The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-27
ALL SELMA SORROWS
TEARS FALL AT BIER OF BISHOP
BARNwELL.
Remains of the Beloved Prelate
Laid to Restricting Of State
Council to Be Held in
Montgomery.
Advertiser Bureau,
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ADVERTISER buTedu,
Selma, July rs.
This has been a day of profound sor-
row in Selma. All classes of people. the
high and the low, the rich and the poor,
all showed by the expressions on their
faces the sorrow that burdened their
hearts over the death of Bishop Barn.
well. the man who was everybody's
friend, the man who was never heard to
speak nnkindly of any one.
Promptly at s o'clock this morning the
massive doors of st. Paurs were thrown
open and those who loved the dead Bish-
op In life commenced to pour into the
building and walked silently up the long
aisles of the achuseh for the. purpose Of
gazing for the last tiras on his well
known face. The handsome Mack casket
was placed in front of the chancel. and
1t was a touchingly pathetic, sight to
watch the streams of people as they came
silently into the edifice and moved noise
lessly toward the casket that held all
that was mortal of the beloved dead.
They came, sometimes singly and again
in twos and threes. A solemn silence per-
vaded the building and men and women
would go up quietly, gaze for a few mo-
ments at Bishop Barnwell face, now
cold in death, then turn and go away.
The silence of the grief of those who
went between the hours of and 10, while
his body lie in state, made 1t all the
more impressive. 1t was a grief deep,
solemn and sincere. Many strong men,
unused to show their emotions were seen
to raise their hands to brush away the
tears that came unbidden to their eyes,
and the masterful efforts that many la
dies made to suppress their feelings
showed deeper than mere words can ex-
press the wonderful hold that Bishop
Barnweli had upon the affections of his
people.
st. Paul's was draped in mourning for
the dead Bishop. From one end of the
auditorium to the other long, graceful
loops of purple and black were hung.
The handsome brass gas stands above
the seats in the various parts of the
church were draped with purple, the coli
ors of a Bishop. The chancel was draped
in purple. also, while the lectern and
pulpit had the same emblems of mourn
ing. The casket was in front of the chan
eel between the pulpit and the lectern.
Just above the casket and in full view
of the vast audience that turned out to
do honor to the memory of the dead
Bishop. was a Bishops crook, which was
constructed of astors and sweet peas. A
magnificent lot of natural palm leaves
lay on the baptismal font, bound with a
bow of white and purple ribbon. On the
lower half of the casket was a beau
tiful wreath of flowers, a token of love
from st. James's Guild. Eufaula. Arrang-
ed tastefully around this wreath were
palms and choice flowers, sent by loving
hands, the last token from the living to
the dead. Arranged around the casket on
the carpet were many other deral offer
ings. Many flowers were sent TO the res
idence as a tender reminder to the widow
and bereaved children OF the warm place
that the head of the house had in their
affections of the donors and as an en-
blem to the distressed ones that those
who so devotedly loved the husband and
father, also loved them. These flowers,
sent to the home, was notice, as much
so as the dove returning to the ark with
the spring of cypress in its beak that the
floods would not destroy and completely
engulf them, though right now all seems
so dark and dreary.
After the body had lain in state for
two hours. during which time it was
viewed by several thousand people, the
car was rolled back to its place in the
tower, the lid placed on and tender hands
arranged the flowers on the casket. Long
before 10 O'Clock the church began to
fill, the pews on either sidc Of the main
aisle being reserved for the family and
the visiting clergy. There were about
forty Episcopal clergymen in the city
and great number of laymen and the
seats reserved for them were all taken
up.
As the big bell in the tower Of st.
Pauls ceased to toll the funeral party
moved up the aisle. preceded by the cler-
gy, about half OF whom took their places
In the chancel and the other half the
seats that had been reserved for them
to the right and left of the main aisle.
The vestrymen of st. PauFs, who, for so
many years had served under the dead
Bishop, acted as active pail bearers, while
the clergy who came to attend the fu-
neral We're all honorary pail bearers. AZ
ter the clergy had taken their places
then came the funeral car, preceded by
Bishop Gailor Of Tennessee and Bishop
Nelson of Georgia. There was a peculiar
sympathy and tenderness in Bishop Nell
sons voice as he read the lines of the
service as the funeral car was being
slowly rolled up the aisle, followed by
the active pail bearers. The casket which
was covered with choicest flowers bound
with broad purple and white ribbons,
was lifted from the car and gently borne
by loving hands to position in the chan
eel Next came the bereaved widow, lean
ing on the arm of her eldest son, Robert,
followed by the rest of the family and
several family servants. The heart of
every one in that vast audience went out
to them as they took their seats to listen
to the service of the church over him who
mad been father, protector and comfort
er to them.
DR.. Murray then read the lesson. and
the choir sang in a most impressive man
ner, hymn 675: Forever with the Lord
which was most appropriate to this oc
casion, for there was not a person In the
sound of their voices but who felt and
believed that the good Bishop was safe
from the tolls and cares of this life with
his beloved Savior, Bishop Gailor then
led IN prayer and another song. The Son
OF GOD Goes forth to War" was rem
dered, after which the clergy preceded
the funeral car down the long aisle and
took up their positions on either side of
the walk leading from the church to the
hearse. The funeral car came down the
aisle, preceded by a number of the clergy
bearing the Bishops crook which was
bound about with a big piece of purple
and white ribbon. After the CONN had
been placed in the hearse the Rishop's
crook was placed on top of the coffin and
the long row of vehicles took up their
positions in rear of the hearse and drove
toward beautiful Live Oak Cemetery.
where the body was gently laid to rest.
There was an immense concourse of
people gathered at st. Pauls and hun
dreds Of them could not get in the build
ing, while on the lawn at the side of the
building were many colored people, all
anxious to pay their respects to the mem
DRY OF the honored dead.
The services at st. Paurs were simple
in the extreme, but very impressive The
same service that is read over Bishops