The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-19
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apostles who carried the Roman cross
into countries over which the Roman
eaSle never passed: in the name of
the holy missionaries of every age. the
eNangeliZerS of every land. who have
rentured for God where the mercha mt
| would not venture for gold nor the
soldier for glory: in the name of those
Christian educators who believe. as
he believed. that the heart of culture
is culture OF the heart and tina, the
soul of Improvement is Improvement of
the soul: in the name of humanity
whom he loved aud served without
| distinction of race or creed: i'll the
name of America. the scene of his la
b"rs and the land of his predilcction;
in the name of generations of young
| men whose lives have been touched
and S;tnctiticd by his consecr;tted hand:
in the name of Alma Mater whose
| foundation stones We're cemented with
his sweat and blood; in the name of a
noble army of Priests. Brothers and
Sisters of Holy Cross who with him
bore the burden OF IL long day and
arc now with him trembling in the
everlasting ect;tcy: in the name of
venerable religious here present into
whose souls come rushing back So
many holy memories today: in the
name of the Holy Catholic Church
whose loyal and faithful priest he
| was: in the mime of st. Joseph and
the Blessed Virgin whose names he
masni1icd: in the name of Him. the
Saviour of us ALL whom he served and
perfect scrvicc-I say unvel the statue
"f Sorin
or moment. Brother Charles pulled the
cord that unveiled the statue. and Ia
thcr Sorin in eight feet of brnnZc
stood in the midst nt those who did
honor to his memory. Perfect.
! 'natchless." WAS the spontaneous cry
of those who kneW the venerable pa
trarch in life. while the laundering
II. y. d." and loud hurr;,hs of the
student body attested in IL vigorous
way their devotion To the great found
er OF their Alma Mater. Everybody
felt the alternative was either to yell
or t" Weep. The statue was afterwards
blessed, and the procession returned
To- the church.
At four o'clock in the afternoon oc
Cured q more s"nbre ceremony. the
intcrring OF the remains "f the Rev.
Theodore BHdin the first priest or
,lnincd in the United States. The Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Occhtering conducted the
requiem service. attended by the Rev.
Fathers Renuud. c. S. c. and Sc,u-
machcr. G. $. c.. as deacon and sub
deacon. and the Rev. William C"in"r.
G. s. c.. master of ceremonies.
AS the remains We're s"lc,nnly
brought into the church the choir of
ScminarianS san. with fine express
sion the Miscrerc in htrln"niZed plain
chant ANA at end of the service the
t:cncdirtus. Indeed. much of the sol
,ial feeling manifested through the
sacred music.
procession from the church. this time
to the little log chapel on the bank of
ST. Mnry's Lake. the humble house of
Cod about which will forever cling the
mennnies OF the earliest and SnintlleSt
missionaries of the West. foremost
among whom must be mentioned the
name of him whose venerable ashes
We're here peacefully laid to rest.
The history of Father I'adin's con-
ncctinn with N"trc Dame is we'll
known: not less interesting. but de-
cidediy more novel. is the story of
how his remains came to he trans
fcrred To this home of his heart.
shortly before the aged miSSi"nary's
death while on Il visit tn E"tre Dame.
he made the special request of Father
S"rin that Il little log houS" might he
built for him on the shore of ST. Mary's
Lake where he might live out his days
in peace Just ut this time Father
Sorin WAS unable to satisfy his wishes:
he had no Brother whom he could give
the venerable priest as Il nurse. Father
Hadin returned to Cincinnati where he
shortly passed away. He was non
ored with nterincnt in the cathedral.
1t WAS not long till Father S":in.
Knowing what WAS the will OF the
s;lintly departed in the matter re-
uucstcd Archbishop Purcell for the re-
mains Of Father Hadin that he might
remove them to Notre Dame. A,ch-
bishop Purcell objected on the ground
that the proper resting place of Father
/ l'auin was IN the cathedral of The do
, cesc in which he WAS Nicar-Gener:,l
Father Corby as Provincial made the
same request of the Archbishop OF Gin
cinuati without perSuading him t" his
point of view. 1t was not till the Very
Rev. Provincial. Father Zahm, went
in person 20 Cincinnati and stated his
case with all the force of elOQuencc
the subject permitted that Archbishop
Elder consented to the removal of the