The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
THOUSANDS MOURN
. FOR BISHOP GREER
Persons Of All Creeds at Bier
of Prelate in Cathedral Of
st. John the Divine.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING
Elaborate Plans for Services
Prior to Burial in Crypt
of Edifice.

In the Cathedral of st. John the Di-
vine, where he presided as Bishop OF
New York for many years. funeral sery-
ices will he held for the Right Rev. David
Itummell Greer this morning at IL
o'clock; and there he will be buried.
People Of all denominations and prob
ably many without confessed faith who
had been the benenciaries of his work
among the poor filed by or stood for a
Bishop Greer yesterday in the ambula-
tory OF the Cathedral.
When the church was opened. at II
o'clock in the morning, there were many
persons waiting without to pay their
last respects And all through the day
until the church was closed, at s O'Clock
last night, they came through the driz-
zle to pay tribute 70 him In death.
The body was taken from his late
residence on the Cathedral grounds to
the church at 1880 o'clock. The Rt.
Rev. Charles S. Burch. Suffragan Blshop
Of the Diocese, and the Cathedral clergy.
Dean Howard Robbins, the Rev. Il.
Etiggs Nash and the Rev. Robert ".
Jones received II in the entrance to the
nave and escorted II through the chan
eel to the rear OF the Altar. where the
coffin rests upon two pelestals between
two of the eight massive granite COL
umns that support the nave. The flu
neral march from saul" was played
Upon the organ as the procession paced
through the chancel to the ambulatory.
In Chapel OF Sc. Saviour.
The coffin was fianked by four NOR
tuary candles, casting their pickering
light into the purplish gloom let in
through the great stained glass win
dows high above the Chapel OF st. sa-
v!our. A wreath of palms, and a small
bunch Of violets lay on top Of the cof-
I'm, Another palm wreath rested at the
foot OF pedestal. Hoods OF degrees
conferred upon the Bishop by universe
ties lay upon the lid. Floral pieces
we're set about the bier and along the
walls Of the ambulatory. A guard of
honor composed of members Of the lay
mems Club of the Cathedral and uni
formed policemen stood about during
ire evening and remained throughout
the night.
Intermingled streamers of black and
purple were draped in the chancel and
upon the pulpit: flowers of which there
were many arriving throughout the
evening. were placed about the church,
hushed as the continuous line walked
on tptoe through the north entrances
around the ambula tory and fled out the
southern exits. The doors will be open
TO the public at o'clock this morning.
but the church must be vacated at 10
o'clock. Then the holders of tickets to
the funeral will be admitted. II there
are seats not claimed by 10:45 o'clock
they will be given to the public. IL
the weather permits the doors of the
cathedral will be opened 10 that the
persons outside may hear the service.
During the service two Of Bishop
Greers favorite hymns will be sung by
the choir, Souls OF. the Righteous" q
full anthem. will follow the creed AMI
prayers, said by Bishop Lines. II Hear
Voice" will be sung Immediately after
the committal by Bishop Brent. The
opening sentences will be said by Bishop
Francis, after which the choir will chant
Psalm 30. The lesson will be read by
Dean Robbins: Hymn 345 will then fol-
low, then the creed and prayers; Souls
of the Righteous' Man That Is Born of
Woman Bishop Lloyd; committal,
Bishop Brent IT Hear a Voice." Kyrie-
choir; prayers. Bishop Brent; Recess
sional Hymn III.
Services to BE Held In Crypt.
The body will be taken from the cham
Gel 10 the crypt, under the choir, where
Bishop Burch will say prayers and the
Benedicton. The coffin will rest beside
that Of the Very Rev. William N.
Grosvenor. first dean OF the cathedral.
Bishop Greer was the seventh Bishop
Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
New York.
The procession will march down the
centre aisle in the following order:
Crucifer. cathedral choir. acolytes.
with American haR; master OF core