The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-16

riages, amongst which were the carriages
Of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, Mr..
w. f. Webb, the German ambassador,
Baroness Burdett Coutts, Sir G. Nicholson.
Lady Franklin, Mrs. H. Brown, H. Do
bell, etc.
The body was enclosed in rough deal
coffin made at Zanzibar. This again in en-
closed in a leaden coffin. and the outer
coffin is Of English oak, French polished
The following inscription appears upon the
plate David Livingstone, born at Blan-
tyre, Lanarksbire, Scotland, 10Th March,
1918, died at Ilala, Central Africa, 4th
May, 1878"
THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE
at the Geographical Society's House was
conducted by the Rev. II. w. Hamilton.
minister of the Established Church of Scot
land, at Hamilton, N B., where the fam
lily of the late Dr. Livingstone reside, and
the services of which he always attended
when staying in Scotland. On the pail
were several beautiful wreaths of flowers,
that at the foot being the same that was
placed ON the coffin at Southampton, and
that at the head-a beautiful wreath Of
white azalea, maiden hair fern, and choice
white flowers been sent specially
by the Queen. The service was of the
simplest character.
THE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS
for the service within the Abbey were
made by the precenteT, the Rev. :. Flood
Jones, Nj. A.. the choir consisting of the
full abbey choir Of twelve men and sixteen
boys, strengthened by six men and SIX
boys from the Chapels Royal, st. Paul's
Cathedral, and the Temple Church, in all
about forty voices On meeting the body
at the west clOlster door. the chair com
meneed chanting in procession Croft .
setting Of the opening sentences of the
burial office, 81 am the Resurrection and
the Life, | know that my Redeemer
hveth, and eve brought nothing into
the world. On reaching the choir the
body was placed under the lantern, and the
Goth psalm chanted t. Purcell's well known
burial chant. Archdeacon Jennings, as
the senior canon present, read the proper
lesson from | Corinthians, xv., after
which and this was, Of course, an addition
TO the usual order Of the service e-Dodd-
ridges hymn, 80, God Of Bethel, by whose
hand" was sung to the common meter
tune known as Talliss "0rdinal from its
association with the ordination hymn.
This concluded the services in the choir.
The procession moved to the grave, where
the choir sang to Croft's music the sen
tences, Man that is born Of woman, "In
the midst of life, F" g Yet, . Lord God, d"
followed by the equally famous setting by
Purcell Of Thou knOwest, Lord the Sc
crets of our hearts. The sentence of com
initial to the ground was pronounced by
the dean, the choir singing the words fol-
lowing, ii heard a voice, to Croft's music,
after which the dean read the concluding
portion Of the service, the choir singing
before the final benediction the anthem.
His body Is buried i'll peace but his name
liveth evermore, inseparably associated
with the burial office. As the procession
retired, the Dead March in Saul" was
played upon the organ.
Every available space in the Abbey was
DENsELY CROWDED,
the only contrast to the prevailing black
beng afforded by the surplices Of the
clergy, and the white turban and costume
Of the Rev. Narayan Sheshadri, a native
missionary of the Free Church Of Scotland,
who was present near the grave. The
sacrarium, directly opposite to the place
where the coffin rested in the choir, was
filled, and even the transepts, where the
choir service only could be heard, were
crowded Perhaps the most impressive
part Of the services was the hymn sung be-
tore the procession left the choir, in which
the people in the nave joined very geRer-
ally. On the arrival OF the mourners at
the grave, the ladies who followed in the
train from the choir placed on the coffin
some beautiful wreaths and punches Of
white azalea. Jacob Wainwright and Mr.
Stanley headed the pall-bearers on either
side, and the procession was closed by a
large party Of gentlemen who had assem-
bled in the Jerusalem Chamber. The shops
on the route were in nearly every case
partially closed.