The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-15
IN MEMORIAM.
Services I'm Honor of the Deceased
Rector of Trinity.

The burial services of the Rev. George
Herbert Watson. ID. D., VIII De heid IN
Trinity Parish church. at the corner or
Eighth avenue and James street, 81 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The body Of Or. Watson has not been
removed from the rectory. The removal
win be made from there into the Parish
church al O'Clock this evening. A short
service will be held at that time by the
Rev. p E. Hyland. OF Ballard, and the
Rev. Mr.. Chetwood, OF ST. Marks church.
Thereafter a watch will be kept by the
members of the vestry and choir until .
o'clock Tuesday morning. During this
watch the casket can be opened for friends
visiting the church.
A choral eucharist viii be celebrated by
Bishop w. NJ Barker at o'clock Tuesday
morning with a fun attendance of the
clergy of the Jurisdiction OF Olympia. The
burial services will be conducted by the
bishop and clergy at 10 o'clock. and the
interment viii be made Immediately after
ward IN Lake View cemetery. The pail
bearers are to be chosen from the clergy
men OF the diocese.
Yesterday morning the pulpit of the
dead clergyman was occupied by Bishop
Barker, who was in the city Saturday and
who consented 20 remain over for the ser
vice. The text chosen was: God 50 loved
the world that He gave His only hegotten
Son" The theme was that no life that Is
given is expended without results: while
those results are not Immediately perceiv-
ed perhaps. the effect Of a life is sure.
sooner or later. 70 be felt. While the SER
mon was not prepared especially for the
occasion is was eminently appropriate.
without any direct reference TO Dean Wat
sons death.
As the worshlpers gathered yesterday to
their accustomed places silent bond Of
sympathy vlbrated from heart 10 heart,
for ali shared one common bereavement
The violet and golden lights that stream
ed down from the stained-glass windows
brought into mournful prominence the
somber black drapery Of the sable. silken
curtain suspended behind the imposing al
tar, which told that the beautiful church
VAS IN mourning for its dead rector The
pictured faces Of saints and martyrs =,
the memorial windows seemed ufe-lIke
with tender pity that the angel OF death
had entered that sanctuary and hushet
the voice Of It's pastor.
Slowly the white-rohed choristers enter
81 from the vestry rooms and took their
places In the chsncel stalls No grand nrs-
CeSSioual march row 20 the fnsnsrgnS
strains OF the grand old anthems The
deep rich volume Of the organ tones vvere
sacredly silent. for tho willing hands -
Mrs Watson, that have 80 long with mast
cry touch evoked their harmony. are now
ctasped In sorrow for the devoted husband
with whom she Rad lived almost a 1uarter
~ century and with whom she ha1 ista.
IS looked forward 10 the ceIebra tfon ~
taflr SILVER wedding anniversary next Sep
temher.
After tho heneii.ti0n the corq-s~,.,,..
passed silently from the beautiful rbf,r-,-
which vas the crowning resuig az n
WRtsda's pioneer labors and energy 81
this city. and many fingered aho,,t "a
converss3 IN sUb8ued tones. caStin, Lei
~ heartfelt Pity a. the cozv reeroy1-
where there was grape On ths door