Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-15

| derS and any man who SUBMITS TO th'
ceremony of ordination. But ordination
without the spirit of holy orders is ;
body without a soul. The soul of thu
priesthood is charity. st. Paul says III
/ might have all knowledge; might know
| all mysteries; might have all power, 81
| as to move mountains; but If he had no
| charity he would be only az soundin,
| brass and tinkling cymbal. The worlt
| wants and expects a priest to be mar
of gentle hand, of tranquil smile, o
kindly speech, of heart cheerful ant
| melodous. When the babe hurts its lit
| tie finger the mother kisses the pail
| and the little thing feels assured. A gen
| tie word of encouragement from thu
! priest heals the heart pains of the PEG
| pie; his shadow brings dead hopes bach
| to life.
I'VE are here this morning to bear
| testimony before the world that in Sc
| Letting Bishop Lehman for the mitre
| the church made no mistake. OF all the
| priests and bishops / have known
| know of none who SO fully comes UP te
| the ideal bishop depicted by st. Paul
| He was man who reveled in doing
good. He took what was good in people
| and worked upon it to make 1t better
| What was better he saw fit to make
still better, until all would reach the
perfection of the Christian calling. You
have known him as a priest and bishop.
l have known him as a college boy, as
priest and as bishop for over forty
years. With him the seminarian was
father of the priest, the priest was
father of the bishop. When over forty
years ago two young men entered the
college to prepare for the priesthood, II
seemed that a ray of sunshine entered
the building with them. All the years
they We're there they We're the center OF
every group, the soul of every company.
When they left a gloom fell upon all
hearts. 1t was the same wherever the
dead bishop went. When he left his
large and splendid parish to become
bishop of distant see, every man,
woman and child shed tears of sorrow
as over personal bereavement. On
the day OF his conservation the whole
clergy and people of Iowa took leave
of him with hearts heavy with grief.
When he died his young diocese, which
had just learned to know him was
wrung with sorrow as over a public cal
in the United States joined in the
choruses of lamentation. For it is men
like the late Bishop Lehman who do
lasting good in the church. Not men of
lofty wisdom and tremendous lower
of speech, but men Of goodness, like st.
Vincent de Paul, Cardinal Cheverus
and the Cure d'Ars that work miracles
of grace among the people. We con-
dole with the great Catholic state Of
Iowa and her noble clergy over their
irreparable loss We condole with the
young diocese that lost him and the still
younger diocese that was waiting for
him We condole with the noble Cath
Ole family that has lost its greatest
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 when
than son is raised to the rank of bis
hop 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. 1t does
hop dies. We are here to bear testi-
mony OF Christ. All Christians We're
first designated martyrs, which means
witnesses When we have given our
testimony In court we are dismissed.
The late bishop confessed Christ be-
fore men; he is called to heaven where
Christ has confessed him before his
father. His life is a consolation to the
faithful. SO. as priests 1t is an inspra-
ton. Let us learn from him to labor,
to labor for God and Gods people. And
to labor unselfishly in season and out of
season His is an epoch-making name
In the annals of Iowa, for as long mem
DRY lasts among her Catholic people, SO
long will the name Of Lehman he held
In reverence and respect. May his
gentle SOUL and the souls of all the
faithful departed, thru the mercy Of
God, rest in peace. Amen"
The following priests were in at
tendance at the service:
Very Rev. B. C. Lenihan. Boone.
Very Rev. T, F. Gum. Cedar Rap
ids.
Very Rev. P. ]. McGrath. Charles
City.
Very Rev. D. S. Phelan, l.. L. D., st.
Louis
Very Rev. NJ. Flavin, Des Moines.
Very Rev. G. w. Heer, Dyersville.
Very Rev. p. Smith, Council Bluffs,
Rev. p. NJ. Loughnane. State Cen
ter.
Rev. Dennis ]. London. st. Anthony.
Rev. T. J. Reynolds, Keystone.
Rev. James Kissane. williamsburg.
Rev. John ]. Toomey, st. Raphaers
Cathedral, Dubuque.
Rev. Joseph Schlueter, Haverhill.
Rev. j. j. Garland, Eagle Grove.
Rev. A. j. Zaiser. FIT. Madison.
Rev. t. j. Mullen. Missouri Valley.
Rev. Robert Power, Anamosa.
Rev. M. Meagher Ackley.
Rev. John Collins, Williams.
Rev. John Hogan, Fairfax
Rev NJ B. Murray, Clarion.
Rev Michael Nichols, Nevada.
Rev. Matthew Gleason, Valley juno
ton
Rev. E. j. Dougherty, Wayerly.
Rev Thomas Drumm. Monti.
Rev. P. O'Connor, Oelwein.
Rev. j. S. Bauman. Dubuque.
Rev. ]. Bruno, Alton.
Rev. P. Hogan, Grundy Center.
Rev. T. ]. Sullivan, Cedar Rapids.
Rev. ]. Jungermann, Alta Vista.
Rev. NJ c. Lehman, Marshalltown.
Rev. John S. Stuart. Marshalltown.
Rev. E. j. Jungblut. Kings.