The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-09-13
REV. JOHN B. DUFFY, C. IS. R.

Is The death OF Kew. FatRer' buhJ "h'o"
took place at Cbatawa, last tuesday, theE
18th inst. was q great shock to his countlessN
friends in this comm unity, though it Ought
{ 30 have been anticipated by oil. For sew
2eral years his tenure of life has beea-yeryL
precarious, owing to q serious affection oil
the lungs, yet deceptive appearance OF
Robustness misled many acquaintances intoE
4 a feeling of security as to his prospects OF
long life. The misfortune of breaking his
ANGLE, which occurred short time since,I
#of course gave a great shock to his en- I
feebled system, and the entire cessation OF
all activity which resulted, no doubt, CO.
Operated in still further reducing his
strength, so that dropsy set in. and proved
fatal.
4 In another column we give sketch oil
! the life and character of Father Duffy,
as also the panegyric pronounced over me-
remains by Reverend Father Giesen, in|
which the more interesting events Of hisI
! sickness and death will be found al
8iuded to. Neither will We dwell upon theI
Immense crowds that assembled to meet
! his remains at the depot and assist at hisI
&obseuuies. The details of these passages
1 will be found in the copious extracts OIL
reports from our daily papers, which wei
s give elsewhere. We cannot refrain, how
ever, from mentioning the courtesy and
evident sympathy of Mr.. Z. d. Frost, Gen
: eral Manager, and Mr.. w. P. Mckinley
SUPERINTENDENT, of the Jackson Railroad !
Lin the transportation of tho remains
: to the CITY from the FIVE mile point.
&Owing to an accident, the necessary
Acertifcate from the Board of HEALTH
had not been forwarded, and the body
! could not be brought within the city
limits. Upon the production of the GER
tifcate, however, the gentlemen named
&despatched q locomotive and car with Sc
#much promptness that bat little time was
@.oss before the venerated remains were
receiv ed by the anxiously waiting multi
#tude.
AS to the virtues and works OF Father
! Duffy, we need but refer to the address
of Father Giesen and the eulogies of our
cotem poraries of the city press repro
duced elsewhere. What more can be
said And yet Father Duffy's life was 30
luminous, SO beautiful, 80 manifold in Its
'incessant activity, that every beholdeI
saw new lights, new beauties, new virtues,
differing as his point of view differed from
THAT of his neighbor.
Some were amazed at his zeal-the i'm
mense works which he contributed 30 ma
terialiy to construct, the little works which
he was constantly doing unknown to an.
one bat the benefciaries of his labor, thu
schools that he organized and PERSONAL,
superintended, the missions that he set OIL
foot OF gave himself, the complete forget
fnness of his own health and comfort il
visiting the sick at any hour of the nigh
through tempest and rain and foode'
3streets. Others, and they were multitudes
!, were captivated by his goodness o
D. heart. All that was necessary was to lie
1 him know how be could assist any one ant
| it was done. He was afraid neither O
T. labor nor of rebufs. His influence wa
+ great, and it was at the service of any de
+ serving object he was not alarmed lest b
should oyerstrain it.
For others again, the most remarkabl
peculiarity of Father Duffy was his even
4 ness Of temper. 1t seemed impossible
rutfle him or force him to harsh or hast
sexpression. Under any excitement or pre-
Eyocation he was calm and patient. Hi
speech was always temperate, though gen
D orally plain and direct enough." In fact b
q was inclined to bluntness of Language
n and was very straightforward. But
J. matter what censure he had to make, wht
reproof to administer, it was in 80 model
,. ate tone, 80 free from evaporation {
/. fretfulness, that the subject of it could Mt
/ imagine him to be personally offended
g displeased.
n At any rate, from whatever cause, Fath'
Is Duffy was extremely and generally b
; loved. We are unable to aRaiyse the pc
rs fecticns of his holy character, but We 81
II its fruit and influence in the uubounde
affection entertained for him by such mu
al titudes of people. There certainly new
s was a more popular man in New Orleans