Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-07

The Memorial Services To-day


Ihe memorial service in honor Of the late Bishop
flnkney. OF the diocese of Maryland, was held at
tae Church of the Ascension this morning, COM
/ nfncing at II O'Clock. Every seat In the church
was hilt1 at an early hour, and no one could be
| admitted after the services began. The church
WI5 heavily frIped in purple and back the colOrs
OF the bishops robes. Heavy folds of black and
! purple drlpery enveloped the altar and hung from
the chancel walls and festoons OF the Same hung
! from the balcony
BISHOPS AND CLBRGyMEN PRESENT
Inc procession OF bishops and clergy. all m sur
plt'N. march 81 down The center aisle 1T II o'clock
Inc Bishop and Debating Clergy king their plac -
ia the ciinrei the rest Deing seated in places re-
served for them along the middle aisle Those tax
lhS part in the services were Bishop Whipplc of
Minnesota; Bishop Lyman, OF North Carolina;
bi~app St2vena, OF Pennsylvania aud Bishop Ran
Gi3Il oi Virginia; Rev. Br liott. pastor OF the
huron, Revs. Told, BFa,lio1k can't Ict,abe
oacys, Dorsey, townsend, Aseritt, Bradshaw,
hIofTn, Chealcy. P;Uet, Wilmington, nvland
"a n-''n -, OF the diocese OF Washington:
" levin, 0e3n OF the C0nv0c5t ion of
Washington: Rev. Dr. Rid0ut OF the CON
Vocation OF ANNAPOLIS DR.. Stenha nson. of the
cAJon OF Baltimore; iieTs. Rose Ganhrett. Bonner
AMI Power, 81 Annapolis; Rev. prs. i!;unrnoB,
I Hunt. Payne, Perry. Leebin Gray Gibson Striker
/ OF Baltimore, and Others.
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF THE DECEASED
The relatives and Immediate friends of Bishop
P1nkney present were: Rev. DR.. Hammond Judge
Gfayoon. Miss PinkYey, ex-Nayor W Pinsney
Nhyte Judge Pin6ney Mrs. Elliott and daughter,
/ Mrs g. A stevens. Mrs. Jackson. the Mrs Bur
/ CESS Miss Wilmington, Miss Levin and W. W.
! COrcoran.
THE SERVICES
were opened b. Rev. DR.. SOuthgate of Annapolis
VINO also led In prayer. Rev. rr. Paret OF the
Church OF the Epiphany read the lesson of the day
Rev Dr Nelson, of Virginia, read the 4th chapter
OF Paul unto Timothy.
The htany was read by Dr. Hodges of Baltimore,
ana Dr. Leeds, OF Baltimore, de iTer6 an eioIlent
PRAYER in which he made reference u the great
reavenient The supreme Power mad inflicted upon
tueGl lii the death OF the lanented bishop OF the
diocese. Rev Dr. Elliott announced the Hmm, No
lS which Was sung by the choir and congregation
The commandments were reed by bishop ateyens
OF IA The epstieS Were read by Bishop LYMAN
DR.. levin announced that the funds collected at
the me mortal services would be devoted TO mission
Work LII honor OF the fact tnat Bishop Iinknev Or
gained the mission. ii being one of his CHIEF cares
during his entte life.
BISHOP wHIPPLE'S SERMON.
Bishop Whipple. taking his text from the 4th
Chapter. I'd Ep,tle of ST. Paul nth verse 81 have
fought good fight" &C. preached an eloouent and
effective sermon. in which he compared The HE and
character OF the deceased bishop to that OF St Paul
Bishop "hipple is tail, angular man, about sixty
hFe years Old; quick and decisive in his movements
ana Ioiclble In speech. lie wore the long.
drawn back from his high forehead gave him the
appearance OF patriarch.
Alter SptdAiHS Oh lile similar traits In the char
acter of Bishop linkDey to those SO marked in the
lie OF ST. Paul he said: "When called upon to
preach this memorial sermon shr.Dk from the
TASK. car: only bring the SCrrDw OF a brothers
heiirt 10 lay upon his nrW-made grave" He SPOKE
Oh Jsie deceased as u thoughtful boy, StUdiouS man
and 4 devoted minister and Christian Ills we'll
known act, OF charity known only through The re-
cilhcnjS, his many good works. and his Siiilple
manner and devotion 10 the works OF humanity
made up his life lie bore so many sorrows Ior
Others ihat he forgot entirely his own He gave 50
nuch TO Others that he scarcely possessed anything
fof Himself "in loOaing back upon The many
years OF oar acquaintance can not ind one word
that ne has said that should wish to blot out He
Ild MS faults, hut no ian was more quick to cor
rect tneln can not give you the record OF this
pioHopS lie: II i written IN yoIr hearts" As the
speaker approached the last days OF the honOr.d
bishop and spoke Of his acts JUS before the hour
or ht- d"Ih. and his words at the moment when
tht shadow OIL death rested upon him, the de"!e5t
ietithS Wdo manifested by the congregation. A
Silence lt'ivdu2d the church. broken only bv an oc-
gticf.
AFTER bcneIiCttOn was announced. and the ceIe-
u i'ioi II hpiy communion. The congregation
hl1lAei III thtT seats until the clergy had passed
out.
THE MUSICAL SERVICES
were in fun keeping with the imposing character
OF the ceremony OF the day. The cnoirs were com
posed OF the following ladies ana gentlemen:
Decdui chOtr-SOardni-MiSS c. V. n. BurcheI.
Miss C-rile D. Stevens; aIu.IisS Annie Il. San.c4-
ston, Miss Minnie l.. Stumph; tenori-Mr. Addison
+. Andrews, MI. james l. NICCaliuIl: bls,I-,r
Philip HaQfO Mir Brtram Zeyely.
lantorlo chJir->osr.ini--Mis Eddie Drew, Mrs.
Philip MlGrp. Mrs Ninslow Triton: altO-Mr5 j. b.
church: teI!Iri-Mr. john X of1iey, Mr Winsiow
ON; bt.si-Hr. Howard Ednond5. Mr. Howar
Edihohds IT.; ofSanl5l-lIr. Geo. VI. Walter.