The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-01

ment from the priest heals the near
pans Oh the people; his shadow bring,
dead hopes back TO lite.
We are here this morning to bea
testimony before the world that i'm Sc
lectlng Bishop Lehman for the mir.
the church made no mistake. or al
the priests and bishops 1 have know
Know OF none VINO so fully comes III
20 the ideal bishop depicted by ST
dui' lie was man who reveled il
uolhg good. He took what was good y
people and worked upon it to make il
| better. What was better he saw fir +,
make still better until all would raoct
perIectlon Of the Christian calling You
have known him as a priest ana bisb-
op. l have known him as a college
ooy' as priest and as bishop for over
forty years. With him the seminarian
""s IdChef OF the priest, the priest
! was father of the bishop. When over
forty years ago two young men en-
tered the college to prepare for the
+, priesthood, ii seemed that a raw of
sunshine entered the building with
I lhen. All the years they We're there
! lney were the center Of every group.
| me soul of every company. When they
Ie4l gloom fell upon all hearts IL
/ was the same wherever the dead bish-
splendid parish to become bishoD OF a
distant see, every man, woman and
cHlld shed tears Of sorrow as over a
personal bereavement. On the dav of
MS conservation the whole clergy and
people OF Iowa took leave of him with
hearts heavy with grief When he died
ms young diocese, which had lust
learned to know him, was wrung with
sorrow DIS over public calamity, and
The whole Catholic Church in the
united States Joined i'm the choruses
OF lamentation. For it is men like the
Ia Bishop Lenihan who do lasting
GOOD IN the Church. Not men of lofty
WISDOM and tremendous power of
speech, but men of goodness like ST
Vincent de Paul, Cardinal Cheverus
and the Cure OARS that work miracles
oil grace among the people. We con-
dole with the great Catholic state of
Iowa and her noble clergy over their
lrreparable loss. We condole with the
young diocese that lost him and the
sun younger diocese that was waiting
FOR him. We condole with the noble
Catholic family that has lost its great
est adornment. The pride of every
irish Catholic mother is to give one
of her sons, the brightest and best. to
God 1t is glory beyond every other
- u
bishop. We can feel the loss such a
family sustains in the early death of
their jewel.
But we must remember that when a
boy is given to God he belongs forever
to God. We must not mar the beauty
of the sacrifice by repining It does
not matter much when priest or bish-
op dies. We are here to bear testimony
of Christ. All Christians were first |
designated martyrs, which means wit
nesses. When We have given our testi- |
mony in court we are dismissed.
The late bishop confessed Christ I
before men; he is called to heaven
where Christ has confessed him be-
fore his father. His life is a consola-
ton TO the faithful. So, as priests it
IS an inspiration. Let us learn from
him to labor, to labor for God and
5od's people. And to labor unselfshly
n season and out of season. His is an
,poch-making name in the annals of
iowa, for as long as memory lasts
lmong her Catholic people, so long will
he name of Lehman be held in rev.
,rence and respect. May his gentle
departed, through the mercy of God,
est in peace. Amen"
The following priests were in attend
nee at the services:
Very Rev. b. c. Lehman. Boone.
Rev. Joseph Schlueter, Haverhill.
Very Rev. T. T. Gum, Cedar Rapids.
Very Rev. D. S. Phelan, LII. D., st.
.ouis.
Very Rev. NJ. Flavin. Des Moines.
Very Rev. G. w. Heer. Dyersville.
Very Rev 2. Smith, Council Bluffs.
Rev. 7. NJ. Loughnane, State Cen
er.
Rev. Dennis J. London. ST Anthony.
Rev. T. J. Reynolds, Keystone.
Rev. James Kissane, Williamsburg.
Rev. John ]. Toomey, st. Raphaers
athedral. Dubuque.
Rev. Joseph Schleuter, Haverhill
Rev. ]. ]. Garland. Eagle Grove.
Rev. A. j. Zaiser, Fl. Madison.
Rev. T. j. Mullen. Missouri Valley.
Rev Robert Power, Anamosa. s
Rev. NJ. Meagher, Ackley.
Rev John Collins, Williams.
Rev NJ B. Hogan. Fairfax.
Rev. Michael Nichols, Nevada. I
Rev. Matthew Gleason, Valley juno 7
on !
Rev. E. J. Dougherty, Waverly. ;
Rev. Thomas Drumm. Mont.
Rev. P. O'Connor, Oelwein.
Rev. J. S. Bauman, Dubuque.
Rev. J. Bruno, Alton.
Rev. p. Hogan, Grundy Center. !
Rev. 7. J. Sullivan, Cedar Rapids. : ;
Rev. j. Jungermann, Alta Vista. l
Rev. VI. g. Lenihan Marshalltown. u
Rev John 5. Stewart, Marshalltown. {
Rev Z. J. Jungblut. Kings. |
Rev. T. Murtagh, Masonville. c
Rev. NJ. p. kirkpatrick, Wilton juno
on. v
A number of the visiting priests as ii
sted this afternoon at O'Clock at a t
lildren's memorial service in memory L
the late Bishop Lehman, held in
e basement of The church. A great o
any of the parents of the children, II
no are pupils in ST. Mary's Institute, c