The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-30
BISHOP MICHAUD'S
FUNERAL SERVICE
ATBURLINGTQN
Long and Impressive 0bSequies
at st. Mary'S Cathedral
EULOGY BY FIR. A. J. BARRON
Vast Congregation Included over a
Hundred Priests and Many Pre-
ates-Four Bishops Present

Burlington, Dec. 90-The remains
of the late Rt. Rev. John Stephen Mic
baud, bishop of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Burlington, were yesterday
afternoon placed beside those of the
late Bishop DeGoesbriand in the crypt
of the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception
The obsequies of the dead bishop
began at 1880 in the morning at the
Cathedral and continued until one o.
clock in the afternoon. The services
We're participated in by five bishops
and a large number of priests from
all parts of the diocese, and honor
was paid to the memory of the dead
prelate by a congregation of mourn
ers that the Cathedral was inadequate
to accommodate.
The body of Bishop Michaud was
brought from Fanny Allen hospital to
the Cathedral Monday evening under
escort of Reverends O'Callahan of
Montreal, T. J. Leonard of st. Johns
bury and p. }. Barrett, J. f. ellis and
w. p. Crosby of the cathedral At
the same hour that the body was TAX
en- from the hospital, throng OF more
than 1000 people left the cathedral
and proceeded toward Wiuooski to
meet the remains, forming an escort
for the body to the cathedral. The
bells were tolled for half an hour,
during the progress of the procession.
The casket was placed In the cen
ter aisle in front of the sanctuary and
the body lay in state until the hour
of the funeral For several hours fol
lowing the arrival OF the process ion,
hundreds of people thronged the edi-
flee, forming in line and passing down
the aisle TO view the remains This
continued intermittently until a late
hour and was resumed yesterday
morning. continuing until the hour of
the funeral A guard Of honor chos-
en- from the Catholic order Of Fores-
ters. the only society to which the
bishop belonged. remained by the
body all night and continued to do so
until the hour for the mass
People began TO arrive at the Cath
edral as early as o'clock and by 10
the edifice was nearly filed. Seats
were reserved for delegates from par
shes outside OF the city, representa-
ives of various church societies and
for non-Catholics. The seating cap
acity of the cathedral is 1900 and
every seat was taken and there were
hundreds standing and a throng at
the entrance that could not gain ad-
mittance.
Pontificial high mass Of requiem
was sung. with Rt. Rev. T. ID. Beaver,
bishop of Springfield, Mass, as cele-
brant, assisted by Rev. J. M. Cloarec
OF st. Joseph's parish as deacon of
the mass and Rev. ]. ID, Shannon Of
Middlebury as sub-deacon.
The sermon and eulogy was deliver
ed by Rev. A. ]. Barron OF Bennington
by special request of the late Bishop
upon his death bed.
Rev. Father Barron gave eulogy
on the life OF the bishop, using as text
for remarks, "a Wise Man Shall In
herit Honor and his Name Shall Live
Forever" (Ecc. 1921
After recounting the salient feat
ures OF the life of the deceased he con
tinued:
Bishop Michaud was man Of
prayer His mind was continually
with God in prayer. His heart throb-
bed for Him. The perfume of his
Nous prayers permeated and hung
round his whole life. What respect
for Christ in the tabernacle. When
celebrating the Divine Mysteries his
thoughts became so deeply absorbed
as TO shed over his presence the re
Election of heavenly things. "A wise
man shall be filled with blessings
why not recall here his hlial de-
votlon to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
He had full confidence In the Mother
OF God. Many times n day he recited
his rosary IN her honor for the wei
fare OF Holy Church for this diocese
for the suffering souls In Purgatory.
lie has said, he could not remember
the day. no matter how IN or exhaust
ed. In which he failed to say his ros'
AIRY I'm honor of Mary. Was II not his
faith I'm God and devotion to His
blessed Mother that determined him
to undertake his last pilgrimage TO
the shrine OF the Immaculate Conccp-
ton at I.ourdes. conscious that II II
we're not the will of Divine Providence
as he stated In his last pastoral letter
TO his clergy, to restore him TO health,
he knew of no better place TO lay
down his life than at the feet Of Mary
Immaculate mt her favored shrine.
ION the 10th OF November, he as
sisted at the Holy Sacrifice OF the
Mass offered by Monscigneur Schaep
fer. bishop of the Tarbes, for his hoh.
ness. Plus. the y. on the occasion OF
his sacerdotal jubilee From that
time to the 2Srd OF November he found
himself falling and having so to speak
premonitlon that death was nigh
ne called for the Sacramento which he
received from Bishop Schaepter with
no much devotion. with 80 much taith
and piety that the latter broke down
and went. Then calling his compag
mons de voyage. Fr. plomondon and
Or Shea Of this city, to his bedside,
like Jacob Of old. he made his last
will and testament I am going to die
want to be- buried In burlington, VI
wish that bishop Bcavens OF Spring
field sing my requiem. ~
The imperishable merit OF Bishop
Michaud consists In having chosen TINS
divine wisdom for his guide, IN haN'
ing studied well the lessons Il teaches
In having grown In wisdom and IN
grace i'm the midst OF the objections
Of life: IN having made all his suffer.
l1es and trials Of body and soul the