Evening star., 1896-04-06
LAST RESTING PLACE
Impressive Funeral Services Over tho Late
Dr. Addison.
Bishop Satterlee Conducted the Beau-
by the Colonization Society.

ity p. E. Church, were held at 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon, The church was filled with
the members Of the parish and hundreds of
the friends Of the family.
Shortly after noon today the remains
we're taken from the rectory. 219 c street,
which is next door to the church, to the
parish hall, adjoining the church on the
north. There in a large room on the lower
floor the body lay in state for a couple of
hours. 1t was viewed by large throng,
which had begun to gather even before the
doors were opened. The floral remem-
brances were unusually numerous and
handsome. For the most part they came
from personal friends and from church So
cieties. and all day long they were pouring
into the hall in an almost unbroken line.
All, with the exception Of those that were
placed upon the casket, were banked around
the chancel of the church, and made beau
tiful display.
Within the chancel the seat by the altar
u hich DR.. Addison used for SO many years
was heavily draped in black, as was also
the rector's pew.
At the hour set for the funeral the line
was formed in the parish hall and proceed
ed through the connecting door into the
main edifice, and then up the center aisle.
The line was headed by the vested choir of
forty male and female voices singing as q
professional the hymn, "Hark, Hark, My
Soul" AS they approached the chancel
Bishop Satterlee. who conducted the serv-
ice. spoke the opening words Of the i'm
pressive and beautiful form used in the
Episcopal Church. Bishop Satterlee was
assisted by Bishop Paret of the diocese of
Maryland, who was lifelong friend Of
Or. Addison's, and by Rev. DR.. A. r.
Stuart, rector Of Christ Church, George
Christ Church, Navy Yard, and Rev. DR..
J. B. Perry, rector of St. Andrews. Rev.
DR.. John H. Elliott, the president of the
standing committee. and Rev. A. M. Rich.
the assistant rector of Trinity, were also
within the chancel rail.
The Pallbearers.
DR.. Addison was a memter Of the stand
ing committee Of the new diocese Of
Washington, and the pallbearers at the
funeral today were his late associates on
that committee. Rev. DR.. Elliott, Rev. Dr.
f. H. Mckim, Rev. Alfred Harding, Rev.
William H. Laird, Rev. Dr. Perry and Rev.
Dr. Mackay-S,nith, together with Mr.. J. o.
Wilson ard Mr.. Reginald Fendall, repre-
sentins the American Colonization Society,
The active pallbearers were the vestrymen
of Trinity Church, DIR. j. W. Bulkiey, Dr.
Il. A. Foster. Theodore o. Ebaugh, William
A. Meloy, Henry A. Lockwood, Corbin
Thompson, James F. Bell, George L. Davis,
Olinus Smith and George Watts. The ush-
ers at the church were all members Of ST.
Andrews Brotherhood. which also furnish
ed the guard of honor while the body lay
York yesterday. and preached at Calvary
Church. He was desirous Of being preSe mt
at the funeral Of an old friend OF his which
took place in that city this morning, but he
felt that his duty lay with the new diocese
and he came over in time 20 be present at
the funeral service this afternoon to honor
the memory of one of the oldest and best
loved Episcopal ministers in the city Al
most all CT the local ministers attended the
Leral this afternoon, many of them in
the vestments of their Office.
Impressive Music.
During the service the choir sang the
burial anthem, Lord, Let Me Know Ny
End, ami the hymn. "Just AS Am" AS
the funeral procession left the church they
sang. ASLEEP in Jesus The internent
will be at Oak Hill cemetery. and at the
grave the brief comnittaI service VIII be
read and the choir will sing Nearer, Ny
God, to Thee"
Colonization Society.
DR.. Addison was for eighteen years q
member of the executive committee of the
American Colonization Society. At a meet
ing of the committee held Saturday reso-
luttons were adopted expressing the So
ciety's loss in DR.. Addison's death, and ex-
tending sympathy to the bereaved. family.
In the course of the resolutions the COM
mittee said that in their long association
with DR.. Addison, through many phases
of historic interest and grave responsibility
in the building up of the Liberian republic
on the shores of distant continent, they
found I'm him a noble Christian minister,
wise counsellor, an earnest advocate, all
ardent friend, a genial compa nion and
courteous gentleman, ever faithful at the
post of duty, ever ready to devote his wide
experience, his intrepid faith and stirring
eloquence to the sacred cause in which he
had enlisted"
The committee attended the funeral in a
body. DR.. Addison was also a Mason, and
number Of his associates in that organ
ization were present this afternoon, al
though they took no active part in the ser
vice.