BISHOP SAUMAREZ SMITH’S FUNERAL.
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
A VAST CONGREGATION
Press Association —Copyright (Received April 21, 9.10 p.m.)
SYDNEY, April 21
The funeral obsequies of the Primate were most .impressive. A solemn service was held in St. Andrew’s Cathedral, which .was packed with a vast congregation, embracing large numbers of clergymen, including many of other denominations besides the Anglican. Thousands of people gathered outside the Cathedral and watched the long procession along the route to Waverley -cemetery. It is estimated that 10,000 persons assembeld at the cemetery. The Archbishop of Melbourne and the Bishop of Gonlburn officiated at the grave.# An immense number of beautiful floral offerings were sent.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2482, 22 April 1909, Page 5
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109BISHOP SAUMAREZ SMITH’S FUNERAL. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2482, 22 April 1909, Page 5
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