New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-11

| conscious of impending dissolution, spoke as one
prepared for the event. He died as christian and
a brave man only can die. In his piety he was not
ostentatious 1t was in character with the whole
man. 1t was earnest and deepfelt Theirs was
no hypocrisy, no show in it. 1t was edifying to
see him alone at the altar-the manner in which
he preferred Offering up his pouring out
his whole soul in prayer. ...
His charity like his piety was not paraded
The priesthood alone of New Orleans knew the
extent of his beneyolence, and they only knew it
from those who had received assistance from him.
Many home had been frightened by his munifi-
cent charity.
An eloquent peroration concluded the sermon.
The body was then taken from the church to the
hearse, and the funeral procession was formed and
moved down Camp street to Poydras, down Poy-
dras to ST. Charles, up St. Charles to St. Joseph,
up ST. Joseph to Camp, and by that street back
to the church The procession was led by the
orphan boys of the First District Asylum, con.
Quoted by Rev. Father Kenney, of St. Patricks.
The clergy and the hearse followed, Reverend
Fathers Moynahan, Duffe, Hayden, Flanagan,
Kane, McGee and Alexander attending as pail
bearers.
After the hearse came the orphan girls of St.
Theresa's Camp street Asylum,) all clad in the
habiliments of mourning and accompanied by
several sisters of charity from the institution I'M
mediately after these was line of citizens on
foot, and long train of carriages filed with fami-
lies, closed the line Of mourners. On the route of
the procession the banquettes and the galleries
and windows of houses were filed with spectators
of both sexes, whose demeanor showed they
were drawn to the scene by unfeigned respect for
the memory of him whose obsequies were being
performed. The procession arrived at the church
as the day was closing, and, as the shades of
night were darkening the earth, the remains of
the founder and pastor of st. Patricks were
placed beneath its floor, in the presence of con,
course of mourners, such, in numbers and sin
cerity, as rarely gather to mngle tears over de-
parted worth.
| Nor it surprising that this marked tribute was
paid to the memory of Father Mullen. Farther
Kane impressiyely showed his great moral quail.
ties. But besides these he had a towering intel.
lect. Asa preacher, few in the country euualIed
him. proficient master of the English language,
his discourses from the pulpit were models. Not
SO much from his scholarly attainments, which
were respectable, from the graces of eocution,
which upon occasions he could easily display, as
from that majestic mind, that expansive repository
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| st. Patrick's, inits massiveness and grandeur
is type of the mind of him who raised it. Orna-
ture would have destroyed its architectural ap-
pearance, and eliminate elegance would have ILL
comported with the masculine genius of Father
Mullen. AS much so as to attire andrew Jackson
| in the tinical style of Beau Brummel
1t is not only in his religious association that
Father Mullen has been identified with the people
of New Orleans. He came to the city in 1888
Then, where the great tower of St. Patrick's now
looms supernally, stood ahumble frame structure
in which the Catholics of the Faubourg St.
Mary met for worship. Below Canal street
was the city" above it the faubonrg, with
wooden sidewalks, unpayed streets, scattered
tenements, ponds and swamp. In 1885 Father Mullen
commenced the erection of that edifce which is
to be his monument. About the same time the
late S. j. Peters andJ. H. Caldwell were struggling
against adverse influences, to build up the fau.
bourg," afterwards known as the Second munich
pality," which now claims the premiership as the
" First District" The designs Of these public
spirited citizens were greatly assisted by the en-
terprise of Father Mullen, and while living they
never forgot that assistance.
This is not the time for an elaborate analysis of
the character and actions of Father Mullen. He
was remarkable man, and we are gratifed to
learn that his friend, Father Kane, will be called
upon, at future day, to deliver discourse upon
his life and character