The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1906-12-01

M!chael ID: Murphy, who resided at
81 East Fifth South street, this city,
died at Goldfield, Sunday, of pneumo-
MIA. He was 81 years old. His wife, a
son ana daughter survive him. Mrs.
Murphy was with him when the end
came. Mr.. Murphy has been prominent
in Nevada mining circles for several
years. He was formerly superintendent
OF the Bulllon-Becl Mining company.
The funeral occurred from ST. Marys
cathedral on Wednesday morning.
Requiem high mass was celebrated by
Rev. Father Kiey, who preached the
funeral sermon.
Re you then also ready, for at what
hour you think not, the son of man will
come
Inc solemn requiem services of the
Catholic church seldom fail to awaken
in the hearts of the friends and mourn
ers present melancholy feelings. We
are transported in spirit to the invisi
BILE world where many dear friends
have gone before us. and reminded of
the great and mysterious unknown
world which will some day become our
everlasting abode
In steering onward. faith alone
strengthens the lettering steps of the
aged, who hope for blissful immortality.
1t enables them to look with calmness
on the sad parting, which is but for a
brief period.
The apparent victory gained by death
is to the true soldier of Christ, simply a
temporary dissolution of the soul and
body which will be reunited when time,
as we now reckon it, will have an end.
This faith strips death of it's sting, and
robs the grave of its apparent victory.
Those who live under the sunshine of
this happy hope, the child of faith,
whilst they may weep are nevertheless
in their very sadness happy. Faith is
| always triumphant. No faith, no hope
are always vanqushed heroes, when
death casts its shadow on the scene of
life. The deceased was a man of strong
faith, and as we all knew him in this
city, he was a good. honest man who
attended to his own business, never in
truding upon Others. He attended to
his religious duties and raised his fam
| lily in truly Christian manner. His
home was an ideal Catholic home. and
those who visited there were always
edited and felt the benign influence of
the entire family.
He left this city some months ago
and went to a distant mining camp
where he thought he could do better
and provide for old age. His hopes were
realized, and at the very time the sum-
not taken unawares. If he needed the
mercy of God he mad ample time to i'm
plore it He had the priest by the side
of his deathbed to utter the consoling
words of absolution, to nourish him
with the Bread of Life, and strengthen
him with the sacrament of extreme
JUNCTION in bidding his last farewell to
| the partner of his married life. His
| children, whom he loved and who loved
him, were not there to receive his last
farewell kiss. His death was as edify-
ing and peaceable as his life was honest,
guileless sincere and just. He is not
dead. He lives on in blissful immortal
ity. Weep not then, you his family, who
are the real mourners, and you his
numberless friends here present to
show your sympathy to his bereaved
family and your profound respect for
the honest, guileless character of Mi
chael Murphy but rather rejoice with
the church which celebrates the death
of her saints as their real birthday.
Whilst his remains will mingle with
the dust of earth iii Calvary cemetery,
on the morning of the resurrection we
shall see him as we knew him in life,
according to the dictum of faith. May
God grant that when our time comes
to meet the Great Judge our repentance
will merit for US the same share in the
mercy of Gcd that the deceased has, we
sincerely hope and pray, already re-
ceived. Like him, follow st. PauPs
counsel: BE you also ready, for at
what hour you think not, the son of
man will come"
The music was rendered by a quar-
tette from the Cathedral choir. The
solos were by Miss Agnes Ryan and
Miss Margaret Harley. Members of the
Knights of Columbus officiated as pail
bearers. Some of the members of the
local council present at the funeral
were G. j, Doyle, James Killeen, Thorn
as Marnane, w. ]. Hackett. ]. B. Cos
griff, Angus Mcclellan, Edward McGur-
rim, DR.. P. S. Keogh John Griffin.
William A. Caverly, who was killed
near Denver recently, was connected
with the passenger department of the
Colorado Midland in Salt Lake about