The Washington herald., 1908-01-06

While thousands of the parishioners of
Rev d. j. Stafford are upon their knees
offering a prayer for their late comforter
while his funeral cortege is passing from
the church which represented many years
Of painstaking labor on the part of the.
dead priest the bells of old Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church viii ring out
their comment ON the passing of a good
man, and let the world know through
their brazen chime what others besides
his own flock and sect have thought Of
him that has gone.
Mass will be sung at ST Paricks to-
morrow at Il o'clock. Preceding the sing
ing Of the mass the chimes of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church will ring out in
Nearer, My God, to Thee while imme
diately after that ceremony Lead,
Kindly Light, will be rendered.
In speaking of this most unusual honor
paid to a Catholic by Protestant minis
ter Rev Frank NJ Bristol pastor of the
Metropolitan Church. said:
Orders Chimes Rung.
"Out Of respect and as an estimate of
The high esteem in which / held the late
Ja t0lled Just before the services take
place. As the funeral party is leaving
the church the chimes will play Nearer
Ny God, to Thee" and Lead, Kindly
Light"
Those who viii participate in the cere-
monies are: Deac0ns OF honor 10 Cardinal
Gibbons. Very Rev. +. r. Dyer ST.
Marys Seminary. Baltimore. and Rev.
Thomas Lee, ST. Matthews Church, of
this city Deacons for the Apostolic Dele
gate Archbishop Falconio are Very Rev.
Father BueI S D.. Georgetown Uni
verslty and Very Rev. Father Burns,
Holy Cross College.
The officers of the mass at the services
over the remains of Dr. Stafford will be
Rev Charles Bart, ST. Theresa's Church,
AuacoStia. celebrant; Rev. Daniel O'Con-
neil, Toledo. Ohio. deacon; Rev. Philip
O'DOnncll. subdeac0n Mr. Albert Ridge
way master of ceremonies. and Rev.
George Dougherty, master of ceremonies
20 the cardinal.
Selection of PaIIbeareTs.
The following active paIlbearers have
been selected: Rev. William \. Reardon,
ST. Peters Church. Baltimore; Rev. VII
Ham A. Starr. Church OF the Corpus
Christi Baltimore; Rev c. F. Thomas
ST Aune's Church. Baltimore. Rev. John
Boland. ST. Plus Church, Baltimore; Rev.
John r. Whelan. Star OF Sea Church, Bal
timore, Rev. James F.. Donohue, st. Pat
ricSs Church. Baltimore; Rev. Walker
Caughy. ST. Stephens Church, Washing
ton. Rev. Father Himmell s. j.. St
Aloysius Washington Rev. #. OGRourke
q. p, ST, Dumiuic's, Washington: Rev
Paul Griffith. ST. AugustnCs Washing
ton; Rev. p. J. O'Connell, ST. Vincent de
Paul. Washington. Rev. J. d. Marr, Inn
macuIate Conception. Washington; Rev.
T. S. Dolan, Laurel Md
The honorary panbearers will be Judge
William II. de Lacy. Particular Council
ST. Vincent de Paul Society, Thomas X
Gallsher vice president of the Particular
Council st. Vincent de Paul Society, Pat
rick j. Bremen. treasurer. Particular
Council, St Vincent de Paul Society.
George L. Harbin, president St. Peter $
Conference; James f. Shea. president
Carroll Institute: Henry W. Sohon, Car
roll Institute, vi. A. Mess vice president
Catholic Knights of Columbus John FL
bert St Aloysius Branch Knights of
Columbus: Hugh r. Harvey president
Division No. l, Ancient order of Hiber-
mans: John J. Dolan. president Division
No. ,, Ancient order of Hibernians: Dr.
j. j. Slattery, president Division No. g.
Ancient Order of Hibeuians: John j.
Brosnan, president Division No. g. An
cient Order of Hibernians. Joseph J.
sullivan, president Division No 3. Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Thomas F. O'Shea.
president Division No. g. Ancient Order
of Hibernians; Daniel NJ Staunton. presi-
dent Division No. :. Ancient Order of
HlbeTnians; James Easby-Smith, Grand
knight Washington COmmandry. Knights
uf Columbus, Dr w Il. PairU. grand
knight, Keane C0mmaudcrv, knights of
Columbus. Vincent Sheehy. grand knight.
Spalding Commandery, Knights Of Co
lumbus; Thomas j. Donovan. grand
knight, Potomac Commandery Knights Of
Columbus Francis F. Sheehy. District
president. Ancient order of Hibernians;
Patrick J. Haltigau. State deputy,
knights of Columbus; Patrick T. Moran.
national director Ancient Order of Hi
bcTnians. Joseph +. Ralph. Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, and two MEM
hers of the board of directors Of St Jo-
seph's Orphan Asylum, n. r. Shea and
NJ l. Weller and two members of the
board of directors of ST. Vincent's Orphan
Asylum, John s. LaTcOmbe and UPTON p.
Ridenour.
Body Removed 10 Church.
Preceded by the altar BOYS of St.
Patrick's Church who carried a crucifx.
and the Rev. Daniel OConneU. of Toledo.
Ohio; Father Burnes. superior of Holy
Cross College; James O'Connor, Father
McGeary, and the priests of st. Patrick S
House, the remains of Rev Or. d. J.
Stafford were yesterday removed from
ST. PauiCks rectory to the church, TO
lay I'm state until tomorrow morning.
More than 500 Catholic men acted as
a guard of honor. and the body was
carried through an aisle formed of them.
The body was taken from the rectory
t0 the church Immediately after the II
O'Clock service. Nearly every person who
attended the mass waited fer this cere-
mony.
As the body entered the church the
choir and members of the congregation
chanted the Miserere, the Benedictus and
the De Profundis
The remains We're placed I'm the middle
aisle Of the church and "A silent prayer
was said by the congregation.
The body was carried by the following
members of the church. Edward J. Han
nan. James d. Mankin. William Schwing
Daniel Hannah. James Fitzpatrick. George
Menke John A. Madigan, James r.
I.ackey. William c. Jacques. and +. Ed
ward Mitchell
An Impressive Ceremony.
The ceremony was one of the most in.-
pressive ever Witnessed in this city. AMI
the solemnity Of the occasion brought
tears to the eyes of nearly every one
present. No services were held by the