The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-14
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TRIBUTE TO GEN. GARCIA
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S SERMON AT
THE PATRIOTS FUNERAL.
Body OF the Dead Cuban Leader
Taken to Arlington Cemetery After
Solemn High Mass.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The solemn
high mass of the Catholic Church was per-
formed over the remains Of General Calixto
Garcia at St. Patrick's Church to-day be-
fore the body of the distinguished Cuban
leader was committed to the vault in the
National Cemetery at Arlington. The serv-
ice was notable in the distinguished gather
ing present. All the honors of war that
could be melted out to a national hero were
bestowed by this government upon the old
Cuban. Havana herself would scarcely have
poured forth larger crowd than gathered
III and about the church and the most
radical of the Cuban Independents could not
| have picked a flaw in the official marks of
| consideration bestowed on the remains of
their venerable leader. The church was
filed to the doors long before the funeral
| procession from the Hotel Raleigh arrived.
Escorted by two batteries of United States
artillery the procession halted before the
door and the military guard grounded arms
with a ring of metal on the hard, cold pave
ment, while at the same moment the church
bell 2loft toled slowly and SOlemnly
| through the crisp winter air.
INSIDE the church the great crowd was
| hushed to perfect stiffness through which
the first notes of the organ thrilled with
the tenSeneSS of silver wire and rising softly
SWelled into tender harmony that seemed
! to be more lullaby than dirge. The altar
was draped in the emblemS of mourning and
! the candles stood in black sconceS, except
at the foot of the catafaGue, where the
| golden can0eahra with their many branches
HAIRED in the gusts from behind the chancel.
The solemn procession moved down the aisle
| from the door, the coffin borne by a detail
of artillerymen. The Cuban nag was draped
| over the SilVer-bound coffin.
To the left, in pews reserved for them,
| sat the honorary pallbearers General Mel
son A. Miles, commanding the United States
| armV. General ls1WtOn. General Ludlow and
General Joe Wheeler who were among the
| first to greet General Garcia in Cuba; Gen.
| Shafter, commanding the American army of
| liberation; Colonel John Hay, secretary of
state; Senator ThurstOn, whose devoted wife
lost her life less than a year ago in visiting
the unhappy land in behalf of the Cuban
people, and Senators Proctor, Mason and
Money.
The coffin was deposited before the altar
and the solemn high mass was begun. Those
who officiated were: Rev. Joseph MCGEE,
| deacon; Rev. Charles Warren Currier of
| Baltimore, subdeacon, and Rev. Clarence e.
Most Rev. John Ireland; the absolution after
mass, by Rev. George Daugherty, master
| of ceremonies, St. Augustines, Washington
and there were present in the sanctuary
Rt. Rev. Dbarreti, of the apostolic delega-
ton: Mgr. Stephan, of the Catholic Indian
Bureau; Rev. DR.: Rocker, secretary of the
apostolic delegation, and other priests. A
preliminary service was held at the hotel
| by Rev. Joseph MCGEE. At the conclusion
of the mass the body was transferred to
Arlington with military honors, where it
was deposited in a vault to await shipment
to Cuba.
ArcnDlshop Ireland, in his sermon at the
church, touched upon the solemnity of death,
its lessons and its encouragement towards
higher Christian life. OF General Garcia
| career. Archbishop Ireland said: His OBJ
jects were civil and political freedom for
Cuba. He sought these ideals with absolute
sincerity and disinterestedness. Under this
same principle we must judge all men, and
under such principles does God judge them.
The eyes of the most high rested with COM
placency upon soldiers in different camps,
for in different camps soldiers did their duty
they understood duty. The soldiers of
Cuba fought for noble principle, the better
ment of that country; the soldiers of Spain
fought from devotion to Spain and loyalty
to their government; the soldiers of America
obeyed duty in obeying their country and
following out it's high purposes. 1T is in
such spirit as this, at such a solemn time
as this that we must look upon Tie history
of the battlefelds and accept the Judgment
of the God of battles as 1T is melted out to
the nations who have deferred to the arbitra-
ment of the sword Now war is closed, let
peace and friendship enter into our souls
and reign between America and Cuba, be-
be upon us the peace of God made manifest
among men. There arise before us new
sponsibiities for America, and new RESPONSE
bilities for Cuba. For the latter there opens
the vista Of liberty to the Cubans to show
what they are to develop their own talents
and the resources of their country. If they
fail the fault is theirs. Religious liberty
will be theirs; let them show themselves
worthy of their Catholic faith and their
Catholic traditions. Let Catholic faith and
Castiian blood renew their best traditions.
United they have had in the past glorious
history To-day, with the blessings of civil
and religious liberty they should not be I'M
worthy of their highest feats in other ages.
The friendship and the aid and the institu-
she must prosper if she profits by all her
opportunities.