The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-02
Ia MORT DO PRESIDENT CARNOT,
The Memorial Services at tn,
Cathedral.
The French Colony Honor the H.
lustriOus Dead.
They Turn Out In n Body to Siguai:z,
Their Respect for the Had Ct tho
French Kepubiic- Sermon by
Bishop Montgomery.

LIZ Lie I'LL oofo Vi tuo riohCh Coicuy
yesterday afternoon publicly commem-
GRATED the death OF President Carnot of
the French republic.
AT 2 O'Clock the Legion Francais,
under command OF Captain Billaulet
and about 200 members OF the French
colony, headed by Messieurs Mesnager,
Loeb, Sentous. Viole and Ordoqui. PRO.
ceeded in body to st. Vibiana's cathe-
drsl, preceded by band playing the
Dead March in Saul.
At the cathedrsl in front of. the altar
was placed catsialque, and the Libere
was chanted by the choir, the services
being conducted by Rev. Father Cote,
assisted by Fathers McAuliffe and Doyle.
Bishops Mora and Montgomery were
seated inside the chancel rail.
The memorial sermon was preached
by his lordship Bishop Montgomery.
The bishop said that it was not his
purpose to deliver panegyrio on the
occasion, but to express in common with
many others and in the name especially
Of the Catholic people his sympathy
aud the common eorrow with France ex-
pressed by the Christian people OF the
world. He begged leave to say that no
people are more deeply indebted as a
people to France than are the people OF
the United States, and we do not forget
that at one of the most critical moments
OF our country's history Catholic France
came to her assistance in such way
that We may say to her brave soldiers,
on land and sea, to you we owe our inde-
pendence although that independence
might afterwsrd have come, it certainly
would have been delayed and we
might not yet be q separate nation,
but for her to whom we extend our SYM
pathv today. And no c!aeH OF people in
the United States do more heartily to-
day tender their sympathy to the be-
reaved republic than do the Catholics OF
the United States, for, aside from she
fact that France has ever been called
the eldest daughter OF the church, we
know that in the United States we are
deeply indebted for her missionaries who
came to plant faith and civilization in
the new world.
The bishop could not even enumerate
the long liteny OF names OF great men in
every sphere that make nation great
in church and state, in art, science, lit
erature, etc. The world itself is in
debted to France for these, and we do
but join our heartfelt sympathy with
mourning the endden removal OF the
president. We might say, "let France
as a younger republic than our
selves etndy the mistakes that we
have made, because we have made mis-
takes." And whilst he said that there
was no nation to whom the church was
more indebted than she was to France
| SO likewise is there no nation more
deeply indebted to the church or Chris
tian faith than is France, for let US re-
me N Der that France achieved her great
est victories for civilization through
Christian principles.
We cannot separate our individual
character OF Christian from that of citi
zen. We are each a unit, or one indi
vidual we are not two, but we have two
relations. Each man is a Christian anC
citizen; that is, he has that two fole
relationship; end as it is bv God tina
princes reign and judges decree JUS
Judgments, so must We ever aaeo
ciate these two relations as in
I separabe and whilst today W.
pray that God may bless France, LEI
us pray that we az individuals may
never in public or private life do augh
but what would reflect credit and homo
on our country and show loyalty to it. Al
Christian people we feel that thu
highest compliment we can pay Il
France or to the lamented dead ia to as
sembe before Gods altar and there
pray that He may be merciful to ons
taken so suddenly to Gods judgment
seat, for no man is without his faults
Therefore az Christian people in thil
common faith We beg Gods benedictior
upon both living and dead.
After the impressive services in tht
church Georges LIE Mesnager and other,
delivered addresses in euiogy OF tn.
dead at the hall of the Legion Francaist
to quite large audience.