The Washington times., 1911-01-16
Many Mourn At Funeral of
the Rev. F. A. B.
Wunnenberg. 4
HIGH TRIBUTE GIVEN
. BY FATHER CURRIER
Body Is Placed At Rest
In St. May's Gene
terry.

Weeping, heavily veiled women
some old and feeble, plead with po-
licemen for admittance to st. Mary's
German Catholic Church this morn
ing, in order that they might look for
the last time upon the face of their
pastor. the Rev. F. A. B. Wunnen-
berg, and attend the funeral services
| held in his honor.
For half an hour before 10 o'clock,
! the time set for the services, the
church steps were crowded with
friends of the dead priest and 1t was
with difficulty that the police and
door tenders restricted admittance to
rew holders and ticket holders. Those
denied entrance turned back sobbing,
but did not leave the church grounds
Instead they remained until the doors
were thrown open and they had the
privilege OF occupying the standing
room.
Priests Honor Colleague.
Besides the hundreds of parishioners
who attended the services, seventy-lve
pT tests, clad in their gowns and sur
plices, occupied places in the front of
the church. They came from the vsri-
Gus places in this archdiocese, some
from distance of $50 miles. Archbishop
Falconio and Cardinal Gibbons, two of
the highest dIgnltaries in the Catholic
church. participated in the ceremonies.
With the casket resting in the center
aisle Of the church. and the edifice
draped both inside and out, with
black. the impressive funeral SER
vices were conducted. Bishop Cor
rtSan, vicar general of the Catholic
archdlocese OF Baltimore, was celebrant
OF the pontitical mass. The Rev. Thomas
Z. StapletoH was deacon, and the Rev
Rev. Robert J. Achstetter was master
of ceremonies.
In st. Mary's Cemetery.
Following the services, the body was
taken to st. Mary's Cemetery, in COM
pliance with a wish of Father Wunnen-
berg expressed shortly before his death.
While the Rev. DIR. Charles Warren
Currier was paying his tribute, every
person in the church was visibly af-
fected by his words. After telling of
how the departed priest had stood in the
pulpit he was occupying, and. although
scarcely able to stand, had wished them
a happy New Year, DR.. Currier spoke
to the parishioners as follows:
For the fourth time in the history
of st. Mary'S parish you are called upon
to attend the obsequies OF your pastor. |
You have followed to the grave the
venerable Alig, the courteous Hewes, |
and the beloved Glaab. You are now !
called upon to pay the last tribute OF !
your affection to the quiet, unostenta- |
tious but beloved priest whose body lies |
before you. l have known Father Wun- |
nenberg since he was a boy and I |
can say that the words spoken by |
everyone who enters the ranks of the |
Lord is the portion of |
my inheritance'-have been especial !
ly verified in his life, for he was a |
most priestly priest, doing his duty |
most faithfully in every position he
has held. Hence II Is that his men,
ory is in benediction and that every
one speaks well of him.
Characteristic Virtue.
His characteristic virtue was Chris
tian humility. Silent and simple, he
was very much averse to notoriety. He
did his work quietly, but the results
show that he did It we'll. The beautiful
school he erected will long stand as a
to his zeal
God has chastened him in affiiction.