The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-06-24
IN MEMoRIAM.
Mrs. Mary Pearl.

There was buried from Sacred Hear
church, with solemn high mass OF
requiem, Saturday, June 10, Mrs. Mary
Pearl, who was held in great esteem by
many of all denominations especially
the old-timers. They had high appre-
citation of her many virtues, her sterl-
ing honesty, her strong Irish faith, her
spirit Of simplicity and her charity to
all in need. Long and painful was her
illness, but happy, peculiarly happy and
blessed. was her death. But we nat
UrallY expect that a good life shall be
crowned by a happy death.
Left an orphan at an early age, she
left her country, Ireland, and arrived
il Philadelphia at the age of u years.
She took service in Il family at 81 a
r-eok, but with the condition that she
should be allowed to hear mass on Sun
days and holy days Of obligation. She
ardently loved her church, and was in
all things obedient to its requirements.
Leaving Philadelphia, she went TO Cal
ifOrnia. where she manifested the same
spirit Of piety and industry. There she
married Mr.. Pearl like herself, a de-
NOut, sober and edifying Catholic. They
started for Denver. but her husband
died on the way, in Salt Lake City,
where the bishop himself attended him
faithfully in his last illness, and mani
Tested the greatest kindness and con-
sideratiOn for the beTeayeQ, >widow. She
often spoke of the charity and kindness
of the good bishop. Arriving in Den
yer she resumed her life of toll and
piety Many Of the old-timers remem-
Der her and were edited by her I'M
assuming Diety. her industry and her
charity Having acquired some money,
she purchased a piece of property,
which. IN process of time, became quite
valuable. and the sale of this enabled
her i'm her declining years, when i'll
health rendered her unable to work, to
live in comfort and independence. She
had served her God faithfully and he
rewarded her. even in this life, with
length of days and competency. In
her last, long sickness she experienced
the same charity and kindness she had
exercised toward others, and was
served with more than a daughters
love and child's devotion.
The gentle. sanity Father Faber
says somewhere q quote from memory
that he life of any man. even the most
commonplace. if it could all be written
down with all his thoughts, joys, fears,
aspirations. hopes. temptations sue
ceSSeS and failures. would be more in
tcresting than q poem. For some, life
is Il failure, a comedy. farce for some
4 tragedy. But for the true Christian,
when he holds up to the light the web
of life. alas much stained here and |
there. he sees in a golden light all
Though il. one name. Jesus, Jesus, only |
Jesus
How pathetic. impressive and hope |
inspiring are the prayers the priest of |
God recites. while the dying Christian |
is struggling in the last combat with |
the powers or darkness. Remember !
not. oh Lord! the sins and ignOrances /
of her youth; for though she has |
snned, she mas still retained true |
faith i'm thee. Father, Son and Holy |
Ghost. She has had zeal for thy glory /
and has faithfully served thee, the Gre |
atOr and Lord Of all things. Depart,
Christian soul, in the name of God, who |
created thee.
AS these words were uttered. a gentle
breath, and with a smile of peace and
the soul left the body.
May She rest in peace,