The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-26
A GREAT MAN BURIED.
bishop Lay I:orne to lii, Last Resting Place
Impressive Services at Easton.

bishop Lay T:orne to Ills Last Resting Place
impressive Services at Easton.
The funeral of the late Bishop Lay was
attended by vast numbers OF people in
Easton, on one o clock Z. VI. Monday, |
from all parts of the diocese. Nearly |
every clergyman of the diocese was pres
ent, and many prominent laymen. The |
clergy AMI vestres met the remains at
the depot, where they arrived by the
II 40 train from Baltimore, and escorted
them to Trinity Cathedral, and thence
to Christ Church, and from the church
to the grave. Accompanying the body
III the special car were Mrs. Lay, the wife
of the dead bishop; Rev. George w. Lay.
his son; Miss Louisa Adkins, his niece,
and Miss Hattie Dudley. Rev. J. II, Mil
Ter, the chaplain of the Church Home;
Rev. o. II. Murphy and Rev. J. w. Ar
mour attended the remains to Union Sta
ton. Also in the funeral party on the
train were Bishop Paret and Rev. DR.,
Eccleston, OF Emmanuel Protestant Epis-
copal Church. In addition to Bishop
paret and the Rev. DR.. Ecclcston there
were present at the funeral Bishop Lee,
OF Delaware; Rev. Dr. Satterlee, of New
York City; nearly all the clergy Of the
Diocese of Easton, many from the Do
ccse of Maryland, and some from else
| where. There were also laymen from all
portions Of the diocese in attendance, in
Guiding Hon. James Alfred Pearce, the
chancellor of the diocese; Mr.. William
Walker, assistant secretary of the con-
vention; Colonel William McKenney and
Mr.. John i. Brown, of Centrevlle; DR..
r. G. Mackall and Mr.. fl. 5. Coudon of
Cecil; Mr.. W. f. Il. Faithful, of Church
Hill; Nr. Adams, Of Salisbury, and many
others. There were over thirty clergy
men it the funeral procession. At Christ
| Churdh the following clergymen partici-
pated in the service: DR.. Theodore p
Barber OF Cambridge, dean ofthc diocese;
| DR.. Henry Y SatterIee, of Calvary
Church, New York, and the Rt. Rev. Al
fred Lee, of Delaware. Rev. f. +. Dash
the grave. The body was taken first to
| Trinity Cathedral, where it lay in state
until l o'clock, and where the people
took their last look at their bishop. Rev.
f. b. Adkins had charge of the funeral
arrangements in Baltimore, and Rev. Mr..
Gassner took charge of the remains as
soon as they arrived in Easton. Bishop
Paret, of the Diocese of Maryland, was
present, but did not perform any of the
funeral rites. The casket containing the
remains was taken by the active pail
bearers. namely, Geo. X. GoldsborOugh
and DIR. |. l.. adkins of Easton: DIR. X.
c. Mackall of Elkton; VIM. 5. Walker
and James Alfred Pearce, of Chestertown:
VIM. 5. Craft, of Vienna; Henry S. Cou-
don, of Northeast, and VIM. S. Jones, of
Princess Anne, to Trinity Cathedral
The clergy and all the visiting deputa-
tioES then retired, leaving the family of
the Bishop alone with their dead. When
they retained the Cathedral was reopened
and the vast concourse of people entered
| to take last look at the face of the be
loved Bishop. At one o'clock the body
was taken from the Cathedral to Christ
Church for the funeral ceremonies the
proce Ssion OF bishops ;clergymen and lay
men forming and following the hearse
on foot. The procession was headed by
the Rev. Geo. ). Gasscnger, who bore
the bishops PASTORAL staff. Although
the church is a large one only a pol ton
| of the people in attendance could find
room in it. The funeral anthem in the
prayer book was read by the Bishop of
Maryland, the lesson by the Rev. Dr.
Satterlee, of New York, and the prayers
by the Bishop of Delaware. The Nlcene
Creed was said and hymns $50 and %
and the De Profundis sung with great
! pathos by the choir and congregation.
An i'm menSe procession followed the body
| on foot from the church To Spring Hill
| Cemetery, the place of interacnt. 1t
was known to be the desire of the Bishop
that everything should be conducted with
| the utmost simplicity at his funeral.
| Hence carriages were used only for the
members of his family and infirm people.
| Offerings of flowers were discouraged
and no Grape was used. The Bishop was
| buried at his own request, in plain I'M
vanished casket, and his grave was not
bricked. The grave was filled with earth
put III by the clergymen of the diocese
in attendance. John Mason & Son had
charge of the undertaking arrangements
in Easton. The churches of the diocese
W III !tildln uldIfct III mourning ibf Thirty
days. Memorial services in honor of the
Late bishop will be held at an ealty day.
The burial lot in Spring Hill Cemetery,
adjoining East N, is il beautiful one. 1t
is understood that the widow is left in
comfortable circumstances. She owns
the house and grounds in Easton which
has been the bishops home since he came
into the diocese. 1t is not known whether
she will continue to make + lSton her
home. 1t is thought that Il special conveu
ton to elect bishop will be called for
an early date
The death of the greatly l,;vcd Bishop
is mourned by ali denominations, aud 1t
has cast a gloom over the community
The family of the Bishop were present
with the exception of his eldest son, who
is engaged in civil engineering in Color
ado. a successor to the Bishop will in
all probability be taken from another do
cese, and among those most prominently
mentioned are Rev DR.. Henry V Satter-
lee of New York; Rev. DR.. EccIeston
and Rev. Campbell Fair of Baltimore,
and Rev. DR.. Nickerson, of Philadelphia.
The residence of the Bishop was his pri-
vate property and there is no regular
episcopal residence. His successor will
be urged to change his residence to some
other town; but in all probability it will
| remain at EaSton, as a movement is on
foot to build Appointment residence at
that place.