The Irish standard., 1909-02-06
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"One had scarcely to look at him to
see that there was the possessor ef :.
commanding intellect" says the New
York Sun; and true it is that ev%n the
delicate. ascetic face carried it's own
lesson to the shame rf mater.alisEs
and worldlings. Tie secular press
says that Father Paracw was a pa
trician by birth, but wnat counts THE
in comparison with exquisite soul. ani
it was spiritual refine nent that char
acterized Father Pardow.
His mere presence ostracize: the
gross, the coarse, tile material. He
was reproach to men of the world,
in his mere existence. Good Go'!"
cried a f1orid bon-vivant of goo3- will,
but whose physical side was stronger
than the spiritual; g. onder why the
r,ere sight of that man makes me feel
ashamed?" This WOO. ding cru!cly
expressed Father P4r1ow's influence
| on all men. His auih 1adiated fas!id-
iousness and refinement in the sn-
| preme sense, and all that was coarse
| and evil cringed b,6"rc him. He was
modern saint, AMI the world has
lost all ideal in Faentr Pardow's call
remains for our inspirat on.
! Father Pardow was. S all knc"'. a
most delicate man, and year ago tl,e
doctors warned him that he was Eurn-
ing the candle of life at both ends Il
would rather burn our than ru,t cut"
was his spirited answer, and burn nut
he did, brilliant even t. the final lick
j er. On Sunday, the 18th, a dav Of
sleet and chill, Father Pardow con-
tracted a cold, and day by day he
grew more ill. though personally dis
| regardful of his mainly. On Wedncs-
day he admitted that his throa: was
tired, and asked to i've substituted f:r
sermon, but on Thur sday he WIS up
| and dressed as usual, end was fou.::l
standing before an open window fresh
air being one of his, lads. On Friday
he, was up again AM writing letters,
but the disease was developing. and
the Rev. NJ. j. Scott. $. j., was obliged
tc warn him that he had pneumonia.
and to exlort him to lie perfectly still.
Father Pardow said: :.'[ thank YOU FIR
telling me SO frankly" and from thu,
instant was docile as child. IF
have pneumonia, Father, shall not
recover" he said; "was it not beau
tiful thing that my last sermon vas
on the Holy Name ,f Jesus?' AZ lie
g. CIV worse, he asked IL be taken Il,
the hospital and as ne was c1r-ic.l
out two priests expr esscd their :pe
for his speedy return.
NO. I shall not ra. lrn, am going
en- long Journey" WIS his ansxe, -
both; proving his tr.a premonitinn Of
death. At st. Vinceni's hospital. L'rs
Janeway .and McGu;-e consulted and
Father Pardow called DR.. Jareway
and asked him the result. ITO be
truthful. your chances are slim, Ta-
tier" DR.. Janeway acknowledged.
Il thank you." was Father Parcnw s
answer. "Now wish .c dictate scme
messages, and then to Gle in nv :,a5-
it,"
The effort Of cha lgins his covering
vas considered too r7uch for .un: by
the doctors and Sisters, but he could
not be dissuaded, saying that since his
time was so short, the risk lii NOT
matter. He rose unaided and donned
his beloved cassock. Then he heard
the death-rattle in his throat, am! he
sroke of it. "Is not that a sign that
am going soon?" he asked. Th. d,c-
tors reluctantly assented, and having
received the last s;acraments. hc
clasped his crucifix in his han Is. and
laid in quiet waiting for DEATH lie
passed as peaceful as child, without
a struggle-his beautiful death Justly
rewarding his beau''eul life The
world is better for the passage Of tile
Rev. .O'Brien Pardow through it. His
vas an inspiring cila:a.'ter, an appea!
to all that was best ir fellow n en-, =
challenge to human!tvs noble 8: and
purest possibilities reproach to ev-
erything unworthy and ignob;e. In
short, he was a. true representative Of
his Order, than which no higher praise
could be given him-the magnificent.
Order Of sanctity, intellect AMI social
culture Of the followers of Jesus-the
Sons OF st. 1gnatius, .,ersecutad ever
as Christ was, revil,l by malicc and
jealousy. but triumphant forever by
sheer grace of supre macy.
The funeral Of Fatl:e- Pardow was
unpretentious and slElrle as Jesuit
ideals dictate. A painted pine coTin
held all that was mortal Of the i'm
mortal departed. Laid out in purple
and gold vestments and black btretts.
and c1asninr the crncif7x in deatt ov