The sun., 1893-08-05
WITHOUT FUNERAL RITES.
ONLY \ PRAYER SAID AT mrs. Bud
Wars GRAVE


Because Father Dunphy and st. AEnes's
Choir We're Not Pernitted TO Take Part
In the Services, In Accordance with Her
Dying wish, sho We. Not Buried Frou,
the Church She Had Helped 60 build.
WHITE PLAINS N. Y. Aug. A.-This village
has been greatly stirred up to-day over a row
between Father Tole. rector OF st. John the
Evangelist's Catholic Church. and the family
and friends OF Eveline Budwny. wealthy
Catholic woman. who died on Wednesday.
Mrs Budway. SO her husband and brother
say, previous to her death on Wednesday.
made dying request OF Father Tole that
Father Thoa Dunphy OF New York. brother of
Father William A. Dunphy, the old rector Of
the church. be invited to deliver an oration at
her funeral. and also that the choir Of 81.
Agnes's Catholic Church in New York be So
cured for the occasion.
Her brother. James II. Moran, who was In
ex-Collector Robertson's Office and who was for
years clerk OF the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee says Father Tole consented. He was very
much surprised when Father Tole said yester-
day that he himself would preach the funeral
Grafton. and that the home choir was quite
good enough to furnish the music for his sis
ter's funeral.
Mr.. Moran became indignant at what he
considered was the priest going back on
solemn promise to his dying sister. and after
expressing himself In very warm language to
the clergyman he left him with the under
standing that the funeral services were not to
be held in the church at ALL
After Mr.. Moran went away Father Tole
addressed letter to him. consenting to let
Father Dunphy offlciate. but drawing the line
at the choir. This didn't suit the Budways
and 80 they had the funeral this morning at
the home OF the dead woman. There we're no
religious services. She was buried in the
family plot in Rural Cemetery. The burial
was attended by the greatest throng OF peo-
rle that has ever gathered hereabouts on
similar occasion in many years.
One Of the Budways said the difficulty with
the priest arose because Mrs; Bpdway would
the establishment Of which was Father Tole's
pet scheme.
Father a,1S Tole same here after Father Dun,
hq Mrs eeR IN tne S Shrs Sh s5s5S snse
toward erecting the handsome Si5O.00O stone
church fail W which M Father To'e found nearly COM
Wihin ,,an short time he had telling out
and never went inside the Church witch she
She never spoke to Father ToIe until few
weeks before her death. when there was a rec
onciliation: At the time she made her dying
of him.
Father Tole was formerly, Father ;Ducey's
assistant In New York. and when he came
here great things were expected Of him. Mem-
bers OF the church say that he at once took a
dislike to Mrs. Reynal and Mrs. Budway. OF
whose prominence In the church he was said
tc be envious.
: The church was built as a mem orial to Mrs.
Reynars father. the late Nathaniel Higgins.
and her son Louis.
A sun reporter called on Father Tole to-
night The priest. who had gone to bed. sent |
down the following statement:
learn that you come to inquire in regard |
10 the burial OF a woman in White Plains who
was a Catholic Father Feehan and gave her |
Ill the rites OF the Church and every spiritual |
comfort in our power Her brother. who was
ormerly Catholic. and for the past several |
vears has been member Of the Methodist |
Ihurch. objected TO some OF my suggestions, |
md in his anger refused to allow the body to |
De brought to the church. She died most |
,difying death. The athoics OF White Plains |
eel indignant at his conduct. l regret his |
elgious ceremony" |
The only thing in the nature Of a religious
'eremony at tho funeral was brief prayer by |
he Rev. Dr. Bean Of New York at the Craze. |
he said that he could not see one who had |
oeen such o faithful Catholic buried without |
my OF the rites OF the Church