Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13

On Saturday afternoon Feb LIST, at p,
ococN, SISTER Semphlna, ot the order OF n.
puminlc, departed iFom this lie in The civ az
Mineral Point, at the age OF IS years. She
was born in Luxembourg, Germany. and lived
Tor many years, prrsuus 10 her religious life
with her parents n Poioi, Wisconsin Uny'
ing, during her early years, manifested hy hcr
words and example a dietaslo Tor secular ia,
and following The divine spirit and ulacc az
God that was directing her she nj Inst vos
enabled 20 accomplish her'frst wish and ,s
I pimion by retiring from the world ipkin,,
( the Ntll rs Sister in the ordcrot NJ. prmnir
/ at Racine, IN this State. She enlrrpd IN,
tlolsier IN the year 1868, devutiny the r,n,air
/ der cl her youth and years TO The service or
/ atr Svdtemer. Nor was her sole moil,,. =,
! save her own soul, bat That she mpht be ma
/ instrument In the hands ct God in soyin,r fh,
sous oi others. Since her adoption amon.
/ the children OF St Dominic, She hosrcr'
/ dtaF0gtd 10 faithfully initiate the cyanA,ln.
/ ,i tle Saint. she relrcaIcd not num Ahu
/ world 10 avoid the cares al spcuIar Hf,Se,5>
seek itnt aud rtposc within the convent walls
4 but She wholly, and without limit. hrvo,r5
I her t.mtio Ike OF labor and action. Wf,
! uhllnG zeal Ugiuated only by The spirit Of y,
sincere cht'sllHu with living miJh she IN,
I bored Tor the instruction of the Nouth ,ui,h
an almost total disregard Of her Wcakn,,s
which n no small bcgyre FASTENED her 10 an
e0liy grave,
/ For The last two years she has been Sur,,
! f.orcs> OF the DORmcan Sisters In clDryc nf
I the German Catholic School in Mineral IoIn,
How well she laAorrd, aud how her dcnth
VAS iamrntrd by the largo conconr,c az
weeping lliendS md acquamlanccs thnt
I throng'd the house Of HuuIniu, dl,ino H.,
intervening days nom her demise Ia her hnr'
ml, more strongly Wtcsted than words en-,
tell iicr death was lhr ,calh of n chri.tbr
her last look rested un The image OF hrr cru,
titird savior, Checrcd hy the sacraments of
her church; her spirit took It's homevord
ught 70 llS Creator accompanied ly The G,,-
vent prayers OF the ministers of God, and lhn
happy deah-bcd 9"
The funeral services took place at tho Ger.
man Church on Wednesday, Feb. the 5tb A.
~ O'Clock \, NJ, the church was fitted. hotb
seats ana nisles, 50 that no space Wns yncan,
and numbers were compelled toumah Win
out, MI naiin6akrS members of rvcpy r,..
ii2lods denomination were pIestst: indeed n
was u haPpy, pleasing scoue TO witness th,
sNrit OF good That serplcd to hover over ali
there assembled To honor virtue, and revere
the christian dead, The chur Il WAS dpped
~ black, The aila5 aud walls hung with cn.
, blcms oi mourning
At loit O'Clock the ben sounded. and III +,
clergymcn, among whom we rccopt,iz n Re-,
Wenhan of Mineral Point, as cclebrant
Rev Alhlacht, of Pattcvillc, as deacon Re,
hetle o' Mineral Point, rs sub deacon .
: lteN Dr., lOctgcr, of seymour rs mo.i,r ~
ceremonies Rev tii2ibhon, of nar,mptop
ana kev sailor, OF Highland, assisliny i 10.
gelher Win acoytcs and eight Young ladies
| pail bearers, proceeded la tile house of dpnih
NafMg ptAormed the appropriate cercno
nics, ana they returned IN process on Ia liza
church. we membrts OF -. Josophs Bcneyo-
lchl SnclclF ranged on either side dressed in
lhtT beautiful Epsaia, tho sud ,ul bla,n M,
their breasts dcuoling the du,v i, a,g 49,
iMAe&, a solHHaE rcqgirm was thc,, sln,,
Amer Mass VAS tnhbfd, Rev Wrtn ,ort n,-
ctndtU Tue pulph, ana delivered II most i'm.
pressNe ans ieetmg sermon in German II,
, gave \ short biography ct the good Sister. No
aud The tears ni hose That understood the lnr,'
guage, showed chat his words went To Ihcl,
hearts, AFTER ttc ceremonies at tbe 81 u,eh
were complete, the funeral coItcge was (, RIM
cd, and marched TO the new German C,mn.
, ny, IN The mean time the CLERGY ana tho' p
singing The proper psalms So mroe wa. ihn
procession, mat 1t extended nearly from I'M,
church to the graveyard distance M
least thfte-quartcrs OF n mile AEcr lEc
bessing OF The grave, Rev. Father O'KreG,
o'Hfe"d discourse in English, which wa4
a'hH'"itaE'd ~ AL present as the finest
: eNci pronounced in Mineral Point Tle I'M
pas'ioncd tone, the elegant and aprropti-
ate language, and above all, the sincerity
That the whole manner Of the Rev. SIenkGr
expressed affected each one present IL.
spoke Of The virtues Of the departed. Of her
relations with the children, and il would have
been cold, .iecled heart that could have
looked unnoved @n the fast flowing tea,s of
nc iHnocenlS Those that did not brlnnt f,
lhr church irlt his words, and many lnrncd
WIN mDieienei eye touched TO tho heart NV
the dclcacy expressed towards them In tIi,
sermon the blessing invoked upon them All.
the chaih}, me simplicity, and at the mns
sine, The great things That Faith cam g,yn
man to utter.
being concluded, The asscmblaec die.
peraed, each one 10 his home. 1t was ne of
We iargrst funerals that ever took rlrcc in
Ma|tal Point, and viii long be rcmcln cred
wish happy thoughts
A SpprTA