The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-30
FATHER BRESLIN.
His Obseguies at st. Pants
Church Yesterday.

The funeral obsequies of the Rev. Father
Lawrence Breslin, late pastor of st. Luke s
Catholic Church, were SOIemnized yesterday
morning in the sacred edifice which was
erected through his energy and perSeyer-
ance and which will forever stand rs a
monument of his devotion to his religion
and the spiritual Interests of his congrega-
ton. Shortly after the reverend gentle
mans death, on Thanksgiving day, his re-
mains were carried to the church. where
they lay in state before the high altar, sur
rounded by floral offerings and lighted ia
pers, until The close of Yesterdays ceremO-
MES, while night and day his mourning par
ishiOnerS kept vigil until tie final leave
taking, which Immediately preceded the
journey to the grave.
At 10 O'Clock solemn requiem mass was
begun in The presence of a large mum Der of
the secular and regular clergy, the sodalIties
aud an immense congregation, which over
flowed the alsles and vestibule. The cele-
brant was Rev. Father Seaman Of St Jo-
eph's Church, who was assisted by Rev.
Fathers O'Cunnor and Flood, as deacon and
sub-deacon. Rev. Father Casey acted as
master Of ceremonies, and the altar was at
tended by the ,acolytes "f st. Peters
Church. His Grace Archbishop Riordan,
attended by his chancellor and secretary, oc-
cupIed the throne within the sanctuary.
The mass was celebrated t. the mu>ica! ac-
compartment of WicpX'S "Grand Re-
qulem," which was rendered by the follow
ing members of st. JOseph's choir: So
pranos-Miss Lottie Crawl I'd and Miss
Fanny Denny; alto,-Miss Eta Bayley and
Miss Marcella Sullivan: tenOrs-D. NJ.
Jones and Albert IissOt; baSSOS-Frank j.
ScOlinS and Charles BOrrmans; musical
director and organi-t, p. j. O'Sullivan.
At the close of the mass Rev Father
Caraher pastor of the ciuich at Mission
San Jose, preached the eulogy, taking his
text from Acts viii q "Dev0ut men tOuk
order for Stephens funeral and made great
mourning over him" The death and burial Of
The protomartyr mentioned in the text, was
first referred TO to MARK the similarity between
the incident there related aud the present
funeral services, which mad called togelher
so many # the faithful 10 mourn over their
dead pastor He had known him in the
days of his youth and the years of his vigor-
Gus manhood, and could tell them that as a
seminar N and an ordained minister of the
gospel he ever held the highest place in the
affection and esteem Of his fellow-Students
and cC-wOIkers in the ministry. Educated
al the famous missionary college Of AL
Hall0ws, in County Dublin, Ireland,
he spent the year of his deaconite
in the Sunday school OF Clontarf.
After his ordination he was sent on the
American mission, and for many years la
bored in the Territory of Utah, where he
founded many schools and churches. He
was finally called to San Francisco, after a
time appointed to the pastorate of st.
then except in name. and by the careful
outstanding of its slender resources man
| aged in a little while TO erect tho handsome
| church they were then assembled in, as
| well as the adjoining parOchial residence.
| Tue reverend preacher then referred to
| the prie>tly virtues of the deceased, and the
| stern sense of duty which guided his whole
| life. Three years ago, he said, he was
| called out, late at night in binding storm,
| to attend the deathbeds of four pari- honers,
| whose homes were scattered over distant
| portions III his struggling parish. His physi-
| cal strength, weakened by previous illness,
| broke down beneath the strain, and the
| seed, were then laid of the pulmonary con-
| sumption which carried hun to the grave
| After an appeal for prayers for his happy
| repose, the Archbishop pronounced the alb
| solution, the clergy and congregation took
| their parting look at the remains, the coffin
| was taken from the catafalque and carried
| to The hearse between the open ranks OF the
| Children of Mary, after which the cortege
wendell Its way to Calvary Cemetery, where
| the interment took place.
Among the attending clergy were: Rev.
| Fathers Connolly Montgomery, Cottle, Sean
Ian, Casey, Lynch. Rogers, Foley, Larkin,
| Coyle, Brennan, O'Graay, Fitzpatrick, Null
| ligan. Crowley, Cummings, Kenealy and
| Cassidy of this city; Rev. Father O'Connor
of Stockton, Fathers King, insolvency aud
| KIRBY of Oakland; Father Doran of la
media, Father Thomas Caraber of Mission
| San Jose, Father Cassin Of San Rafael,
| Father Cleary Of Petalurna, Father Riordan
| of Menlo Park, Father Cooper of San Ma
teo, Father O'Sullivau Of Redwood City
Father Conlan Of San Pablo, Father Powers
of Llvermore, Fathers Lagan and McKlnnon
| OF San Rafael, besides members OF the
| Jesuit, Franciscan, Dominican and Lazarist
orders and Christian Brothers.