The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-23

known, on Thursday, crowds of his frienor
from all parts of the city, and from ial
away. came to look at the face of tho dead
and pray for his soul. To satisfy this re-
gard for him, his remains, early on Sunday
afternoon, were borne into the Catheotai,
and during tire afternoon and evening, anu
till about midnight, notwithstanding tue
severity of the weather, there was one con
tinued stream of people, passing, rapluy
by his bier, to take last look at his NOR
tai remains. The other parts of the Ca
thedral were, at the same time, occupied oS
pious souls, praying for his eternal repose.
Archbishop McCioskey, at the High Mass
on Sunday, assembled the pulpit, to speak
a few words of the deceased. Inc SO
words were full Of deep affection, aud OF
sorrow for his loss. He said he had lost in
Father STAIRS friend and trusted coun-
cllor. That, now that he was gone, the
oldest remaining priest in the Diocese was
the speaker, the Archbishop himself. Inc
funeral ceremonies were performed on
Monday. The Cathedral was crowded, ana
withstanding the cold, on the outside OF
tho cdiiice. The Most Rev. Archbishop
celebrated the Requiem. So compact was
the crowd, in the church, that it was I'M
possible to distinguish the clergy assisting
There were Bishops Loughlin, Bacon, Nc
Quad, We think McN'erney, ana perhaps
others, of New York Province Bishop
Wood of Philadelphia; Bishop Lynch OF
Charleston. But, it we went on to mention
We might make mistakes, as the daily pa
pers did, who named Archbishop Bayiey RS
present, when that distinguished Prelate
was so far away South that it would have
been impossible for him to satisfy his desire
of assistance at the ceremonies. For the
same reason it is altogether impossible to
mention the names of the priests who were
present, they were so many, both from the
Diocese of New York and elsewhere AT
ter the Mass, the Right Rev. DR.. Loughlin,
Bishop of Brooklyn, delivered u most APP
the deceased. And then came the final
Absolution. and tho body of Father STAIRS
was carried to q vault, under the Cathedral
he had served so long"
Fathers Turner and Rooney, o. p, who
has given SO many successful missions in
! this city, will begin a Mission in ST. Mary's
Cathedral, Natchez, to- day, 23rd.
The Louisville Idrocate says that Mrs.
Nauts having declined to accept the appoint
mept as natron of the New Pest House,
| DIR. Ford, Resident Physician at the insti-
! tuition, aud DR.. Manly called on Bishop Nc
Closkey to obtain his consent, as superior,
for the Sisters of Charity to act as nurses
at the Pest House, should his honor, the
mayor, desire it. This noble work of char
ity the Right Rev. Bishop most heartily
approved, and ever ready to second the
mayor, he wrote at once to Mother Francis
at Nazareth, expressing his entire approba-
ton of the work, and giving the desired
permission.
The progress of the Irish Catholic Benev-
olent Union, which is composed of nearly
all the Irish Catholic societies in the Unit
ed States, is such as to justify the estab-
lishment of q monthly newspaper. It
will be published in Philadelphia by
Messrs NJ. l. j. Griffin & G.. J. White.