Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-29
FUNERAL


H. H. Freeman, the organist and choir
director, and Miss Anita Cluss played in
solemn rhythm Chopin's grand funeral
march. Then through the choir door on
the left came the chorlsters, in their white
and black yestments, singing the hymn,
For All Thy Saints" followed by Bishops
Satterlee and Mackay-Smith. The choristers
marched up the chancel steps and took their
customary places In the stalls and the two
bishops proceeded to the door Of the church
to meet the remains.
The casket was borne up the entrance
steps, and then, turning about, Bishops
Satterlee and Mackay-Smith preceded 1t
back into the church. reading the scripture
verses beginning II am the resurrection
and the life, saith the Lord" and Il know
that my Redeemer liveth." At the foot Of
the chancel steps the casket was lowered
to the waiting stand and then the first Of
the hymn selected by Lady Pauncefote,
THE Saints of God, Their Conflict Past"
the music by Sir John Stainer. the famous
English composer, was sung by the choir.
The burial anthem, taken from the Psalms,
was then sung to the old Gregorian chant
by the choir.
When this quaint old English chant ended
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a firm, even tone the lesson for the burial
Of the dead, taken from the fifteenth chapter
Of the first epistle of st. Paul to the
Corinthians, beginning NOW is Christ risen
from the dead"
Solemn BenedictiOn Pronounced.
When the lesson was finished the choir
sang the hymn ION the Resurrection Morn
Soul and Body Meet Again" and then
chanted the apostles creed to music by
Sir John Stainer.
The bishop, q splendid figure in his white
vestment. advanced to the front of the
chancel, and. standing above the bier, pro-
nounced the last words that will be spoken
over the remains before their interment at
the ancestral home at Preston, England.
AS the solemn words, Man that is born
of woman is cut down like a fower" and
I'm the midst Of life we are in death" were
spoken the church presented a most beau
tiful and impressive picture.
With this solemn ceremony over the
choir sang II Hear a Voice from Heaven"
and afterward the hymn Now the Labor
er's Task is Ger" The closing prayers
were then said and then, after the benedic-
tion was pronounced, the choristers took
up the strains OF Jesus, Lover of My
ooui ahu IN " uOMh
the chancel steps and out the door to the
left. Meanwhile the body bearers had lifted
the casket again and carried 1t slowly out
of the door to the right, followed by the
two bishops. As II was being placed into
the hearse the mingled strains of the organ
and harp again sounded through the
church, this time in the grand, solemn
measure of Dead March from Saul" At
the sound of a bugle the head of the flu
neral escort swung up the street, leading
the march to Rock Creek cemetery.
At the express wish of the family the
march to the cemetery was limited to the
squadron Of United States cavalry, which
marched at first slowly and then more rap
idly between the lines Of troops at pre-
sent arms Not even the honorary pail
bearers were called on to accompany the
remains further than the church, for 1t
was held that here the religious services
had terminated. So, with the mourners in
their carriages and the officiating clergy
men and a few Of the embassy staff, the re-
mains were taken directly to Rock Creek
cemetery, where they were placed in the
receiving vault, there to remain until such
time as they should be conveyed on q
United States war ship across the broad
Atlantic to the ancestral home OF Lord
Pauncefote at Preston.