The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-11

all united in admiring. In spite Of the
crush and the crowding there was an atmos-
pheIe of s0lemnity about it all that pre-
vented any rude or out-of-place demonstra-
tons.
There was an almost total absence of
floral decoration about the interior of the
church.
One large and beautiful cross of ferns
nearly twelve feet high stood in front of the
altar, and around its top was wreathed
circlet of white camellias. Excepting Tor
this one strikinGly Simple emblem nothing
bat the streamers of black and purple silk
suspended over the altar took away from
the sewers simplicity CT the arrangements.
Two seats close TO the chancel rail had
been reserved for members OF the Bishops
family, and in these we're sealed Mr.. Will
liam l. Kip. Mr.. and Mrs. and Miss W. l.
Kip Jr., the Rev. W. l. Kip, Mr.. Lawrence
Kip. Miss Mary Kip and MI Lawrence
Poole
In the seat ahead OF these was Bishop
Nicholas OF the Greek church, attired in the
black robes of his office.
Near him were three or four yelled sisters
OF the Episcopal church.
There were also present authorized
mourDers from Il g many Epscopalian
churches of San Francisco, comprising both
clergy and lay people.
The sacred music was well rendered by a
choir composed of Mrs. L. Brechemin, So
pTano, Mrs. Emma Westwater alto, Arthur
Messner tenor.W. C. Campbell basso. II. NJ.
BOsWOTth, organist of the church, rendered
Cbopin's funeral march.
Before removing the casket to the church
Bishop Nichols read few short prayers
over the body at the Eddy-street residence,
in the presence of the Immediate family
and few near friends.
II was a little after half-past that the
funeral cortege drew up before the door Of
the ediflce.
In the nave ffty-one members OF the
EptSROpal clarpV Stn0n waiting line for
the presence of Bishop Nichols and his as
sistsDt in the performance of the ceremony,
Bishop Wingfeld of the Northern Conyoca-
lion.
Led by these two prelates the procession
OF white-robed clergy marched slowly up
the aisle, Bishop Nichols chanting Impress
i've selections from the burial service OF the
Episcopal church.
As they ranged themselves in two lines
about the black-draped catafalque wherein
the pal-bearers had rested the casket the
choir began TO chant portions Of the thirty
ninth and nineteth psalms.
After the reading of the twenty-frst
chapter of st. Paurs First Epistle to the
Corinthians was sung the hymn II Would
Not Live Away" and this was followed by
the litany in which all the vast assemblage
heartily responded.
The choir sang ASLEEP in Jesus" and to
the exquisite strains of the funeral march
the casket was borne out TO be taken to
Laurel Hill Cemetery.
The pallbearers consisted Of eight men,
bers of the clergy and eight of the lalty.
They were: Rev. r. G. Foute. Rev. A. l..
Perkins, Rev. Z. B. Spaulding, Rev. Dr.
Chetwood, George w. Gibbs. General r. w.
Kirkham. a. n. Brown. Major w. Hooper,
Rev. DR.. Wakefield of San Jose, Rev. Dr.
Lathrop Of Oakland. Rev. E. J. Lion, Rev.
g. A. Easton Of Berkeley, John A Stanley,
Joseph G. Eastland, Nj. Phelps, j. H Dob
inson.
Thasa oa,+loroo, oooon,n,pJoa tho hoorea
to the cemetery. where crowd of some four
or five hundred people were assembled.
In front of the Toland vault the Bishops
and few OF the clergy again formed on