The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Bishop of Orleans, ad dresse the following
highly interesting letter to the presen
bishop, Mgr. Coullie, which has just beer
published in the French journals
LA CoMBE. October IL. 1878
MonseigEeur-You have received my sad teie
gram. / make an effort, in the mdst of my
grief, to communicate to you some detail
which you are impatiently expecting.
This morning aft ar having passed toler
ably qniet night, Nor ssigneur had a violen
attack of oppression in breathing. provoked
by his eff rts to rise. He not long il
calming himself Daring the morning there
was not much smiss. / passed 3 great part o
lt in readirg TO him an article on the Comts d.
Maistre, W ich he bad expressed great desire
tc hear. Io listened with attention, stopping
me ooc sionalIy to give me bis reheotions. H
5reak tasted about one O'Clock in bis room, but
he ate very little. After breakfast be gathered
mp his letters, aud, taking up letter from
Rome, exc aimed, "What grace for the
Church is tbs Pope" He would say his OFF ce
N spite Of NY circumstances, aud | could not
prevail upon him, sAve only that, contrary to
ana custom, he pat off Mathis aud Lan[s to the
1eNt day.
Taying reciieh his @ hi 20, DO consented to go
jnto the sniou, where be was surrounded, with
She most all ctonate eaGerness, by that noble
family who's, devotion during fifty years had
never failed him. He took part in tie conver-
sEtIoo, was animated and smiling, and ex-
pre- Ssed the joy which he fe.t at seeing DR..
Comba! enter, who, scarcely recovered from a
Seyere Illness, hnstened at my request to the
S!IU OF MS liIublllOOB IEleru. ItIJ nj m IOE
Atout three. quarters Of an hour, in order to
give an account CT the alarming attack of the
morning Dr. Michaud, who for several weeks
had attended Monseigneur with the greatest
care and attention. Thai gentleman acknow-
ledged that the situGtion was aggravated but
be put away the idea of any immediate, or
evan near, danger, and promised to come the
Rext day to consult with DIR. Combsf.
Whan l returned to La Combe found Mon
seigueur listening to ome one reading. About
half-past six. to spare him all fatigue, he was
carried from the salon into his room he asked
me to continue the reading which had begun
u the morning. He listened as before, making
apon it the most brilliant reflections (alasi
did not then know that l was receiving the
hat rays of that great lumnary, soon D.
our eyes to be exiting pguished); he even asked
NO 10 take note of passage which he wished
% keep IN ais memory. Having closed the book,
proposed t, him a plan of lying on his bed
so that while he wou;d be spared any painful
effort, there would be less danger of q freah
attack he thanked me and accepted, aud then
asked me to leave him tn lat he mi ght pray. As
! went away saw him take his r, sLry. !
vent up to my room, but l know not W st
oresentiment Oor which l thank GO6) made
go down to the salon, which communica'Cs
BY door with the apartment occnped hy the
seyered invalid. l heard him call me. I az.
tered at once, aud found him in his chai., Guf-
ie-4Dg NON an attack more violent than any
preceding one. opened the window, l made
him inhale ether, whilst ID DuBoys sent in all
hSste for tie decor. Bat soon his counter.
Ance contracted. | spoke some words of cx
hOttntiop, and gave Tim absol otion the first
iiLne. made him iuhale other sgain, and he
theu recovered Consciouspess, but ,thout
Any cessation of the attack.
then sad 10 bin: "Nonsei gneUr, our good
tjOd sees Won srffer much; you offer to Him
1AeSe snifrrings in union with onr Lord d o
Jol not 81 Yes. my friend" he said to me
7Sith . strong voice, end With an accent of
faith and love which l know not how to cx.
pTess, and which Will ever T. III iin in my recol
lectioD. ! asked bim il lie wished to receive
Absolution, and recIted the act f contTition.
Joining his hands, ne replied, Yes, my dear
friend " and taking Eia pectoral cross be press
sd it for long time nth aydor to his lips, 1t
VISA 3 sublne moment. added: My father
Am going TO pray for you to the Most Hoy
Virgin in that prayer which you love so much
ths E:morore He replied for tHe last time,
always with the same accent, YES yes, my
friend = and l recited slowly the Mtmor1re, in
which be appeared to join. Then l announced
20 him the pepary indulgence, and applied it
10 him | brought him the crucifiX of NJ
Hetsch to kiss which was lying near him.
had o further word from Monseigneur His
devoted ssrvant helped me to sustain him, and
I lifted his head in my arms; be expired few
minutes afterwarde. NJ. Dl Boys, faithful ,
the last moment. assisted at these melancholy
autiGs shsrrg our Intellectual cares and min
q ipG his tears with our prayers. l am writing
10 you close to these dear remains. He seems
to be s'eep; his countenance is peaceful and
radiant and all we, his friends, have the
intimate ts 'urance of his happiness and of his
triumph after 80 many combAts.
This noruing he showed me once more with
truly humble satsfsction that CROSS which
he pressed to his dying lips, on which his
friends had caused o bs engraved these words,
3eaam cen t4men certari He would finish to. ay
she words Of st. Paul. It is for US 20 weep
Sith France and the Church.
Receive, Monseigueur, etc.,
L'ABBE CHAPoN.
The following is an account of the
mneral Of the Bishop of Orleans, which
took place on Wednesday October l6sh
At ak q. M, the bells of the twelve
parish churches were tOlled. AT half past
sight Maths and Lauds were chanted in
1he ehdpelle ardente, where the body of the
deceased rrelate lay, by the students of
abe ecclesiastical seminary. The cortcge
was formed shortly before ten o'clock, and
prOcee ded from the episcopal palace to the
cathedral. 1t consisted of deputations
from the Senate and the Academy, the
various male sodalities of the diocese, and
members of sundry associations of piety
and charity connected with the working
CLASSES, the Christian Brothers, and a very
large number or priests and members of
she religious orders, followed by the bishops
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