THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. HOLMES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5882, 7 October 1885, Page 2

THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. HOLMES.

The New Zealand Times sayß.: — Tho funeral oE tlio lato Mr. William Howard Holmes took place on Siturdtiy afternoon, and a large number of relatives aud friends followed tiic rc.mainß to tho Church of. Englaud cmnetery. Several members oi; tho Education Board, ond many of Iho pupils of the dece.isod, joined in the cortogo. The funeral service was read in a very impressive manner by the Yen. Archdeacon Stock arid the Rev. Mr. Coffey. The deceased "Was one of the oldest members of St. Peter'a congregation, but his new residence at Island Bay was within the boundaries of St. Mark's Parish. The deceased gentleman was a great favorito with his pupils, and wiihrall who had ths pleasure of his acquaintance, and- much sympathy has been expressed for the family in their sudden bereavement. One son, who is olerk of ths Resident Magistrate's Court at Now Plymouth, rode j overland, and arrived just as the burial service wus being read, at the mortuary chapel. lie wasjvery much agitated after tho Jon,; strain on tho nervous system. At St. Peter's Church on Sunday muffl ;d psals were rung on the bells, and the choir-stalls were draped ia black as a mirk of respect to the memory of Mr. Holmes, who has been for S3 many years a member of the congregation and choir, an 1 an office-bearer of the Church. Appropriate allusion was also made by the preacher, tho Yen. Archdeacon Stock, to the sad event. The "Dead March" f rotu Handel's "Siul" was played by the organist, Mr. West, uad the liymnß " When our heads are boweJ with Woe," "Thy will be done," "Now the laborer's task is o'er," and " Brief life is here our portion" were sung by the choir, also SiF 1 " John Goss' beautiful anthem, "v, Saviour of the woil 1." .