The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08
HER LIFE WAS A
HELPFUL LESSON
Bishop Seaman Pays Beautiful
Tribute to Mrs. P. 0'Meara.
BURlEOmCALVARY CEMETERY
SOLEMN PONTIFICAL MASS WAS
CELEBRATEb.

Solemn ponudcaI mass was celebrated
over the remains OF Mrs. Patrick
O.Meara yesterday afternoon at the
catholic cathedral She died at 6.15
O'Clock Thursday evening of he-rt fail
uIe az the residence of her son. WI
liam p. O'Meara, SEQ East Brigham
street. The services at the church were
holemnlzed by Rt. Rev. Bishop Law
renee Seaman, assisted by five mem
bers of the local clergy. fully robed
IN the cloth of their church.
The music by the choir was in keep
ing with the occasion, being beautifully
ana impressively rendered. The dec
oi0uOns OF the edifiCe and the floral
tributes from the host of friends Of the
FAMILY were artistic and many. The
Dlshop preached the funeral Grafton,
paying many beautiful and touching
tributes 20 the memory Of the woman
who was Sd highly beloved and es-
teemed because OF her lOvable char
acter and affectionate disposition. The
laEbearcrs were VI. T. Ritchie. John J.
Harvey, Joseph Geoghegan. George w.
Eeel. @. f. Porter and Dr. NJ A.
hughes. The remains were buried in
calvary cemetery.
Bishops Eulogistic Remarks.
The eulogistic remarks Of Bishop
Seaman were as follows.
IL IS not very often that the Opportuu-
ny is presented to speak special words
OF praise on occasions ~ this kend, we.
would like 20 say good things Of every
one. but unfortunately. we cannot say
them of all Eut here As a beautiful eX-
ccpton. and with her 7 think that the
less / would say over her body Of the
E9od which She did in life, the better
pleased she would be. She was one of
those beautiful characters who went
along quietly. doing her duty. and never
seeking for the praise or the applause of
TIE world. She was thoroughly con-
Elslent Christian. "a woman ot strong
Ialth, noble disposition and charitable
The last words she said TO me-aud al
most the last she said while ON earth
were; Bishop. am going home. And
she said that just the same as If / met
her lu New York on o. visit there, and
she was going back TO Salt Lake city
The beauty of the expression struck me
There was no falteriug. but "a smile upon
her lips as she said, Bishop. am going
home Going home,-what a beautiful
expression that was for q Christian.
What a lesson it is to MS ala human
about 70 leave this world saying ct am
going home. Yes. that is the whole end
and aim of the true Christian ufe The
time should come when YOU also in
similar circumstance. should be able TO
say. chcCTfUNy and calmly. as she said
81. ct am going home 7 am going home
90 my God" That is the real home and
that IS e1OTwh. Secure that, and YOU
have secured everything.
She had been CuGeavoring 90 secure that
home for years She had Withdrawn her
self from everything i'm this life for
years, especially since The death Of her
grand and noble husband She withdrew
herself from The world. and she knew that
j. was only = question OF time until she
20 20 home. She told the family that she
wanted tH die wanted TO leave this
wicked world She bad done her duty as
. 8 mother. 2S VIE ana as q clll@eh-
y She had accomplished her work. and she
Z calmly said. am going home She
EueW that fnc nome was waiting for her
She knew the promise of Christ To his
true followers. There are many man
sion's i'm my Fathers home. and I am go
ing to prepare one Tor YOU YOU who are
faithful tO me. YOU VINO are my true fol-
lowers; am soillS 20 prepare a home Tor
That was her faith ard to that home
e che constantly raised her eyes Tor that
home she constantly labored- she caTe1
knew that I'm few years she would be
called away from these things. When
we come TO q certain LCriod of life. We
ell know that. We are like prisoners
awaiting our execution lt is not worth
while to glue ourselves to the things Of
earth. We know that few years viii
separate us uccess Irilv from them and
fD suite or ourselves Consequently we
have upon tho things Of the earth. and
that we move I'm it for so short q time
W are mao 20 s'lcIille5 our e' ttasd
passing and trifiing Things.
Taught Beautiful Lesson.
That is the lesson that she taught us
fhe beautiful lesson of taking herself
away from the world and ceutcring all
her thoughts upon hey real home. or am
going home" she said. Yes. just as if
she was ON visit ANA wanted 20 go
humc-lOved to go home. There she
would See her fri 1Dds again. and would
await the friends she left here on earth
That was her idea OF death. And then
she died t1'i of peace after having lived
the most beautiful life. and left us the
~ most beautiful example of how 10 live
ami how 90 Ole.
NV deepest sympathy goes out to those
who are left behfud-thOse dear ones. Let
them remember that their day viii come,
too. 10 is not so long ago since her hus-
band was buried from here. The time
slips rapidly by. IT, seems but yesterday.
young. too. and YOU VIII not feel II pass
BY You have no lease of life. and in
the DAYS Of your youth remember that
the time will come when VOW r~0-- r'
Doe here. and then God grant that II can
De said YOU Ted lhe lite sne mas. ana tuti
you are going home, that YOU led lives
worthy of that eterani nome which
Christ has gone to prepare for those who
love and serve him on earth. Let those
who remain behind. and who loved her
dearly. and who made the evening OF hcT
life as beautiful and as calm and as hap
py ass 10 was possible for human belng
10 ba-lct them remember that she lived
life that was honorable life of purity.
way, and went spouess % the grave ait
or "a long life OF over seventy years.
What grand legacy 20 leave 10 hu-
nanity, If people only followed her life
and il only every woman was Ike her,
what "a bcauufvi world we would have
let them remember and think OF their
mother. The mothers example is tnt
most powerful for good or evil Would
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