St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-06
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=, st. Mary's church presented a sembre
appearance yesterday morning when
the many mourners and friends gath
cred out Of respect to the late Z. r. l..
Hardentergh. .Ehe sanctuary, altar
and pulpit were heavily draped in black
cloth with trimmings <of white silk
fringes, while the, reredos was covered
with purple. On the sanctuary walls
at the back of the altar was the letter
''H' in white immorteles; while great
groups of glimmerings candles cast a
bright light from either side. The
portions of the church to which the pub
lie were admitted were crowded when
the bell tolled solemnly, and soft
minor strain from the organ broke into
a sad, sobbing dirge. announcing the
entrance of the body to the church. In
accordance with strict Catholic rule the
flowers were removed from the coffin at
the entrance, and it was borne slowly
UP the aisle, by Messrs. Thomas
Brennan, z. Fl. Kelly. J. I. Beau
deke and Kenneth Clarke. The casket
was entirely covered with plain black
cloth, on which six silver handles pro-
jected. When the pall-bearers had
Teverently deposited the remains in
front of the sanctuary, the mOurners
and numerous friends of the deceased
entered the church. Father Callet,
robed in black chasuble with white
cross ON the back, mounted the altar
steps and sang, assisted by the choir.
the Eregorian mass for the dead. The
solemn requiem mnsic, sobbing and
Waiiing as with bitterest woe. rose tri-
i, a,,1 h l,ir
as if it would follow the soul of the de-
parted to realms of bliss. AS an offer
torium, the wierd and ethereal s.Pie
Jesu" from Gounod's trilogy 'Mors
ct Vita" was sung by quartette. con-
sisting of the Misses Shaw and Messrs.
NJ Zachler and Gehan. The mass
being concluded, the scene was most
impressive, as an acolyte stood hold
ing cross at the foot of the coffin and
the priest advancing amid
A CLOUD OF INCENSE
asperged the remains three times On
each side with holy water. and then in
censed them in the same manner. Faith
er Faillet spoke words of comfort to the
mourners, taking as his text, blessed ]
are the dead who die in the Lord" He
said that st. Mary's church would feel
the loss of Mr.. Hardenbergh deeply and
that his name would live on the lips and
in the hearts of all who knew him. He
euiogized the deceased for his open
handed charity and warm heart, asking
why he Of all others should have been
taken away? But let us not otmurmur."
he continued; "'my ways are not your
ways, and my counsels are not your |;
COUNSEL saith the Lord. Let us rather |
say The Lord has given and the Lord |
hath taken away. blessed be His name.' !
God takes his sanity ones to Himself /
that they may rest from their labors, !;
them.'" He exhorted thebeleaved ones |
ones to ''grieye not as they that have no |.
hope beyond the grave" 1--WE have aD !!
assurance that we shall meet him !;
again and we believe in the communion /,
of saints whereby we know our lost ones /
are still near US and rejoice over our .
good works." The deceased was an eX- /
ample of how a good business man and /
genial friend could also be a saint /
upon earth. and more happiness was to i
be had out Of the fight and struggle /
against evil than out of the consum- !
nation of the widest desires. As the /
from Handel's sSaul," crept through
the church, the pall-bearers advanced,
laid wreath on the coffin and bore it
to the hearse outside.
Among those who attended the.
services were: Gen. J. B. .Sanborn,
Ferdinand Williams, w. MarkOe,
Bruno Beaupre. j. S. Prince, w. T.
Kirk, n. P. Upham, members of the.
chamber of commerce and directors of
various banks, the employees of F. &. L.
Hardenbergh & Co. and the Society of
st. Vincent de Paul, of the parish of St.
Mary's.
A Clock for the Court House.
At meeting of the court house COM
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