The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-17
OF A PRIMATE
EXERCISES OVER REMAINS OF THE
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
Impressive Services i'm the Great Gu
thedraI-The Body Laid in n Grave
Under the Tower.

CANTERBURY, England, Oct. 16.-There
was general mourning throughout Great
Britain to-day. Passing bells tolled almost
everywhere and memorial services in honor
of the late Archbishop of Canterbury and
Primate of all England, the Most Rev.
Edward White Benson d. d., who died sud-
denly in Hawarden Church on Sunday last
while attending divine service. were held
in hundreds of churches. The lying in
state of the remains of the deceased pre-
late in Canterbury Cathedral was watched
throughout by the clergy of Canterbury,
the sisters of st. Peter and the boys of the
st. Augustine School and was the occasion
for vending around the aisles of the vast
edif1ce of a continuous stream of clergy,
notabilities and members of all classes of
society, all bent on taking at least a fare
well glance at the casket containing the
body of the venerable and well-loved priest.
The old cathedral looked cold, dismal and
forbidding. Rain was falling outside, the
atmosphere within the huge edifice was
heavily charged with moisture and even the
famous martyrdom chapel looked dark and
frowning in spite of the many graceful
lighted tapers within it.
The Primate's throne was heavily draped
with violet velvet on which was richly en-
broidered the arms of the see of Canter-
bury on a silver ground. The floor about
the grave, which is situated in the north
west corner of the cathedral, under the
tower, was covered with scarlet cloth and
the grave itself was lined with violet vel
o'clock in the morning, when the Dean OF
Canterbury, DR.. Farrar, celebrated holy
at 8 o'clock and consisted of prayers for
the dead. After this the coffin was re-
moved to the martyrdom. chapel empalled
in white and gold embroidery, upon which
rested some superb floral offerings. BY
this time the sky had become darker and
the interior of the building, which was hung
with violet velvet, was gloomier than ever,
an effect which was intensified instead of
relieved by the pickering of the countless
The principal service began at 1890 p. m.
with a crowd of most distinguished people
present in addition to the throngs which
hlled the cathedral to the most distant
corner. The funeral procession, which was
rendered more imposing in appearance by
the presence of a guard of honor from the
Sixteenth Lancers, formed in the cloisters.
1t was composed of the clergy of the Do
cese of Canterbury in full robes, the rural
deans, delegations from the diocese of
Truro, the House of Lords and the House
Of Commons, large numbers of church
University. the Lord Lieutenant OF Kent,
bishops, fifty canons, the Archbishop of
Dublin, Archdeacon Farrar, the Archbishop
Of York, the Rev. Hugh Benson and the
officers of the province and diocese. Eight
pail bearers escorted the body to the tomb.
They We're: The Earl of Cranbrook, the
head master of Wellington College (of
which institution the late DR.. Benson was
head master from it's opening in 1858 down
to 1879; the Dean of Lincoln, Lord Nc
Naughton, the master of Trinity College,
Cambridge; Lord Ashcombe, Sir E. M.
Thompson and the Chancellor of Truro.
The family of the deceased followe
hind the caSket and then came the
Of York, representing Queen Victoria:
Rucker-JeniSche second secretary of
German embassy at London, representa-. {
Emperor William. and others representing
the Prince and Princess of Wales, other
members of the royal family, Princess
Louise, the Duke and Duchess of Fife, the
Marquis of Salisbury, etc. The funeral
service was fully choral. The sentences at
the grave were said by Canon Mason, the
sentences were uttered by the
Bishop of Winchester, the Lords Prayer
was said by the Rev. Hugh Benson
and the concluding prayer by
the Archbishop of Dublin. Archdeacon
Barrar and the Archbishop of York off,
ciated. respectively, at the grace and bless
ing. TIL casket, on which rested Mr.. and
Mrs. Gladstone's floral cross, was then
lowered into the grave. The floral tributes
included offerings from Queen Victoria,
Emperor William and the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales and others.