The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-30

Mrs. Sarah j. Wilson passed away at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs
Thomas Kearns, last Sunday mornir g
in the 65th year of her age, after a
long and painful illness
Solemn requiem mass was celebrated
on Wednesday morning by Rev. Father
Kelly, assisted by Rev w. r. Ryan,
deacon; Rev NJ. Montrucchio, sub
deacon, and Rev. Andrew Ryan, mas
ter of ceremonies. while Ri. Rev Bish-
OF Seaman presided in the sanctuary.
| Exquisite music was furnished by the
Cathedral choir under the direction of
Miss Nora Gleason, the following mu-
Steal program being given:
Stabat Mater" (Gregorian); Requiem
mass (Gregorian); Offertory, 20 Salu-
taris" Weigand); Pie Jesu" LA
Hache); Calvary" Mrs. Wilson's faL
vorite hymn, by Mrs. Corinne Ham
mer. Nearer My God, to Thee" by
the quartette. The soloists were Miss
Millie Williams, Miss Alice Farrell. j.
w. Curtis and A. ]. Du Chesne The
floral offerings were most beautiful and
the casSet was completely hidden be-
meath masses of flowers which filled
the church with their fragrance
Hundreds of old friends came from
Park City to pay their last tribute of
love to the deceased. headed by Rev
Father Galligan, her beloved pastor of
st. Mary's church in Park City, who
off1ciated at the cemetery.
The funeral sermon, preached by
Rev. Father Kelly, a lifelong friend
of the deceased, was a truly beautiful
tribute to her life.
Il desire to be dissolved and to be
with Christ. "-Phililippians, ii, 23
How wonderful is Death, Death
and his brother, Sleep Gods finger
touched him and he slept"
Very Rev. Father Kelly said:
What a volume is confined in these
few lines of two DISTINGUISHED writer's.
The thought which God gave inspira- |
ton to. the profound yet consoling |
thought, contained in these words had |
its foundation in Christian faith. |
which calls death simply sleep. He |
fell asleep was all that st. Paul said |
when recording the death of st. Ste
phen, who was stoned to death. The |
same inspired apostle, who called |
death sleep, and who desired to be |
dissolved and to be with Christ, when
speaking of the resurrection and what
takes place when the soul leaves the
body, said. Death is swallowed up in
and then triumphantly ex-
claimed % grave, where is thy victo-
ry? death. where is thy sting?' There
is an apparent victory, but in that
very victory which death records,
death itself is conquered. for in tax
ing away the temporary life of the
body the soul, which is immortal, be-
gins the eternal life destined for it by
God. This is the victory of faith
Christianity. which conquered the pa
gan world. conquered also sin and
leath. Jesus dying on the cross. appar-
entity the victim of death, conquered it
IN the morning of the resurrection.
Ind in conquering death he also con-
Iuered SIM which was the death both
If the soul and body. When consoling ;
Martha over the death of her brother
lazarus, he said He that believeth in
ne, although he be dead, shall live.
And every one that liveth and believ-
TIL in me, shall not die for ever
How consoling all this for the true ]
nd sincere Christian believer I said ,
sincere and true Christian. If there t
vas ever a sincere and true Christian {
was the deceased. She was an ideal ,
mother, who sacrificed her own ease {
omfort and happiness for the love she {
ore her children. Her little daughter
rho was an invalid for years, received
1ore care, affection and love than ali b
he rest. On her she lavished the en- t
ire maternal instinct of true moth C
RS heart. For her care, devotion and il
ttention to her invalid child she won
he admiration of all who knew her. V
n Park City, where she lived for r
lany years few persons could num- t
er so many real friends as Mrs. VIII G
on among a large circle of acquaint- il
noes. All who knew her respected
er Her love of home and of her fam a
Y furnishes an example of a true a
1n oil tl1f g. i
he needed, but the precious Jewels ii
hfch she priced most were her chill
rem. During her illness she wanted S
, see them around her bed. There G
ere no murmurs. but patiently re-
gned to Gods will, like st. Paul. she
her desire to be dissolved cl