The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-29
FUNERAL OF MISS FORD.
FROM ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL
YESTERDAY MORNING.
Rev. Father Kelly Preached an Flo
quent Funeral Sermon-The At
tendance Was Very Large and the
Ceremonies Most Impressive.

/ daughter OF the proprietor OF Ford s.
took place yesterday morning from st.
Mary's cathedral and long before the
hour appointed for the requiem mass
the church was filled with the friends
of the deceased lady. When the cor
tege entered at 10 o'clock, the choir
chanted the Gregorian funeral hymn,
and during the services Miss Mary
Burke sang the solo. 20. Merriam Pas
sionis." Miss Katheryn Sinclair the
solo in "Agnus Del" Miss Maggie
Harley the "Stabat Mater" and Mrs.
Hal Moore. Lead Kindly. o Light
! The Gregorian chant and the responses
OF the mass were rendered by the choir
under the direction OF Miss Nora Glea-
son, the male voices belonging to
Thomas Hutchinson and l. G. Haun-
stein.
The pail bearers were Councilman
| O'Meara, Messrs. Joseph GeOghan. +.
Burke, Hilton. John KehOe and Rich
ard Keyes.
Flowers in profusion and in every
design of the florists ART lay upon
the casket and beside it. the offerings
of friends. The mass was one of the
most solemn in the Catholic ritual for
the dead. Rev. d. Kelly was the cele-
brant, assisted by Rev ?. LOnregan
as deacon and Rev. p. J. ManiOn as
sub-deacOn. At its conclusion Father
Kelly paid this tribute to the deceased
lady.
I praise the dead rather than the
living" Eccles. Al.
What an OminOuS word death is.
Whether CORRESPONDING good, or forebOd-
ing evil. il chills the heart of the brav-
est, stills the joy of the most mirthful,
draws tears from eyes that never Wept
before, turns the happiest homes into
houses of mourning. and not infre-
quently awakenS a feeling OF fear and
awe in the breast of unbelievers. 1t
partakes of the office of preacher. and
silently speaks the most practical SER
mon TO the living. With the most
touching pathOs death says to US: To
day for me. tomorrow for you. Seek
We God, and your soul shall live"
With profound sorrow you have &C
cOmpanied here the remains of one who
was called away in the flower of her
youth. Your deepest sympathy goes
out TO the afflicted parents, whose sOr-
rOWful tears denote the intensity Of
their anguish. It is natural that they
should weep. Jesus wept at the grave
of his friend Lazarus. A tender maid
en- in the prime of life. full of bright
anticipatiOns. dies. and will soon be
laid TO rest under the snow. Who
could take her place in the family
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sence will for evermOre create2 The
loving mother. who cared and nursed
her in the helpless days of infancy.
stands today, like Mary at the foot OF
the cross, bowed down with grief The
affectiOnate father. whose pride and
ambition were centered in her, be-
cause she was a continuation of him
self. will now in vain seek for cOnsOla-
ton: the only brother who shared In
her confidence, and in whose welfare
she was always so SolicitOuS. Will meet
no trueT,Or more faithful friend.
I praise the dead rather than the
living" My first acquaintance with
Teresa Ford dates back to 1873; She
was then an interesting little girl, who
was the pride of her parents home,
and an object of general attraction to
all the guests of the house. AS she
grew in years. she seemed also to grow
in wisdom, and developed a charac-
ter that made her not only COM
pantion to her mother but also a wise.
prudent and careful manager of her
parents business. Though martyr
to sickness during the past four years
she never forgot her duty as an ODE
dent and loving child to her parents,
who will now miss her from her ac-
customed place at table, IN her room,
or managing the household work Ihat
voice. so sweet to them, and that gave
expression to so many wise and pru-
dent cOunsels, is hushed for evermore-
Those hands that lifted from their
shoulders so many burdens are now
cold and rigid. But though sulled and
cold in death, and that it is not to-
day or tomorrow you shall miss her,
but through the remaining years or
your life: yet there is consolation IN
that hope, which faith produces To
the Christian parent. death does not
mean an eternal separation It is a
from God. who frees the real
virtuOus Christian soul from temporal
and spiritual evil, and leads II to that
eternal abode where all is unending
bliss. The virtues and edifying death
of the deceased will, if they have not
already done so, merit for her the en-
iCyment OF eternal happiness Death
for the penitent thief was but the open
ing of the portals of heaven It led
him into a better world. where he
found Interchangeable JOY unending
bliss, and perfect beatitude- rms day
thou wilt be with me in paradise
Under the light of this hope. how
could we regret and lament those who,
though young in years, have passed
from this life to their natural Inherit
ance-the abode of eternity
You. afflicted parents, weep no lon
ger at the loss of your good child
She is freed now and forever from the
sufferings which have borne so heavily
upon her during the past four years.
All her sufferings are now ended, and
there will be no more pains or crosses,
for in a better world she will enjoy
eternal rest.
You. her only brother. in whose well
fare she was always so deeply inter-
ested and who loved you with all the
intensity of her wOmanly heart. must
not mourn beyond what is reasonable,
for your sister has escaped all the dan
gerous wiles of the world, and is safe
from the periis that threaten inno-
rence and virtue. which she has pre-
served intact. and which has been her
greatest victory. Between me and
death there is but one step" That
step your child has taken, and we all
confidently hope that it has conducted
her to a home of eternal happiness.
But as we can have no positive as
surance of any ones beatitude, only
desiring it, and hoping it because of
her good and virtuous life; should she
perchance have left this world with
some trivial sins unatoned for. 1 will
ask you all to pray for the speedy re-
pose of her soul. for it is holy and
wholesome thought 10 pray for the
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