The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-04
BISHOP NEELY's FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Yesterday - the
Cathedral.

Of 81 Luke's Cathedral yesterday noon
was an imposing ceremony, barge
number Of thu Episcopal clergy Of the
diocese and many from other states pay
ing their last tribute to the beloved
bishop, while congregation which hhst
the great church testified to the esteem
In which the Bishop was held by the
laity. AL Friday night members Of the
CLERGY watched by the caskst In the cfw-
IL iightsd cathedral. Al Z o'clock yestsr-
day morning holy communion was ceie-
bratsd, Bishop Hall being the celeDrant
At 10 o'clock comm union was again cole
erated, bishop Niles officiating. During
the hour and a half which followed
many remained In the oathsdral waiting
for the last iites to be performed, and
others were constantly arriving so that AZ
noon nearly every seat vas occupisd. Tbs
city clergymsn were well represented and
were given seats in the body OF the
church. At u few minutes after hall
past twelve the notes OF the organ an-
nouncsd that the ceremony was ahout to
begin. Then from the chapel Mt the left
of ths chancel the choir slowly advanced,
followed by the clergy. the organist play
ing funeral march. The choir turned
into the central aisle and moved towards
the chaucel where IL waited while the
clergy gathered at the entrance. The
body WINS torpe into the cathstiral BY the
following young olsi gymen, who acted
a., D II bearers: Rev. Harry HUDSON
Rev. A. b. papineau, Rev.G. b. Nichoi-
son, Rev. John X. Norwood, Rev. I. Il.
Calvert, Rev. i. G. Foster, Rev. Arthur
Stswart and Rev. LeB. W. Fowler. The
casket was of solid oak. IL was covered
with a pail of purple and ON silver
plate bore the following inscription;
Henry Adams Nicely,
Bishop OF Maine.
Died on the I'VE Of All saints Duy, 1879.
Aged 60 years and five months.
AS the bearers entered the church pre-
ceded by the Rev. Hutson Sawyer, bear
Ing the Bishops pastoral stan, hav. Dean
Stills said the opening sentences OF the
beautiful burial service, and the choir
and clergy moved slowly towards the
ohancel Following the casket were the
widow and other relatives of the Bishop,
the msmters of the Cathedral craptsr,
the yestry men and watdens. The oasket
was borne into the chancel which was
hung with purple, the mourning color Oh
the church, and WAS adorned with How
ers. There was no sermon, this ceremony
following the order in the bouk OF prav-
ar, with the addition Of two OF the
Bishops favoIits hymns. Bishop Law
renee of Massachusetts, read the lesson,
and Bishop Hall Of Vermont said the
ursysrs. At the conclusion Of the service,
the budy was escorted by the cnoir and
clergy to the door Of the cathedral. The
relatives, clergy, chapter, wardens and
yestry followed the remains to the grave
ut Evergreen where the remainder of the
service was conducted by Bishop Niles |
of NV Hampshire.
Among the Visiting clergy wtrs Bishop |
/ awrenee OF Massachusetts,, Bi shop Ac. |
Viokar of Rhods Island, Bishop Niles Of
New Han pshire, shop Hall OF Vermont, |
Bishop Brewster Of Connecticut, Rev.
DIR. W. High ketchum # st ANDREWS,
N. b; Rev. ]. u. Foster Of Mas HUI
sets, Rev. l.. b. Storrs of Massachusetts,,
heV DF. lhAffts L. hutouibo VI 1hoeSN-
chusetts, Rev. f. 5. stills and Rev. c.
". Hayes of New York. Rev. q. W. Og-
den f PenDsy lvania.
The Msins clergy present were the Rev.
Messrs Christopher 5. Lefingwen, Bar
Harnor; George 4. Packard, residing In
Bostop; Henry Jones. Camden; LeBaron
W. Fowler, Exeter; J. ". Sparks, Water
VIII; Arthur n. Wrlxon. George Bruce
Nicholson. Caribou; Harry Hudson,
Plesque Isle; Arthur b Papineau, Mil
ford; Isohert W. Plant, Gardiner: VIII am
+. in1ston, Augusta; Ivan q. Fortin.
Lewisten;s Butson Sawyer, Auburn;
Joseph r. Norwood, North hast harbor
Charles u. Lee, Newcastle; X. l.. Slog-
gett, Houlton; Melville Mclaughlin,
Brunswick; Walter G. Stewart, Bath;
William Osborne Baker, Bar Harbor;
George +. Degen, Augusta; William
Howard Davis, John Gregson, Wiscassst;
S. C. Moore, Calais; J. u. Newsome,
Eastport; Russell Woodman. Thomaston;
Herbert L. Wood. Saco; Asa Dalton.
joseph b. Shepherd and I. K. Calvert,
Portland.