The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-23
Henry Yates Satterlee
Often Expressed Wish
to Be Near MOnu-
ment of Career.
Distinguished PrelateS
Send Messages of SYM
pathy and Will At
tend the Funeral.

obedient 10 his oft-eXpressed wish, the
body Of the Right Rev. Henry Yates
Satterlee. bishop of Washington. who
died early yesterday morning. is to be
laid away at St. Adams. Here il will
rest within hearing Of the chimes OF
the great cathedral OF IS. Peter and
Paul, which is 10 be erected there as q
result Of his Efforts.
The funeral OF Bishop Satterlee Will
be held Tuesday afternoon from the
Pro-Cathedral at 2 O'Clock, and Will be
attended by one OF a most distinguish
ed gatherings. Interment is to be IN
the Little Sanctuary, by the Jerusalem
Altar of the Cathedral Close.
1t was the desire of Bishop Satterlee
that ne should be buried here, where
is TO be erected the crowninE monu-
ment to his lifes work-the Washing
ton Cathedral whose cornerstone has
already been laid and the completion
OF which was the dream OF Bishop Sat-
terlee's life during his last eventful
years. -......
Bishop Lawrence to 0hiciate.
Commensurate with the work Of the
prelate who has just passed away, the
services attendant upon the funeral are
10 be most notable both from the view
point Of their character and those VINO
will participate In them. In the alb
sence OF the ven5 able Bishop futile of
Missouri. presiding bishop OF all the
American Episcopal churches, Bishop
William Lawrence OF Massachusetts
will conduct tho services, assisted by
some of the highest dignitaries OF the
church.
Bishop Henry Potter of New York
.0p Thomas L. Gailor or Tonnes
see, and Bishop Alexander Smith Of
Pennsylvania, and possibly others yet
10 be selected. are to take active parts
IN the last rites and will each pay tTi-
ute to MS worth as a bishop, a man
and as a friend. A number Of other
bishops. high in the councils of the
church, VIII be present and occupy
seats upon the platform.
The music is to be furnished by the
combined choirs OF the churches Of St.
Paul and St. Mark, under the direction
Of Edgar Priest, organist OF the former
church. The Cicrgy who viii assist in
the services viii meet in the assembly
room of the Pro-Cathedral at I O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, entering at the
Twelfth street entrance. Those who
have tickets Of admission will reach the
church before LAB o'clock. At that
hour the doors Will be thrown open to
the public.
Remains to Lie in State.
The body OF Bishop Satterles is TO be
taken to the cathedral Monday night, /
where it viii lie in State until the
hour of the funeral. Ii has not vet
been decided whether the public will
be given an opportunity TO view the
remains OF the beloved prelate This
will be decided tomorrow by the mem
hers OF the bishops family ana the
committee on the funeral arrangements. !
1t is stated that it is the general urac-
tice Of the Episcopal Church 10 avoid /
anything that sayors Of Ost5ntati0n. and
IL is not improbable that the hundreds /
who might care TO look upon the fea-
lures or the bishop for the last time /
may on account Of this custom, be .
denied the privilege OF doing so.
During Monday night the Clergymen I
OF the diocese are TO stand guard over 4
the casket. On Tuesday morning. be- I
ginning at Z o'clock. and every hour
thereafter until / o'clock. Holy Com 4
munion services are to be held in the 4
cathedral To any one Of these serv- /
ices, which viii be conducted by dlf-
ferent ministers, the public is invited .
to come The last Holy Communion 4
service will begin at noon.
The Active PalIbearers.
The active paHbearers have been
named are Canous w. l. Devries and 1
c. r. Bratenahl, Charles J. Bell. c. c. /
Glover, Thomas +. Hyde, and Col.
George TruesdeI The honorary pail !
bearers viii be the remaining members I
Of the cathedral chapter.
The ushers who are delegated to
handle the immense gathering which is /
expected viii be under the direction of I
the president OF the Churchman'S
League, aided by the local assembly
OF the Brotherhood OF St. Andrew. IN
conjunction with a special committee
appointed by the vestry of the Pro-
Cathedral, of which Arthur NJ. Poyn-
ton is chai man. Canon Alfred Hard +
Ing is to &c master OF ceremonies.
Many parsons or prominence in ma
tional and civic life Will be present at
the funeral Il is possible that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and family will attend (
as Bishop Satterlee had always been
regarded as a close friend of the Chief
Executive. He oficiated at the mar
r1age OF Miss Alice Roosevelt and Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth and
had often been a guest at the White
House.