THE LATE DEAN CAREW.

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 February 1918, Page 5

THE LATE DEAN CAREW.

. THE FUNERAL OBSEQUIES. The funeral of the late Dean Carew took place yesterday, afternoon, leaving St. Patrick’s at ,2.30. Long before that hour a large concourse of people had gathered in the church and in fire adjoining streets. His Lordship Bishop Brodie and the large number of clergy who had come to* Greyniouth for the obsequies assembled in the church for the prescribed prayers. The body of the late Bean was Then carried by the members of the Hibernian Society to me hearse, a. guard of honor from the same Society lining the aisle and the approaches of the church. . The procession then left the church, in the following order, viz. : The cross bearer and sanctuary boysi, the pupils of the Brothers’ schools, the pupils of the Convent schools, Sisters of Mercy, Children of Mary (wearing the blue cloaks of their Society), the members of the Hibernian Society (wearing the sashes of their Order). These preceded the hearse, which was followed by a* carriage' in which were the rehir fives of the deceased (the Rev. Dean Hyland and two Sisters of Mercy)r iiie visiting clergy, wearing soutane and surplice, His. Lordship with cope and mitre*, attended by Monsignor Walsh and Deans Regnault and Tubman, then followed. The parishioners and citizens of Greymouth and surrounding districts* formed the largest cortege ever seen on the West Coast, the numbers being estimated at between three and four thousand people. The Mayor (Mr. J. D. Lynch), accompanied by the Town Clerk and Councillor.-!, represented tlie municipality, the County Council being represented by the Chairman (Mr. J- McCarthy) the County Clerk (Mr. M. J. Phillips) and Councillors. Ycn._ Archdeacon York and Rev. ’J. W. Smyth and Rev. E. D. Patchett represented the local Protestant Churches*. It was only when the whole procession reached Tainui Street and in looking back from the Sawyer’s Creek bridge* that an idea of its vast could be formed, for besides those who marched in processional order, in some instances six abreast, the footpaths on either side* were lined with people. Such a demonstration of reverence .and respect had never bgfore been witnessed in Greymouth, and all this spontaneous expression of esteem was to the memory of a poor missionary priest who, like thousands of his countrymen, had left home and friends to* do* God’s* work, to obey the Divine command ‘‘Go, teach all nations/’: who, without fee or reward, had spent a long life in that service and had won, as was proved by yesterday’s demonstration, the love and esteem of the whole community. At the graveside, Bishop Brodie read the prayers in a most impressive manner in Latin and in f English,' and intoned the Benediction, which was sug alternately by the priests. Then were sung two of the late Dean s favorite hymns, “Faith of Our Fathers” 'and “Hail, Queen ok Heaven,” and many a tear was shea at tlie closing even after the grave had been Tilled m, many of his faithful people lingered long around what, will be to them a snored spot. The moving lines of Burns’ are surely appropriate for the good Dean s epitaph : “Know thon 0 stranger to the f«iac Of this much loved, much-honoured nnmc, For none that knew him need he told. A wanper heart Death no er made to d.