The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-30
TRIBUTES OF LOVE
TO CHARLES {. ROY
Funeral Services at St. PauPs
Largely Attended
PASTOR SPEAKS TENDERLY
Fitting Address Over the Bier of a
Good Man-Acts of Piety and Acts
of charity-Marked Chris
tan Life.
PASTOR SPEAKS TENDERLY

Charles e. Roy was lald 10 rest III Glil-
wood cemetery yesterday Funeral SER
vices were held at st. Pauls church at 10
o'clock and the attendance was large
and representative. There was a solemn
high mass of requiem, with the Rev.
Father Kitrick as celebrant, the Rev.
Father Bratton as deacon and the Rev.
Father Coyle as sub-deacon.
Immediately after the mass Father
Coyle, pastor, standing over the bier,
read the burial service, first in Latin and
then in English; after which he delivered
an address. In his Introductory remarks
the priest spoke of the certainty and the
universally of death. He said in part;
Death is not the end OF all. Death is
the beginning of true life, of an eternal
span of years; and our state in the land
beyond the tomb is determined by our
use of time here and now. How shall
we gain a happy lot beyond? By keeping
the commandments; and the Master re-
duced the commandments to two great
precepts-love of God and love of man.
The Deceased
And he our friend, whose lifeless body
lies before the altar at which he often
worshiped, how will he stand the test.
Did he love God? Ali yes, for all know
it. His public life was a living testimony
of intense love of God lie was most eX-
act in the fulfllment of even the small
details of his religion. Religion was not
for him, as it is for many, garment to
be worn on Sunday and discarded in the
other days of the week. Religion entered
into his daily life, and made him for
all model man. He was here in this
church faithful constantly, not alone on
the days of precept, not alone at Sun
day mass, but on all occasons-at Sun
day vespers, at Lenten devotons, and at
the exercises during the month of May
when we honor Mary, our Queen. He
was here undeterred by the summer sun
or winter frosts. And then, what an
example was it not to see him, with
fervor, every first Friday, kneel at the
altar rail and receive into IS heart mis-
Lord and God. His public life you all
low and were edited by knowing it.
His private life was not less beautiful.
His first thought in the morning was
the Almighty, his last thought at night
was God. His day was so divided that
he had periods for devotion. for prayer,
for meditation, for reading the life of
Jesus Christ. for reading. above all, the
Book of Books, Gods inspired Word. lie
was good man. good in every sense of
the word No higher praise than that, and
truly says the poet:
when a good man dies,
For years beyond his ken,
The light he leaves behind him, lies
Upon the paths of men,.
He loved his God. How did he love his
neghbor?
IF any man" in the words of Christ,
says he loves God and hateth his neigh
| Dor he is liar and the truth is not in
/ him. All, this test our friend stood as
he did the first. He was one who loved
his fellow man. His heart overlooked
with love for all. He had malice for none.
| How many time have not the poor
orphans blessed Him. How many pray
ers have not from them assembled heaven
ward for their generous benefactor and
their friend God, only God can tell
Generous Deeds.
But not alone has his public charity ex-
tensive and broad and all-embracing
Many a generous deed was done in secret,
many an orphans tear was dried and
widows heart consoled; and this the all
seeing eye of God alone witnessed, and
this the good God will reward, with re-
ward a thousand fold.
Yes, our friend is gone-he who was
fop oil IF .f
OF God and love of man. | mourn him
as a personal and a dear friend; one
who was ever ready to help in a good
cause with sound advice, with kindly
word and with generous purse
Friend after friend departs.
Who hath not lost a friend?
There Is no union here of hearts,
That hath not here an end"
| But though gone. his good deeds live
His example will be with us and, if we
| follow the example given we will merit
| to die as he died.
Triumphant Death.
All, what beautiful death was his
| During my years as priest l have been
| present at many deathbeds, have wit
| messed many scenes of death, but his was
the most edifying and consoling. When
| lie saw that death was approaching he
| received, with fervor, the body and blood
| of the Lord; he received the extreme
| JUNCTION whereby mother church comforts
and consols her children who are going
| to meet their God. His last conscious
act was an act of sorrow for the frail-
| ties of life and then, when Gods min
lister was uttering the beautiful words of
ritual: go forth, o, Christian soul! in
l the name of God, the Father who created
thee. in the name of Jesus Christ, who
redeemed thee, in the name of the Holy
| Ghost who sanctified thee;" then, at that
| instant. his spirit fed and was borne be-
fore the great white throne to receive the
reward of well-spent span of days.
God grant that your death and mine be
like his. Let us follow in his footsteps:
ORDER our lives to good, faithfully serve
God and love our fellowman. Let us
look on Gods gifts as entrusted to us
for good, that we, like our friend for
whom we mourn but mourn not, as those
who have no hope, will receive the sem
tence mis- prototype, the faithful servant,
the parable received: "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant, Thou hast
been faithful over a few things. I will
place thee over many; enter thou into the
joys Of the Lord
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Active, Sterling A. Wood, r. n.
Wheeler. J. j. Gilmore, J. a. Hare. Ira