THE LATE MR A. J. WHITE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10677, 11 June 1895, Page 5

THE LATE MR A. J. WHITE.

At the close of vespers at the ProCathedral, Barbadoes Street, on Sunday evening, Miss Punston played “The Dead March in Saui ” out of respect to the late Mr A. J. White. The remains of the deceased were taken to the Pro-Cathedral yesterday morning, v/here, at 10 a.m., a solemn requiem mass was held for the repose of his soul. The building, which was draped in black, was crowded to the doors, a large number of leading citizens being present. The Eight Rav Dr Grimes celebrated the Pontifical Requiem Mass, which was sung to “Gregorian music ancient plain song.” Tho officiating priests were the Very Rev Father Chervier and the Eev Father Foley, Deacons at the Shrine; the Rev Father Marnane, Deacon of the Mass; Rav Father Malone, Subdeacon; the Rev Father Cummings, Vicar-General acting as assisting priest; and tho Rev Fathers Ginaty and Salvador also took part. The Eev Father Galerne assisted Mr H, H, Loughnan in conducting the choir, which was considerably strengthened, and during the offertory Mr Loughnan sang “Jean, Redemptor Mundi.” The bishop preached a most impressive sermon from the text, “ But I would not have you to he ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as others that have no hope,” in which he referred feelingly to the loss sustained pj the church and the community by the death of Mr White. In concluding, he urged all to follow the example set by the deceased both in hia devotion to his church and his actions in business.

The body, which was encased in a solid oak coffin, covered with beautiful floral wreaths and crosses, remained in the church until 2 p.m,, when the funeral service was commenced in the church. While the coffin was being borne to the hearse the organ pealed forth “ The Dead March, 1 ’ The funeral cortege was then formed, and moved off to the Public Cemetery, Linwood, where the obsequies were carried out by the Bishop, assisted by the same clergy as in the morning, the service being choral. In front of the hearse marched the children of the Convent and the scholars of the Marisb Brothers’ school, and following it were the chief mourners. Coming next were the employes of the warehouse owned by the deceased, some of whom acted as bearers. Behind these came the Bishop and assistant priests, with the acolytes all in full vestments, and then followed over one hundred carriages, besides a large number on foot. The streets were lined with people, and the procession, which was fully three-quarters of a mile long, took twenty minutes to pass a given spot. At the cemetery there were quite two thousand people assembled. A very large number of floral tributes were sent. Amongst the societies represented were the League of the Cross (of which deceased had been vice-president), the Society of St Vincent de Paul and the Catholic Literary Society, of both of which he had been an honorary member. The cortige was one of the largest seen here, and amongst those present were the' Mayor of Christchurch, Sir George Clifford, the Revs Dr Elmslie, H. C. M. Watson, W. Birch, J. Orchard and A. Mitchell, Drs Brins and Palmer, Major Francis, Captains Garsia, Popham and Anderson, Messrs Martin Kennedy, R. M. Macdonald, J. Connal, H. S. Brown, L. Matson, H. W. Jennings, D. H. Brown, J. W. Mitchell, W, Hockley, G. Embling, A. Ferguson, W. P. Townend, W. Strange, P. Hercus, M. O’Brien. E. C. Ashby, J. J* Thompson, R, E. Stephens, P. Delahunt, W. Henderson, D. Duncan, A. Ayers, D. Graham, B. C. Brown, J. Tait, J. Sheath, A. W. Money, 0. W. Turner, A, Vandervelden, G. Tayler, W. Harris, H. B. Kirk, J. Barrett, P, O’Malley, C. F. Turner, F. C. Raphael, C. F. Chisnall, G. Fletcher, J. Page, W. E. Scott, W. Donald. E. O’Connor, T. Lonargan, J. S. Jameaon, W. Murray, J. M’Haffie, S. Manning, P. Palk, J. Rowell, M. Nolan, P. Denham, W. Hayward, M. Malley, E. V. Macdonald, J. J. Herrick, W. Hudson, J. Freeman, P. Burke, M. Gaffney, J. Aitken, G. Cronin, E. W. England, jun., G. Hayward, D. H. Christie, P. Henley, C. J. Rudd, M. Cunningham, J. M’Namars, J. Neil, P. Molloy, G. D. Cronin, J. Lane, B. Hayward, W. Hardy, G. Young, J. H. Noding, G. Smithson, F. W. Ssndford, H. L. Bowker, W. Evans, J. Toovey, H. Mace, W. Sey, D. Morrow, J. Looney, G. Burrows, C. Cuff and M. Heywood.