The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-23

that voice that you have been accus-
toned to hear reading and singing the
holy sacrifice of mass. is now silent.
Those consecrated, priestly hands, that
were formerly raised in administering
the benediction or prf5stly blessing, or
were raised in absolution in the sacra-
ment of penance, are grown cold in
death.
That voice, though now silent, will
IN the near future, if not Immediately,
be raised in prayer for you, his rela-
tives and parishioners. before the great
white throne of God in heaven.
You, dear parents, relatives and
parishioners of Father Heating, must
not Wesp and grieve because this priest
has gone to his reward, for he perfectly
fulfilled the object of his creation. AL
mighty God in creating him, blessed
him with divine vocation-a vocation
to the priesthood
Beautiful Death.
Father Heating was ordained d
priest to offer the holy sacrament of the
mass for the living and the dead; to
administer the sacraments of the
+ church; to preach the word of God, and
! by these means to save not only his
own soul, but the souls of all confided
to his care. How well he fulfilled the
! the beautiful death accorded him last
Friday morning. When Father Heating
had received all the sacred rites of the
church fellow priest, standing at the
bedside said to him:
Father, you may be up and around
again in a few days
ITO this he made reply: Let Gods
will be accomplished
What beautiful answer, showing
the idea that was ever upmost in his
mind-to do Gods will
This priest accomplished in a few
years that for which others have given
lifetime. In fine, he justly deserves
the title accorded to him of a popular,
priestly gentleman. If Father Heating
could speak to me today from this cas-
ket inclosing his remains he would
say: Father, speak but few words, but
earnestly request my people and par
ishioners to remember me in their
prayers
Dear friends, we all understand that
the higher the vocation given us in
life, the heavier the burdens and re-
sponsibilities we have to account for.
Therefore remember Father Heating in
your prayers-offer the holy commun-
ion for the happy repOse of his soul.
Have masses READ for him, which is
the highest form of prayer known to
mankind. Follow his kind and priestly
Instructions taught you from this altar.
Initiate his virtuous life, so that when
the evening of your life draws nigh you
may be accorded that privilege which
was given to him, to die in the odOr of
sanctity. In fine, try so to live that it
may be said of you, as it is rightly said
of Father Heating, being made perfect
in short space, he fulfilled long
time"
Bishop Carroll Speaks.
Father Thompson having concluded
his sermon, which eloquently touched
the hearts of the sorrowing multitude,
Bishop Carroll, clothed in full canon
icals. spoke feelingly of the departed
priest. He referred to Father Heating
as one of the most noble of men, to
whom no sacrifice was too dear, and
who was devoted to his work.
Let us not weep" concluded Bishop
Carroll, but rather, let us glorify at
the happy death. We must pray for
him, for he is still in need of our
prayers, and in due time he will enter
into the full membership in the king
dom of heaven. God bless the work of
Father Heating"
Funeral Procession.
Bishop Carroll chanted the burial
service, the responses being made by
the priests and acolytes. The
funeral procession was formed, NOV
ing out of the church in the fol-
lowing order: Honorary pallbearers, |
Rev. Fathers English and Van AIKEN, |
of, Butte; Thompson, of Bozeman; Pier |
net and Coopman, of Anaconda, and |
Taelman, of st. Ignatius mission; ac-
tive pallbearers, j. ]. Layton, Thomas |
John Leary, NJ. D. O'Donnell, |
Dennis Lowney and NJ. Mcmillan; cas-
ket, Bishop Carroll and clergy; altar !
boys; Sisters of Charity; Knights of |
Columbus; Nos. 1, and divisions of |
the A. o. H.; Sacred Heart Temper |
ance society; the Altar society; Young |
Ladies' institute; Ladies' Catholic |
society; Ladies Auxiliary |
of A. OH.
The funeral procession was one of |
the largest ever seen in Butte, the I
members of the Catholic societies
until Montana street was
when special cars were used |
to. the. cemetery. 1t required seven of