The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-09


mencement Of the obsequies o. the late Rev. Dr. Cum.
mings, the doors Of st. Stephens church, in Twenty.
eighth street. were besiegsd by an anxious crowd Of
mourners endeavoriug to obtain admittance to the
church and secure prominent advantageous positions
for witnessing the sad and solemn funeral rites Of the
founder and late pastor of the church. could scarcely
be expected as large crowd would be entirely calm
in such wsather yesterday was and had it not been
for the unrenng exerons OF the large force OF police
there might have been accidents to noe but the
crowd was just about thick enough to prevent those
from freezing and had IL not been for the sad event
which called them together the usual amount of wit and
repartee would undoubtedly have been INDUCED in but all
seemed fully impressed with the soemnty OF the
son and behaved themselves In orderly and becoming
manner could be expected. When the doors were
opened the crowd filed into the church in remarkably
quiet and orderly manner, and each secured his
her position with little noise and confusion IL the
occasion were not of than ordinary Importance
and in q very few minutes the edifce completely
filed In the congregation might have been noticed pro-
mnent representatives Of the several professions Among
others were Judges Brady, Cardozo Barnard and Led
with; Bishop southgatc Rev. Drs Hodges Dix Benja-
min, Stevenson Higbee, Osgood Ford Montgomery,
Bellows Miburn 9the blind preacher), and J. Young;
John Heoker, Major General Dix G. G. verplanck H.
Youngs and j. Ogden, Of Trinity church corporation.
O'Clock before the assisting clergymen, two hun
dred In number, began to file into the church from the
saeristy. Prominent among the clergy may be men,
toned the Reverend Doctors Morogh, Braun, Mcswee-
ney, Gardner Free Burtseil and Moran the Reverend
Fathers aa W. Quinn Mcc'eskey, Farey orsengq XII
larkin, Mclaughlin, McQuaid McEvoy, Clowrey Doanc
Coye, Quinn, Mooney Donnelly Corrigan, Da Conco,
Fathers from St Francis Xaver's and st. Johns Col
leges, the Missionaries of St. Paul. the Most Reverend
Sea ey Rev Co.. and Dr. Rev.
ksoagh Of the Seminary Of = Charles Borromeo phla
WooS ara AFTER hex ~. seGreo Bishop
wearing scarfs of white, comprising the following
Rev George McCloskey Rev. T. Farrell, Rev. s. Malope
Moot and Hewitt Rev. Dr. Pise, DR.. L. g. ives Chevalier
De Loosely, Messrs. yoisn, Won Sachs, Dr. Gouay, Dr.
Chase e. Benjamin. B. Hunt, john BRYAN. Walter
Magee, Maurice Smith, W. N. Everett, Colonel W. A.
seaver G. W Quinard, W. J. r. DALEY, Jas. T. Brady,
Judge 6. p. Daily, ID. Devn and w. H. Powell The
pail bearers took positions around the bier, which, up to
this time, was In charge Of guard OF honor comprised
of Messrs James B. Nicholson Dan Bryant f. Martinez
H. I. Hoguet, J. N. Downey, J.. Pombert, F. McNulty
and Q. McRae, and, as they properly dis
posed the asoyes dressed in black cassocks and white
shoulder, filed into the sanctuary followed by the Rev.
Dr. McGlynn, Celebrant; Rev. Father Ganebosville,
+. McNierney Master OF Ceremonies The ceebrant
and assistant priests slowly approached the altar and
having reached the middle OF the altar steps at once be-
gan to reclte
THE SOLEMN REQUIEM.
The choir at the same time intoning the Kyle Eef
The most reverent attention paid 10 the
monies by all present. and the the ofertory WAS
especially impressive the two hundred priests holding
lighted tapers the immense congregation with heads
bowed down, the slow olng of the sanctuary bell the
paintivc notes Of the organ slowly reverberan through
out the church. the otherwise deathke silence that
prevailed al that moment when the officiating priest,
holding the cred species scarcely breathed
the words "Loc es co,pu nseum presented spectacle
which those who beheld II never forget
At the conclusion OF the mass the Rev. Isaac =.
Heckcr missionary OF 81 Paul delivered the funeral
sermon, substantially as foows:-
THE SERMON.
"Apriest that rules well lot him be esteemed worthy
Of double honorn e. Timothy, v. IT., cast my eyes
around me- and In tho sanctuary see men
with eoquence, and l ask myself why am 1
chosen for this taskP Was IL because / have a
and tho life reverend deceased brother and
colaborerr II So must say feel myself OF place
here and can see no reason for being placed In this
position unless 1t Is recognition by his friends OF
warm sympathy and appreciation OF his divine
life and views and labors. The Rev. jeremiah william
Cummings priest who understood what was TO be
done In our day for Church and land who
identified his religion with his manhood. crave your
rriesi end ~ man rd Wy ns wa ~oy o nohor Is
esteemed worthy Of double honor honor priest and
honor as man. That the sacerdoal character worthy
by which u was established all acknowledged but
u is not Of the divine but Of the human
priesihoods Is II desire to obtain a favorable
position order to impose private opinions on your
fellow menf Is it an itching for personal display which
ritual ancient and gorgeous affords to person in the
sacred ministry Or Is 1t cold, msanihropc tempera
ment that leads TO set himself aside FROM his fellow
menu Or Is u an ambition that leads Join the
priesthoodf No thousand times ncl A cali to the
priesthood has no such aim. No such sentiment, no
such motive acuates the heart OF The priest call TO
tie priesthood means this q continuation OF the divine
work Of the redemption OF mankind This Is tho true
aim and the essential work OF tho priest Hence, our
10 HIS Apostles saying to them my father sent me
DO also do send YOU Go ye therefore, teach ali nations
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever have
commanded YOU Whose Gins you shall forgive they are
forgiven, and whose sins you shall retain they
ained And behold am with you Tor al days even unto
Lord establish tho Priesthood GARTH and Identified
himself with it ia becoming The Council OF Trent
Host he does not say oc est Corpus Chri but $40
-, Corpus 8esm" because tho priest repr, Christ
and thus that Of the Holy FATHERS Of the Church
says ydcers esf oPsr CA,isosn Il WAS those sacred
lins and lofty aspirations that led dearly beloved
Trend to abandon the world and become Ike Christ and
Was IL not noble, holy and beautiful enterprise for
youth In the brightness OF purity Of bis young hfe
himself 10 GOO in the work Of lis ministry
Do you tell me tbs is but poeticai dream or The mind
md one sure TO psss away and perish Do you tell me
hat SUCH tons TOO high for man. that they are
nly divine prerogstycss They are divine prerogsive
ut the blessed Lord showed by becoming man thai |
hose functions Away then, with the idea the work
which Christ began ON earth Is too high and divine for
hat Christianity 10 made manifest, md The religion
which Christ came earth establish il actualised II
vas such an aim that led deceased friend make 20
rcat preparations for the divine work Of the ministry
fourteen years u his life spent 10 the acquire
1ent OF knowledge and Ia the practice OF those virtues
which prepared and made him IL 10 become minister
{ God When but twenty-five yssrs Of age be merted
he title OF Doctor Of DIVINITY, with all s honors, and in
be Intervals Of hs Preparation for the ministry be
rired knowledge Of several languages and general
literature, which enabled him 20 rank among scholars,
nd by his genial manners the love OF his professors
nd the friendship oi HIS fellow students ssv then
Of him he hororcd for the real tho fidelity and hunt
~ displayed In preparing himself well for Gods
oily work What was his work In the priesthood on the
american continenY The Church N q different foot
ng here - what she is abroad Herr all nearly ALL B
ct TO be doIc There the exterior organization OF The
hurch has been built up for centuries; here the work
all before US; there the priests confined 10 the
anctusry; here, besides his duties preet he has
become builder OF churches and ~ inauyurato !
mong people for the nrsf lime divine worsi o. Our
everend and departed friend well understood his par
he work. and msny here witnesses his real in this