The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-22
PRIESTS AND L.AITY
MOURN At BIER Of
FATHER WALLACE:
Bishop 0'Counor and Two Hun
dred Of Clergy al Cathedral
Services.
MGR. KELLY EUL0GEZES
THE FORMER CHANCELLOR
Prominent Men. from Many
Parts Pay Last Tribute to
One All Loved.

soleD,h and impressive ceremonies
markeFa' tho funeral services for the
Rev Thomas a. Wallace, former chan
diocese, in 81. Patricl5's Cathedral to-
day. The'edifico WAS crowded,
The Office for the dead was chanted
by the HI Rev John j. OConnor,
bishop Of the Newark diocese. assisted
by nearly 500 priests of this and nearby
cities. 1t was the largest number Of
clergymen seen in the Cathedral in a
long time.
A solemn high mass of requiem fol-
lowed, and then came the last blessing
of the body by Bishop O'Connor. Mon
signor Charles j. Kelly of the Church
of our Lady of Grace, of Hoboken,
preached the sermon.
More than 100 Sisters of Charity oc-
cupied seats in the center aisle
The music for the mass was rendered
by twenty clergymen under the direc-
tion of the Rev. Edward Farrell The
chancel choir, of 60 boys, under the
guidance of the Rev. John Kiernan,
sang the responses during the mass
Professor William Hattersby presided
at the organ.
Fnther BoyInn Says Mass.
The ceiebrant of the mass was the
Rev. John F. Boylan, Of our Lady of
the Valley Church. Orange Valley, with
the Rev. Matthew Callan, of ST. Marys
Church, Paterson, as deacon, and the
Rev John j. Maher of ST. AIMS, Jer-
sey City, sub-deacon. The Rev. Charles
A. Smith, who MAS been acting chan
cellor. was master of ceremonies The
Rev Joseph. Nardiello, of the Sacred
Heart Church, Bloomfield, and the Rev
DR.. NJ. A. MSManus, of st. Aloysius
Church, this city, We're the deacons of
honor of Bishop O'Connor.
The pall-bearers We're Bernard NJ
Stanley, jr., Tax Commissioner John
L. Carroll, DR.. Sandford Ferris and
John j. Manning, of this city, and
Michael Gascoyne and John T. Gas
coyne. of Orange
when man is dead and stripped
and consumed, l pray you where Is he?"
Job, was the text of Monsignor Kelly.
Pointing to the deceased clergyman
i'll the casket in the centre aisle, he
said: There lies the body of our late
beloved brother and former chancellor
of the Newark diocese We arc here
today to honor mis- memory because
he was a meek and humble man.
/ Death has separated us from him
and soon his body will rest in a grave,
to remain there until the last day
"While the body Is dead, the soul
| Is not. and the question that comes To
us is, where is the soul?
"To some when death comes it ends
mans existence.
1--WE believe that it does not because
we believe there is heaven for the
Just. hen for the wicked and purga-
tory where the soul is purified before
it enters heaven.
1--WE who knew Father Wallace be-
lieve that he has gone to receive the
reward that his life should, because he
was one OF the most meek and humble
of men, for God has said, Blessed are
the meek and humble of heart, for they
shall see God
Ordained in Cathedral.
About twentyfour years ago he was
ordained at the altar in the cathedral,
and from THAI day forward he walked
in the footsteps Of our Lord.
He served under two bishops as
chancellor of this diocese. and right
well did he serve them.
"All of the clergy who knew him can
recall what a living illustration he was
of mcekness and humility He never