THE LATE MR JOHN HAYHURST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1876, 9 April 1889, Page 3

THE LATE MR JOHN HAYHURST.

The Kunbbal, The remaiDS of the late Mr John Hayhiust were interred in the Temuka cemetery on Sunday last. The funeral was one of the largest that has ever been witnessed in Temukn. The un.vers.-l reßpect in which the deceased was held, ' together with the fact of his long residence i" the district and connection with ao many enterprises, (ending to draw together an unusually large and reprasen- . lative attendance. The funeral cortege • kit deceased's late residence m the Main South Koad, Temuka, at holf-past two the coffin, a handsome one of polished mk covered with wreathe of beautiful Sowers, being borne on a carved Sodiad bier by Messrs Find ay, A W. Mann J. Vclvin, C. J. Newbury, Geo. Wo'head, and H Lee. They were re- . lieved at intervals by Messrs A. R. Allan, F. ircher, A. Colville, A. Gaze, K. White, and E. H. Brewer, the bearers wpnnotiog tenant* of deceased, tradespeople, and officials of public bodies At the gate of St. Saviour'* Church the wrtw «as met by the officiating ■L ih« Rev T A. Hamilton, who minister, the Kev. i. a.. i .recited the opening sentences of the funeral service with much solemnity as the coffin was carried to the chancel. The 90th Paaim having been read, tne livinn from Hymns Ancieut and Modern ' commencing " When our heads are bowed with woo," was suo». The lesson from I. Oot., xv., w«» then read, atter which the orgauM, Mr Q. Proudlock, plaved "The Dead March in Saul. The procession was thou re-foimerf, the Rev. T. A. Hamilton leading, lollowinf came the hearse, which was not utilised, the bearers above meatipned preferring as a last taken of respect to c-irry the body to the cemetery. Messrs John Hay, 3. fl. Sutter, Gladstone, and L (iua'iu", o,d friends of deceased, acted as pall bearers, and Mr J, T, M. Hayhurst, wiih Master Frank H«yhur»t, followed the collili as chief mourners, a soared ,carria"o conveying Mesdames .T9.hu and

J. T. M. Hayhui'Bt. Next in order wore the relatives of deceased, the tenants, workmen on the estate, and general public bringing up the rear. Among the latter were" « number from Ohrislcburcb, Timaru, Geraldine, »"d Winchester. The Hev. Father Fauvtl'a carriage also formed part of the procession. On nearing the park the belh of the Catholic Church were tolled, their mournful notes ringing out lit intervals until the cemetery was reached. On arrival at the gate of the cemetery it had been arranged that the pall bearers should have the privilege of conveying the remains to their last resting place, but owing to the immense concourse of people it whs found impossible to carry out this arrangement. Indeed, so great was 'he throng that it was with the utmost dimculty that the relatives and chief mourners could approach the grave. The beautiful ceremonial of the Church of England having been concluded, and the last token of affection and respect having been paid to the deceased, the Rev. T. A. Hamilton delivered a brief but impressive exhortation to the yaßt throng assembled, reminding them that man's life was but a pilgrimage, and that, his earthly body was but as it were the tent of the soldier or pioneer pitched at various places in life's pilgrimage, and finally struck for ever. He urged them therefore, as the delegate of the Great Commander, to be ready for that last great day. The benediction was then pronounced amidst solemn silence. At this time fully 1500 persons were present, and it was not. for some hours that the concourse dispersed. Pulpit Refe3ENCes. At St. Saviour's Church in the evening hymns appropriate to the ceremonial of the afternoon were sung, and the Incumbent delivered an impressivo address from the text—" When my heart is overwhelmed lf>ad me to the rack ihot is higher than I." In the course of his aormon he referred to many generous acts of the decensed towardß tha church, and the very material help he had given towards the erection of the present building. At the Roman Catholic Church, the Rev. Father Fauvel at Benediction said that ho had causor) the bell to be tolled on behalf of himself and his parishioners through a sense of gratitude and honor for thehte Mr Hayhnrst. That gentleman was ene of the earliest benefactors of the church in the district, the section upon which the old church was erected being his gift. The tolling of the bolls was the voice of himself and parishioners pealing forth their just sense of gratitude for the kindness of one of their benefactors.