THE LATE CANON NELSON.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 63, 14 March 1919, Page 6

THE LATE CANON NELSON.

I — a ■ SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S. The remains of the late Rev. Canon C. M. Nelson were interred to-day in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Parnell. A service was held at 10 a.m. in St. Paul's Church, Symonds Street, at which there was a large gathering of the clergy. The congregation was also a big one. A choir was in attendance, and the hymn "Jesu, Lover of My Soul" was snng byall present. Just before the casket was removed from in front of the chancel, the congregation joined in that beauti- \ ful hymn, "Now the Labourer's Task is O'er." Tho vicar of St. Paul's, Rev. C. A. B. Watson, opened the service, and the Rev. Brady read the psalm. The Rev. Canon 0. Mac Murray, of St. Mary's < Cathedral, Parnell, read th<» funeral ser- , vice, after which the Rev. W. Beatty, of St. Mark's, Remuera, pronounced the eulogium upon the deceased. He said that Canon Nelson possessed educa- ; tional and other attainments of a high order, in addition to which he was a learned Bible student, an authority on Church law, and as a priest took a, kindly personal interest in the members | of his flock, more especially the sick and j the needy. The canon was also a good j business man, that fact being shown in i the performance of his duties as a ] synodsman, and the yarious organisations with which he was connected. He was also a loyal son of the Church of England. The Rev. W. E. Oillam, vicar of St. Matthew's, next read the prayers, after which Bishop Averill pronounced the • benediction. The whole congregation 1 stood while the casket was carried from • I the church to the hearse, preceded by 1 I the clergy, as Chopin's "Marehe Funebre" * was played on the organ by Mr. Phill- - i pot. Mr. O. Coates, brother-in-law of ' | the deceased, walked immediately behind I the casket, with Mr. VV. C. Whitley, for I I many years an officer of St. Paul* ' , Church during the long period Rev. ' j Canon Nelson was vicar. I J The esteem in which deceased was i held was manifested by those who were , at the service and followed to the ceme- ( | tery. Amongst those present were:—The Hons. J. A. Tolc, George Fowlds. Rev. [ lA. B. Chappell, Rabbi Goldstein, Mr. Ben ' ! Myers, Mr. M. M. McCallum (president ' lof the Chamber of Commerce), Mr W. jJ. Speight (diocesan secretary), Mr. C. *. IJ. Tunks, Mr. B. Kent, Mr. H. M. Wilson (town clerk), Mr. S. Hesketh, Mr. P. ( JM. Mackay, Professor F. Brown,. Pro- | fessor C. W. Egerton (chairman of the c | Professorial Board). In addition there i were a number of brethren of the Masonic fraternity, in which order de- | neaped held high oince under the English i Constitution. Numerous beautiful ; wreaths were sent by various friends, ! and institutions with which deceased had ■ been connected. One motor car was devoted for the purpose of conveying these to the cemetery. It required twelve motors to carry the followers to St. Stephen's, Parnell." A number of friends of the deceased, including the Hon. Seymour Thorne , , George, were at St. Stephen's Cemetery. ! The service at the grave was opened by i the Rev. Wilson, and concluded by the j Rishop. The Masonic brethren th"n I filed past the grave, and deposited sprigs of acacia upon the coffin. |