The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-05
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H. DOMESTIC CATHOLIC r3kL1oENcE.
elI Death Of Rev. Father lsr.-The vcne,
and beloved Fatherder has departe
,., life. We copy the lowing excellen
~ Il graphical notice frome Baltimore Su
ss IN evidence of the rect in which til
lAerable deceased was,ld by the Who'll
unity: "a -
24v. Father Alexis Jph Elder, one O
!. - oldest and best kno Catholic priest
. Mis- diocese, died at Mays Seminar,
y ~. Sulpice, on Fridnaght, goth uls
half past 10 o'clocki Me seventieh
nar OF his age. FathefdPr was bor1at
near Emmettsburg, NJ Ind, wherehis
RI. Ha.eame to Bal ~ 4si5, and
EIsIz He 1900 I'd six years Of
e. COM" mhean.sf ,gieal studies at
Marv,am enced ven Friday, after
esidssess, W Where D is years under
!, |eehdssst on N aahI, atm a,ate aa 1920, BY
6st bishop M We 18Th ces III arst -, received wed
1seiss FRA. g. the bish hana af
ther EI idso churelh, a. q priest fifty
Ers, aod ae r was, TT III g i sonnecting the
It Of Tie Of this q this country,
@ being y M We ann pssurviving who
conseea ~ lated thaY by tbishop Carroll.
er Essentral s aes 81 ~ s. ls ss,n as
is va snap in only b1tg 81 this commu,
TIA st. Jod United ST, the only other
y IA America beet Quebec. The
81 3lA is of Frenchgi the seat of
&&h is at Paris, the nous ST. +Sulpice,
N9Dguished for learr,ze zeal and piety
over the world. Stsryes Seminary of
ESt. Sufpice, in Baltimdhas always rank
led, among tue first instfons of learning
land religion in Ameri and has always
., Au1nbered among it's abers many who,
their day and geneon, have become
distinguished in the ats of the Church,
hu1 brilliant in the woof letters. Father
Her filled several pOons in St. Mary's
- Nlege, conducted bye society for the,
bdncation of youth, tile close of the in
ktution, in 1852. He for nearly thirty
eers the treasurer of college. serving
ider Presidents Ecton, afterwards
:. 5chbishop, Damphoushance and Ray
3. During this per Of his life, ST.
ary's College was ont the great iDsti-
tions for the educatif the young men
the United States, more especially
-. the Southern States, Maryland and of
Baltimore. AS a prof.rof this college,
.le. ather Elder was an sructor in book
Keeping, in which his pGiency am exac-
tude were remarkab ss many of the
post prominent mercAA yof Baltimore
81 ind other commercial csO the csuntry,
It ot tho were his pupilssdIa fully attest.
" During thirty years he ught ma1 hun
.,;;1 (reds of young men athis and other
ttities, aud always impssd every Sle by
ssl bis own rigid exactitstTwith ind,llible
Nelson's in those CROWN virtues If COM
!. 1hertial life, precision She dischfge of
S,Ay. probity and purqality. Infalti-
particularly, thfnhuence his
eachiDgs has been reflesa in the Stirling
Glidity of many commdal houses Sund
II or conducted by thGswho sat his
Get in youth. Since thslOse of st. Hary's
College, Father Elder Railways renamed
!. lat st. Mary's Seminar!admipisterh to
the spiritual wants of tbe who atteAi St.
Mary's chapel. In hiSoint capa@y of
pastor and teacher, helas probably had
x kRore to do with mouldg the HveA and
Earning the characters the CathoRs of
Baltimore, than any othsingle priesswho
kas ever lived in this community. 1t be-
Ioekeved that ut one timFather Eide ,lso
~ lad charge of the Sister,f Charity irt}al-
Nmore. Personally, Fuer Elder of
king and impressive len and lmpping
SBeuCt, "a SOuieiy Skss6S CIV NSoS
y baceful manners, whicldrew the weh to
81 i'm as refuge, and vn from the song
bnfidence in his strenh, manlinesa nd
kligious earnestness. Daring his ing
sssreer as an humble anidevout servab of
tcd. he was never know to be dereliein
th'lhty, or to lack zeal in;he cause of I'll
Is bon. Owing to the nnber and serfls
= Implications of his disesee, his pbysidn
lr. Van Bibber, knew n o long time Pat
could not survive. Father Elder PAS
III bprised of this some theago, but che
ard devoted as he hi lived, so he O.
o,rhued in his labors to tb last. undisturhd
,o"b the approach of deh.3 He expirefn
ke arms of the superb of his socie*
ev. J. p. Dubreul. OIMonday, at AZ
@ funeral took place, nd was attendA
3, II nearly all the clerg of the city ap
kveral from other portnss OF the dioceR'
IcA Funeral of Father tane-Solcmn
=, kpressiue Cercm0nies.-.e yesterday morniR.
Nj Augustine CatholicChurch was tillR.
an immense congregation, on the occe
~ bn of the funeral of Rv. Mark Crane, n
a., it's late pastor. Tie main altar W
--lapSd in mourning, ad in front of it,
q main aisle, rested lie remains of t
lceased priest, clad he peculiar hah
III the Augustiniau Orde. Soon n comm1
W An was heard, and thtcTowd at the doc
ortef hiding, there entered oIne four hundreY
.H4le girls, 200 of whoLw were attired 4