Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-14
TO MOURN BISHOP
SPELLMEYERF FROM
PULPIT He FILLED
Body Here Tonight for Services
in Centenary Church Wednes-
day Afternoon.

Arrangements were completed today
for the funeral of Bishop Henry Spell
meyer, who died suddenly in Atlantic
City on Saturday. Services will be held
in the Centenary Methodist Church,
Summer avenue and Kearny street,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, and
will be conducted by the Rev. George
w. Smith, assisted by Bishop Berry,
Bishop Anderson and several other
bishops who are expected to arrive in
this city tonight. The honorary pail
bearers have not yet been announced,
but they will be selected from members
of the Newark conference, together
with members of the Central and Cen
tenary churches. Interment will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Elizabeth.
Memorial services will be held today
i'll st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church, in Atlantic City, with Bishop
Thomas Medley and a committee OF
ministers from the Newark and New
Jersey conferences officiating. Follow
ing the services the body will lie In
state in the church until 4 o'clock. II
will be brought to this city accom-
panied by a guard of honor, which will
be appointed by the New Jersey con-
ference today, on the 4:45 o'clock train,
arriving here shortly after Z p. m.
Mrs. Spellmeyer. who was In the
West when news of the death of her
husband reached her, arrived in this
city last night, She is at the home of
Charles e. Hill. of 11S Mount Pleasant
avenue, a relative, who is in charge of
the funeral arrangements.
PiSbnp Cpp11mayar banama I'll while
presiding over the conference on Fri
day afternoon. but it was not thought
that his condition was serious. Short
ly after 9 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing a maid who visited his room to
call him found him dead. DR.. How
ard Westney, who was quickly sum-
moned, attempted to revive the bishop
but his efforts were unavailing. Acute
Indigestion is believed to ave beer
the cause of his death.
The conference was adjourned fol-
the day. Bishop Nicely. of New
Orleans, will preside over the re.
naming sessions. The following were
appointed a special committee to take
charge of the funeral services: DR.
Medley, Dr.. John Handley, of New
Brunswick: the Rev. DR.. N. J. Wright
of Bridgeton: the Rev. DR.. S. M. Mich
OILS. of Camden; the Rev DR.. Alfred
Wagg, Of Trenton; the Rev. DIR. j. w
Marshall, of New Brunswick, and the
Rev. DIR. NJ. E. Snyder. of Atlantic
City.
DR.. Spellmeyer served as pastor OF
the Centenary Church for Jour years
and it was while here that he was elect.
ed bishop.
Following his election as bishop. the
conference named Cincinnati, o.. as the
place of DR.. Spellmeyer's episcopal resi-
dence. Two years later. his duties took
him on a trip to China, to visit the
Methodist missions in that country. He
was accompanied on this trip by Mrs
Spellmeyer. In 1906 he was assigned to
preside over the conference held in
Morristown, but he did not return in
time. The following year he presided
over the session in Plainfield.
The conference members yer whom
Bishop Spellmeyer was presiding at At
lantic City held a short session this
morning to take official action on the
bishops death. Resolutions OF regret
and coincidence were passed. after
which a recess was taken until Thurs
day.