The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
BISHOP winners BURIAL.
THE CEREMONIES OVEN MS BODY IN
BALTIMORE.

Yesterday tho remains If Joseph Pera Bell
Wilmer. Bishop Of Louisiana. Were laid To
rest in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore.
bishop Wilmer was n member of ono Of the
oldest families In this State. His remains ar
rived In baltimore on Wednesday,. in charge
II four Of the clergvmen If tho diocese of
Louisiana. The funeral services were held at
II O'Clock yesterday morning In Chrsts
Church corner If st. Paul and Chase streets
AMI before that hour the church was well
filled. Among those present were Mr.. Ran
tlnlph Barton, In Wilmer lpf the Baltimore
custom house, Gol. John NJ. Hoheson, Prof..
Gldersleeve, Generals I u. Ifimhle md
George II Stewart Reverpnda Dr Van
Eroeken Robert Dohbin. o 7. ErePse Doc
tors T. q Williams, Douglas Gordon, ! Boy
kin Lee and others The funeral cortege
which started from the residence If Mr.. Skip
with Wilmer. No, 1876 North Charles street.
was met Mt the church door by the
clergy Of the diocese. IN their cassocks and
SUPPLIES. and moved NJ the central aisle in
the following order Bishop Richard Hooker
Wilmer Of Alabama, accompanied by Hey. w.
+. Watkins. rector ~ Christ Church, renitlng
the opening sentences Of the Office FOR the
burial Of the dead. Next came the easket
containing the body, with the following gen
tlemen rs pall-berers: Revs. ". II. Waters.
ST. Faul's, W =. Kramer, Christ Church, !.
7. Girault, St Anne's. and John Percivai, Cal
vary Church Of New Orleans. Rev John T..
Galeher. of Zion Church. New York. Rev.
Geo Leeds. Of Grace Church. and Rev A. NJ
Randolph. of Emanuel Church. Baltimore
aud Mr.. G. T.. Bowdoin, 81 this city, friend
~ the bishops from boyhood. Then follow
ed the Immediate relatives and friends of the
deceased. including his widow. daughter and
three sons The rear was brought NJ by the
Baltimore ciergymen. The other clergymen
present were John n. Elliott. y. ID. Church
of the Epiphany, Washington. ID, O.. John y
HoH. Trinity Church. Towsontown. John
Ross, st Philips, Laurel. Edwin Christian
Spes,tia Church. Perrymansvlle, s s. Malt
land, St Mary's. Woodberry and &. q. Stokes.
ID. d.. Church Of Our Rednemer. Govans-
town. The bell of the church was tolled at
intervals The easket was placed nj the head
Of the aisle. and the clergy filed into the
chancel and formed sein-cirele. The coffin
was covered with flowers given by the friends
of the deceased in New Orleans and this city,
conspicuous amongst them being q Tyre and
a cross, crown and anchor combined. TN tho
coffin lid was the simple inscription with the
name Of the deceased date Of death and age
The anthem. Lord. let me know Thine law"
was then dhanted antiphnnally hY the choir.
with Mr. w ". Emory solpst, and Miss Jen
ME Worcester presiding ut the organ, by re-
quest Of the family Of the deceased Rev.
Campbell Fair who was formerly one Of his
The choir next sung tho hymn. Lead kindly
light" Rev W. r Watkins recitei thecreed.
aud Rev. j. i. IIoff read the prayers As the
procession again moved out tho hymn, Thy
viii be Done. was sung. Bishop Pintnny
was expected to be present, but through an
error IN the telegram sent him. which stated
that the funeral would take place ut noon he
did not arrive until tho rortage had left the
church. He however. took one ~ the car
riages in waiting, attired himself in his robes
Or office, and. in conjunction with Bishop
Wilmer conducted the closing services at
Greenmount Cemetery A number Of flowers
were buried with the coffin, and the others
were laid on the grave.