Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-19
oBSEoUIES OF DEAN FAIR
Sad and Impressive Services at Trim
itS Cathedral Yesterday
Afternoon.

For the last time Dean Campbell Fair Of
Trinity cathedral was with his Pensioners
and his friends last evening, borne among
them in a plain, black casket shrouded
with a blanket OF white carnations and
carried by six clergymen of the Episcopal
faith. 1t was a fearful leaYe taking, for
his mortality had taken on Immortality
and there was to be left to those about
him only the memory Of his inspiring
words and his tender minlstrations to the
spiritually and the physically needy. At
5 o'clock his body was taken to Baltimore
to be buried from his old charge, the
Church of the Ascension in Lafayette
square, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The same train bore from Omaha his
wife, his young sons, Campbell and James,
his sister, Miss Fair from Dublin, Rev.
Francis S. White Of st. Andrews church,
and Mr.. John c. French, the latter as the
representative OF the vestry Of Trinity
cathedral, over which the dean had gently
governed during the FIVE years prior to his
death last Monday afternoon.
The first service yesterday was conducted
at the family home, 24O5 St. Mary's avenue,
by Coadjutor Bishop Williams Of the Ne
braska diocese for the family, the vestry-
men and their wives.
At 5 o'clock the body was taken to the
cathedral at Eighteenth and Davenport
streets, where there had previously assem-
bled so many friends that the edlfce was
crowded to the extreme.
With the chimes tolling solemnly, but
with all hushed within the cathedral, the
crucifer and the full robed choir led up
the central aisle, between the rows Of
bowed heads. a mourning procession in
which, following the casket, there were
members Of the family Rev. John Will
liams, Rev. Canon II. B. Burgess of Platts-
mouth, Bishop WILLIAMS, Bishop Mills
paugh Of K~ansasgthe clergy of the diocese,
the vestry of the cathedral, all in robes;
the honorary pail bearers, lay members of
the cathedral. chapter and lay members of
the standing committee. r'N.
The acting pail bearers were Rev. Canon
Eason of Holv Trinity. Lincoln; Rector
Mackay of All Saints. Omaha; Rev. Walk
of St. Paul's, Council Bluffs; Rev. Wise of
st. Martins, South Omaha; Rev. White,
st. Andrews, and Rev. Davidson, st.
Matthias, Omaha,
The honorary pail bearers were DR..
George L. Miller, DR.. Peabody, General G..
B. Dandy, Captain Lawrence, Edward Por-
ter Peck, w. R. Kelly, C. W. Hare. Judge
George w. Doane, George Pritchett. John
Doi Sphh -" "bboN'A Al ASuh~NS
John l. Redick. Standing committeeman
were c.. H.. Ridge OF Lincoln, Judge j. M.
Woolworth and G. W. lyman. Represent
ing the cathedral chapter were Henry w.
Yates, Judge e. Wakeley, p. A. McAllaster,
G, II. Savidge and ]. E.. Smith Of Beatrice.
When the casket had been rested directly
before the cross and the choir he'd sung
Rock Of Ages, Bishop Williams read the
opening sentences and the lesson, Bishop
Millspaugh read the creed and the prayers,
Miss Peck sang safe in the Arms Of
Jesus" Canon Burgess read the psalms
and the choir sang, Nov the Laborer's
Task is Ger" the casket being carried to
the vestry while this latter was being sung.
The congregation filed out, pausing before
the half-opened coffin for a last look at the
kindly face so dear to them. The ch mes
were ringing Nearer. My God, to Thee"
The entire front Of the cathedral was
banked with floral beauty. or carnations
alone 120 dozens were used, and in addi-
ton were lilies, violets, hyacinths. narcis-
sus and ferns. with American Beauty roses
almost obscurins the pulpit. The carna-
ton blanket which covered the oasket was
made by women OF the congregation and
the church also provided a cross Of roses,
lilies, hyacinths and narcissus. 49,