Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12

Holy Name, Father Glaab Of St Mary's. Father
S Sc Of &. Father. Gioyd and ID
Providence Hospital
Father Donohus Of 81. Joseph's opened the
religions service by walking around the cofir
and asperging IL with holy water. He was at
tended by an scolyte waving the ce0er, the
fumes Of which pervsdsd the chamber. He
read the funeral service Of the Catholic church,
6rst in Latin and then in English.
BISHOP kEASE's SERMON.
The sermon Of Bishop keane was delivered
extemporaneously while he stood with cls.ped
hands at the head Of the casket The words Of
Bishop Keane were delivered in clear.
rich and sonorous tone. which dis
tinctly reached every portion Of the
chamber. His tribute TO the deceased
was an eloquent one. and when the bishop
touched on the many loving characteristics %
the late Senator the ewes Of many on the floor
and IN the galleries were wet with sincere tears.
During the delivery Of the sermon the immense
crowd was unusually quiet and seemed 20 be
drinking in every WORT that Bishop Keane
uttered.
In the course Of his remarks Bishop Keane
said: AT the request of his eminence. Cardinal
Gibbons. and ~ his representative on thi.
solemn occasion, IL is my privilege 60 Offer 10
Senator henna the church's tribute Of re-
spect and affection. His country has
given and will yet give fitting er-
PRECISION TO her appreciation OF the tireless
energy, the distinguished ability and the
bameless integrity with which he filed
LOT SO many years the high Office 20 which his
Fellow citizens had called him. Let it be
permitted TO his mother church 10 mingle
ner accents with those OF his country
70 tell OF those qualities that made him
near and dear 20 her, yea, the Qualities
IN which lay the real secret OF all his
pubic work. A life is noble In pro-
po,uon as IL has before Il a noble ideal
ana strives manfully TO live up TO it, But no.
where IN all the universe Of human thought and
aspiration can there be found such an ideal
as that which faith from his earliest
years held before him; nowhere such
motives and means were its attain
menfs as bis faith supplied him with. In his
early childhood faith taught him TO say 20 bis
own busy mind and TO answer TO all who asked
MIN the reason Of his being: God
made me that L might know Him. love Him and
serve Him in this world and be happy with
Him forever in the next Then he asked, But
.e;l me what THIS means in practice. what Il i'm
plies In my daily life?' To this his Young heart
responded willingly because be knew that the
sweetest OF all things 10 love, and that the
hooiest OF all love is the love OF God"
THE GOOD QUALITIES OF THE DECEASED.
bishop heane then went on at some length
on the subject of faith and the good qualities
which living up to an ideal faith would pro-
duce In the man. He continued: "nere
was the lofty ideal which from his
earliest years John Edward Eenna saw
held before him by his faith and such was the
ideal by which up TO his latest breath Senator
henna well knew that he had 70 measure and
TO judge all the work Of his life. Thanks
be to God, whose providence gave this
good man from his earliest bovhood
no other standard by which to shape and des-
innate MS life, and unto his last day permitted
him to Judge himself BY no different criterion.
We're 1 to assert that no had never in
any moment Of his life relaxed In his
striving after the great and ideal or
swerved from the line OF perfect fidelity in its
realization. be would be the first to refute me
Tor the exaggeration. and I can fancy that
those silent lips. once so prompt and
strong for honesty and truth, would say: No,
was human; even while the spirit was willing
the flesh was weak. Many and many time
ana L strike my breast and say, oh, Lord,
be merciful to me, a sinner
HIS ELOQUENT CLOSING REMARKS
Bishop Keane continued at some length and
closed as follows: because Of his faith. because
OF the glorious uplifting truth taught him,
because OF the potent spiritual aid il gave
him, John Edward Kenna was \ wiser man. a
stronger man, a safer man. a more reliable and
LIE. His career was all the more an honor
to his country and blessing to
humanity, because of the divine element
that was in it. The links of deep and strong
and sincere affection which bound him 70 fam
lily and friends we're all the sweeter and all the
tenderer because of that spirit in the heart Of
Christ which he veneraied, which he
loved. and in which his soul yearned
to participate. And now may eternal love re-
pair and perfect in him whatever his life has
been faulty and imperfect; may the Father Of
Mercy and the God of all consolation who
comforteth us in all tribulations pour into the
hearts OF his beloved ones the balm Of his heal
ing and soothing grace"
AN IMPRESSIVE scESE.
The scene was q grand and impressive one
and recalled vividly the ceremonies over the
late Senator Barbour, which occurred on the
10th OF May. When Bishop Keane completed
his sermon the acoytes and Catholic
clergy first left the chamber. They
were followed by the family Of the deceased
and then by the committee of the two houses
and the Legislature of West Virginia The
others assembled on the floor left the chamber
IN the inverse order in which they came
The remains were escorted to the
Pennsylvania railroad depot. where they we're
placed on a special train which will convey
them and the family, together with the con-
gressional escort, to Charleston
THE FUNERAL TRAIN
The special train which will convey the re-
mains Of the late Senator Kenna to Charleston.
W. Va, for interment is expected to leave this
city over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad about IL o'clock tonight. Ii
will consist Of three Pullman sleepers and
a combination baggage and smoking car. The
funeral party will be served with breakfast at
Anderson tomorrow morning, this being the
only stop the train is scheduled to make. The
special train will be in charge of Sergeant-st-
Arms Valentine Of the Senate.