Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
IN HIS OLD CHURCH.
)r. Hinnlserode's Remains Brought Here
and Placed In 81. PaurS.
rHE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.


The remains Of Rev. DIR. Minngerode
arrived In this city on the 2'@e +. Nj. Tram
yesterday. over the Richmond freue-
icksburg, and Potomac railroad. Ihey
we're accompanied from Alexandra ny
Nessrs William. Louis. AND Meace MIN
.igorode. sons. and Mrs. Duckworth'
Mrs. Gregory. and Miss Belle Mimi
,erode. daughters OF the deceased: MAJOR
Robert stiles, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
n. Ellis. There were also on the raih
Colonel T.. L. Hobson and Mr.. Charies
Davenport. members Of st. Psul's vestry'
Who met the remains at Ashland.
Al the depot were the other members
II the vestry. Rev. James q. Mimi
,erode. the pall-bearcrs. Mr.. ana MIS-
ioseph Bryan and others. The vestry ana
.all-bearers assumed charge OF the cas-
ret. and IL was taken 10 ST. Paufs
.hurch. where It was placed in front OF
he lecturn. The casRet is covered with
Ialn. black cloth. and there rested upon
I a single bunch of white flowers, made
10 upon a background of green. AS soon
IS II had been deposited in the church,
he covering over the glass was removed,
10 as TO expose the face to view, and
turing the afternoon hundreds took a last
ook at him they had loved so well. Du-
ing the night young men connected with
he church watched beside the casket.
% THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The funeral will take place from st.
paurs at IL o'clock this morning. and
he services will be conducted by Bishops
mr.
michael. rector Of 81 Paul's, and Rev.
Beverly Tucker. Of Norfolk.
Rev. Pike Powers and Rev. Drs. Moses
,. Hoge and Charles II. Read, of the
Presbyterian Church. will also be in the
ihancel Seats have been reserved in the
,ody Of the church for the other clergy
hose Of the Episcopal Church wearing
heir surplccs-the ladies Of the Old
Noinens Home. and the children of st.
oaurs Church Home.
THE PALL~BEARERS.
The gentlemen who have been selected
rs pall-bearers are:
Honorary-Judge ". W. Crump. Colonel
Archer Anderson. Messrs Peter Mayo
Iohn Dunlop. Joseph Bryan, Or. Hunter
Mcclure. Major Lewis Glnter, Major
Archer. Thomas Potts Carter W. Branch
r. Roberts Baker. Professor Holmes
General Fitzhugh Lee. Barbour Thompson
Active-Messrs. Blair Boiling. Samuel
?ulliam, Thomas Stokes. Richard Dun
op. Bierne Blair. Frank Stegar William
Ill., Charles Baughman. Thomas Boiling.
md Isaac Davenport
The pall-bearers viii assemble in the
7estry-room at 1880 this morning. The
sunday school children will assemble in
he iecture-room at the same hour.
The reading desk. the lecturn. the pull
,t. the communion table. the organ. the
.hanCel~rail-in fact. everything In the
,psc-have been draped in black. ana the
columns supporting the galleries and the
amp pillars spring!ng from the gallery
.ail have been tWincd with black and
white.
WAS ST PAULS THIRD RECTOR
Rev. DR.. MnnigeroIe was the third
.ector Of ST. Paurs church. tn congrcga-
ion never having had but four. The
.hurch was commenced I'm 1913 and fin
shed in October. ISIS. The cost Of the
:hurch. including organ ana furniture,
vas about $1,000. and every cent Of this
lad been paid when the building was
completed
TIL first rector was Rev. DR.. William
Norwood, who served the congregation
ieven years. and was succeeded by Rev.
O-. Alexander Jones. The latter held the
.cctorship for four or hy= years. and then
her. was short interim. ending in the
al Of Dr. Minn.gerole. who served
hirtS three years. He was succeeded In
april. 1879, by the present rector, Rev.
Or. Hartley Carmichael ana Dr. Mimi
;erode was made rector emeritus.
THE CHURCH BUILDING.
The architect II ST Pauls was a Mr..
stewart. Of Phil9l iphla. and the body
81 the church as originally built. was on
beautiful Greek lines. While the spire is
admired for its sracofuness.
: IS drchito cturally out Of place. and the
ymmetry Of the extensions has been
narred by the addition in the rear. made
necessary in introducing. as was done,
some few years ago, a semi-circular apse
Nevertheless. ST. Paul's church attracts
he attention Of all visitors to Richmond. 1t
5 precautionary associated with the stir
ring period Of the war, and IL dear 70
very southerner. 1t was the church Of
General Lee and President Davis, and
The latter was worshipping in it when he
received the telegram from General Lee
saying that Richmond must be evacuated.
The interior Of the church is Very
striking. and there are already in It
seven memorial windows-the Lee, the
Davenport the Ross, the Anderson the
Pegram. the Haxall, and the mcfarland.
At the regular Monday meeting of the
Episcopal clergymen Of this city and Man.
chester held In the vestry-room Of St
Paurs yesterday morning. Rev. Preston
Nash. Rev DR.. John X. Mason. Rev. l..
4. Mason. and Rev. r. A. Goodwin were
appointed a committee to draft suitable
resolutions in memory of the deceased.