The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-26

III TIC performance or the ceremonies,
| the organ pealedforth the Wierd strains
Oh the GregoriaR chant and Dies Irae.
| The choir music was a feature OF the
occasion and inekeeping with the flu
nera! obsequies5 of great prince of
the church. There were about 200 male
! voices in all, recruited from all the
catholic parishesli in the city. John F.
Genan was the header, and Mrs. Frank
norman organisf. The responses to the
cnolr We're made by the seminarianS,
with great precision and trueness to
| pitch. ltt-
Bishop Stanley, of Fargo, who was
parish priest for Imany years under
| the deceased pirelate, delivered the
funeral address. HE said:
Internal rest give unto him and let per-
petuai light shines0upon him." Difficult, in
oee1' Is the task which iial affection and the
clergy impose upon me this morning. To
speak in the presence of the lifeless body of
our our Iriend, our father our bishop, Thomas L.
grace. he is dead. The true friend, the
loving father, the kind, wise and holy bishop
Is gone-gone from this world of suffering
gone INTO that mysterious spirit land, etern-
Eternal rather an imperishable reward Of
glory; and from the immortal of bishops and
people Peep there goes up to the infinite throne
/ THAT prayer: Eternal rest give unto him o
him. >" -,
Were his wishes to be consulted he would
/
Whlch was for us SO long a time unques-
toned law, second only to the word of God
I must In this instance be disregarded.
must be permitted to tell you in falterng
life.
The irreligious man dead is appalling, for
10 MIN II means the end of hope and exis-
tence. TO the irreligious man death means
the grave, cold. silent and forgotten. 1t
means tombstone, the inscription on which
tells the name and story of him who lies
peneath. Life for the irrelfgious man means
simply an existence that terminates in death.
put TO the man animated by Divine faith,
deatp means life, hope and happiness. The
man instructed in Gods way knows that his
Redeemer liveth, that at the last day he will
rise again and that in his very flesh he shall
see MS God and Savior. The Christian man
knows he has an immortal soul, and at the
approach OF death he cries out: 20 death,
T Where IS thy sting" Bishop Grace was
christian bishop. He believed those truths
to meet his Cod
Bishop Stanley gave brief outline of the
life OF Bishop Grace from the date of his
birth at Charleston, S. c., SO years ago. until
his selection by the holy father as bishop Of
81. Paul to succeed the first bishop of this
diocese, Bishop Cretin. Proceeding:
These are the dry details of his life, but
what tongue can tell the thousand other de-
tails which made him potent factor in this
cloceSe and which enabled him to stamp his
individuality on the diocese itself well as
all those who came within reach of his
gentle and irresistible personality? TO
rylng into effect the plans matured by Bishop
! Cretin. The latter planted the little grain of
mustard seed, which was cultivated by Bishop
Grace until 1t grew to be a majestic and
hardy tree, and most that has been accom-
plished not only here but in the vast tract
over which he presided so long, is due to his
wisdom, foresight and virtues. When Bishop
Grace came to st. Paul, this metropolis
only little frontier village, having a few
thousand souls. Three young men were the
ecclesiastical studenls of that time-Father
| Walling, who died few years ago in In
| diana; the other, the metropolitan of st. Paul,
and the third who is also seated in this
sanctuary, the bishop of Sioux Falls In this
city where now soGmany churches point to
/ heaven, there were but two churches, and
seventeen priests to minister to the faithful.
The poor Dominican friar. though clad in pur-
pie, and wearing a gold ring and a gold
pectoral cross was penniless. The means of
intercourse were not as they are now. Heavy
was the burden, but Bishop Grace did not
despair. The man of God took up the work
and how he succeeded, we all here can bear
the realization of his duty to God and holy
church, and day and night his constant
thought was how to advance the interests of
religion, primarily, and before everything
else his diocese, which the holy father had
appointed him to rule =
Bishop Grace resided In his diocese and on
very few occasions did: he. leave: his own
| iurisdfeton. Once he was called away for a
few weeks. on account of falling health,
! twice did he leave to assist in the delibera-
tions : OF the paenafy councils Twice he
visited thes holy father in R67s and 'F4.ss Glor-
1 icus example, for arehbishops and prelates
I in the church of GodiE While devoting him
self heart and soul to]sthe DEVELOPMENT of
religion in his own immediate jurisdiction, he
was mot aunmindful of the great needs of,
was man Of broad, large and comprehen-
sive ideas, and of great forethought He
was a retiring man. He loved to think and
| plan, and leave the execution of his thoughts
| and designs to the instrumentalty. of Others
and so many Of the great movements that
| have taken place during the past thirty
airrh& in nlicrfOn In rtc
| il ated. in the. mind Of Bishop Grace. To
Bishop Grace we owe mainly the wonderful
expansion of the church in the Northwest
To him we owe this magnificent body Of
clergy of which this diocese is composed to
him we are indebted for the pride and glory
and hope of the diocese. To Bishop Grace
America is very largely indebted for the
grand Catholic university at Washington.
| To Bishop Grace do you owe the existence
of the province OF St Paul; that 1t is a
metropolitan see; that over this see presides its
present distinguished prelate, known and
respected throughout the world" +
I, Bishop Stanley hastily sketched the pri-
vate life and virtues of Bishop Grace, from
the early morning zhOur when he arose. till
he retired in Intervening. Continuing, he
said:
| ,|"Bishop Grace was a model Of piety-a ten
der father. His charity was boundless, and
though possessed of little himself he gave
of his store unsparingly to the poor. He
| was gentleness andeseemingly holiness itself.
His ways were beautiful and all his paths
peaceful"
Il
diction over the remains, which was per-
formed by Archbishop Ireland. Prayers in
Latin were read over the remains and the
! casket was incensedr and sprinkled with holy
water.
The remains we're taken from the church
by the clergymen paH bearers, followed by
| the clergy seminarians and congregation, and
placed in the heafse in waiting in front Of
| the Cathedral.
The funeral cortege was very long and i'm
! poSinp All the carriages were liyeried and
appropriately draped. The archbishop and
| Monsignor Ravoux had the post of honor di-
| rectlv behind the hearse the other prelates
| beng arranged according to rank in the other
carriages. A large number Of citizens went
| to Calvary cemetery and witnessed the last
| sad rites Prayers for the dead were recited
| at the grave by Archbishop Ireland, who was
| surrounded by large number of the clergy
| and mourners generally. This concluded the
| funeral services in connection with the burial
| of the second bishop of st. Paul.
The funeral drapery will be left in
| the church over Sunday, at which time
| will be announced an early date for
| another service to be held for the
| repose Of the soul of the departed.
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