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Show WANTED THE BISHOP BURIE As is well known in Xew York state, a statute iorbids the burial of human bodies in the city of Albany. Protestant Bishop Donne, it is said.' was instrumental in having passed a special act permitting permit-ting the interment of his remains, when he should die. in the cathedral at Albany. After quite a struggle the good man succeeded in getting his act passed by the lawmakers, but what was his astonishment and chagrin to observe a most extraordinary provision in the text. After ihe usual verbiage there was a clause that ran something like this: '"We do grant that Bishop Doane be buried within the precincts of the cathedral' at Albany. This act to take effect immediately." |