Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
FUNERAL OF M. X. FALLON
The 0bseqaies Held Friday in The Church
Of Which He Mas the Pastor.
AN IMMENSE GATHERING PRESENT
The Mass Was Celebrated by
Bishop Monaghan.
OVER 1000 FOLLOWED BODY TO TRAIN

Funeral services over the body or tho
late pastor OF st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Church, the Rev. Martin y.
Fallon, were held at the church, Fiji
tenth ndking Streets Friday morning.
and at their conclusion, the remains
were placed on a train aud sent to New
| Rochelle. N. y, for burial. From .
o'clock Thursday evening the body lay in
| state in the centre aise of the church
near tho sanctuary rail. 1t reposed in
an oak ,casket, with ozidized silver,
| extension bar handles. The features
Of the beloved priest were very life
| like, as II he were simply Shopping. lie
| was rohed in purple vestments and
bore in his hands a chalioe. In the
| course of the evening, thousands, of
persons, Professionals as well as Catho-
lies, passed through the church to
take last view OF the dead. The
church was draped in black, about the
altar and along the sides, and along
| the gallery. On each side of the oasket
were three candles. By request, floral
offerings had been omitted. M
4 During the night the body was in
the care Of guards Of honor, composed
of four men from each of the Is Cath
Ollie societies.
The church was crowded at the
funeral services Friday morning To the
left of the centre aisle were the active
pail bearers. Sisters of different re-
ligious societies in the State, repre-
sentatives from the various Catholic
mems organizations and members OF
st. Patrick's Church occupied seats in
the auditorium.
The only relatives of the deceased
4 priest at the obsequies were his
brother, Richard Fallon, his wife and
two sons, Frank and r. George, oil Of
New Rochelle, N. Y.
| The following priests were presents
Rev. Dennis j. Flynn, formerly pastor
of St. Patrick's Church, but now q
professor at Mt St Mary's College,
Emmitsburg, Nd. Fathers Mealey,
Waldron, Welbers, Insolvency., Isen-
ring, Higgins, Comfy, Hughes. Hugo,
Slice, MoVeigh, Quigley, Scanlan.i
OFT, Arne, James, Scott, Wolfe, Dl.
Tierney of st. Mary's and DR.. Garvey
of Overlook, Pa, Prof. John j.
Crumlish of Mt. st, Mary's, was also
present.
The services for the dead began
promptly at 8 O'Clock, nth the chant
ing of the office for the dead which was
and the clergy, OF the conclusion of
| ioodibE VIZ boicihh oCiNtOO VIC l'oh-
tifical requiem mass was begun. The
choir rendered Onncwald's requiem
mass.
Bishop John ]. Monaghan was the
celebrant; the Very Rev. John A.
, Lyons, Vicar-G General, assistant priest
the Revs. p. Donaghy of st. Ann s
. and W. j. Birmingham of ST. Joseph IS
, on the Brandywine, were deacuns OF
honor; the Rev #. V. Campbell of Elk
ton, was deacon, and the Rev. James
: G. Comiskey, assistant priest at st.
, Patrick's, sub-deacon; the Rev. John
Connolly, chancellor of the diocese,
, master of ceremonies.
{ Il In the course OF the mass, Bishop
/ Monaghan, Vicar General Lyons, Father
i Birmingham, Father Donaghy and
| Father Campbell went down to the
] oasket and the bishop srrinEled holy
s water upon it and distributed the in.
Q cense.
Q BISHOP MoNAGHAN's SERMON.
After blessing the coffin, Bishot
Monaghan preached the funeral ser.
. mon. prefaciDg it with the announce
!; mont that there is an association Of
priests in the diocese in which each
: member obligates himself to say II
y masses when any priest shall die.
am sure this will be done, he said, ir
7 behalf of dear Father Fallon, whcn
: we mourn today. For brethren Of thu
y clergy and lalty, | realize fully tn,
!. sadness of this solemn occasion whiof
|. calls us together here around the morta
i remains of the senior priest of tn,
Q diocese, of one who has tot led for tn,
y welfare of souls for nearly 30 years II
y our midst; and this must be an occa
Y sion when our hearts are filled will
y sorrow as we realize that today, for tn
q last time in this life, we look upon tn
10 face of the deceased priest and friend
70 1t has been truly said that Fathe
10 Fallou will be missed iu the city O
J. Wilmington. He has been associate,
J. SO long with go many of the familie
! in this parish, in their joys and i
Is their sorrows; he has been SO devote,
70 in his attentions to the sick-oh, tina
. is duty of the priest which the EeopI
i never fail to appreciate. Called at an
IN time of the day or night, he answers
y the call and was ready to administe
re the sacrament of the church, shout
10 the sick be called to the judgment seat
re Today as we assemble here to pa
y, our respects to the dead, it is we'll 70
us to treasure up these sweet memorie
10 and to treasure them in the futur
~ that we may not be remiss in our dut
or to the dead. We mourn the death {
one who was priest of the church
who had the apostolic commission, VII
received the power to offer to God th
a, adorable sacrifice of the mass. Da
- after day he administered the saert
W ments of the church, but today tbos
10 hands are still, those lips are silen
~ and the chalice on his breast, he ca
o 70, no longer use in offering up the sacr
On flee. Can We not realize that we shoul
:. do for him what he has done for other
y: Whilst we recall the debt of gratitut
~ we owe to him, shall we not endeavt
70; to meet our obligations by praying Il
's' the repose of his soul. / believe thi
| am interpreting his wish when as
you to pray for his soul. For our fat
h. assures us when we leave this wor
~ and stand before the Judgment seat
'5s God we are in need OF prayer. If the
~ IS one SPOT Of sin on the soul, ii
tos obstacle must be removed before Il
~, soul can be- ushered into the presen
10 of God. All we do in behalf of ii
~ souls of others will be applied for Il
~, benefit of. their souls. Oh. let US n
10. fail In this duty to the clergy Of Il
~ diocese. Do not imagine that the prize
era OF God docs not stand in need
prayer. The obligations of the prize
are SO terrible, his responsibilities
appalling. that il is enough to ma
ow one shudder to think that the prize
at has TO answer at the divine judgme
arp for the stewardship given to him.
all We are consoled today with the swe
ply assurance OF his sincere and earn,
u IL l. Il "A