The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-12-11
TOTHELATE MGR. L. E. CAILLET.
Review Of the Life and LaborS of
the Deceased Divine.
THE FULFILLMENT OF DUTY.
Tie Priesthood Is the Best Gift of
God to Humanity.

The following eloquent discourse was
delivered by Archbishop Ireland on the
death of the late venerable Mgr. Louis
L. Callct, rector Of st. Paul Seminary,
Merriam Park:
My Dear Brethren: This world is a
vHsi field over which men are scattered
Us the soldiers of a great army to con.
tend for victory. Above is the master
who marks ont the grGat purposes OF thr
battle and directs the movements OF
men. The victory will be for riehtco,,s-
ness for the Justification of the rtnr-
nal Wisdom and infinite love. On Tie
hrld each ON" is assigned his place. In
the battle each one has his allotted part.
Place differs from place. part differs
from part; the great thing necessary for
each one. whatever his place ani what
ever his part, is to do we'll his duty.
AT ll" close nl life the master meets
the soldier; no question will be asked
AS to the general disposition of the army
or as to the great purposes of the fray;
II
each on" filled his part; and on the ans.
w'r to that question will depend for
all eternity the lot of the soldier.
Father Caillct has departed from this
life. He is before his judge. He Is
answering the question how he filled his
part while upon this earth Into the
hands of his judge, the all good and h.
all ncrrifnl Jesus, we confidently remit
MIN. We. his friends. have gathered
around his coffin to pay him the Iast
'rlb'l'" M friendship, of esteem OF tender
regard. The tribute which is expected
from MS is to pray for his soul, and To-
learn from him for our own good a deep
meaning lesson. We are here to pray
Tor ms soul. need not repeat to you
at length the teachings of Christ holy
church. Heaven is the home of those
who have fulfilled we'll their parts IN
life: heaven the abode of the an good
and the all pure God an abode Of such
perfect purity that the smallest stain
arrests the soul at its threshold !ioly
rh'lrrh teaches that even the souls ol
the best, even the souls of those who ON
earth were models to others. may hn and
frequently nro unworthy yet to see God.
And where there nrc the remains of
lesser sins. or where, when sin had been
washed out by pcnnnrc, sufficient sntis-
Faction has not yet been offered to divine
justice, souls are Detained for n while in
purghtory until all stain Is washed ont.
until the soul by virtue of it's very
purity and cleanliness, takes its flight to
tile abode Of all purity. Our duty to the
dead Is to pray for them. God allows,
IN order to maintain love and charity
among his children, that the blessed in
heaven pray for their brethren on earth,
and that those living on earth pray and
offer satisfaction for the souls in purg-
Hiory. We are not separated from our
departed ones. There is but ore great
family of men before God; some In
church militant. some in church
suffering, some in church tri-
nmphant. all his children, all members,
all thinking of one another and anxious
to serve one another. Hence the pray
ers that have been rccitcd around this
coffin, and hence the oblation of the
sacrifice Of calvary upon this altar that
Gods light shine around the soul of the
departed pastor of st. Marys, that If as
yet he Is not in the presence of his
maker, the time of separation from God
be shortened for him. And those pray
ers In which we have taken part, breth-
rcn, Will assurcdly be continued. Pray
crs for the dead help the dead; aye, they
help more the living; for prayers ascend
ing from our hearts to God lift lis up TO
God and bring returns of sweet bless
ings upon ourselves; prayers for the
dead keep us in mind that the country
beyond the grave is our country. and our
only true and lasting country
We are here to learn a lesson. The
lesson be that we fulfill well our part
in life; that we, whatever our place,
whatever our allotted part, do our duty
well. The question that will be put to
each one Of you is not what others did,
Dut Will you SllBly ulu; you whom GOu
put in that one place, to whom he allot-
ted that special duty, how did you do
your part? Mgr. Caillet did well his
duty. The universal esteem, the uni
vorsal love which Is given to Mgr. Caillet
proves that his part in life was we'll
filled. You all are witnesses that he was
esteemed, venernted, loved. You have
known him, you can speak for him. He
served the Catholics of st. Paul as a
priest for forty years. He walked the
streets Of this city and interested him