Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
SORROW HERE At HIS DEATH.
His Memory Cherished In Richmohu'
sketch of His Life.

The death Of Archbishop Janssens' oL
New orleans. comes home TO hundre"S ol
hearts i'm this city with sense OF per
sonal loss and bereavement
10 know him was 10 love him. 10 any
ono Who ever was privileged TO SIT AT
his feet. like St. Paul at the Ieet Cl
G9mollei the thought Of his deah u
almost inconceivable, and II prlNsS q"
overwhelming solemnlty' H.. ,r-
No man ever diffused a more rauiaiII ~
anence of life. cheerfulness. and vigorous
,In tnon Rishop Janssens did. He was
tbouehtful for every one who appIodcie"
rim Re knew by unerrlng INTUITION IHe
,,,ovs of true grace-which flow ou' ot
80 blindness. He was entirely frank ana
eirnnle hearing himself always Win gem
1c dipnity. and speaking always WIN
syrootness that was ineXpressiDly WIN
rtng With youth in particular ne .au
a ,rofo1Ind and comprehensive sympdlHg'
~, ,,,dersfood all it's ardors and aspiia-
tons its perplexlty in the presence OF the
mysteries of life, It's embarrassment ann
unfamiliar surroundings Us craving tVI
rccogniiion. its sensitive heaIt anu -
droan-lilxe spirit. His first ana 6lealca.
imnulse was sympathy. IN ms eNeiS -u''
life this displayed ltseH IN cIs,'' 49, -;
,,robtrrsive solicitule for the welfare ol
tho lsmbent fame Of every page.
Arcbbisbop Janssens fulfilled within the
,..+tosn years since he left Richmond, on
Loioe elevated to the See or Natche%'
son,e OF the greatest works OF MS me-
80 Ia ,yas always waiting for the hour,
,''ttoL cane 10 him at last. Through All
tbs Grand poise Of his being, through ms
never-ending, still beginning iaDoT' tniS
was the one prevailing truth. ne Was
waiting for the end. The world IS 4oleHei
for h.s absence. nh, 1,o, do
AS late as Friday last Bishop van &c
,r,,,o. received q letter from the Arch-
-, an which he stated that he was
abont 10 leave for Europe by the advice
80 hts nhvsicians. who said he must STOP
-, ~ once. IL had been the intention
of Archbishop Janssens TO sail from New
vork next Wednesday 10 Visit MS oiu
home in Holland ct,
To-. some time his health had been fali-
i,g and his condition had been aggra-
yated by his unsparlng labors.
SKETCH or Ills LIFE.
E,raucis Janssens was born in Pill
h,,rc North Brabant, Holland, on the
,~.h ~ october. 1888. After preliminary
cl,ssical studies he entered the Episco-
nj seminary Of Bois-le-Duc, or >. Her.
,oeenhosch but wishing TO devote him
eoif IN The missions in the United States,
sought entrance into the American COL
1ege M Iouyain, and was ordained
nrIest at Client on the Ast OF Decein-
her 1867. Bishop McGil, or richmond
mad visited the institution the pieceo-
ing wear and depicted the wants or
80, ,Te a;ocesa so eloauently that the young
"em,narlan. fun Of courage, offered his
services. A.. NJ
lie began his labors In the Diocese
- piobmond In September. 1868. and was
COON recognized as most able ana
energetic priest. full OF resources and
,,,.o,nnt nj every call. AS assistant
nrlest at the Cathedral. and from 1870
a. rector. attending also Danville. War
renton, Gordonsvillo. and Culpeper, act
ing, too, as secretary and chancellor