The New York herald., 1920-12-24
LAST HONORS PAID
TO BISHOP BURCH
Many Distinguished Men in
Clergy and Laity Attend
Funeral at Cathedral.

With q stately simplicity the service
for the dead was read yesterday after
noon over the body Of Charles Sumner
Burch. Bishop OF the Protestant Epis
copal Church of New York, in the
Cathedral Of st. John the Divine. In
the congregation that occupied all the
seats and standing room In what
eventually will be the crossing OF the
cathedral, were clergymen
of denominations other than the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, while Gov
Smith and members of his staff. Mayor
Hylan, other high officials Of the New
York city government, and Vice-Con-
sui Scott Of the British Consulate gave
to the funeral a civic and even an in
tenational significance.
The service, which was opened at 3
o'clock, would under ordinary circum-
stances, have consumed less than half
an hour. but unusual conditions, in
cluding the great length Of the pro-
cessional and recessional, surrounding
the funeral service for Bishop, made
the impressive ritual an hour long. and
it was 4 o'clock when the body was
carried from the cathedral through the
north transcept and placed in the
vault under the chancel.
Half an hour before the services were
opened in the cathedral preliminary
service was conducted in the Bishops
residence by Dean Howard Chandler
Robbins In the presence only Of Mrs.
Burch. Albert A. Burch. the son of
Bishop and Mrs. Burch, and Capt. and
Mrs. Arnaldo Marson, their son-in-law
and daughter. The cortege then was
formed In the clergyhouse. In the mean
time the purple covered coffin holding
the body of the Bishop had been taken
from the Ambulatory. where 1t had
rested since the middle Of the forenoon.
to the space between the choir stalls
facing the high altar. Lighted candles
were placed at either side OF the coffin
and a tall floral cross was stationed at
It's head. The ushers suspended their
work OF seating the CONGREGATION while
the body was being placed in the chan
eel and all who had been seated stood.
Distinguished Persons Present.
Canon Nash and the Rev. r. S. w.
Wood the master and assistant master
Of ceremonies. preceded a long line OF
clergy, including the grand chaplains
of the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of the State OF New
York, representatives Of the Eastern
orthodox churches. the clergy of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of New
York and the clergy of other Protestant
Episcopal dioceses and Of various Prot
estant churches Next walked the rep
resentatives of diocesan boards and or
ganizatlons. the faculty OF the General
Theological Seminary. Richard NJ. Pott.
treasurer of the diocese; the Rev.
Charles X. Gilbert, secretary OF the do
cese. and the assistant secretaries;
George Zabriske chancellor of the do
cese: the honorary wears OF the cathe-
dral and the canons.
The next division In the PROFESSIONAL
was formed by the honorary pallbearers.
who were the Rev. Drs. William T. Man
ming. Ernest NJ. Stlres. Charles Lewis
slattery, r. Cloves Chorley. Theodore
sedgwick, Herbert Shipman, +. 5. Smith
cr. Jr.. and William II. owen and James
Roosevelt Roosevelt Franklin d. Roose-
Welt. Robert C. Hone, August Belmont,
william H. Burr, DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, Charles Steele, William Fellowes
Morgan, BsOrSC BOURNE, w imam W -
Hoffman. ogden Reid, Stuyvesant Fish
Thomas S. McLane and Edmund l..
Baylles. The trustees of the cathedral
and members Of the standing committee
OF the diocese walked after them.
Bishops OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church walked at the end Of the pro-
cession with Dean Robbins at their head.
They We're Thomas +. Gailor. President
OF Executive Council Ethelbert Talbot.
Rishop OF Bethlehem. Pa; William
Lawrence. Bishop OF Massachusetts
Chauncey r. Brewster. Bishop or Con-
noctlcut: Charles III. Brent, Bishop of
Western New York, Frederick Burgess,
Blrhop OF Long Island Charles T. Ohm
s;ed. Bishop Of Central. New York; Ed
win S. Lines. Bishop Of Newark; Arthur
5 Lloyd. formerly Bishop Coadjutor of
virginia ". +. Stearly. Bishop Coad-
tutor Of Newark, Charles Fiske, Bishop
Coadjutor OF Central New York. and
James n. Darlington. Bishop OF Harris
burg. In the choir stalls and In seats
that had been placed at right and left
az tho altar there was ample accommo-
dation for all who participated In the
professional