LAST RITES
LATE LORD DAVIDSON.
(British Official Wireless.)
Rugby, May 30.
The remains of the late Archbishop, Lord Davidson, who was Primate of England for nearly 30 years, were buried this afternoon at Canterbury Cathedral. The grave was under the open sky in the shadow of the cloisters, on the walls of which were piled hundreds of wreaths. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and six Bishops took part in the funeral service. The congregation was representative of all denominations, including the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the heads of the Free Churches, and the Greek Archimandrite.
Previous to the service the coffin lay in the choir of the Cathedral and a multitude of mourners of all classes filed past during the morning, paying their last tribute. . A memorial service was also held at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, the officiating clergy including Dean Inge, the Archdeacon of London and the Bishop of Kensington.
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Southland Times, Issue 21098, 2 June 1930, Page 6
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