The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-27
AT HER FINAL REST.
Impressive obsequies of Sister Mary
de Sales.

Impressive obsequies of Sister Mary
de Sales.
The funeral of the late Sister Mary de
Sales Reilly took place from the Convent
Of Mercy, on Liberty street, yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The requiem services, which were per-
formed Immediately before the funeral, in
the convent chapel, were unusually
solemn and impressive. Very Rev. Ed
ward Ca1erty, vicar general, otficiated,
and was assisted in performing the last
rites OF the Catholic church by Revs. Z.
II. Mcmahon, William Quinlan, T. M.
Reilly, John Mccarthy and Patrick DON
Ian, o. S. B.
At the close Of the services for the
dead, Father Cafferty delivered thought
full and beautiful sermon on the life of the
dead sister, taking as his text the quota
ton from the gospel OF st. Matthew, as
follows: "He who leaveth his father and
mother, and brothers and sisters and
home and follows me, shall receive fruit
an hundredfold and life everlasting"
The edifying life of the religious, who
had left all the pleasures of the world and
Of her home to take up the cross and follow
in the footsteps of the Redeemer, was de-
picted in ferYent manner by the preacher.
For a period of thirty years and more,
he said, she had been engaged in a work
of self-sacritice and denial, and most of
that time was actively engaged in caring
for Gods chosen ones, the poor and help
less orphans. For a period of twenty
years Father Cafferty had a personal
knowledge of her noble and exemplary
life, and was familiar with the many vir-
tues of heart and mind she possessed in
so high degree. He had watched par
ticularly her tender care and solicitude for
the comfort and pleasure of the little
ones conhded to her keeping, and could
truthfully say that no mother ever
watched over her child more tenderly or
lovingly than did Sister de Sales over the
orphans. He felt sure that from the
consciousness of life spent in the per-
Torrance of works of charity and mercy
and love, she had reaped during her life
time fruit an hundredfold," as related
by the Evangelist, and was now in the
enjoyment of the great reward promised
her in the gospel, eternal happiness"
During the services at the chapel the
convent choir rendered with fine effect
music appropriate to the occasion The
singing of the "Libera Me Domino" was
particularly fine, and caused many tears
to flow amongst the large congregation of
relatives and friends.
The sermon ended, the funeral pro-
cession was formed, headed by the priests
and acolytes, who were Immediately fol-
lowed by the pall-bearers, carrying the
body. Following the coffin came the sis
ters in religion of deceased, the mem bers
of the Sisters of Mercy, each of whom
bore in her hand a lighted taper. Then
followed the orphans of st. Mary's Home
and the relatives and friends.
AS the cortege moved through the long
corridors of the convent the Miserere
was chanted in solemn tones and prayers
for the dead were recited. Altogether,
the ceremony was strikingly solemn and
ahectingly appropriate The interment
took place at the Cathedral cemetery,
where large number of friends gathered
to pay the last tribute of respect to Sister
de Sales. The services at the grave were
conducted by the same clergymen who
ofticiated at the chapel, and were closed
in most touching manner by the little
orphan girls offering up a fervent prayer
for the eternal repose of the one who had
been their best friend and mother, and
finally each of the little ones, with tear be-
dimmed eyes, approached the grave and
laid thereon floral Offering in token of
her love and veneratiOn for the dead.
Messrs. j, J. McDonough, Henry Blum,
]. E. Grady, NJ. A. O'Byrne, William Ke-
hoe, j. j. MCGOWAN, Luke Carson and
James McGrath acted as pail bearers.