The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-01
FUNERAL AT OLYPHANT.
Upwards OF Two Thousand Persons Fol-
lowed the Remains OF James Jor.
dan TO the Grave.

fully 1000 persons. The remains re-
posed in a casket in the parlor, where
they were viewed by hundreds of the
persons who had known him in life.
At 3 O'Clock the remains were con-
veyed to st. Patrick's Catholic church,
where the absolution of the body was
performed by Rev. John Loughran, of
Mnooka. Within the sanctuary were
Rev. n. j. McManus, of Providence;
Rev. II. j. Comerford, of Archibald;
Rev. j. j. Coroner of Forest City; Rev.
James O'Malley, of Kingston; Rev. j.
j. B. Feeley, of Scranton; Rev. James
f. Jordan, of Rendham; Rev. j. l..
Shanley, of Dickson City, and Rev. NJ
j. Milane, of Dunmore.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. p
j. Murphy pastor of st. Patrick's
church, who took for his text the words
Take order with thy house, for thou
shalt die, not live" He spoke in part
as follows:
To die is to pass from a lower state of
existence to a higher rank of subsistence
1t is a coming forth from darkness TO
light 1t is the spreading Of the wings of
the spirit that We're CircumsCribed by the
body. 1t is going home and he who
thinks wisely of death will think of inn
next world than We have in this. When
the voice Of the Lord came to our friend
that he must die, he did not turn and
weep with great weeping as EZekias did,
but he said thy will O Lord be done. |
am willing to go home to that rest that l
sighed for from the time 1 laid my head
on my mothers breast.
Olyphant is in mourning today. a good
man has gone to his reward. He came to
this country from that beautiful little
island that God blessed, but Il nation
| by its seifshness and lust of power has
cursed. He came here in the prime of
| life to seek those opportunities in the
| land of fair play that We're denied him at
home. He came here filled with ambi
tion, Drawn and brain. He at once saw
the opportunities of achieving success,
and with a determination of will power,
| industry and frugality he has accumu-
| lated by strict honesty a princcly for
! tune.
There is nothing more recommendable
! to young man than the virtues of frug-
ality and economy. He was hOnOred,
! loved and revercd by his fellow citizens
not only by his success in a financial
sense, but for his manly Christian char
actcr. 1t is a very poor recommendation
in our days for a man to say, he died a
millionaire, if he has not left any other
legacy to recommend him to the COM
.
| disgrace to have boundless wealth at
! death and doing no good with that which
| was given to him as only a trust. Wealth
| left in such a manner is not a Blessing
| but misfortune and is generally squdn-
/ dcred by those to whom it was be-
/ queathed. 1t is a just retributive justice
! of the Lord that such things should hap
| pen. our dear friend had the happy fac
/ ulty and the manly heart of not neglect
| ing the supernatural interests of his
higher nature, while he was wise, vigil
/ land and prudent in his administration
/ Of his temporal interests.
He was not great because of his wealth,
! but of his love for his fellow man. He
was great because he loved justice and
| hated iniquity 'and the Lord anointed
! with the act of gladness." He was great
. because he loved the orphans and widows,
/ the poor and afflicted had in him a father
and a friend. He neither closed his heart
nor his purse to the deserving poor, and
/ If every one in this valley whom he be-
friended could place a blossom on his
grave he would rest tonight in his side
. hill home beneath forest of flowers.
! 1t was his motto that his left hand
| should not know what his right hand did.
| He did not wait for death to distribute
| his wealth. He did this while living. He
was his own executor. He not only laid
up treasures on earth but he also had a
| good banking account in heaven, where
! thieves cannot break through and steal
. and where the rust and moth do not con-
! sumo.
There was nothing sorded or mercenary
to his composition. His character was
/ not cast to the merccnary world. He was
full of sympathy for his fellow men. Sue
| cess in life did not make him arrogant
| and overbearing. He was simple and
democratic in his habits and had no pre-
| tentions to any superiority because he
| was more successful than they We're.
He loved his church, and was liberal in
| his donations to its maintenance. He lal
a deep spiritual nature He was found
| not only in church on Sunday but he
| loved to be pre- sent at the morning de-
| VotiCn. He loved to commune with God
before he spoke to man. He found his
! delight before the tabernacle of God with
men. He was man Of action ana not of
| words. The deep is dumb, but the shall
lows murmur, so it was with him. Ac-
tions speak louder than words BY their
fruits you sdall know them,
We all feel his loss, but there is one
| place that II will be more keenly felt, viz,
| his home. Our heartfelt sympathy goes
| out on this occasion to his wife and chill
dren. Such scenes are beyond the reach of
our human sympathy and we must inn
! plore of God to give them grace to bear
their affliction. What is their loss is his
gain For Us to live Is Christ, and to die
is gain. We know that of this our earthly
| habitatiOn Is dissolved we have a habita-
tlon made not by hand eternal in heaven
Let us cherish his memory I'm our hearts
| and let us remember him in our prayers
| Farewell, friend, sleep then in peace, and
that i'm the near future We may meet In
the land of the living.
During the services Robert McCor-
mack sang "Tlee as a Bird" and as the
body was borne from the church w
W. Watkins sang Calvary" The re-
mains were inferred in the Catholic
cemetery at Olyphant. At the grave
the "Benedictions' wds sung by Rev
]. NJ. Smoulter of Olyphant He was
assisted bv Fathers Comeford, Cor
oner, Walsh, Stanley, Feeley, and Mill
ane.
The honorary pail bearers were
James j. Williams, j. f. Jones. Frank.
lin Howell, A. j. Casey, A. II. Wand.
ling, John Il, Richards b. j. Neville
Of Scranton: James j. Lynch, Of Oily.
phant. The acting pail bearers We're,
Hugh OBoyle. John j. OHara, Win.
lam Rogan, A. c. Farrell, John ]
Mooney, p. C. Cannon, and T.. j. Kelly
all of Olyphant
There We're floral offerings from the
merchants OF Olyphant, Merchants ant
Mechanics bank employees, Scranton
Packing company Olyphant Water
company, c. G.. Boland, Morris Gold
smith, =. =. Jordan, John Il. Jones and
p. A. Fhilbin. A solemn requiem mas,
for the deceased will be sung in st
Patrick's church Wednesday morninl