Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-16
FUNERAL HONORS
To the Late Cardinal MeCloskey, i'm st.
Pasrick's Cathedral, New York
Impressive Services,
Participated in by Leading Dignitaries
of the Church-Funeral Sermon by
Archbishop Gibbons.
A Fitting Tribute to the Memory of the
Dead Prelate-Scenes Within the
Sacred Ediflce.

New York, October 15.-The long night
watch of those members of the Society of
st. Vincent de Paul, who guarded the
body of Cardinal McCloskey in the great
cathedral last evening at length came to
an end. The first beams of the morning
sun had hardly gilded the steeples' of the
churches when a procession of priests,
with uncovered heads, entered the cathe
dral and knelt before the altar. The prayers
for the opening of the new day, the
day upon which the body of Americas
first Cardinal was to be committed to the
earth, wree said, ard then the priests
walked slowly down the center aisle on
either sidesof the catafalque and returned
to the sacristy. Two hundred policemen
kept the great crowd that had assembled
shortly after O'Clock in order. The doors
of the cathedral were opened at S:45
o'clock and the waiting throng invited to
enter. As the hour for beginning th~
services was reached, the cr"~a v;fboni
the chprch oecam" ..stcr. The street for
suueres In every direction were
blocked with Carriages and masses of peo-
Die. The police had all they could attend
to preserve order;
TEE sCENE WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL
was grand and impressive. The dead body
OF the Cardinal had, during the night, been
placed in the 10 ihogany cottiu which had
been prepared for its reception. Heavy
drapery of purple velvet, bordered with ver-
million fringe, hung about the coffin. Eods
Of gold extending the entire length of the
coffln ornamented the sides The body
had been go placed that the head of the
dead prelate was raised above the level of
the coffin and was easily seen from below
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with people. Five thousand persons were
gathered within the walls of the cathedral
before 10 o'clock. While the throng was
waiting the opening of the solemn re QUEEN
services the Papal q Iuaves, in gold lace
and bright uniforms, marched down the
center aisle and took up position about the
catafaiQue. A moment later the. doors of
the sacristy were flung open ana a long
procession o. white robed pries sts and
acolites filed down the steps to the seata
directly in front of the high altT. There
was moment of hushed expectancy as
Father Sammel waved his hand, and then
| the stiffness was broken by the priests as
! they chaDtsd the
OFFICE OF THE DEAD
The 200 voices of the priests aud boys
melloWed by the distance, sounded
sweetly to the ear of the waiting congrega-
ton. The boys chanted one lire Of the
psalm and the priests tie second. Then
came the singing of psalm "a. 1t was not,
however, until the priests came to the
Miserere that the full richness and besu!y
OF the well-trained voices Of the chancel
choir were brought out. In all probability
| nothing like the singing of these priests
, and boys has ever been heard in the city.
First came the singing of the lain lines by
the boy teuors, to which responded the
harmonizsd voices of the priests. The
/ notes of the chanters hoated upward
| among the great arches of the Cathedral
aud, being reflected by the pillars, were
| brown backward and forward until they
l died away in the distance. Several more
| psalms were then sung by the choirs in
union, after which came the chanting of
| the nenedictus. While the office for the
| dead was being chanted Father AnacletuE,
| a Franciscan friar, assisted by the Rev.
Father Kelly, passed
AROUND THE CATAFALqUE
| swinging censer, from which perfumed
| incense arose. Later on, Father Tiily, a
Dominican priest, performed the same
| cffics.
When the chanting came to an end, the
| priests resumed their seats, and short
| period of waiting followed. The great or
| gan pealed forth the solemn, stately vol
untery preceding the mass, and now two
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| hands, followed by another procession of
priests, come slowly out from the saeristy
and bowed before the high altar. Then
came the bishops in their s1mber- hued
garments, and, finally, the monsignors
| and the archbishops Then all was ready,
for the choir chanted the requiem mass.
The choir numbered over 100 voices.
Archbishop Corrigan was the celebrant
of the pontifical mass, Mgr. Farley was
the assistant priest, Father Donnelly dea-
con and Father Mclean sub-deacon.
Fathers Mcdonnell, Kelly, Lsvelle, Slat-
terry and Mulhearn, of the Cathedral
household, we're the masters of ceremo-
nies. The Revs. Chas. Cotton and Thos.
J. McCloskey said the mass. The Rev.
Tbos. ]. McIhanney and Fathers Aylward
and McGrath ac.ed as chaplaiDs. The
sermon was preached after the mass by
Archbishop Gibbons of Baltimore. The
text of the sermon was Ecclesiastes, iy., 3
THE SERMON.
these words, spoken originally of Aaron;
said the speaker, may be ttingly applied to the
great high priest whose mortal rem aims now lie
be,ore you: He also was chosen out of all mer
this naGion, that he might teach Jacob his testi-
| monies and give light to Israel in his law. The
glorious ornaments 81 pont; to which the sa
| They symoolized in the eyes of the pesple hi!
spiritual dignity and authority to the pontif
of virtue with which he should be adorned ant
without which the most precious ornaments lost
| remind you of the exalted dignity to which h'
was raised. They reminded himself of the gar
~R 5ood and
he SHOULD be ready if necessary to lay down his
brought sorrow to the universal church as well a
| TO the church of America and New York. 1t ha!
pontiff and the College of Car ainals, ofwhich h,
was an i'll lustrious member and distinguished orna
eers the
| in your countenances is the expression OF tn
grief which fills your hearts Nor was this 5 gre e
| the faith. 1t extended to all classes and creed
: Of the community. The great heart Of New ori
bad mourned him as well became this EmPlr
City, lamenting the death of one of its most illus
trious and honored citizens. Neither wealth no
power nor rank could command such heartfelt
and universal respect as has been spontaneousi,
; paid to the remains Of your reyeredr prelate. II
pTolate was always a man Of mark z a center p o o
/ observation to the eyes OF the world Io the ey'
| cause he exercises powers not given to angels
: The bishop is the ambassador of God, appointed
among the nations Of the earth. If It is esteeme
| a great privilege for a citizen to represent TIM
great republic in the courts Of Europe, hG' o.
| court of Heaven among the nations OF the world
The life of the Cardinal has never been written
= Ole prelate of America. he biographer might re
count the eood work and deeds he had done, bu
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= life which is hidden with Christ's in God. Tha
| was manifest to Gods recording angel only. Pee
y | pie came to him with their cares and Troubles
| and for counsel in doubt, for spiritual and eye
temporal assistance. We're a bishops real life
| in its outward and inward fullness, published,
l | would be more interesting than novel. If thl
was true of the hunt best prelate in the land, wit
= how much greater force may it be applied to on
Q | occupying the eminent position OF our believe
, | Cardinal"
= The Archbishop then briefly st etche
/ the Cardinals life and touched upon fe'
r salient features of his long and eventfr
| career.
3 CONCLUDING CEREMONIES.
At the conclusion Of the sermon prepa
: rations were made for the concluding rits
t by the bestowal of the Episcopal absolr
, | ton. After the words of absolution ha
j been uttered the cotfiu was removed iror
;, the catatalque by the attendants an
! gently carried to its last resting place j
J, the crypt under the high altar, where
: was placed beside the body of Archbisho
n Hughes. The congregation and clerg
8 then quietly dispersed.