The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
It Will be an Imposing Affair
at Louisville Wednesday.
Body of the Distinguished Man
Reaches There From New
York-Services Here.
HE WANTED SUDDEN DEATH

The funeral Of Bishop Thomas u.
Dudley will take place Wednesday
morning. The body, in charge Of
Mrs Dudley and her son Thomas ar
rived in Louisville last night over the
Chesapeake and Ohio.
The funeral services will be under
the direction Of Presiding Bishop
futile, of st. Louis. Other church
men who will assist are: Bishops
Gaylor, Of Tennessee, Peterkin Of
West Virgins, Burton. Of Lexington,
Francis Of Indiana and Randolph Of
Virginia.
Only the death Of man who was ss
democratic ct heart as he was brill
liant in brain could have caused such
. feeling OF regret in an entire state as
the death Of Bishop Dudley. His list
Of personal scqusintanoes figured mp
in the thousands and he was we'll
known in eli parts Of the country.
HOW BISHOPS ARE CHOSEN.
The successor Of Bishop Dudley will
be first chosen by the council of the
Diocese, which is made mp Of the
clergy and the representatives from the
parishes, says the Louisville Times.
This council will meet in Louisville
about the middle Of next May and =
IL not thought that special meet IND
will be held before that time. After
the council has made known its choice.
Il must be ratified by the laity Of the
diocese. - Z
The next step is the gaining Of the
sanction Of the msjorities Of the
diocese councils in the United States.
And then before the new Bishop
can he consecrsted, he must have the
sanction Of Q majority Of all the
Bishops Of the United States
The diocese of Kentucky 10 now left
without q bishop, as there is no one
who can assume the duties Of the
Office until the successor 10 oonsecrated
which may be some time after tn,
election by the diocesan council
All of the Affairs Of the diocese sr'
now under the management Of the
Standing Committee, which will re
tain the power until the new Bishop
takes charge. The diocese OF Ken
lucky embraces all of the State ives
Of Kentucky river.
WANTED TO DIE SUDDENLY
The day before Bishop Dudley lef
for New York, in Q conversation will
an old friend, he admitted that h,
could not subscribe to the epissopa
prayer to save rs From Suddei
Death" IL il were to be taken in {
literal sense, but that he did not be
lieve that sudden death" shou Id b
interpreted literally, says the Louis
willie Post.
, Mr.. Herman V. Sanders, Of the %
lumbis Finance Trust Company, sale
this morning:
Bishop Dudley was leaning owe
my desk the day before he left Oh hi
last trip. We always chatted few
minutes when the Bishop came in
and this time the conversation turned
on our increasing years.
Il said, Bishop, there's one praye
in your prayer book that can't pray.
=" What is the prsyer?" the Bishol
asked.
1T is that against sudden death
When / die | want to go quickly. "
so so /, replied Bishop Dudley
But that prayer, believe. doesn'
mean that sudden death, literally, i
; a misfortune, but take sudden t.
! mean death for those who are unpre
pared. For good man l don't be
lieye any death can be sudden in tn
sense Of the prayer book. ~
NO ONE GOES FROM HERE.
No one, so far as is known, will g
from Paducah to attend the funeral
1t will be large and impressive affair
and the crowd will be SO large that tn
memorial services to be held here vii