The evening world., 1908-10-20
BISHOP POTTER'S
BODY IS LAID IN
CATHEDRAL CRYPT
More Than 500 Prelates and
Clergymen Attend at Inn
pressive Services
CEREMONY ON HEIGHTS.
Great Throng Gathers to Rem
der Last Honors to Late
Head of Diocese.
CEREMONY ON HEIGHTS.

From Grace Church. where the hnal
impressive public services were held at
II o'clock. the body Of Bishop Henry
Goldman Potter was borne to-day to it's
Anal resting place. in the crypt OF the
Cathedral Of st. John the Divine, an
sdifce of which the late prelate was the
Inspiration and moving spirit. The
burial was, coincidentally, on the TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary OF his conservation
as bishop.
Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
faith from all parts OF the United States
and clergymen from the diocese of New
York and the other dioceses OF the coun-
try took part in the public ceremonies
at Grace Church, and the last solemn
services In front of the slowly rising
gray pile above Morningside Park. An
impressive simplicity marked the actual
service. which was the plain Episcopal
ritual. although the gathering of dis
tinguished churchmen was probably one
of the most notable ever assembled In
America.
open.Air Service Impressive.
In the clear. crisp morning the heights
above the Cathedral were crowded with
those who had not been able to secure
admission to the ceremonies at the
tomb, which were participated in only
by the late Bishops private and official
families.
The men in the gathering stood with
barred heads while the procession OF
more than five hundred clergymen In
their vestments, led by supplied
choir chanting dirges, wound its way
up the hill from the carriages in which
the assemblage had travelled from
Grace Church up Fifth avenue to One
Hundred and Thirteenth street, where
the progress on foot was begun.
At Grace Church. in accordance with
the late Bishops views. there were no
flowers except those on the altar. The
Right Rev. David II. Greer. Bishop of
New York, conducted the services, as
sisted by Bishops William n. Nc
NiChar, OF Rhode Island, William II.
Hare, of South Dakota, and Alexander
Mackay- Smith. Bishop CoadJutor of
Pennsylvania.
The pallbearers were selected from
clerical and lay members of the stand
ing committee of the Diocese of New
YORK. They were:
Pallbearers All Prominent.
The Clerical and lay trustees of the
CatAedla. of ST. John the Divine, the
Clerical and lay deputies 10 the General
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. and the arch-deacons of the
ID. eese OF New York-in all twenty
eight, fourteen clergymen and fourteen
laymen. They are as follows. Rev.
William NJ; Grosvenor. D. D.. Rev.
Thomas r. Harris, D. D.. Rev. Amos T.
ming, D. D., Rev, William r. Hunting
ton. D. D., Rev. Frederick j. Kinsman,
D. D.. Blshop-elect of Delaware; Rev.
J; Lewis Parks, D. D., Rev John p,
Peters D: D, Rey; Egnest n. stirss.
Rey: George F, Nelson, b, b.. Rev.
erIck v. Van Kleeck, b. D., Rev.
Charles s. Burch: George Maccul'och
Miller. Herman c. Van Post, George
Zahriskie, George 8. Bowdoin. John
William II. Burr, II. G Fahnenstocf,
Charles Hoffman, Henry Lewis Nor
ris, J. r. Roosevelt, j. Pierpont Nor
gan, Francis Lynde stetson. W. Bayard
At the interment in the crypt. where
the body was laid in the tomb OF honor.
directly in front of the communion rail
and almost in the centre of the crypt,
stone. simply engraved. was laid over
the remains. No other persons than
the family OF the Bishop and the clergy
OF the diocese of New York We're pres
ent at the last obsequles. Before the
interment the hymn Now the Labor
er's Task Is Ger" was sung BY the sur
pliced choir.
The crypt is destined as a burial place
for all future bishops Of the New York
diocese.