The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
BISHOP DESIRED
SIMPLE FUNERAL
Specially Requested That No
Flowers BE Sent to Resi-
dence or Church.
CARDINAL HERE TOMORROW
Boiy Will Lie i'll State i'll
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Coincidence.

Prelates of high station In the Cath
Ollie Church from many sections OF the
country will attend the funeral OF
Bishop Augustine Van de Vyver, which
will be one of the most imposing ever
held in the city. 1t will take place
Friday morning at IL o'clock. While
the arrangements which are in pro-
gress al! tend In the direction of sim
plicity, in accordance with the unprc-
tentious. democracy which marked the
churcnman TN life, the high rank he
held in the church will make necessary
q large degree OF ceremonial and pomp
in the final rites.
With the details of the funeral still
In course of preparation, this much is
certain: Cardinal Gibbons Will pro-
nounce the dissolution at the end of the
services. and Monsignor Falconio,
apostolic delegate in Washington. Will
assist in the services. The cardinal
will arrive in Richmond Thursday af-
ternoon from Baltimore. where a cele-
ebration of the hftieth anniversary of
his ordination as bishop is now in pro-
gress.
No Flowers mt Funeral.
AT the episcopal residence ii was
stated last night that the officials in
charge of the funeral are especially
anxious that no flowers be sent. Con-
siderable embarra ssment has arisen
from the fact that numbers of the bish-
ops friends are sending these tokens
of their respect to the residence, when.
both because of his extreme modesty
during life and of the precepis observed
by the church on the death of it's pre-
lates. flowers are not desired.
Lay preparations for tn. funeral
wers put into motion Monday, when
| committees from the five parishes of
| the city met at the McGill Catholic
Union and organized for the carrying
out of the part to be played by the lay
| men in Fridays ceremonies. j. j..
Dreamer was elected chairman and
Maurice A. Powers was made secretary
An execpttve committee was appoin ted
to draw UP plans and report to a gen
eral committee to-day. Those compos-
Ing the executive committee are l. f.
Sullivan, Sacred Heart Church: Colo
mel John Murphy. of st. Peters Church.
John j. Blake. ST. Patrick's Church:
Joseph w. Bliley, ST. Mary's Church,
| and Charles Yardley, Sacred Heart
Church. South Richmond a body of
l 20 men were selected. twenty-five from
each parish. to take charge of the lay
mems part of. the funeral arrange
ments. appoint ushers. guards OF honor
and detail committees.
| Rev. j. j. Bowler. vicar general OF
st. Peters Church, has been appointed
administrator by Cardinal Gibbons. to
take charge of the Virginia Diocese
until the successor Of Bishop Van de
Vyver is named by the Pope.
body to Lie in state.
The body Of the bishop lies at pres
ent In the east room OF the episcopal
residence. adjoining the Sacred Heart
Cathedral. where he died. 1t will be
removed to the cathedral Thursday
morning, and Will there lie in state
until the burial Friday at II O'Clock.
The general public Will not be per-
| mitted to view the body until Thurs
DAY at noon. Near the body of the
dead bishop, day anu nish,. stands a
guard of honor consisting of twenty
men. They remain on duty four hours
at a time. being relieved by a fresh
detail at the end of every period.
Messages of coincidence continue to
| come in large number to Administrator
j. j. Bowler and other church officials
| Many or them came yesterday from tho
local ministry. both Protestant and
Catholic. and from prominent citizens.
message was received from Mayor
D. c. Richardson expressing the sym
pathy OF the municipality. Among the
kilograms from a distance was one
| o9 - ~ Gil VI new oTA,
bearing coincidence and expressing sor-
row at his inability to be present at
| the funeral. Messages were also re-
ceived from Bishop Prendergast of
Philadelphia. and Bishop D. j. O'Con-
nell. OF San Francisco, regretting
their inability to come. Bishop North
rop of Charleston, S. c.. telegraphed
that he would be present.
Services for Children.
| In order that the Catholic children
of the different parishes of the city
may have an opportunity to show
their respect and love for the bishop.
a special service will be held on Fri
day at 4. NJ: The mass on this occa
sion will be offered for the bishop, and
all the Catholic children are expected
to attend
No children will be allowed at the
| II o'clock services
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