The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-12

this. Religion brings your friend be-
fore the altar of God, and there he Is
surrounded with lighted tapers to In
dictate the faith he professed. she
blesses that body. she incenses tnat
corpse, to show her affection and her
love for her child. Religion sympa-
thizes with sorrowlng friends, although
IL Is the will Of God that we should an
go. Religion unites with nature IN
sympathizing with the friends. OF the
deceased. Religion wishes in loving
tones to speak the praises OF the dead.
Hence II is that am here as a repre-
sentative of religion to perform tnat
sorrowful task, and in doing so. re-
ligion and nature both combine in me,
because the deceased was my FRIEND
He was a friend of all that knew him.
and to know him was to love him. he
had a heart as tender and as soft as
child, brave as a lion when circum-
stances required IL, and as big as the
Wasatch mountains. beneath whose
shadow his remains are to rest. He
was a faithful servant. who won the
confidence and esteem of his employers.
The longer they knew him the greater
was their affection and their esteem
for him. He was like the faithful SER
want of the Gospel, who was COM
mended by his master. Well done.
good and faithful servant, because
thou hast been faithful over a few
The mutual and friendly relation that
existed between him and his old mas
ter for IL long years, is told not In
words, but In actions. We read this
morning in the newspapers that his
old master, when he heard Of his death,
cried like a child; and the esteem Of
that master for his faithful servant
is told in a few words, when he said:
Nobody can ever replace Denis Sulli-
van.'
HE was a true Irishman- He loved
his country, and to his manly charac-
ter and good qualities, his countrymen
can look as a true type OF an Irishman.
And he was devoted to his adopted
country. There was no flag that was
dearer to his heart than the stars and
stripes. If occasion required 1t he was
willing and ready to give his hearts
blood in defense of his country. He
was man of deep religious sentiments,
true piety and simple love. During his
lifetime he served God, did his duty to
him as best he knew how, and why
should we not now hope that he Is reap
ing his eternal reward in heaven? His
religion was without ostentation. He
always did what our Lord wants us all
to do. He was truly charitable. He
was not in any sense intolerant. His
best friends were non-Cotholics. There
is a Catholicity of heart, my brethren,
which goes out, no matter what the
differences of creed may be; people will
live together in sweet charity without
ever sacrificing one iota of their be-
lief Such was the charity of the
Savior, who commended to us all, Jew
and Gentle, the example of the good
Samaritan, though not yet a Christian.
Let us pluck from the life of our
friend all those qualities that we rec
ognize in him during life. Hide away
faults. If any you find, because there
is no perfection here below. Look only
upon him as one that was loyal to his
family and to his friends, loyal to his
employer. loyal to his country, and
above all, loyal to God. And, in con-
clusion, all can say is, when 1 look
beyond the grave: Farewell oh, faith
| full friend.'"'