Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-15
FATHER CALLAHAN S SERMON.

1T is appointed to every man once
to die" said the eloquent priest in intro
duotion. land after death, the Judgment.
My dearly beloved brethren, mingled
feelings Of sorrow and regret and love
have caused us to assemble here this
morning to pay our last sad tribute to
one who, in life. so endsared himself to
us as to make his taking away a two
edged sword. cutting into our very
hearts. Mindful, too, OF those words that
1t is a holy and wholesome thought to
pray for the dead, that they may be
loosed from their sins, we are here to
offer up our prayers ard devotions, to
beseech the Almighty .:nat He grant rest
and light and happiness to the soul Of
him for whom we mourn this morning.
with what confidence and hope should
We not pray? We have the assurance Of
the Scriptures.
Years ago. when Marcus Daily was but
lad, in that little green isle beyond the
sea, he heard that gospel related where,
in the interview of the Pharisees with
our Divine Lord, when they asked Him,
Master. which is the greatest command
ment of the law?' He answered and said,
Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God. with
thy whole soul and with thy whole heart,
and the second is that thou shalt love thy
neighbcr as thyself. and this is the
whole law
How those words imprinted them
selves upon that tender young hear: is
evidenced by the fruits of charity which
they have borne here in our midst. His
deeds of charity have made his name
a household word in Montana.
I'VE are here today, Christian friends.
to honor one who, though affuent and
all-powerful, was best known not in the
gilded palaces of the rich, nor in the halls
of the mighty, nor in the circles of those
seeking high places, but in the homes OF
the poor and afflicted and the down-trod-
den; in the cabin of the widow; at the
cradle of the orphan. His charity, too,
was like himself. 1t was without show.
1t was modest; it was unostentatious.
1t was that charity which st. Paul tells
Us envieth not; it was that charity which
the same Apostle tells us covers our de-
fects and sins; not only from the eyes
CT our fellow men, but from God Him
self His charity found acceptance in
the eyes of Almighty God, for it was CIV
en- to him as pray it may be given to US.
to die only after he had prepared himseR
for that great ordeal according to the
dictates of his conscience, only after he
had received the rites Of his church. only
after he had prepared himself to so be.
fore the Judgment seat OF God: but.
Christian friends. it is not for me to ex-
tot, to eulogize; it is not for me to speak
words of praise. No word of man could
add to or take from him one iota in your
eyes. YDur presence here this morning
, in such large numbers attests his value
and worth and shows your appreciation.
Be it said, however, that for long years
to come shall that honest, true, whole-
souled friend be missed. Long shall tbs
poor mourn for their generous benefacs
tor; long shall the widow and orphan
grieve and weep and pray for their lost
father; long shall his name be held in
grateful remembrance by all.
l. Marcus Daily has passed to the shores
of that land from whose bourne no trav-
eler returns. What means this? Did he
something in life which caused the Al
mighty to issue special edict summon
ing him from amongst his fellow men?
Did he something in life which caused
| the Almighty Father to blot out his ex-