The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-21
TIL Funeral 0
BISHOP NHI1'1 TIE
His Remains Now Rest /. il. Holly
wood Cemetery.
SIMPLE SERVICE WAS A, HELD IL:
Large Number of Ministers Present at
the Church The lnterment
Made Privately, Only
Few Present.
SIMPLE SERVICE WAS HELD

The last sad rites over the remains of
Bishop Francis NJ. White were held
yesterday morning in st. James Episcopal
Church The burial was made privately
in Hollywood in the presence of a few
relations and Episcopal clergymen.
EXTREME SIMPLICITY.
Extreme simplicity marked the entire
ceremony. Promptly at 10 O'Clock the
funeral cortege reached the church ana
entered. The bier, laden with white roses
and red, carnations and ferns was borne
into the church by eight Episcopal cler-
Eynen-the Revs. w. E. Evans, D. D.,
r. A. Goodwin, John Moncure. D. D.,
W. T. Snead, James Yates bowman, p.
L. Goodwin, Otis Mead and Edwin Snead.
Behind them walked other Episcopal
ministers and then followed the family.
Mr.. Fortesuce Whittle, of Petersburg, son
OF the deceased bishop, came first with
hts two sons and Miss Lucy Whittle,,
of Atlanta, daughter of MI. Frank Whit
tie another son who could not himself
attend. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Jones,
Or. ]. N. and DR.. Frank Men. Upshar,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Baker Miss Gil
bertc S. Whittle and Mrs. J. Peterkin
anu daughter lO!lCWeQ. Ellen, tlle DISH
ops faithful colored servant. and the
cciored nurse. who attended him dur
ing his long illness, brought up the rear.
The organ pea1ed forth softly and sad
ly sweet as the procession adj
vanced up the aisle. Decoration of any
sort was conspicuous by its absence. The
pall-bearers wore no crepe. Everything
was kept in harmony With what every
one realized would have been the wishes
Of the dead churchman.
THE BURIAL SERVICE.
The beautiful Episcopal burial service
was read by the Rev. William Meade
Clarke. rector of ST. James and response
was made by a quartette choir. In the
church also were the Rev. ETerard Meade
secretary of the diocese, the Rev. Robert
Strange. D. D., rector of ST. PauIs. and
Bishop Robert a. Gibson who succeeds
to the full Episcopal office. The lesson
for the occasion was read by the latter
and was taken from the fifteenth chap
ter of St Paul's epistle to the Corin-
thians. At the conclusion of the scrip
ture the concourse standing sang ASLEEP
in Jesus after which Bishop Gibson
led in a recitation of the Apostles Creed
The beautiful prayers of the ritual were
next read and the service closed with
the hymn 1T is not death to die"
THE INTERN1ENT.
The interment was made privately in
the section in Hollywood owned by the
Bishop. After leaving the church
the short procession proceeded at once
to the cemetery. where the exercises were
even more simple and impressive than
before. Here also Bishop Gibson and the
Rev Mr.. Clarke officiated.
The witnesses of the last sad rites were
but the little company of relatives and
devoted clergy. The coffin was lowered
into the ground. the grave was closed,
the flowers were plac ed upon it. the last
benediction was pronounced by Bishop
Gibson The little party dispersed and
the ceremony was over
The grave was not bricked up. "Dust
thou art and unto dust thou shalt re-
turn
HE COULDN'T COME.
Bishop A NJ. Randolph, of the Dlo.
cese of Southern Virginia, much desired
to be present, but was unavodably de-
tanned Many Episcopal clergymen from
different parts were there, among them
the following: Rev Martin Johnson. of
Powhatan: Rev. Virginius Wren. of
Amelia; Rev. Mr.. Scott. of Petersburg;
Rev. S. s. Hepburn, of Hanover; Rev
Everard Meade, of Patrick Church near
Mount Vernon; Rev. Mr.. Tucker, Of
Norfolk; Rev. w. II: H. Powers, CT
Towson, Md; Rev. J. w. Ware. of Ash
mad; Rev o. S. Bunting, of Peters
burg; Rev w D. Smith. of Fredericss-
burg: Rev. P. P. Philips, of Alexandra.
and others.
clereymen were present, as were also
the following from other denomina tons:
DR.. r. H Pitt, DR.. w. v Tudor, DR..
J. Calvin Stewart, DR.. James Power
Smith, Dr. Jere Witherspoon, the Rev.
D. A. Solly, DR.. James Nelson ana others.