The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Impressive Rites Over the
Bier of the Dead
Jurist.
THE CATHEDRAL CROWDED.
His Grace the Archbishop Pays an
Affecting Tribute to His
Friends Memory.

A desire OF paying friendships last debt
caused a throng OF well-known society
people to assemble in the Cathedral yes
terday forenoon at the funeral OF George
R. b. Hayes.
The remains of the popular lawyer re-
posed on a simple catafalque in front Ut
the high altar and the casket was con-
cealed from view by the exquisite floral
tributes with which 1t was covered, and
surrounded by six tall torches. Near the
remains of her husband knelt Mrs. Hayes.
escorted by Judge Stanley and William
Fem, the eldest nephew of the departed
one.
Near by stood the ball-bearers, the Hon.
R. G. Harrison, Judge of the Supreme
Court; the Hon. John Hunt and the Hon.
]. F. Sullivan, Garret w. McEnerny,
James A. Thompson, George T. Grant,
Alexander H. Loughborougn, Nathaniel
T. James, w. M. Pearson and George w.
Reynolds. AS was fitting, most of the
pail bearers were members OF the leg al
profession, of which the deceased had long
| those present in the Cathedral were also
Sanderson, Sullivan and Burnett, Chief of
Police Crowley. Donzel and Gaillard
Stoney, Harry Bradley, NJ. Hefaer, Cen
eral Walsh, Samuel Regensburger, F. S.
nell. DR.. jerome Hughes, Dr. Windele,
Roger Magee, F. w. Croudace and George
Sanderson.
His Grace the Archbishop was present
in the chancel, attended by his secretary
Father Mulligan, and by the Rev. John E.
Cottle rector of st. Bridgets. Among the
other clergymen present were the Very
Rev. J. J. Prendergast. Vicar and
the Revs. Scanlan and Connolly.
Shortly after 10 o'clock a solemn mass
for the repose of the departed lawyers
soul was celebrated by the Rev. Joseph
F. Byrne, assisted by the Rev. Charles
RAnm as deacon and the Rev. Joseph
Conway as sub-deacon, the Rev. John
Hannigan acting as master OF ceremonies.
During the solemn rites Wilcox's requiem
was rendered by the Cathedral choir, the
soloists being Mrs. Noonan. soprano; Miss
Julia Sullivan, contralto; DR.. Hodghead,
tenor, and S. ]. Sandy, bass; Robert Har-
organ.
At the conclusion of the mass the Arch
bishop made brief address.
81 cannot let these mortal remains 90 to
their last resting place." said his Grace,
without slight tribute to one whom so
very fond. We are not here to praise or to
blame, hut only to pray for him, to ask
Almighty God to be merciful to him as we
expect him to be merciful to US.
death is too solemn to be an occa sion
of mere human praise or of adulation
over one who is face to face with God, and
expects not Justice but mercy. He has
gone to meet his Judgment, and the
church wishes US to pray for our departed
friend, and to ask our Lord Jesus Christ in
his mercy to receive him whom we carry
in our hearts.
"Yet, we can look over his life and
gather some consolation. We all know
what he was, how by industry he raised
himself from poor boy to the height of
his professional career. He did not belong
to the church in his early days; he came
into it with nothing to gain and with pos
sibly something to lose. He broke away
from the religious life of his youth be-
church had the truth. He was loyal to
it. He spoke we'll of it. He defended it.
"He had his faults; who has not? You
have, my friends, and so have l. We Law
them at the feet of an all-meHiful God,
and ask him to remember our substantial
virtues.
He was kind, generous to fault. He
did perhaps too much for others. Busi-
ness was never too pressing for him to
help a friend in need.
81 have trusted my business almost en-
tirely to him of late years, and had come
to be very fond OF him.
" Let us ask our blessed Lord to be kind
and merciful to him. Let US pray for the
resurrection. May we be as devoted to
friendship. family ties and business as he
was And let us not forget to commend
the soul of our departed friend to the
mercy ofthe all-I owing Father"
The Archbishop then intoned the
"Libera" and read the last absolution,
after which the remains of the eminent
jurist were borne out of the Cathedral.
The interment took place in the family
plat in Holy Cross Cemetery.