Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-26

indeed to hear of Father Slocum'sl death. He was friend to every-! body, and all classes and creeds red gret his death. He was fine geutl61 man, and we will all miss him." George Tracy of the firm of Tracy Bros Co-I never knew more noble] character than Father Slocum. I rel gard his death as a great loss not onlyl Ito his own people, but to the wholel community; for he looked upon everyi man as brother, and stood ready att all times to make others happy and relieve distress wherever he knew itl to exist"
 l Mayor Thoms--"F Father Slocuu1 was Waterbury's best known and best loved citizen. I do not think I hAv0| ever known a man of broader sympa- thies or greater charity He was a, living example to all men of what ~ Christian priest should be, and hin death will cause universal sorrow.I not only in the church which he faithfully served, but among all thu! people in the city"
 Monsignor Slocum was prompt Ito come forward and take an active interest in anyi movement calculated to reflect credit upon his neighbors. This was made. manifest in many ways, but in none more so than when 1t was proposed tol tender a testimonial to the Water-I bury men who were with Dewey atl Manila bay. He was g member oG that committee and one of It's mos6 active workers.
 Everybody you meet wants to sax1 something good of Monsignor Slocumsl | but after hearing the brightest miud1 one is forced to the conclusion thaf the paragraph in the monsignor's ser-l mon on the occasion of the funeral oz| the late Father Duggan comes prettyl near expressing practically all any-l body could say of himself at this time:
 Some men, when VIC como to examine their character, are Ike statues of heroic size, which can bel best viewed from distance. He was not a perfect man and he did nokl pretend to be, but he was sincers,l honest and earnest man. What hal believed he believed strongly and he! was not afraid to tell any man what he believed. He did not say one thing and mean another, he had no patienco' with double dealing and could not tolerate hypocrisy. As we look over | his life to-day, those who knew him best, his fellow priests, have to adI mire him and to say: Here was c model man.
 i Monsignor Slocum's death, while not wholly unexpected. created quito shock in all parts of the town, for. he was unquestionably one of the best known and most beloved men in the community and was we'll and favor ably known all over the Hartford dio- cese as a brilliant orator and popular clergyman. He took an interest in matters outside the church and was much sought after by organizeG bodies when they had something un- usual going on and wanted the bed tdlCak dFditubtSs AlC W No ICAAOAX} popular with the Grand Army men all over the state, his last engagement which he had to cancel on account of sickness, being at Bristol, where hs was to address the veterans of that place in one of the Protestant church. es. He was chaplain of the Ninth Connecticut volunteers and this was probably the only society he was acc tivelV associated with. He was cone t.antly engaged in charitable work of one kind or another and finally surprised everybody by giving his last dollar as nucleus of fund for tho Establishment of St Mary's hospital, part of which will be opened next month.
 It was surprisIng how quickly the news of his death spread all ogor town. the children on their wny fo school as early a g o'clock makfnG q the topic for conversation.
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 slocum's death appeared in Ths
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