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est0l Of his glory.
Let NE say TO our sanity bishop
! whose death e9 mourn that as his
/ bodily faculties grew weaker his
faith in Gods providence grew strong
err and his soul becoming more and
more spiritualized assembled to the
highest moral plane. tried by mis-
fortune aud cOnsCcrated by sacrifice
1t scared up TO those realms more
angelic than human where Tx heart
detached from all earthly things and
conformed to the divine will has but
one thought, one desire. the thought
and the desire of st Paul TO be dis
solved and be with Christ.
There is true glory, there is the
mark of sanity soul there is the
perfection of virtue. and with Ii the
pledge of those blessings with which
God will sooner or later crown the
furrowed brow traced in sorrow and
in tears.
In closing, say John s. Michaud
was a noble bishop and a great Chris
tian A noble bishop whose works
proclaim a mind filled with wisdom
and heart flowing with zeal for the
glory of God and the sanctifcatiou Of
souls A great Christian whose her
ole virtues are now, and shall ever
be the admiration of his fellow men
From heaven where, doubtless the
merit of his toll and tears has already
borne him, or where your prayers
and suffrages win surely watt his
spirit, he will extend over this dio-
cese a protecting hand He will ed
ify it by the remembrance of his great
Christian life; he will help it by the
aid and efficacy of his prayers ne
will obtain from God that this diocese
with its institutions will prosper more
and more that common charity
drawn from the most sacred heart OF
Jesus will unite all minds, all wills.
all hearts under the pastoral stan of
him who shall be hereafter and in
the truest sense, our doctor. our bene-
factor, our father. amen.
Following the sermon solemn abso-
luton was given by the celebrant of
the mass. Bishop Beayens. assisted
by Rev Messrs. j. NJ Cloarec. n.
ProulX of Rutland and j. d. Shannon
Of Middlebury Four other bisaops
participated i'm the service as follows.
ri. Rev. NJ Harkins, bishop OF Prov
idence, r. J., RI Rev. H. S. Walsh.
bishop Of Portland Me, Rt Rev. c.
A. Guertn, bishop of Manchester, ~
H., and RI. Rev. d. +. Feehan, bishop
of Fall River. Mass These were as
sisted by the following priests: d. j.
OSU.iyau of St Adams, L. r. Desroch
es of St Adams J. NJ. Brown of Rut-
land, r. c. DrOuhin OF Woodstock. p.
Campeau of Shelbune N. Carmody
Of Brattieboro. w. LOnergan of Rut
land w A. Plomondon Of Burlington.
Besides these bishops there were
present IN the sanctuary the follow
ing prelates: RI. Rev Henry Gabriels,
bishop Of Ogdensburg. n. Y. Rt. Rev.
p. Z Racicot assistant bishop of Mon
treal; Rt. Rev. y y Bernard. bishop
Of st. Hyacenthe, p O.. Rt. Rev. Paul
Larocque, bishop OF Sherbrooke 2. O..
RI, Rev. ID. Antoine. abbot superior of
the Trappist Monks. r. Rev Thomas
Burke. bishop of Albany. y. Y, Mgr
SWott, vicar general, representing di-
Geese OF Hartford, Conn. Mgr Patter-
son, vicar general. representing the
diocese Of Boston; Very Rev J. T.
Madden. vicar general representing
the diocese of Springfield Mass, F. T.
Murphy, S. j., Of Worcester Mass,
Rev. NJ. T. Fox of Taunton. Mass.
Reys. John p. Phelan, l.. n O'Neill
and c. T. Carnish Of Worcester. Mass
Rev James Boyle OF Pitsheld Mass.
and Rev J. J.. Reilly of Schenectady
Immediately following the obse-
quies the casket containing the re-
mains of the bishop was borne 10 the
crypt at the extreme right Of the cath
-dral and placed beside the remains
Of the late Bishop DeGoesbriand
burial service was held at the crypt,
Rev J. NJ. Cloarec administrator OF
the diocese officiating
During the hours of the funeral cur
tains were drawn in the stores and
other places Of business in honor Of
the deceased