Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
FINAL SERVICES
FOR DEAD PRELATE
Impressive Ceremonies at
Pro-CathedraI Church.
BISHOP SATTERLEEAT REST
Clergy and Laity Unite in Honoring
His Memory.
RITES PRESCRIBED IN RITUAL
Music by Massed Choirs From st.
Paul's and ST. Mark 's-over.
flow Meeting Held.
RITES PRESCRIBED IN RITUAL

With the solemn ritual of his church
read by bishops with stately anthems
sung by choirs of boys. and with pray
ers OF great congregation of mourn
ers. which included the President of the
the Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Sdtterlee.
DID. LID. late Bishop of Washington.
were held this afternoon at the Pro-
cathedral Church Of the Ascension in
Massachusetts avenue. After the scrv-
ices the body was taken out Massa-
chusetts avenue to the Cathedral Close.
where it was laid to rest in the little
sanctuary. between the rood screen and
the altar. near the Glastonbury cathe-
dra, which was the bishops chair when
ne officiated there.
The services began shortly after 3
o'clock. but long before that time the
mourning members of the diocese were
f1ocking TO the church. Until 45 ad
mission to the edifice was by card, and
these cards had been distributed among
the various Episcopal churches fer use
of the vestrymen. and among distin-
guished citizens who wished to pay a
last tribute of respect to the bishop
who had played SO noble a part in the
affairs of the city.
Even before the doors were opened to
those who had no cards of admission.
almost every seat in the boGy of the
church was taken except the first
twenty pews each side of the main
aisle. which were reserved for members
of the family and their riends. for
such of the clergy as were to be seated.
and for the presidential party. The
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. accom-
panied by an aide in uniform. arrived
after the procession had entered the
church. and remained at the rear until
the last of the bishops had passed.
Chief Justice Fuller. Secretary and Mrs.
Cortelyou. Commissioner Macfarland.
Clifford Pinchot and his sister. Lady
Johnstone. arrived before the President.
Along the rail of the chancel flowers
in great masses were arranged the whole
width of the church. and on the pillars
were draperies OF purple, like the altar
cloth. The Gothic arch Of the main en-
trance Of the church was also draped
in purple.
The general public. admitted at q
o'clock were ushered to seats In the gal
lery and as soon as those seats were
filled no more persons were allowed TO
enter.
Satterlee came in through the west door
Of the church a few minutes before
O'Clock. and the congregation rose as they
passed up the main aisle
The procession entered the church
without singing, the first sound to break
the silence being the voice of Bishop
Potter as he read the opening words OF
the service.
After the service had begun. although
there was no longer any hope for others
to enter the church. most Of those on the
outside remained there to wait until the
service was over and the procession
again emerged.
Ritualistic Service.
Bishops Potter of New York, Gailor
of Tennessee and Mackay-Smth OF Penn
sylvania had charge Of the services,
and. after the strains of the music had
died away, the reading of the ritual be-
gan:
Lord let me know mine end, and the
number of my days, that 1 may be Ger
titled how long 1 have to live.
For man walketh in "A vain shadow.
and disquieteth himself In vain; he
heapeth up riches, and cannot tell Who
shall gather them.
For | am a stranger with thee and
sojourner, all my fathers were.
For we consume away in tiny dis
pleasure, and are afraid at thy wrath-
..The days OF our age are threescore and
ten, and though men be 50 strong that
they come to fourscore years, Yet Is theiV
strength then but labor and sorrow. Sd
soon passeth 1t away and we are gone,
And then came the lesson, with Its note
of promise, beginning. Now Is Christ
risen from the dead and become the hrSt
fruits of them that slept. For since py
man came death. by man came also inc
resurrection of the dead For as in Adam
all die, even so in Christ shall all be made
alive and concluding with the trium-
phant, Death is swallowed up. In VIC
tory death, where Is thy sting? "
grave, where Is thy victory?
Music by Massed Choirs.
Massed choirs from St Pauls and st.
Marks churches, under the direction Of
Edgar Priest. choirmaster OF ST. PaurS.
sam, the requie m of the dead bishop. the
inspiring hymn. with all Thy saints in
glory" being one of those chosen for the
service. At the end of the ritual, just BE-
fore the procession of choirsters. priests
and bishops left the church. the TIE
Deum' was chanted. This was most un-
usual. but was decided upon not only on
account OF the solemn character of the
anthem, so be fitting the occasion. but also
because il was a particular favorite OF
Bishop Satterlee. SO much SO. indeed that
the cabkegram from Archbishop of Can
ferbury transmitting MS sympathy lOf tlS
bereavement Of the diocese referred to il.
The services were most impressive.
The nave of the church. crowded with
those who incurred the passing Of a
bishop and a friend: the chancel. with
its great group of bishops and priests.
gathered about the casket where lay all
that was mortal of the dead prelate;
the somber drapery of the altar. with the
same color used in the stoles of the
clergy: the deep tones of the organ,
sounding beneath the fresh voices of the
choristers. all contributed to make the
occasion one of the greatest solemnity.
From the time when the long process
sion headed by the crucifer bearing the
bishops cross. filed into the church, the
visiting bishops last, until they went
forth after the '.Tc Deum," a stiffness.
peaceful and profound. lay over the con-
gregation, so that each syllable read by
the bishops each word of every song
and anthem came clearly to all in the
church Those in charge Of the process
sion werc Rev. George F. Dudley. Rev.
w. T Snyder and Rev c. H. Holmead.
Borne to Cathedral Close.
At the end of the service the body was
borne from the church and taken to the