THE LATE FATHER DORE

New Zealand Tablet, 25 July 1918, Page 28

THE LATE FATHER DORE

REQUIEM MASS AT ST. PATRICK S CATHEDRAL, AUCKLAND. A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick s Cathedral on Tuesday, July 16, in the, presence of a crowded congregation, for the repose of the soul ot Chaplain-Captain Dore, who died at the Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital on the previous Sunday night. 11 is Lordship Bishop Cleary presided. lather Doolaghty (Opunake) was celebrant. Father ierrestal (curate to the late Father Dore) deacon, and Father Cashman (Marlon) subdeacon, Monsignors Mahoney and 11 ackett assisting as deacons of the throne. In the sanctuary were Monsignor Gillan, Father McManus (Palmerston), and the local clergy. The choir, under the baton of Father Speirings, rendered the solemn music in a very effective manner. Mr. Cyril Towsey played the "Dead March” from ‘‘Saul.” A panegyric on the late Chaplain Dore was delivered by Father McCarthy (Marist Missioner). lie said that with sorrowing hearts they had met that morning to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of a good and gallant priest, who laid down his life, so full of promise, on the altar of sacrifice to bring the consolations of religion to tens of thousands of the heroes of this country, lie was a man amongst men, possessing all those qualities that made nobilitv of character transparent sincerity, loyalty in friendship, kindliness in word and deed. His charity was not restricted by class or creed, and hence' he was universally beloved. He was, moreover, a devoted and saintly priest. Selfsacrifice was the essential character of a priest, as it was the dominant mark of the spirit of Christ, and in that spirit Father Dore for 12 months spent himself on the shell-swept forelands of Gallipoli tending the wounded, consoling and ministering to the dying. Though a cripple for 12 months, as a result of a bullet wound in the spine, he retained his spirit of cheerfulness to the end. Mis memory would be revered by all who knew him. and from his life they would all draw the lesson of fidelity to duty. At 6 p.m. the remains were removed from the Cathedral, placed on a gun carriage, and escorted by a body of returned soldiers to the south express. THE FUNERAL. “Seldom has a more impressive scene been witnessed in Palmerston North Ilian the funeral of the

late Chaplain Dore/M.C.,” reports the Evening Standard of Wednesday. The remains reached Palmerston from Auckland by that day’s express, and the funeral procession, a full military one, started from the railway station to St. Patrick’s Church. After the arrival of the train the casket was conveyed to' a gun-carriage, the pall-bearers being Captains W. E. S. Furby, W. C. Greig, T. Casserley, F. E. Ford, J. Mitchell, and Eade. The Minister of Defence was represented by Colonel Hume, and Major Bosworth represented General Robin. A firing party consisting of members of the Palmerston North J Battery and 7th (W.W.C.) Regiment headed the procession, and they were followed in order by the Municipal Band and the Awapuni Medical Corps Pipe Band, behind which followed the gun-carriage bearing the casket. Following the gun-carriage were the District Headquarters Staff, Archbishops Redwood and O’Shea and clergy, police, returned soldiers, veterans, A section No. 9 Field Ambulance, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles, and C Company 7th (W.W.C.) Regiment, all of the foregoing units being strongly represented. Representatives of the Friendly Societies’ Council and local bodies also took part, while a large number of civilians followed in the rear of the procession. There was Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Patrick’s Church. His Grace Archbishop O’Shea was celebrant, Fathers O’Farrell and Quealy deacon and subdeacon respectively, and Father Hurley master of ceremonies. The Solemn Office of Requiem was sung by a special choir of clergy under the direction of Father Kimbell (Newtown). The church was thronged, and many people were unable to gain admission. A short address was delivered by his Grace Archbishop Redwood, who presided, and who first of all read the following telegram he had received from Sir James Allen, Acting-Prime Minister and Minister of Defence:—“l have heard with the deepest regret of the death of the Rev. Father Dore, about whose work as chaplain in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force I have heard nothing but praise on all sides. The fact that lie was awarded the Military Cross speaks for itself. Please accept my sincere sympathy in the loss your Church and New Zealand has sustained.” The remains were interred at Foxton on Thursday afternoon. Lieut. E. J. Foley, at present in camp at Featherston, was one of the troopers who carried Father Dore to safety for medical attention when he was wounded at Gallipoli, and he met the funeral at Palmerston and followed the remains to Foxton.