Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-05-23
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BISHOP MEADE's FUNERALS SER
VICES, WITH BISHOP JOHNS
ADDRESS.
From the Philadelphia Episcqpol Recorder

From the Philadslphia Episcopol Recorder.
We are glad to be able to present
our readers, this week, with the follow
ing full and accurate account of the fu-
neral services of the late lamented Bishop
Meade, including the impressive address
delivered on the occasion by Bishop Johns.
We derive these details from late num-
Der of the Southern Charchnan, now
published at Richmond, Virginia:
Our venerable Father died ON Friday
morning, March IA, at 7 o'clock, in the
CITY of Richmond, at the house of Mr..
John L. Bacon. He came to Richmond
sick, but was able, and only able, to at
tena the censecration Of DIR Wilmer; he
returned from this, his last public SER
vice. never to leave the house again.
None of us thought him III, On the
Sunday before his death, though not leay-
ing his room, he was up and dressed. On
Tuesday he was much worse on We'd
nesday he was confined to his bed, and
then we began to think he was in dying
condition. Gradually he became more
and more i'll, until he died
His remains were kept until Monday,
the 18th inst, at the house in which he
died. On Monday, at II o'clock, the
clergy and those of the family and rela-
tons of the deceased who could be COM
inundated with, assembled at the house,
and followed the hearse to St. Paul's
Church. There were but few of his large
circle of relations who could pay their re-
spects to his memory The enemy had
taken possession Of our beautiful valley /;
teleeraphs had been cut down, and the
railroads torn up. But one Of his chill
dren was present, the Rev. Il. K Meade,
of Charlottesville; two or three Of his
grandchildren, and two Of his nephews,
with few others, were all of his blood
relations that could be present. OF the
clergy. there we're in attendance, Rev
Messrs. Peterkin, Minnigerode, Baker,
Withers, Butler, Gatewood, Dashiell,
McCabe, John =. McGuire, Tenant,
Walker and Sprigg, Of Richmond; Rev
Messrs Gibson and Plat, of Petersburg (;
Rev. Messrs. Aristides Smith, Of Nor
folk; Wall, of Portsmouth; Wade, Of
Charles City; Stringfellow, of Hanover;
Robert Nelson, of China; VIM. Meade
Nelson, Of Albemarle; Jones, of Mill
wood Aubard, Of Norfolk F; and Morti-
mer, Of Culpeper. The pall-bearers we're
the wardons Of the different Episcopal
Churches in Richmond and Henrico
county. The coffin was Of the plainest
black walnut, lined with sheet lead, and
on it a silver plate with this inscription
RI. REV. WIN. MEADE, D. d.
Born Nov. IL, 1888.
Died March ii, 1862
The coffin was met at the door Of the
Church by Bishop johns, and Rev.
Messrs. Mcclure and Gibson, who read
the Introductory sentences Of the Burial
Service. The coffin was then placed
near the chanccl, where the service was
begun by the Rev. Mr.. Mcclure reading
the first vorsicle Of the anthem, which
was responded to by the organ and choir.
The lesson was read by the Rev. Mr..
Gibson, after which Bishop Johns gave
out the l24th Hymn:
"Hear what the voice from heaven declares
TO those in Christ who die;
Released from all their earthly cares,
They'll reign with him on high"
After the singing Of this hymn, Bish-
op Johns assembled the pulpit and deliver
ed short sermon. Never have We heard
anything more appropriate 1T was just
what was needed No oulogy, no labor
ed pauegyric, but the warm gushing of
an over-burdened heart, as he stood up
10 tell us some Of the few incidents of
Bishop Meade's last illness, and to en-