The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-16
Sorrowing Members Of Church
Of Immaculate Conception
Lined the Way During Passage
from House to Church
CASKET ON CATAFALoUE
AT FOOT OF THE ALTAR
Special Guard of Honor Watched
Over the Body All Night and
Will Remain on Duty Until 10
O'Clock This Morning-FuneraI
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The body Of Rev. James II. McKech-
ME, curate OF the church of Immacu-
late Conception, who died suddenly
sometime Thursday night was removed
from the parochial residence to the
church yesterday afternoon and 1t is
now lying ip state in the edifice where
his voice so often played on the feel
ings of the congregations as he showed
them the right path to follow through
life. The exercises attending the re-
moval of the body were sorrowful in
the extreme and during the passage of
the procession Of clergy from house
to church, the way was lined with sor-
rowing members Of the church.
The solemn tolling of the bell and the
chanting of the solemn hymns by the
clergy made the scene very impressive
The body of the dead priest was ROBBED
in his sacred yestments and his hand
elasped the chaliee he so often used In
offering his mass. The casket was
placed on a eatafalque at the foot OF
the altar, facing the congregation, and
at 4 O'clock the devoted people Of the
church began their last watch over the
remains Of their beloved curate.
constant stream of parishoners
filed into the church during the after
noon and evening and offered their
prayers for the repcse Of his soul and
then took last look at his face, which
were the smile that was so character
stic of him in life.
A special guard of honor watched
over the body all night and win remain
on duty until 10 o'clock this morning
| when the Dontifical mass of requiem
will be offered by Bishop Thomas d.
4 Beaver of Springfield. The guard
| watched In relays Of two hours each
! as follows 10 g. J. f. Moore AVID M.
/ T. Carrigan and Miss Margaret
Ahaesey; 6 to 8, Or. w. j. Devereaux.
Eugene Conln and Miss Helen Dor
! sey; to 10. Dennis Donovan, p. ].
: Scanlon and Miss Katherine Dolan; 10
/ to ~, John Harmon, Thomas McHugh
and Patrick Dolan; 70 to 2. Peter Lee.
John p. Thornton and Daniel p. Lacey:
to 4, John Moore, John Quinn and G..
W. Breaney; to 6, Thomas Collins,
| Eugene Ccnlin and Patrick Quinn;
| to S, Patrick Power, William Banaghan
and Miss Bridget Fahey; to 10, VIII
| liam Scollans, James Grant and Miss
Katherine Jones.
The funeral services at 10 o'clock Will
be solemn and impressive. Bishop
Beaver will officiate and the other Of
I ficers Of the mass will be: High Priest.
Rev. Bernard S. Conaty Of Sacred
Heart Church; deacons Of honor, Rev.
John G. Ivers of Holyoke and Rev. p.
j. Griffin of Holyoke; deacon Of the
mass Rev Garrett II. Dolan of Spen-
Ger; sub-deaccn of the mass, Rev.
James NJ. Cruise OF St Anne'e Church;
master Of ceremonies, Rev Michael T.
O'Brien Of st. Johns Church: acolytes,
Rev. Thomas A. NJ. McGovern and Rev.
L. J. PURCELL censor bearer. Rev. John
f. Boland Of st. Johns Church; chant
ers, Rev. James J. Donnelly and Rev.
L. J. Achim
After the mass the body will be taken
to Springfield for burial The people
of the Immaculate Conception Church
will meet after the last mass tomorrow
to appoint a delegation to attend the
solemn high mass Of requiem at st.
Michael's Cathedral in Springfield Nom
day.