The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
THEIR REGRET.
St. Anne's Total Abstinence
Society Honor Father
Scannell.

The ST. Anne's Total Abstinence So
ciety met yesterday forenoon in their
quarters, SO Front street, and listened
to the report of the committee appoint
ed at a recent meeting to draw up
set of resolutions on the death of Rev.
Denis Scannell, late pastor of St. Anne's
church. The committee read the reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed as read. The resolutions are as fol-
lows:-
The ST. Annes Total Abstinence So
ciety, ever holding in love and venera-
ton the kindness and solocitude of their
beloved director for many years, Rev.
Denis Scannell, lately deceased, desire
to place on record the expression of
their profound sorrow and loss at his
departure from this life. Father Scan
mel in an eminent degree possessed
those qualities of mind and heart that
command the largest measure of vener-
alton and respect, and which have al
ways made him the center of affection
from priest and layman.
He was a leader to his flock by the
innate and rightful sovereignty of nc
BILE nature, and during the twenty-sev-
en- years of his pastorate at st. Annes
church he at all times held the love and
respect of the people of Worcester by
the open honesty of his dealings with
his fellow-men
Gods Amounted, and one of earths
noblest creatures, he needs no eptaph
to perpetuate his name, his greatness
or his goodness.
Written deep in the hearts of all who
knew him and loved him, are his sterl-
ing qualities, his nobleness of character,
his trueness of soul, his love and char
ity to all. Around his memory then we
cling in purest sympathy and love,
praying the Omnipotent Father to grant
him what so faithfully he labored here
on earth for, the reward of faithful
and obedient servant, heaven and its
eternity of rest.
Out from the midst of men he stood
alone,
A friend to all, an enemy to none.
Frank in his dealings, honest in his aim,
All creeds and colors were to him the
Kind, noble hearted. genial, loving,
true,
No one went sorrowing, whose sorrow
he knew.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
members of ST. Anne's Total Absti-
hence Society have lost in FIR. Scan
ne1Ps death good and kind friend, a.
willing and valuable adviser, in all
times and places.
Resolved, that we shall ever hold in
reverence those noble qualities for
which he was distinguished. When we
call to mind his untiring zeal and never
tagging perseverance, his holiness Of
character, his love and respect for all
creeds and colors, his Christian chart
ty. pity and kindness for all,
Resolved, that we will cherish the
memory of his good deeds and exam
pies, his spiritual endeavor at all times
to uphold and save for the masters
heaven, the forgotten and forsaken, the
wanderer and the sufferer,
Resolved, that we do all In our power
to further the good work he laid down
for us, to live UP to the principles of
religion and manhood which ever I'M
tiringly he labored to inculeate in our
minds, In order to be what he taught
US we should be- honest and upright
Catholic children of our holy church
and true and noble citizens of our
beloved country.
Resolved, that in testimony of our
respect and love for his memory a CO.
ply of this memorial and these reso-
lutions be engrossed upon our records
and that copy be also sent to the
morning and evening papers of our
city for publication.
(Signed) Rev. William F. Hartigan.
c. ]. Carmody.
7. F. Malone.
E. f. Dolan.
D. A. Moynihan.
J. F. Sullivan.
e. D. Cunningham.
After the adoption of the resolutions
1t was decided to hold the 18th annual
banquet of the society at horticultural
hall The following committee was
appointed to have full charge of the
affairs: G. ]. Carmody, Thomas f.
Malone, John ]. Casey, M A. Doherty,
James T. Traverse. The following
committee was appointed to have
charge of the apnual social to be held
in Horticultural hall, Thanksgiving
eve: M. j. Cunningham, Frank Nc
Partland. J. j. Larkin, M. j McNally, |
]. F. Harrington, John Donovan, Eu-
gene Conlin, Frank Kane and John
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