coronation Eve) and also on


Some of the churches h^ve i I


tions will be one of the out- standinf( features, and there is fevers'' Indication that! It will be] at least , as well- suhported as the two previous “ tbrchllghts ” held in Cllth-


ev'ont.ln Clltheroe’s celebra­


erbe sln^ce the war. (At th; beginning, tho pro-


pjannefl comprehensive pro­


___ will [give people the advantage - of seeing the artistic ;ableaux at [their best.


cesklon .will be moving along route In 'daylight, and


Later, however, as darkness apbroacies] the emphasis will ■ on ti e bright Illuminations I the vehicles 1 and the


(Ip-TSl ANDING' '['feat dre I^om all accounts, this


50


i t t o u d


Prayers Fo|’ At Coronation 150 In Civic Procession Tb Climeroe Parish Church


before aecomnanying the Mayor and | Mayoress and bers of the Town Council In procession! ihroufh tile of the town on their waS to CUthefbe Fansh Church, f


a Corohatiqn S e r v i


Band, whose (members wore their new uniforms for the first' time at | a function in Clitheroe, the Rrocesslon coiri- prised memberk of the Brltlbh l Legion, the St. Jqhn Ambu­


:Headed byj the Borough


boys and girls of Clitherpe Grammar Schb'ols, accompan­ ied by the headmaster aijid headmis.tress, members of the County Fire; Brigade, Special


sion-and Cadets, the Army Cadets, .: Girl 11 Guides, Boy Scouts and 'W


ance Brigade]' Nursing Divi­ ^olf Cubs, senlpr


Constabulary.; and the La cashire County iPollce. . |


ceded by the Halberdiers and Town Sergeant, were the Mayor and Mayoress ( Coun­ cillor arid Mrs. F. Dugdale), the Town Clerk (Mr. G. Hetherlngton), the Depu'ty Mayor (Alderman H. Cooh) and Aldermen, Councillors and Borough (Officials. I ■


In the Mayoral party, pre­ BRIGHT; SUNSHINE


Soroptlmlsts, (members of t!ie Rotary Club bf Clitheroe, and townspeople, completed the


Local: magistrates, the


flaiping torches which will be carried.


p.iri., and,! as on former occasions, it will tie followed by|^ firework display from the Castle Keep.


tI 'ifhe Procession is exbectkd '


aeons Tlie Hilltop^


B


biased merrily oh' Tuesday night, b It unfortunafely' were not] wholly visible |ln efoe because a strong tended to blow:the. sldbways. i


EACCNS erected on Tridie Fell, 'Waddl aiid on Pendlii


Ington Hill


Long-


Perhaps (the one sepn by most people In the! Clitheroe district was


. | ,


Guj. 1 of Old Scouts,] with ass's,am^'■.aTice (Of friends.


branch of|


of I Pern erected uRder Chris Lajw bef. Tlhib bei Asplnall Pendletojn, carted 'i p Bairley sidq. load of I ‘ tons, wa|i summit trailer, thp flrsi tfailer rekchlng( were


Wadding ton Fell, ■biillt ny the villp.ge


the beaenn! on the B.P.


e beacon nn the b ,g end die Hill , had,'beefl by Clitheroe •'^'scouts


tpe direction (if !Mr. and Mr; J. ’(’horn- er for i thlk had


iivim by ( Mrs. ■ M. of Standen Hall, and I this - was


about one-andrarhalf taken right to the


the hill fro n (the One| trip, with !a


___ hot a few anxious mpment, before the slt.e[was reached] About


beacon resident ; of Colne, Nelson and Biimley other side of the hill, but ia sudden that wds onlans. The


20-ft. In height; the was clearly visible


[ [ and places on! the


Initial glow seen by


Fdl had The


built tiroghout [the country by the (Scout organisation, aifd al( were dit,, slmuL tan'eously. at 10 -p.m. ! ■[ [The firing of maroon ickets signified that: the


part of


tjhree local fires were a 'chalri of beacons


[


bdacons had been ignited. ! From the top of Pendle Hl|l, .was reported, 18 beacons :! [


could b> seen. THE


amps bathed the | building in sea o f ' light,! ( making It possible to, note: the time :rom the clock, high up on he churchHjtower:


Ili|EAL^ FOR WEDDING GIFTS. . . SMITHS AND BENTIMA CLOCKS


are many and varied, in s, have lin covimon; their r'eliv jully'-tested and guararite


;| ' . i j M l u e jor i EIGHT-DAY STRI (1 WUh 'Service a.


me, hut two things they hie precision movement, d, and their unrivalled money.:


tE AND GHIME er Sales ai—


C A T L OW S 20, CASTLE STREET 1 c l ith eRoe


o r o n a t ip n Night. At bailey, the ancient parish hurch was also! !floodllt for he occasion, [large arc- amps being I placed In the hurchyard for the purpose. :he combined glare from the


WOIO’S


■T]vlagB -fluttered over empty -V streets in many parts bf .Qlitheroe (and district; on Tuesday, while for nearly six hours the magnificence! of the Coronal ior: in London claimed id e d attention of of people grouped television and radio


'sets. The


hundreds ai'ound


ndlv


(World, a ceremony that has survived the passing (of.[a thousand wears, altered natur­ ally with changing tliries and cbndltlpru, but nevertheless fiindamer tally the same. ]


arid.hearc comprise the! most Woridertul ceremonial [ in the


nowadays} but there was a time when they had to be made; i time when the shout- irit poimlfice swearing .fealty trie] newly-inaugurated p stood to lose all


Klngi and Queens are born


tb Soverelk: qarthly ably th,el:


prough section trlumpliarit,


pf the


r heads. If a.usurper in by


bssessions, arid:prob-


an opposing people! were


I i [pre-Christian: times


tain of the chief men of the tribe or 1 nation rbund the (assembled people to be seen This ceremony, called


b ;as rsilsed on a shield and orne c n the shouldprs of cer­ by all.


three which


the " Gyratlo,” was 'performed times, at the end : of aspear ,,was .placed] In!


Iri Europe the king (or r ilpr, upon his election;


isinrlc event they saw


was a.11 Cllther-


grjoups from Calderstones arid Bifockhall.


heacon oh Longrldge been built by the


, ( '


with a tractof land It. is believed!to be time a tractor!and has succeeded: In the top, and thefe


A BACKWARD O N Q xMAY S


■ low


[CHORTLY after the century, Clitheropiarnsj. made


turn:of the


'plans to celebrate the Coronatioii of King Edward VII| which took place in August, 1902, having been pekponed from June on, [account bf the King’s illness. ;


I Clitheroe, it is recorded, was quite alfvoto the'importance of


perhaps been so a little t shown.


Friday, August 8th,[ when, early The!. elebrations began oh


in ! the evening, crowds bggan t(i) assemble in the streets (With a view tb watching | a flreworiss display. This took place at 9 p.m. and " the Keed'of the Castle was ablaze V&h. vari-coloured! lights while Ahe heaven^ were star- spanglM , with the] bursting of rocketsj which' raced each other in: the [elements ir bewildering succession.” (


[ I feature,!'’


I people ''gathered round the erec- [tlon whereon his mkjesty the bx


Ox-roksting i was a principle and ‘‘ large numbers of


the Coronation celebrations and the fact I thbt they'bad long postponed had hot ) do with the enthiisuusm


* !.,V (JLANCE TO ions ALL-


^oe G4 ebrate4 Earlier Corona


wasito'he offered as a sacrifice


to (the' appetites of inhabitants of Clith


ye good old :roe.’ ”


began iwith; the prtsentation of medals .to the' voluiteers “ who so [ riobiy w^nt out to ' fight for their King and couiftry in South Afj'lca.!’


Oh Saturday, the celebrations


procession-when th( streets'were more crowded than at any other part of the belebra' ions.


i nine years'later. In June, 1911,;


a [new King of England' was, crowned—King Ge orge V—and again Clitheroe a id the sur­ rounding villages (oined whole­ heartedly ip the countrywide celebrations.!


,'


were all that j he occasion debianded and triumphal arches wbre erected at ri any places in the] town, those at the main covered with


er canvas I arid painted to resemble ar


trances being clent! town- gates.


EMPTY STrIeETS AS CLITIJEROE LOOKS IN AT WONDERFUL OF THE


CEI^ObjlAL OCeASIONS fViQ rnlor’c viariH ariH n rUnripm Artpr


the ruler’s hand and a diadem (the forerunner of our crown) a richliy-wfought band of silk or linen, was bound aroxnd' the head as a token of regal authority. '


(A religious service of bene diction was added [to the older


;


ceremony when Europe em­ braced Christianity, the added service was naturally derived from the Bible, where. In the Old Testament,, [mention Is frequently ; made i of tpe anointing and browning pf kings. : '


i, * , * ■ |. * ' j ■ wny i ■ : !


essential feature of the service. | At first, a single anointing on the head was the practice,! but late}: the breast, arms; j shoulders ; and hands, received the unction.


-[


I! An'interesting point here [is that (In[ consequence of (the latter,! (the 'sovereign was supposed to be (possessed pf the ppwfer to curp scrofula by laying ;hls hands- on the affllctpdi persons, j


i


■This I‘f touching for the Kings evil,” as it was called, was i! continued! until tpe accession 1 of the House of Hanover ]n -1714. The actual Coronitiori cerepiony as per­ formed on Tuesday derives from] thb “Liber iRegalls,” wblcri: I'was introduced In 1307 land' continued In use until the Reformation. .


^ Trie anolhting soon Came to be regarded as the most lipportant and


English was used Instead of the original Latin, and various revisions and changes have takkn place frequently since then. -But the o'rlglnal manu- scribt Is still In i;he keeping of the Dean Abbey.


(ter the [Reformation, t.hp iF *


of *


Westminster


ori riccesslon: assume the func- tlbn; of sovereignty by right. Is a Ccronation still


rejqriir'ed by Act apart from


npcpssary? 'religious


and the


outward splerijdour inherent In all-human nature. It also fulfills an ilndispensible civil m the Queen’s payt.


fles a dee]


Coronatien ceremony -rooted love of


of Parliament its legal aspect


tl„. the tlon a| S' sub,


During the ceremony, after e Queen’s' presentatlori to peoplel and [ her recognl- by them, she enters into


their rights e they. &


age.


fpC8(l cule yja liistle.


peefs and bthp rs present, i con-^ the agre ment by act of


[represented


hlstbrlc background of- tlie point o!


Tills, tlien,


Dratioils., •si have


all occasions: by


is the richly aot dimmed its


our Coronation A thousand


)lemn compact with. her ects by oath to maintain


As monarchs are now born ; to their high office and immediately


service Is Second Pageant


' Tlifs was 'the second pageant' to be produced,' the first “ Clitheroe Through The Ages” being given to mark th e ' silver jubilee, of


'Kink George V- two years prev ously. :


On Thursday, the old folks


were entertained to tea at both Rlbb esdale School and Pendle ^ Junior School while yn -the, Friday, a children’s fancy dress | ball ! 'in the afternoon, was] followed by! a similar event fori adulfk at night. i


[


the'Saturday with a repeat per-j formance of. the pageant in the ".oon and a successful torch]


| Thk celebrations' concluded on|


afterrii light procession at. night. As on former occasions, -this popular fe'atiire attracted huge crowds,, to the town.


The Pendle


only. Portral and M. Kfy. f a pagearit at!


i


yds. yds. yds. yds. yds. : yds. : yds.


■ 'There! was also! a* torchlight!


which all the schoolchildren took par]] was record one in every respect.


feat ures. l l was not confined to school-


children, however, for old people wei;e conveyed through the strekts in wagonettes and, in the Pai[|sh Church portion, there was a lyehicle carrying five persons who had taken part in the pro­ cession on the occasion of the croWning of Queen Victoria.


■yhis monster procession took


75/;'minutes to leave the Market-, pi


rationsi»n his occasion' ] f 'lo a s t


ice and six bands tooifi'part. Ox


There , was a procession o’ ■Fk: iendly Societies in the mom-


f


irig and in ( the afternoon the trpitional custom of roasting ink ox was again observed.


brate the Coronation of King George VI in May, 1937, began, apbr.qpriately enough, on the first


Festivities in Clitheroe to .cele­


[day of the week with Coronation services in . the Churches, and included a pageant “ Pages Iron) thjjPast.”


Reference: was made-in every


‘in ^he afternoon,' some 3,000 : peopje took part in a procession ' through the town., '


Wednesday, the actual day of l l'


the krowning at the Abbey of' King! George VI and Queen Eliz- Elizabeth; was the] great day as far as Clitheroe was concerned.


;ivic procession to the Parish


“ pieife de resistance” was pre­ sented in the Castle' Grounds by 1,300' performers.


Chu: ing


ch took place, in the mom- and in the afternoon, the


! pulpit in the town and district to ]the ceremony . due to take plack at Westminster Abbey, and,


AT VERY COMPETm a CLOSE-FITTING CARPET OR BORDEBEr


VE,


(UARE our NEW RANGE offers a la rg e cloice ii hard-wearing QtATxITIES! rind ATTRACfn DESIGNS.


We have CARPETS FOR nTTING, [27in. wide. 31/9; 32/6} 35/9; 36/3; 46/9; 47^3Ward.


BORDERED OARPETi SQUARES


: 2k yds. : 3 ■ yds. : 2k yds. ; 3k yds. 4 yds. 3k, yds.


: 4 yds. . £4^ 12 i


£12' 18 £19 12 £17! 12 £122,15 £22,18 £31, 9


it 27 J !


£ 8 £24


£21


SEE OUR WINDOWS FOR A ARE OPEN 'UNTIL S ON T U E 0 / i p


.


AND FRIDAYS. SPECIAL DI$P.


17 AY


HE RE QN flames


Gllth- wind


On o fend somewhere abdux 10-3(0


sunshine bepeath the ga: fluttering bunting of Coron tlon decoratioris.


procession as through! the


It moved slowly town In brig It


the strepts and, at the gates of the Church to watch the pro­ cession arrive.] As the band played, [the procession lin;d both sides of Church Brpw while '.the Mayoral Party passed through and ipto Church,| where the service was conducted before a large co u- gregatlon by! the Vicar, t ie Rev. Si Birtwell, and tie Curate, (the Rev. N. Taylor.


Many! people gathered in


.organist was Mr. C. A. Myers. In his address, the Vlcir


. . WAyE Of sympathy


we heard, early In February of last year, of the death ofja dear arid good King, It was probably true to say that sorrow was deepened with | a great wave'of sympathy, akin almost ' Queen.


Mr. Birtwell said that when


function over 1,000 inhabitants had attained the age of 60 invited.


old folk’s treat was held in PubliO Hall and to this


Vic procession and firework displays were again prominent ___ but a procession'in


ities bf her office, she was then only a few months older than her namesake. Pr inc e s s Elizabeth who became the first Queen Elizabeth ;of England.


,In;askuming [the responsibil­ , ■


so you ffiful at that time and burden of her personal there ;was suddenly


The Queen appeared to be


to the sorrow, added. Engl i sh shoulder.


the responsibility an monarch must


overwrielming: responslblliriv. yet everyone knew that she had be|en well schooled In the best traditions of royalty.


She was facing an almost


the Curate, and the anthem “O Lord I will Praise Thek” was sung by the Choir. Tpe


The: lessons were read )y


spoke (Of the Coronation cere­ mony and explained the signi­ ficance [of the various parts of the serylce. ;


and good King Is ovbr, though his menioty Is still [very n[eV to us, drid the rejoicing] new rbign icari be^ij tinned the Vicar.


“The mourning, for a grekt


to bedeck their hbu?es streets Iwith' flags arid ers, arid [to carry (oi Coronation programnlej spirit, gusto and erijoymkiS't, But It fvas also right to Daby before the rejoicing] app cpjf- slder Its (meaning.


It was Tight for thb ediri-


that have i taken l . English 'irionarchy, M: well quoted Sir


of-Europe, said the own had' probably direct authority.


Of all; the serving


ENGLISH MONARfem Referring to the


ChurcHlll’s remark, Gro'wn| has never more arid, yet so much power Is gone.”


had Completely aRelrid nature] (lot: the monarchjt. Now, had tolbe a! father to of nations [and had that family together exerclqei of a wise and servlce.|]i (


Parl{ameritar.y de eve: Elk


to be Richard Coeur ■or Henry VIII than


Elizabetrill.”


on her (YqryiWlse devo seltgivlrig to her peorile. would have to fulfil ; i many of triose trying (rounds of


power, iyould depend


The j Queen’s autho: .ty on


WISE' DEVOTIIIN ll'ii '!


:


social I'events and : e xchripge a thousand courtesies, and wouldjriave to be jpst ful and considerate 999th!handshake: as oyer the first.


;]


would depend entirely or. dedication to that isei vice love, ofiiher people as perl It had'(never done before the history of'.an Enj monarch. That dei otlof her pjeopie would d< pen her devotion to God. It I,'!... ''


'So the success of Ijirir was being .expressed to pity; for the young


Vicar,('let everyone praj for her that the Spirit Df God might [strengthen (her for the task wriich’had more klor ous opportunities than tma ; of any other man oir womafri in the wRole world.


At rier anointing, sildj the


set a^i example, then of us (has- to try ai d same well.


le whi “ If] we expect our.


thing,” added


cession: reassemble^ the [Church and througri the Market up Castle-street b perslngj at the Castle


each Mr.


fdre ace


ueim te one


do the Lirt-


Afterj the service,: the (iro- outside


proceeded and dls-


'.s " ? I Turning the


; J Al:


iteresting epi: Ihfl


i.geant on Sat (irtraycd Richai ishetoM to ilpH Assheton


.iyal? this devotlo: cerem' my


mtjifely and She


and


. i.'l t' 'I


., 'i, 1 “It jwould be much


place ‘ ‘ BWt- Winston ‘"Tlie


char sp of


rkl;d .ts


mmarchs Vfc


tlie : I.OC


ir. cur least


£cy the


f a r


rind the


de L Queen


pecjile r 'rid


Service Ques


QHE hundred and fifty representatives' [of many Cli^lfen organisations assembled at the.Captle in the m


rienh cintk e at


lo v


S ';>■


W ■ ■>'


’.''ri'itfriitl '"T'jir


/ '


that the on


I',|-'W” •.,i '-j ■ -'I 'I


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