The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-14
quietly passed her days doing great
things for God.
EuIOgy 10 Mother Agnes.

quietly passed her days doing great
things for God.
EuIogy 10 Mother Agnes.
Il am quite sure that If there was
one here an authorized Interpreter of
her desires I would be silent did 1
heed her well-known views. 1t is not
our habit or custom to eulogize the
dead, and when religious die we rather
listen with reverence to words of
Mother Church and human lips are
sealed save when they murmur a
prayer And it is best so. No greater
honor may well be paid the departed
than that which says of our country's
heroes, Dead on the field of battle
No high sounding periods, nor striving
after effect, but simple statement
which tells of duty done is the highest
eulogy.
And so for those who have left
home, kindred, hallowed associations
the pleasures of domestic life and all
that contributes to the sum of human
happiness in order that they may serve
God in serving the poor, relieving the
distressed, caring for the sick or in
structing youth; we merely bow
our heads in humble submission to the
just DEGREES of a loving Providence
and breathe a prayer that from a mas
ter served so we'll the immortal crown
of glory may be received. But there
are singular circumstances in this Sis
ter's career which mark it as excep-
tional and justify, as 1t seems to me,
some comment.
Noble Christian Life.
Born eighty-seven years ago in that
land to which our blessed faith in
every English-speaking country is a
6antOr az q Of II CHI nof n
these states in company with the first
Bishop of Charleston and founder of
the Community of the Sisters of Mercy,
John England. She remained in
| Charleston eleven years, and then
came to Savannah for the foundation
of this house, where she remained for
five and twenty years. The next thirty
years of her life were spent at St.
Mary's, in Augusta, where, on Mon
of strong character. yet as tender as
! child in her sympathies with every
form of misery and distress.
I'm doing good she never tired. Never
of a robust constitution, she under
took tasks which would have been
deemed impossible of accomplishment
by others. To the poor and distressed
and sick her time was cheerfully
| given, and even in late years. when
| ing heavily upon her she was a ia
miliar figure on the streets of Augusta
on her way to the home of some of
| Christs poor She bore her years
bravely and well, and bravely and well
she lived up to the high ideal which
was formed in her pure young heart
of true Sister of Mercy.
Sympathies with the south.
Though born in another land, her
| sympathies were with the people with
whom she had willingly cast her lot;
their SORROWS were her sorrows their
Toys her joys, and her Catholic
sympathies were never more beautiful
| ly shown than when the browning dis
aster of our lives came in the dreadful
days of 1865. For the first lady of
our Southern land, in her distress,
Mother Agnes arms and heart were
open wide and daughter of our Presi-
dent was a welcome guest and pupil
here for months, with no thought of
compensation.
And now we are standing here
around her bier and tears are yelling
up to the eyes of many who loved her
so WELL and far from us many to
whom the sweet yet sad privilege is
denied of being here are weeping with
us, and she has passed. reverentiy
hazard the belief to the land where
God wipeth away all tears from the
eyes, where death is no more, nor
mourning, nor crying. nor sorrow. any
more for there all the former things
have passed away. Her body goes from
Gods presence here to the last rest
ing place of Gods children in the
ground consecrated by prayer of Holy
Mother Church. May her soul rest in
everlasting peace"
The following clergy was in attend
ance: Rt. Rev. B. j. Kelley, d. D.
and Rev. p. F. Kennedy of the Cathe-
dral; Rev. w. Wilkinson, S. j., pas
tor Sacred Heart Church, Augusta;
Rev. P. H. Mcmahon. pastor st. Pat
ricks Church. Augusta; Rev. FIR. Ber-
nard o. S. B., of the Benedictine Col
lege; Rev. Aloysius O'Hanlon, o. S.
B., and Rev. G.. Windschiegle, o. s.
B., and Brother Canadian, Sup Chris
tian Brothers, Augusta. Honorary
pallbearers, Messrs. Jeremiah Cronin.
Henry Blum, John Reilly, Jno. D. Rob-
inson, James McGrath, and Luke Car
son.
Active pallbearers. Messrs. Lawrence
A. Mccarthy. Jordan +. Brooks, VIM.
Kehoe, Jno. r. Dillon James w.
Heffernan, and Jno. Lyons.
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