New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
OBSEQUES or THE VERY REV. JOHN
RAFFEIkER.

The Catholic Church in Mon.rose avenue, Brooklyn,
f d., was yesterday morning filled by an assembly
that had met to pay the aet offices Of respect The late
Very Rev. John Rafeiner. Mul'itudes, unable 10 gain
admission, remained on the streets and sidewalks in
tie vicinity Of ths Church. Tie altar was draTed in
black the alarpece having been covered with Grape
upon which large white shone ont eonspl;-
uOn,y. The pu it was gaIianded with black Grape
studded with white ros.ttes while the pillars oil each
fie of the side aires wreathed in tie same man.
uer.
At 10 O'clock, the acoly'es AID assistant priests en-
Tered the Sanctuary from the vestry followed Oy Tue
Most Rev. Archbishop Hughes Of New-York, ana me
Right Rev. John Lougtlin, Bishop OF Brooklyn. Ibe
orEan meanwhile performed oi'pe.
Ihe Right Rev. Bishop Longblin then advanced 10
the fot of the altar with his sssisut priests, the
Very Rev. William S,ars, Yicar.GeDerI of the
diocese OF New-YOrk and the Rev. Meesrs. Holzer and
Huber OF Brooklyn, and commenced the solemn
requiem Masr, the choir chanting tie requiem" and
kyne. Alter The iutObing Of the epislls and gospel
he choir sa' tie Die Ira followed successfully
by the SIDctns BeneCictus and Agnus Del
AT the conclusion Of tue ceremonial OF the Mas
proper, the Mort Rev. Archbishop Hughes assembled
the altar and spoke M fellows:
Col in the order His Divine Providence my beloved bsth
rn a ca led to final rest Ia the of the beed bis
vgO Gus and bis old sgs both 10 holy priesthood AID
In s practice Of oaned profession se we'd ms OIeaof 10 ear
among that other and be world heb God has prepared
for those who love and serve linn 10 , In Heaven 10 M
not forget to ntecede for u, and especially for bis Peo,e VINO
have been under bis spiritual Tor yesIs Many Of
you have Tecoec ion Of the sIna drut)n that pre-
n New-i ok buffalo Absny and S.wsrl werr cDmpsed in
on The German Catholics were then bot few aud totally de-
l. was the good providence Of God that this particular
eod d.et me steps OF Father kaf iner hiiber where ho
stttd most hfny and earnestly the wo'k assigned h D.
hspGp3rg spiritual comfort to mis- needy counDmeo lie
BGep 4. end vested %b the crs sud respon
biy OF attending TO the spiritual of Gsrn,b Cstho
tn Cahoi there oud Father Rafeiner seek
tncn "a; and minister to theu being neither by
IN that day, from fulfilling this due, assign him
give you list Of the churches he has founded s
t. 1T, the State. need not OF IecT what he
has done here you k ow well do what we're his
or smoug you and grand that folio wed them
he eomnen ed believe the first German Church in tue then
large diocese OF Nes York TWAS h city Father hehe
nef saw early that would ultimately be- large
popuaon end he asked rmsion 10 mns'ec 20 ~
spiritual wants This then but mere village unouht sno
Hiher he errei himself having obaoed tn. proper
,hoiy from hs b.nop and commeue ed bi' labor Of love-
bat mnst say hat Bbop Priests People have resson to
remember Father Rsi.iaor fT many year. to come had
son Of h aa. Of me di5c@se before BrOos
separate and pendent bhopic have oen had to sd
nc he zeal and energy with wbch he pro hi; ls1ors
We did always 10 the details Of course 10 be pn.
tued hut s large experience beneficial TO VIII
hs humy and zeal ed6ed tic was, indeed model i'r
the priesthood ard him wa guidd in all ma ters pertain
d Although ondy trus that having left he is
euo,bg be rhera Of the righteous sl IL + duty snd
Join suprlicAtug the Thore Of Grace in behalf Of our Ia
ened pastor hum asking THAT bis body being signed to
the earth, he agn the last dread accounting day
and immortal and that be take that position among
the 1t, heaven to which may ousy believe s earnest
In behalf Of L, Divine Master d his purity Of life entitled
him.
The prayers for the dead were then chanted by the
Archbishop, the choir resf ondng in chant The "Pa-
ter Noster," Our Father, having been intODed was
sienily repeated by the entire congregation. The
corpse was sprukled with he ly wate and the Church
cerruo les being cpncluded, the body taken in
charge by the St. Josephs and ST. Alphonsus SO ieies
Tie inerment took place ut the German Catholic
Cemetery.