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| Funeral Services of Bishop Burgess.
The dccease of the Right Rev. George Burgess. D.
D., Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
| Maine. was event so entirely unexpected to the
church which he the honored head anu the Stale
and community whee he resided for the past eighteen
years, that the particulars the funeral services
which were held yesterday at Gardiner, are of un-
| doubted interest to our readers bgila q
He was bo-n in Providence, r. l., October 81, 1900
| After graduating at Brown University, and holding
| tutorship in that college, he travelled in Europe,
and studied for two years in the universities Of Got
| tengen, Bonn and Berlin He was rector of Christ
church in Hartford from 1884 to 1s47. When the do-
cese of Maine was formed, he elected and conse
Grated as its Bishop, and became at the same time
rector of Christ church, Gardiner the duties which
offices he has filled with great acceptance and ability
He has published two academic poems, metricaI
version Of portion Of the psalms, pages from the
Ecclesiastical History OF New England. curious
| treatise on death, entitled The Last Enemy--Con-
| quering and Conquered volume of sermons on the
Christian lif valuable discourse delivered in 1854
before the Maine Historical Society," and other works
of value and interest. His style was remarkable for
| its sterling and solid vgor.sB sF ,EgfE. ,sn1,
His health falling him from his arluous labors in the
cause to which he devoted his energies, he was per-
suaded to take voyage to the West India Islands,
to try to recuperate his vitality by the salubry of
that REGION and having at the same time the view of
performing missionary duties in various places But
the benefit he received from that voyage was only
temporary and gave permanent relief The gen.
eral particulars of his sudden dissolution have been
given in the Press of the 22d inst and his remains
having been taken to Gardiner the last funeral SER
vices Ct this beloved Bishop took place yesterday a
ternoon
We LETT Portland in the noon train on the p g. K
Road, in company with the wardens and vestry y-men
of St. Stephens and st. Luke's parishes with other
members and many Of the clergy of this and other
dioceses. The appearances at Gardiner showed how
deeply the death of the Bishop was amented by that
community. Flags at hall mast were displayed from
the steamer Star of the East and other places and
the stores generally closed token of respect to the
memory of'the late Bishop. A large concourse of
citizens had assembled at the church where the fune-
raj services were to be held showing their sympathy
in the loss which the church and that community
were called upon to mourn.
Nearly all the clergy resident of the diocese were
present, and the following from other dcceses viz:
Right Rev. Thomas M. Clark. Bishop of Rhode Island
Rev. Messrs. Wheeler and Brown, of Rhode Island:
Brooks Potter Fales, Bradley Babcock Bnrtiott and
Wharton ofMassachusetts; Pynchon, CLARK and Niles
OF Connecticut; ChadwelI, OF New York There were
were also present Messrs. Adams and Northam Law
delegates from Christ church, Hartford The former
charge Of Bishop Burgess, and many of the parishes
in the State were represented by laymen as well as
clergy. i"
The services commenced with procession being
formed at the late residence of the deceased in the
following order, viz: ,i.... 4r. ..;.s.
The Bishop of Rhode Island and Rev. Mr.. McGrath
of Christ Church, Gardiner.
PAIL BEARERS.
The Clergy of the Diocese.
BODY BEARERS
Robert III Gardiner, of Gardiner.
A. r. Chadwick
C. P. Branch.
Ephrain Forsyth, I"
Alonzo Parsons, q"
James Bridge Of Augusta, lsa.s 90 BIZ Jess.
q. T.. B. Jackson of Portland, .. . Ill
H. ingalls,, of Wscasset. 'it
The Members of the Standing Committee of the
Diocese.
D.. Family of Deceased. Lla a
Clergymeu of Gardiner and vicinity
Wardens and VcEtrymen of Christ Church.
Wardens and Vestrymen of other Parishes in the
State.
Delegates from Christ Church. Hartford
Members and Parishioners of Christ Church, Gar
diner.
th o. G4f Citizens. A l-.F .-,a-I
Amid the tolling of the bells and through the ST.
lent concourse of citizens who thronged the entran
ces adjacent, the procession slowly moved to the
church. The centre pews having been reserved all
in the procession were comfortably seated. The
clergy in their robes and surplces excepting those
who took part in the services, seated in the
pews on the right, the chancel. In the oppo-
site pews the family of the deceased. The cof-
fin was covered with black cloth and placed at the
head of the aisle, outside the chancel. The church
| was appropriately decorated with mourning and
crosses, and wreaths of evergreen and flowers were
laid on the coffin, reading-lesk and pulpit.
All the clergymen who took part in the services
were Of other dioceses but formerly had charge of
parishes in this State. The service was the solemn
burial service of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
and taken part in by the clergy and the congre-
| CATION present. The officiating clergymen at the
| church we're Rev. Messrs. Bradbury Niles, Babcock
and Fales. The music by fine organ and choir add
ed to the interest and solemnity of the occasion
The 139th Hymn Brock of Ages &c., and the 2O1st
| Hymn "Who are these in bright array "a favorte
hymn OF the late Bishop-were sung during the SER
vices, by the choir.
The culogy by Bishop Clark, on this occasion was
an appropriate and worthy tribute to the worth and
Christian virtues OF the beloved Bishop The ad-
dress is hereafter to be published, -
After the services in the church were ended the
procession was reformed In the aisle and proceeded
| with the organ giving solemn requiem to the Gem
etery adjoining the church, where the last rites of
the church were exercised. The clergy were formed
in circle around the grave, the bearers,
and officiating clergymen in the centre. The COM
initial service was read by Bishop Clark and Rev. Mr.
| Babcock, and the commitment of the body to the
earth was made by the bearers while the Bishop
IN clear and distinct voice. the commtta service n
the following words: sForasmuch as it has pleased
Almighty God in his wise providence to take out Of
this world the soul OF deceased brother there
fore commit his body to the ground, earth TO earth
ashes to ashes, dust to dust looking for the
ton in the last day. and the life of the world to come
through our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose coming in
glorious majesty to judge the world when the earth
and the shall give up their dead and the cerrup
ble bodies Of those who sleep in Him shall be chang
| cd and made like His own glorious body, according
to the mighty workings whereby he is able to subdue
all things unto nmself.'
| Thus beneath the shadows of the venerable church
in which he so long ociated and in the place select
ed by him, at the close of the day and the time
when the sun was about to cast heightened shadows
over the spot, was deposited in the silent grave all
that remained Of the Christian Bishop the able scol
| ar, and the patriotic citizen.
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