New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
DIR. LITTLEJOHN'S FUNERAL
-FOUR BISHOPS TO CONDUCT THE SER
VICES AT GARDEN CITY.

Garden City Long Island. Aug 5-The body OF
Bishop Littlejohn. which arrived here from Will
Jamestown, Mass. at midnight last night. Is now
lying in the See House. his home. Canon Bird
and Mrs. Bird. one of the bishops daughters. and
Archdeacon Bryan. are at the house OF mourning
The bishops other daughter. Mrs. Frederick Wes-
son. Is in Germany. cable dispatch was sent
TO Mrs. Wesson on Sunday informing her or her
fathers death
Bishop Lttlejohn's secretary kept busy all
day answering messages OF coincidence sent TO the
family from well known clergymen and laymen
from different parts Of the country Arrangements
for the funeral. which will take place in the Ca
thedral of the Incarnation at II a tomorrow
morning. about completed. Bishop Potter. Of
New-York; Bishop Worthington. or Nebraska;
Bishop Brewster, of Connecticut, and Bishop
Walker. of Buffalo, will conduct the service. The
clergymen of the Episcopal Diocese OF Long Island
Will be present in full vestments The cathedral
choir will sing 1t is expected that the service
will be attended by about one hundred and fifty
priests and deaCons connected with the parishes
and institutions in the diocese. Archdeacon H. B.
Bryan has forwarded invitations to them The
clergymen will assemble In the crypt. and, after
resting, will march in procession into the cathe-
dral. The Institutions and organizations that Will
be represented include the General Theological
Seminary, the New-York Bible and Prayer Book
Society, the Domestic and Foreign Missionary So
ciety. the American Church Missionary Society.
the Church Charity Foundation. the American
Church Building Fund Commission and other
diocesan societies.
The panbearers selected are Archdeacon II. 3.
Bryan. Dean Samuel Cox, the Rev. DR.. Henry c.
Swentzei rector of St. Luke's Church and chair
man Of the standing committee of the diocese; the
Rev. Dr. Spencer S Roche rector oc ST. Marks
Church Brooklyn; Alexander E. Orr. treasurer OF
the diocese and of the cathedral; August Belmont.
ex-Judge Augustus Van Wyck, H. II. Cammann,
Colonel William 5. Cogswen and Wilhemus Myn-
derse.
The Bishops throne. which is at the left Of tho
west end Of the church instead OF the east was
drap@d In purple to-day The cathedral will be
draped In purple throughout and floral decorations
Of palms and lilies Will MI all the available space.
The burial will be private. only the pallbearers
the churchyard OF All Saints. at Great Neck.
Bishop Lttejohns wife Is buried there and the
Bishop selected It for his last resting place.
Bishop Potter said last night At his home, No.
10 Washington Square North;
Bishop Littleiohn pupil OF my fathers
when my father was vice-president OF Union Col
lege. knew him when ne a very young man.
He then created the impression which his life and
works have fultilledof great intellectual capacity
ministry.
In my personal intercourse with him 1 found
ure marked by strong loyalty TO his friends Our
differences with reference policy or opinion never
lessened the intimacy OF relations. for he was
large minded enough TO rise above that kind of
Limitation.
special train will leave Long Island City for
Jamaica at $50 TO carry passengers the funeral
ClerRymen requested 20 bring their vestments
and purple stoes. The return train will leave Gar
den City at II o'clock