The Washington herald., 1908-02-05

orator must D. a lover e truth and Justice" As
b instinct. De f1aHd The way % the human heart.
bat. before Others felt the thrill of his speech, he
had drunk az the foguts Of light until his ewn
sorl was iilumined and aroused, and 10 not the
voice and language rhythmic ard IneiodiO,s ths
music be loved IT not the tone ard gesture
Ike che crash II Thunder In The fash o. lightning.
II was the opennesz. the csndor, the sincerity that
made him the poEerfgl instrument he was 90 ad-
vance the kingdom q God. Dill son not see him
look kindly into the eye ~ the unbeever and grasp
the hand ri the seCtaTian while De spoke Of ths
g.ories OF the Catholic Church. These knew his
charity, and were made thoughtful by his cogert
reasoning.
Might save All.
Ever uehege he was the eaguctman. And when
be stood or the platform, son knew that & 10
had beea the persistent student Of literature. u
no. for the solsce Of an idle mind, II was that
be might become all things 20 ali men, that he
might save all. u be could not rest satisfied with
raFline. It was because the souls whose shepherd
be was were not satisfied. The church door vas
orca. bat few understood what it meant. And when
men spoke Ci him as the exponent Of great AT,
tley did not know that In BIS very ,euth when
temptation was strong be bad consented hls
genius 90 God.
So ue think q him TO-DAY as DE stood before the
E1rI ~ cruelty. deceit injustice, and Ike Stan
isiaus De lifted tle dead from their t0mbs ard
made tlem testify that the wages II sin is deSJh-
death Of BODY death ~ soul
The yearS Of his priesthood were a Period x -
construction. TIE Third Council OF Baltimore had
given broader vision 90 the eyes 0f Catholics. L
WIS TO l01Eer question CT providing f1T the in
coming multitude
orr grgst Lyeeum the Catholic University Of
America. uas founded To-day We are proud Of lis
progress aud success There were times when or
hearts Uers heavy and oar faess bIanched a. its
prospects, And when tHG hinges q irs doors
were Cres king Cniu0usly God ulsCd UD brave mon
and wise men 90 save This school. 10 be- for ages
the pride e the American church, None was
drawer holder than Denis Joseph stafford, rector
Of 81. Patriczs, and those are here who can bear
witness t9 his work, encouragement. hou1tulness,
when. 80 what seemed che shadow q defeat, As an
u0uuced the time for effort. II be said in the
presence o the most eminent chancellor before tbs
beloved rector. that next % his care Cf souls, his
work 81 love was advocacy q THIS great school. Hs
lored II because he loved scicue4-ths church and
God. Others may have given more q material
means. There are those Wh0 were more closely
idrutifed with i,s administration. He brought It's
WORK outside, and more than any one else, made II
popular. because ha made the lalty understand
what lis existence meant 10 the aQ0tolate II me
church. And when It's annals are Suffered, ws
may believe that iew vii deserve better Of SIS re-
gard than the priest. The citizen, the churcdmsn,
Ue mourn 40 this hour.
and l79v. brethren shat was his life TugT5se2 To
90 good 70 men for the sake q Chrs. Not Tor cns
moment did he put aside this central thought Ana
II yau could BE- taken into the saGadness Of his
home ycu would have seen not the Tobed minister
~ the church. not the orator IN the maEul1CeIco q
lis 0utbursts not the leader Of men IN the triumph
Of his coutrol. but sou would have looked on SIN
picity a devotion humility that only a heart
service Of God could produce. The manly man Is
Godearing, and it the nobility Of has life that
taugh, more than al his uttegauces in this holy
ulaoc.
His PriestIy Death.
Yes. people Of S. Patr:cks long VIII the words
Of his lips be cherished in your hearts but when
sou think Of his rnestiy death all the lessons lie
taught Of faith. Of rentence. Of Obedience u pa
trotism. Of fear Of the Lord viii he a pledge Of
your perseverance un pastor and people rejoice IN
the vision Of God
From his bed Of pam be looked cut upon the
city he loved upon the old home with IFS memories,
The winding river tie places that spoke the nations
strength the hills that held ND to GOD. and befors
the world the temple Of knowledge the scenes If his
victories for faith and fatheTland. For awhile his
eges rested on this spot-his memory on sil IL had
meant 10 him. Without a tremor the resonant voice
gave forth the PRAYER u GeLhsenaue; my VIII b
done" lie looked once mtTe into the faces q
those he loved took up the cross If his agony, and
As lac vent 20 his death. they heard tie clear
sounding words Il the palm, NiseTere mel Deus.
sc,gludum magnam mis5ricorram tuam-' Have mercy
upon me. . God according 20 Thy gcat mercy
Into Thy hands. L1rd. I commend my soli.
Archbishop BIesses CatafaIque.
After the sermon the aged Archbishop
of Dubuque changed his .0bes, and, COM
ing down into the aisle. attended by a
company Of priests he sprinkled the cata-
faIuue with holy water and surrounded
il with blessed incense, and with the sing
ing Of the "Benedlctus" the services
closed.
A special feature Of the requiem mass
was the music furnished by ST. PatTick's
choir. The choir sang one of Dr. Stat
f3rd's favOTite hymns. "Pia Jesu, and
after the ceremony Of blessing by the
archbishop the "Benedictus" was sung
in the chancei by the Rev. Fathers Leon
ard Ripple, Peter Motor, James d. OCon-
nor, and James A. Smyth.
The service lasted nearly two hours, and
throughout was most impressive and
beautiful Now that it is over the dTa-
perry will be removed from ST. Patricks
Church. and the conventional mourning
is over: but it is plain from the tender
ness Of the people, from the love they
express for the pastor who has gone, that
his memory will remain loving pres
enee in the church for which h. did 80
much. and in which he was 50 vital a
factor, for many years to come.
Rests in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Funeral services for Waverly d. Drin-
kard. who died Saturday. were held at
O'Clock yesterday from the residence. 1913
Thirteenth Street Rev Dr. Charles f.
Wipbigler, pastor of the First Baptist
Church ofiiciated The paIbearers were
J. Hansen Price +. W Brown. George
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