The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-27
SISTER MARY ANNE is lA|DAWAY
FUNERAL OF THE DEPARTED
NUN HELD YESTERDAY.
Pontifcial High Mass Celebrated
An Eloquent Tribute By Bishop
Scanlan-Career of the Deceased.

The hand of death touched Sister
/ Mary Anne lightly. A beautiful char
acter in life, the face of the dead nun
repOsing in the casket at Holy Cross
/ hospital yesterday was like a trans
( figuration. 1t seemed as if a touch
could bring her to life again. 1t seemed
I as if she listened to the chants of the
nuns around her and her voice would
mingle in the response.
No tears were shed by her compan-
ions. No signs or lamentations over
the bier of Sister Mary Anne. To these
religious women death is welcomed like
an angels visit. When he appeared at
the bedside of Sister Mary Anne he
found her ready and radiantly happy.
Sister Mary Anne, of the order of the
Holy Cross, for the past two years has
been attached to st. AIMS Orphanage.
Up to Thursday last she remained at
her post of duty in care of the children
there. She entered the hospital, speak
ing lightly of her malady. She died
Monday night of pneumonia
HER RELIGIOUS LIFE.
Mary Googan lin religion, Sister Mary
AIMEE, was born in England of Irish
parents % years ago. In her youth her
parents emigrated TO the United States,
settling in Boston. Always manifest
ing a strong piety. the girl was sent
mother house of the order of the Holy
Cross. and after a novitate she re-
ceived the veil in 1874.
In 1873 Father Sorin, founder of the
order, called for volunteers to 20 to
India to instruct the natives and es-
tablish religious and secular schools
Sister Mary Anne was among the first
to enlist in the cause, making one of a
band of ten. She was appointed supe-
rior of the house at Dacca, British Bur
nah. After spending four years there.
she was transferred to Akyab and be
came superior of ST. Anne's convent at
that place. In 1897 she was recalled by
the superior of the order at-Notre Dame
and sent to Salt Lake, where she was
installed in St AIMS Orphanage, re-
naming there almost to the hour of
her death. Never in robust health it
is presumed that the change from the
sunny cline of India to the colder eli
mate of this continent, created the NAL
ady which FASTENED her death.
Many incidents are related of the life
of Sister Mary Anne by her companions
in the order. She was in Akyab when
a terrible tornado wiped out the Indian
city. destroying nearly everything but
small part of the community house
there. Sister Mary Anne spoke the
Burmese and Indian languages fiuently
PONTIFICIAL HIGH MASS.
The altar decorations in the little
chapel were simple. Pontificial high
mass was celebrated by Bishop Scan
Ian; Rev. A. V. keenan,, deacon: Rev.
Richard Kelly, sub-deacon; Rev W.
Morrissey, master of ceremonies. Rev.
Father Manion of Eureka, New; Rev.
Father Galligan, Park City; Rev. D.
Kelly, Salt Lake; Revs. Thomas Lar
kin, B. MAIDEN and F. Roser of All Hal
lows college, were present in the sane
tuary.
The Gregorian chant was rendered by
the combined choirs of st. Mary's acad-
envy and Holy Cross hospital
When the services over the remains
were concluded, Bishop Seaman deliv-
cred the funeral sermon, which was a
most eloquent tribute to the simplicity
and worth of the deceased.
At the conclusion of ishop Scanlan's
address, the remains We're taken to the
hearse, the following gentlemen Off
ciating as pail bearers: T. E. and Ed
ward McGurrin, Ulysses Duguet, ST.,
Ulysses Duguet. jr., NJ. O'Meara and
George O'Niel Fifteen carriages, most
ly occupied by sisters of the order,
wendell their way to the Catholic GENE
terry. and the last prayers were there
said over the corpse of Sister Mary
Anne before she was consigned to
earth.