DR. CLEARY'S DEATH

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 842, 10 December 1929, Page 11

DR. CLEARY'S DEATH

SOLEMN CEREMONIES COMMENCE THE LYING-IN-STATE At two o’clock at St. Patrick’s i Cathedral this afternoon the obsequies of the late Right Rev. ’ Dr. Cleary commenced, when the < dead bishop entered his cathedral for the last time. l Dressed in the robes proper to his 1 office the body was removed from the > Mater Misericordiae Hospital last i evening and taken to the Bishop's House at Ponsonby. From there it : was privately taken to the cathedral this afternoon for the lying-in-state. Prayers for the repose of the soul of the bishop will be offered at the cathedral at 7.30 this evening, when a short address will be delivered by tbe Rev. Father O’Connor, C.SS.R. Father O’Connor was a former pupil of Bishop Cleary’s, and was master of ceremonies at his consecration at Enniscorthy Cathedral, Ireland, over 19 years ago. The night watches will be kept by members of the various Catholic men’s societies. ■ The children of the Catholic schools and orphanages of the city will attend a solemn requiem mass at the cathedral tomorrow morning, commencing at 10 o’clock. This ceremony will be reserved particularly for the children as there will not be sufficient room in the cathedral for the general laity. The celebrant of the mass will be the Right Rev. Dr. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch. At 7.30 tomorrow the Solemn Office of the Dead will be recited by the prelates and clergy. The cathedral will be open all day tomorrow for those who wish to view the lying-in-state, and masses will be offered at an early hour both, tomorrow and on Thursday morning. REQUIEM MASS The funeral requiem will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The celebrant will be the Rt. Rev. Dr. Liston, and in the sanctuary will be Archbishop Redwood, S.M., and his coadjutor, Archbishop O’Shea, Bishop Brodie (Christchurch), Bishop Whyte (Dunedin), and representative clergy from all parts of New Zealand. Clergy from other districts are already arriving and it is expected that the southern prelates will arrive by the Limited tonight. The archbishops and bishops will stay at the Bishop’s House. Ponsonby. At the funeral mass the panegyric will be preached by Dr. Brodie, -who is a native of the diocese of Auckland, and who laboured as a priest for many years in Auckland City and in rural parishes. The music at the mass will be given by a choir of priests. In accordance with the express wish of Dr. Cleary, lie will be buried in the cemetery adjoining St. Patrick’s Church at Panmure, -where lie buried many former priests of the diocese. In accordance with another request of the bishop there will be no flowers at his obsequies. FUNERAL PROCESSION Arrangements for the funeral procession are now being completed. The procession will leave the Cathedral about 11.45 a.m., and the route will be by way of Hobson Street, Customs Street, Queen Street, Karangahape Road, Symonds Street, Khyber Pass Road, Broadway,' and the Great South Road to Panmure. The graveside service will be chanted. Laymen who wish to walk in the procession will assemble in the vicinity of the powerhouse, Lower Ilobson Street, and will walk in the procession as far as Grafton Bridge, where they will disperse. All those desiring a position in the funeral procession are requested to communicate with the Administrator of St. Patrick’s Cathedral before noon tomorrow. FURTHER TRIBUTES At a meeting of the Council of Christian Congregations last evening, a resolution of sympathy with the Roman Catholic Church of New Zealand in the loss it had suffered, through tha death of Bishop Cleary was carried, the members standing in silence. It was decided to forward to the authorities of the Church a resolution embodying the sentiments of regret and appreciation voiced at the meeting. The Auckland University College Council will send a mesage of sympathy. "Bishop Cleary has been an outstanding figure in the community for a number of years," said the chairman, Sir George Fowlds, at the council’s meeting yesterday afternoon. Members stood in silence. A tribute to the late Dr. H. W. Cleary was paid at this morning's meeting of the Auckland Transport Board by the chairman, Mr. J. A. C. Allum. "C think wc all know how great an influence the late bishop has been for the welfare of the city,” said Mr. Allum. "We all respected him.” ■ Members of the board stood in silence. TAKEN TO CATHEDRAL BODY RECEIVED BY ADMINISTRATOR ; HIS PEOPLE’S TRIBUTE ; Soft, dim music from the big ; organ filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral shortly after two o’clock this afternoon when the body of Bishop ; Cleary was brought to the Cathedral. From Bishop’s House, Ponsonby, the body was accompanied by Bishop Liston and members of the clergy. At the Cathedral door it was received by the Administrator. Dr. Buxton, and conducted to the railings fronting the altar, where the lid of 1 the massive oak coffin was lifted The body was clothed in a black ! cassock, mass vestments, and the episcopal purple. On the head was placed the mitre, and the face of the Bishop was turned toward his people, the prayers of the church meanwhile being recited by the clergy. During the afternoon a steady stream of people, anxious to pay their respect to the dead Bishop, flowed > through the Cathedral. The body will 1 continue to lie in state until the funeral on Thursday morning.