THE LATE BISHOP CLEARY

Inangahua Times, 11 December 1929, Page 2

THE LATE BISHOP CLEARY

BODY LYING IN STATE. • PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. 5 MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY". Per Pros* Assn. AUCKLAND, leant Night. The body of Bishop Cleftry was taken to Saint Patrick's Cathedral this afternoon for the lying in state until the funeral on Thursday morn* i»B- 4| There was a constant stream of worshippers. Prayers for the dead were recited in the Cathedral tonight. The attendance over flowing. Father T. O'Connor, of who was a pupil of Bishop Cleary's at St. Peter's College, Wexford, Ireland, preached a short sermon. The Governor-General has telegraphed to Bishop Liston: “Her Excellency and I are deeply grieved to hear of the death of Bishop Cleary and send you our most sincere sympathy in the loss of one, who will be greatly missed and for whom we had great regard." The message from the P;ime Minister reads: “I have received with deep regret your telegram announcing tho death of Bishop Cleary and I hasten to express to you and members of the Catholie Ohureh in Auckland diocese, my sincere sympathy in the loas ;of its distinguished head. The latft Bishop Cleary possessed a lovable personality, which endeared him to a very large circle of friends, both in and out of church. lam very sorry that my present indisposition will prevent me from being able to personally attend the last rites."

RKMCJIOUS BODIES TRIBOTFS

I Auckland Dec lo | Tribute* toihe memory of Bishop | Cleat y, un verially regarded ss an oo'I standing personality in 'he ecclrs astical I life of ihe Dominion, are paid by dr* I nomination leaders [I) ihe Pinnate I Archbishop Aveiiil, (2) Rev W. D* I Morrison Su'herland, ihe Moderator of | the Presbyterian Assembly (3) Rev B. ID- Drew, Chairman of the Auckland I Methodist District, (4) Rev S. A. Gold. I stein, Jewish Rabbi. I At tbe meeting o' ihe Council of I Christian Congregations last evening a I resolution df sympathy with tbe Roman I Catholic Church of New Zealand in the I loss it had sustained through tbe death I of Bishop Cleary was carried, members I standing in silence. It was decided to I forward the authorities of tbe Church a I resolution embodying the tentinaenta of I regret, and appreciation, voiced at (bn I meeting. I The following tribute to the memory 10l Bishop Cleary was paid by Ihe Pri« I mate, Aichbishop Averill;— I “lo this great hour of sadoeaa cilf I hearts go out to our brethren of Biahop I Cleaiy’s Church in their great lost. With I him has passed a zealous missionary I who devoted every one of his many tal- | ems to the dissemination of tbe Gospel I and to strengthening tbe Church m iba I fields wherein he laboured. We base I teen bim creating new parishes «»4 I giving a lead ia courage and fortitude I and charity to tbe people and priests of I bis large and scattered diocese. We I know that tbe distant backblockt settle* I ment waa as much to bim as tbe more I easy paths of the city. We have seen I bi.n alto giving fully of bis energy and I time in establishing schools for tbe ed* I ucation of tbe boys and girls of bit fluckg I Tbe poor and orphans have beeo bin I especial care, and we know that be spang Ino more happy hours tbao those when I he was with tbe children. In addition I he’engaged himself in brioging the point I of view of bis Church before tbe people lin questions of public iotereat. Bishop Cleary-g life was a full one and a vety useful one, and because of that I think we may tay it was a happy one. “For tbe past 15 years I have natur. j ally beeo braught into dote cootect with Bishop Cleary, and although we could not, of course, see eye to eye with one another in maoy matters, yet I have always found bim to be extremely coni* teous and I sbsll always remember bim as a Christ an gentleman as welt as a Bishop of God’s Church.”