Evening star., 1943-06-09
Crowds Pay Tribute
To Bishop Freeman
Al Cathedral Rites
Great and Humble Join
In Homage at Services
Held in Great Choir
By JAMES WALDO FAWCETT,


Great and humble paid tribute
to the Right Rev. James E. Free
man, third Bishop of Washing
ton, at funeral services for him
in the Great Choir of Washing
ton Cathedral this afternoon.
Long before the time announced
for the final rites of commemora-
ton crowds of men, women and
children began to assemble in the
Cathedral grounds. Many wore the
uniforms of the Army, Navy and
auxiliary branches of the national
defense. Mingling with these were
boys and girls from the cathedral
schools and other children. some of
whom recently had been confirmed
by the prelate who died Sunday.
During the early hours of the day
the body of Bishop Freeman lay in
state in the Chapel of ST. Mary,
guarded by cathedral clergy and
surrounded by heaps of floral offer
tngs from the White, House, men,
bers of the House Of Bishops. dio-
cesan clergy, many organizations
ana personal TRENDS.
ChapeIs Are Filled.
The tranSept and chapels on both
sides Of the great choir were filled
with people when the procession
entered through the north porch
few minutes after o'clock, March
ing to the high altar there came
first representatives of the general
i,,n
other denominations, diocesan clergy,
visiting bishops and active pail
bearers
Honorary pail bearers were lay
members of the Cathedral Chapter,
lay members of the Standing Com
rlittee of the diocese and diocesan
administrative officials These repre-
sentatives of the laity were followed
in the procession by members of the
Cathedral Council and of the Ex-
ecutive Council of the diocese Next
marched the Masonic delegation
from Temple-Noyes Lodge, Knights
Templar and Scottish Rite dignitar-
les.
Officers of the American Red
Cross, Daughters of the American
Revolution, George Washington Uni
verslty, Community Chest, American
Automobile Association and other
bodies also participated in the march
from the crypt to the chancel.
Borne high above the heads of the
congregation were the Jerusalem
Cross, the Cross of Abyssinia, the
American flag. the flag Of the church
and the cathedral banners Mean
while Paul Galloway at the organ
played professional music by Bach
which Bishop Freeman himself had
preferred.
Psalm Sung by Choir.
The opening sentences Of the
service were spoken by the Rev Dr.
Franklin J. Bohanan, rector of Rock
Greek Parish and chairman of the
standing committee of the diocese:
Il am the Resurrection and the
Life, saith the Lord; he that be-
lieveth in me, though he were dead.
yet shall he live; and vhosoever
liveth and believeth in me, shall
never die"
Psalm 121, beginning Il will life
up mine eyes until the hills" then
was sung by the full choir of men
and boys with Ellis c. Varley at the
organ.
The lesson from First Corinthians
1920. But now is Christ risen from
the dead was read by the Rev Dr.
Charles F. Smith. canon chancellor.
Bishop Freeman's appreciation of
the hymn The Strife Is Ger" was
remembered in this place in the
sacred program. He had requested
the choir to sing it on many other
occasions in his life and it therefore
was included in the arrangements
for his funeral.
The Apostles Greed and the Lords
Prayer were recited by the Right
Rev. Noble c. Powell, Bishop Co.
adjutor of Maryland. Anthems at
the close of the service were Souls
of the Righteous Are in the Hands
Of Cod and God Be in My Head
and in My Understanding. The
congregation joined in the singing
of Ten Thousand Times Ten Thou
sand The recessional was Han
dels Dead March"
At the burial in the Chapel of st.
Joseph of Arimathea later, Abide
With Me was the only hymn.
Bishops Participate.
Pallbearers chosen from the do
cesar clergy were the Rev. Reno S.
Harp, the Rev. F. Bland Tucker, the
Rev. Armand T. Eyler, the Rev.
Charles w. Sheerin, the Rev Ed
ward Gabler and the Rev. Canon
Albert H. Lucas. All had been as
sociated with Bishop Freeman for
many years.
The members of the House of
Bishops participating in the service
included: Right Rev. Karl Block,
Bishop of California: Right Rev.
Frederick Budlong, Bishop of Con-
necticut; Right Rev. Robert Carter
Jett, Bishop of Southwest Virginia;
Right Rev. Oliver j. Hart, Bishop of
Pennsylvania. Other prelates in the
procession were: Bishop Francis
Hodur and Co-adjutor John Misias-
eek of the Polish National Catholic
Church, and the Right Rev. George
West. Lord Bishop of Rangoon,
Burma.
Bishop Freeman's family. The Brit
ish Ambassador and Viscountess
Halifax also were among the mourn
ers.
James Berkeley. head verger of
the cathedral during Bishop Free
mans tenure, marshaled the pro-
cession. Other members of the
cathedral staff present at the serv-
ice were: Miss Genevieve Cooper,
the bishops secretary; Miss Helen
Young, Miss Thelma King. Miss
Helen c. Beck. Miss Edna Walker
and John H. Bayless, curator.
The veteran cathedral carpenter,
Percy S. Tevis, and Thomas j.
Clark, herb gardener. had a place
in the Crossing. Not far from them
sat Philip H. Frohman, the architect
Of the cathedral; Edwin N. Lewis.
editor of the Cathedral Age for Is
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