The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-04
EDWARD P. NUGENT LAID TO
REST.

On last Sunday, at st. Patrick s
Church, the funeral services of Ed
ward P Nugent took place. The choir
as the body was taken to the Church,
sang Nearer My God to Thee; After
the hymn Father Kelly read the. solemn
services of the ritual. After the service
he preached from the text:
and when he came nigh to the gate
of the city, behold dead man was car
ried out, the only son of his mother.
Whom. when the Lord had
seen being moved with mercy towards
her, He said to her: Weep not Luke
VII, II. 13-
In these words of the Savior uttered
to the afflicted mother of Naim, who
pathy and real consolation. Being
moved with mercy towards her, he said
to her: Weep not" In affection and
sorrow hearts are brought together 81
lently but yet tenderly and affection
ately expressing their feelings of con-
dolence by their tears. Like the Good
Master we all cry out to those who
are most deeply affected: Weep not"
The Church, in her prayers and cere-
monies, unites with us in expressing her
feelings of sorrow and solicitude. She
brings the remains of her deceased be-
fore the Altar. With her burning tap
ers she indicates the light of faith
which they professed. Light and truth
are one. Those lighted candles tell US
today of the upright life of the young
man who has passed to his reward and
that religious truth directed his steps
in the thorny path of life. The body is
sprinkled with holy water to show that
the deceased was washed at the bap-
tismal font in the name of the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost. The incense used
symbolizes the prayers of the Church
which, like fragrant incense, ascend be-
fore the throne of God. Her prayers,
too, to which you have listened are
great consolation for the living, and
tend to diminish the sorrow of the
mourners. They awaken belief in the
resurrection. 81 am the life and the
resurrection; he who believeth in Me
shall not die forever" On the 18th of
next October it will be eight years since
this little Church was opened for pub
lie services. The first to serve at it's
affairs was Eddie Nugent. Late and
early, and in all kinds of weather, for
two years, he never missed any SER
vices that was conducted in this
Church. Every member of the congre-
cation knew him, and 1 know they all
loved him. Around the altar he was
always reverential, with his associates
he was ever gentle and courteous, and
he was kind to all. These were the
reasons why all, priest and people,
loved him as an altar boy. Six years
ago he was stricken down with some
internal fatal malady. The martyrdom
that he suffered in those years is known
only to God, and to his parents and
uncles who kept vigil night and day
for part of the time. More than once
when his life was in a balance I came
to his bed side to give him the bread of
life-and never on such occasions, did
leave him without being edited at
his strong faith, profound respect and
deep reverence for the blessed Sacra-
ment. Unremitting pain and suffering
were his lot during these years, yet
without murmur he bore all, and at
all times was he resigned to the holy
will of God. For a mere boy his pa
thence was something wonderful. All
that medical skill could do to lessen his
pain and proIong life was done, and
successfully, too. but the end had to
come, and on last Thursday, when his
pure and innocent soul left the body
who, knowing him, will doubt but the
words of the prayer just recited have
been realized? "Oh, God command
that he be received by the holy angels
and taken to Paradise, his true coun-
try" With this assurance joy and
hope, consolation which spring from
faith to you his parents and uncles, 1
say weep not" On yonder hill side by
side with his little sister his ashes will