Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-24
OFFICER IS LAID AT RESI-
Edward LOvery, Killed BY Greek,
il Buried in south Omaha.
PRIEST DEE0UECEs ALL VIOLENCE
Rev. n. ". W~srtnrfty, who breaches
ser@sa Over Bier PrsaSuaees
Dts@pp-sb.tfs. of Rfst-
Ina Sunday.

The funeral Of the late officer Edward
Lovery. Mausarsdis victim. vas held with
due ceremony az ST. Bridget church South
Omaha Tuesday morning according TO ar
ranEemenL - were char
aeterized BY their simplicity. good taste AID
the afr OF quiet reverence pervading the
large audience. Nearly half or those who
wished 70 pay their respects could not BE-
accommodated in the church The city OF
Omaha sent fifty men in uniform. who
were in line with the fun fire n police
department Of South Omaha.
During TIRE funeral which lasted from
sSs a. m. TO B1 a m. nearly every bust
ness house closed in accord with the re-
quest Of the mayor. Meanwhile the city
vas perfectly quiet In every quarter. and
not = symptom OF violence appeared.
The solemn requiem high mass was cele-
brated by five priests Of the Catholic
church OF Omaha and South Omaha
Father =. ". Moriarsy Of the parish Of
Benson Formerly OF south Omaha. a priest
whose Influence in stnI most kindly felt
in South Omaha, preached the sermon.
and condemned every violent act o,
Sunday. His denunciauon rang through
ths most tense moment OF silence durinE
EH a4A aAAAAA lEAAEA ~ EAa.
breathing while he said.
Crime Most Atrocioua
The crime by wh8ch cur deceased
nfrother came 70 his end was a mos,
|atrccious one. II was one that deserved
and viii doubtless receive all the punish
ment demanded by justice. Il shan re-
eeive II from the only authority in whom
Il h By light vested to administer re-
tribution- The only authority which may
judge and condemn Is the state. We car
not condone acts m usurpation Of tina
authority. The church does not counte-
arc acts Of violence. We therefore con.
cemn In unqualified terms and pronounce
me d-issppr0bation OF the church against
each and every act OF last Sunday
ye also ready. for in such an hour
as ye think not, the Son OF Man cometh. .
was Father Morfarty's text. Il do not
ceme," he ~eontin0ed. TO deliver a set
sermon. but 60 speak a few words AZ the
her OF al old friend and draw. a. 1 hope.
a lesson from a faithful life TO honor ht.
memory.
Here was a man whom 1 knew better
than the most OF YOU In all the years
knew him he was never unfaithful 70 his
duties. He was especially puncfuaI in his
religious duty. He never failed 10 assist In
the Sunday morning mass. he was faith.
ful and prUvident in his family. He brouxh,
his chiidren up in the fear OF Cod. They
are here 10 speak for themselves.
Lowery's ssersnee the Greatest.
His service 10 the city was as his Other
service and hts sacrifice the greatest a
man can offer. I am persuaded that b
was ready for hts transformation and
am confident that although his passing wa,
so sudden as to permit no immediate pre.
p~aration he has passed to his reward which
I confidently believe TO be. in the word O,
the Master. Well done thou GOOD and
faithful servant enter into the JOY of ms
Lord
Let this assurance be a comfor, To IN,
bereaved- Let them consider the sbort
short span which separates them aud tbs
time when their faithfulness shall brins
<them 20 his arms. VITA the angel * death
= ZONES two brighter angels always. One Il
the angel OF memory. one the angel. hope
How bright is the one to those who knew
this husband and fathers kindness. How
bright 10 the other which points to IA,
coming meeting and the triumph
After the sermon the choir saEs Som,
9Weet Day and then Lead Kindly Light
as a recessionaL.
Father OCallahan OF St Bridgets churci
Was the celebrant OF the mass. Rev. c
Mugan was deacon and Rev. James Ahern.
sub-deacon. Father Corcoran was maste
OF ceremonies. The solemn high mass re
CURED a fall hour
II was after . before the procession AZ
rived from the residence. at rwenty-fourtl
and G streets. with the police officer
marching ahead OF the bier. The paIlbear
ers were . Briggs. J. c. TrOUton. J. c
Walker. p. H Mcmahon. Lew Parsley
william Monroe. Slx honorary paIIbearer
we're Il. c. Murphy, C A Melcher, L
Pr0udfoot @. Behmke. James Parks an
Frank Moran. After the ceremony the lin
OF march was taken north IN Twenty
fourth street. with about 100 men IN uni
form preceding the carriages The c0rteg
continued TO A street where carriages wer
taken BY all and the commitment servie
celebrated At the Hoay Sepulcher cemetery
FaraH Fall ErOm Car STEP