Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-04-27

ing the faith steadfastlv and well. So NAV
you keep 1t always, and thus show yourselves
TO be the worthy product of the good seed,
thus render yourselves worthy of Gods con-
tlnued blessings. For God has blessed YOU
wonderfully in many ways; but in no way so
censpicuously as in your pastors. | shall re-
call them to you one by one, accurately IS |
ways perhaps ia the eX lct order in which they
come. In the early days Fathers White and
AlthaM and Copey and Morgan and Rigby
had much to do with the Indi ms and settlers
near st. Thomas Manor. After them the most
co spicuous name is tn 1t of Father w m. Hun
ter of whom we hear much about the year 704
In 1850, Father George Hunter shows himself
Jealous and able advocate of the rights of the
Catholic colonists. Then come Charles and
Francis Neale, Epinette, Consume, Zoechi,
Coombs, Francis Neal, second time, Mudd
LILY, Powers, Barber, Barrister, Vicinanzt 4,
Wiget, a second time, and alas, that we should
have TO say it, for the last time. They do
not answer to my call only the breath that
hreaths a soul into clay can fan their ashes into
life. But there will come day whsn the Son
OF Man, whom they faithfully served, will descend
from heaven, clothed with the m ,jesty of God,
and voice stronger than a mortal voice sh Ill
summon their souls back to their dust, and the
angel who keeps The roster of those who have
fought the good fight, will call this same roll
which now read, aud, as we trust shall bid
those who bore them stand on the right hand
of God.
The last OF those names is the n tme Of Father
Wiget. His own Swiss mountains have given
many a noble son TO the Church, but none
nobler than he The heroic womtn vine bore
the maccabees is praised in holy writ because
she united in her person mans heart with Il
woman's thoughts and think it may, on the
other hand, b. marter OF praise 10 II great man
that he had a mans thoughts With woman !
tenderness OF heart. Father Wiget's nature
with all its strength and maniness was aaal
tenderness and depth of feeling. | remember
time then was novice aud he WAS my
pastsr in the spiritual ife--l was n mere strip
ling then, il IS more III al twenty years ago
how | went 10 him when suffering from sup.
little trouble OF miul. which bectIne exSg!
gerated through M fears, AMI told him ALI
aoout it. Aud remember how he took
hold of my hand and looked down into my
face. | saw that beautiful smile OF hi,-hJW
could miss it? il wssalways tsere-but saw
too, that his eyes were dimmed aud thar he
was sorry for my distress. Poor fellow, 3"
was all he said, but that was enough the
trouble ami pain were gone. This gsutleness
and tenderness Of feeling made his cungreg tIIoa
dear 10 him. ard rndesred him 10 them. He
WAS not a man 10 keep himself for himself. lie
gave himself wholly 10 your service. tie Was
yours in heart and mind and soul. 'uet him
10 Boston some years ago when he Was very
weary and very i'll. and had beea ordered 10
take some relaxation AID hIs one thought was
TO get back to you soon again.
foa had not TO bargain for th+ services OF
such men as be, nor were YOU afssid ls lo.e him
at the call OF a hi her bidder. You we're 10 hIa
father and mother aud home aud friends. Aud
there was no one nearer th,s these 10 come be-
tween fsu and him, no one for whom he had
to provide, asi snass mOHey, and tearea StIl.
perhaps 10 be casilled over and bring injary
on bis memory. He hk- his bre,hrea, had
sworn TO have nothing OF hts osn, aud he kept
his oath. The only thing he had To leave ~hen
he died vas bis pries'ly blessing. lie wss yours
10 life, and be Is yours 10 death, for II bis an-
interrupted self-sscrifce awaits Tor lie nal.
he IS prAyinz for you 1T this usofsent before
high God II was such men a. this. my
brethren, Who taught your fathers and yoar-
selves to love the faith. Bat nns oIhgr thing
they Taught yoa most carefully They taaght
that isIth alone will no, saw. US. that faIth
mTsi he accompanied with good works, must
be rivi6ed hy CD ,rily. II will BE- Ia vain 'or
u TO be Catholics, II wesre nat good Catholics.
To love the dear old faith AMI tn believe NTH
ali cur hearts in tae dear I'D faith. viii Proai
US little IL ws do not the work shieh -
faith tells as sc ough, to do. IL viii Pront q
little to have profrssel our faith boldly. II on
the last DAY, on scrouat Of Our evil de-is. he
IN whom we believed shall b. - npcsisi to
'aTn to us sni say, Ameu. ! kn1s sou MT.
you were Catholics iE word but noi ia dC~d. II
viii he hitisr thing tor as. In ir-'i, 10 be
SEPARATED from q d AMI Christ car R.ievmss
aud oar d-ar Mother Mary and all ,tri -
Catholic, and hc elmp< led 10 take pat fcad-
legs pain, with 'h'ss shs sessei g. CO., s,sn
word IN come
EDw ARD CONNOLLY. :. J
Woorsr, CE ColLEs,K
HoSsri CJaats, Nj.