The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-11

creed or cline. Moreover, Christians of
all denominations assert that the law IS
the Decalogue given of old in thunder
and lightning to the greatest lawgiver
of ante Christian times, these command
ments being but a clearer. more exp-
cit affirmation of the natural law. In
addition to this. we, members of the
church Catholc-the old historic church,
assert that the precepts of the infallible
teaching authority that perpetuates
Christ's mission on earth till he come
again are also his law, else the words
OF the Master were vain. "He that hear
eth your heareth Me-
This then is the law of God on the OBJ
servance of which depends everlasting
life, the natural law. the ten command
The Departed.
And She our friend, whom we mourn
today to whose remains by your pres
ence you pay an eloquent tribute of re-
spect: how did she fulfill the law? Nobly,
perfectly to the letter, She was all that
| a Christian Catholic lady should be, and
! no higher tribute than that can | or any
one bestow Before the affairs of st.
| PauIS many n illne anu oll Sht hhNie
and prayed to her Maker and to her
Lord for the help and the guidance nee
| essary to the proper performance OF
duties of her vocation in life and God
| heard her.
True she was, and faithful to the last
to her grand calling, one OF the hopest
and the grandest on earth, the calling
was hers of importing to the young
knowledge, and more important FAR OF
pri
aIity. of conscientious regard OF others
rights. without which knowledge becomes
a menace and a weapon for evil MANY
here present today owe to her theiF
knowledge and their love of honesty, up
rightness and truth. 1t is an ola pfoNerp
of the Latns memo dat quod non ma
bet No one gives what he has not, ana
so if she gave to many. KNOWLEDGE anu
the love of the beautiful, the good ana
the true, 1t was because she possessed
these in an eminent degree
Lnowledgei She without pretense OF
| ostentation could teach many VINO are
| foremost as educators. Love of tie sooo,
| the beautiful the true An, ms was
| hers and those who knew her pest, pest
| knew it, It was my privilege 10 KNOW
| her. and | can avow that | never con-
| versed with her without being the pet
| tor for IT. that | never spoke 10 her
without an increased admiration Tor her
| qualities of heart and mind. But Ill ad-
| dition TO this public life that we all Know
and admire what a beautiful private ire
was hers. How many charitable deeds
| she wrought that only the ai-seelhs
Father knows. and all. what love Tor
| home what sisterly affection. what 10y
| alty to near ones and dear ones. This
! they. her near ones and dear ones miss
| and will miss for long. Then the fehs-
ious spirit entered largely into her me-
| earnestness and exactitude in the OBJ
| servance of the churchs laws. She was
| ever present at the services. Above all
by her tact and management she made
| St PauIs Sunday school a Sunday school
| second to none. Sunday school of which
our parish is justly proud She. by her
| management and tact effected this to her
the credit. Her brain and guiding hand
and her executive ability were behind It
| all. Come what may. I'VE shall not look
upon her like again"
| She is gone. You all here present. rela-
| tives, teachers. pupils friends, miss her.
| mourn for her but though you mourn
| your grieving is not as OF those who have
| no hope. She has gone from this earth
| ly soiourning place, this valley OF tears
to the blessed above above, to the man