The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-01
IN HIS P0NTIFICAL ROBES.
BISHOP BECKER WAS LAID TO REST
IN TIE CATHEDRAL CEMETERY.

High Mass Celebrated by bishop
Northrop OF charlottesville SER
vices Participated in by Bishop
VnndeViver Of Rfchmond. Monsig-
nor QuiaIey of CharIeSton and LO-
cal and Visiting ClerEy-Fethcr
IIeiIcy's simple But Eloquent Trib-
ute to the Deceased Bishop-The
Hody viewed by Hundreds as 1t
Lay in state in the Church and
the Services very Largely Attend
ed.
Arrayed in his full porhhcal vestments
with the insignia of his Office, Bishop
Becker was laid TO rest yesterday in the
Cathedral cemetery The spot where he
was laid is in SIGHT of the spires Of the
Cathedral which he loved so well and In
reach Of the sound of their bells. Thous-
ands Of those who had enjoyed his pas
toral care attended the funeral services
ana followed his remains TO their resting
pace.
Accompanied by Vicar General Kelley
and Mr. Arthur j. O'Hara, VINO were
with him when he died, several Of the
priests of the diocese and heads of the
houses of the orders Of sisters the body
of the dead bishop arrived on the Cen
tral train of O'Clock in the morning.
The box containing the coffin was removed
from the train by the pallbearers. The
coffin was then taken from the box and
placed in the hearse which was in waiting
at the depot, the pallbearers and the
clergy acting as an escort the short dis
@ hr
church the coffin was placed upon the
raised catafalque In front Of the altar
The heavy double lids were removed and
the body rested in state until
the funeral ceremonies at 10:3O
O'Clock. Hundreds Of people, from lit
de children to feeble and lettering old men
and women, passed IN procession down the
9isle and gazed in solemn awe for the
last time upon the features which they
had known SO wei In life The number
who paid this last tribute was not limited
to those who had enjoyed the pastoral
care of the bishop, but many of other
churches as wei looked kindly and sadly
upon the calm face. Except Tor their pai-
Tor the features were very natural the
expression OF frmness ana decision about
the mouth being as plain in death as in
life.
AS was anticipated St. Patricks Church
proved ell too small for the number who
desired TO attend the obsequies The
church was flied to overlooking with
many standing In the gallery vestibule
and on the steps outside. The church was
filled long before the time for beginning
the ceremonies, and the large assemblage
waited quietly ana with the utmost de
corum for the funeral exercises 10 begin
Bishops Norhrop of Charleston Vande-
Niver of Richmond and Monsignor Quig-
ley of Charleston had arrived some time
before, together with other visiting
clergy, assuring that proper respect would
be paid the remains Of the deceased pre-
late
The funeral exercises began with the
chanting of the Office or the dead by the
prelates and clergy, who entered from the
sacristy in the rear, preceded by the altar
boys. Previous to the entry of the clergy
the pall-bearers entered from the sacrsty
and took their seats on either side of the
catafalque Immediately in front of the al
tdr They We're MeSsrs John j. Melon
ough, William kehoe. j. Cronin, Arthur
J. O'Hara, John Lyons J, j. MCGOWAN,
Henry Blum and Daniel Hogan. The COM
mittee Of arrangements consisted of
Messrs. NJ. A. OByrne, T. L. Gleason and
J. w. Golden, assisted by Undertaken
John Goete. Rev. Robert Kennedy, as
slstant pastor of the Cathedral, was mas
Ter of ceremonies.
Besides Bishops Northrop and Vande-
vlver and Monsignor Qulgey the local
and visiting clergy taking part in the cere-
mony We're Very Reverend b. J. Kelley
vicar general OF Savannah; Very Rever-
end Father Kenny vicar general of st.
Augustine; Very Reverend Father Bris-
Ian, $. j., Of st. Stanislaus novitiate:
Father Winkelried, S. j., of Macon, Rev.
DIR. Gum OF the Marist Fathers of At
lanta, Fathers Lonegan and Mcmahon of
Augusta, Fathers Luclue and Carroll Of
Brunswick, Fathers Quinn and Budds of
Charleston, Father Kennedy Of the Cathe-
dral, Father Quiniau of St Patrick's
Father William Mayer. 0. s b., of the
Sacred Heart and Father Peche, O. 5.
b., of st. Benedicts
After the chanting Of the office for the
dead, the ponihcal requiem high mass
for The dead prelatc was sung by Bishop
NorthrOp of Charleston. His assistant dta-
cons were Father Brsan s. j. and Fa-
ther Kenny The assistant priest was Rev
lr. Gum, of Atlanta. The officers of the
mass We're Father Mcmahon. deacon. and
Father SchadeweN, sub-dv aeon. The prizes Is
who acted as doacons Of honor 10 he RI
Rev. Bishop NaudeviVer Of Richmond were
Fathers Winkelried and Lone2an
Aftcr The cefebtatiOn of the requiem high
mass short sermon upon the character
and work Of the decoas ed was del y, rcd bv
Rev. Father Kelley. Ia attempting 70 speak
ol MS ilc-iohS friend ana spiritual super
ior Father Kelley was 50 moved with emo
ton that il was at first dliIicuit for him
10 proceed. From his long association with
the deceased he was well fitted for this
task. Father Kelley spoke with plain and
simple eloqueuce, carrying the conv elton
that he spoke only he believed ana fe.t
10 be true. He spoke IN part a 5 follows:
Many time and oft in familiar con-
verse in the past did Bishop Becker de-
clare his great dislike for funeral sermons.
There must have been then a strong mo-
tive which induces me TO depart from his
We've ] arrived in savannah this morning.
accompanying his remains, with the firm
determination that 1 would faithfully car
~ out mis- expressed opinion, but those to
whose views l feel bound to defer. have
advised me that Il is my duty to say few
words. A man who for forty years has
Lobly and faithfully borne the burdens
aud tremendous responsibilities of the
Catholic priesthood. and who Tor enc and
thlfty Years Ius walked AMONG men MS "a