Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-02-18
Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots
and other Dignitaries
Were Present.
Cardinal Gibbons Gave Final
AbsOlutiOn at the
Service.
MOURNED BY ALL CLASSES

The funeral services over the
remains OF Archbishop Patrick John
Ryan were held in the Cathedral at
Philadelphia on Thursday morning.
Probably never in the history OF
Philadelphia was there such gath
ering of church dignitaries. The
solemn mass of requiem was cele-
brated by the Right Rev. Bishop
Prendergast, Auxiliary to the late
Archbishop His Eminence Cardinal
Gibbons gave the final absolution.
The sermon was preached by the
Most Rev. John j. Glennon, the
Archbishop of st. Louis.
Archbishop Ryan died about 1880
o'clock on Saturday afternoon. He
seemed conscious to the end. When
those assembled around his bedside
began the prayers for the dying he
murmured, God bless you" A few
seconds before he passed away the
dying prelate whispered. with
God" His death was announced to
the people of Philadelphia by the
tolling of the Cathedral bell. A
cable message was Immediately sent
to Pope Plus X. and kilograms to
all members of the hierarchy in the
United States. The funeral services
we're deferred until Thursday to
allow Archbishops and Bishops
from distant parts of the United
States to attend. Pope Plus sent a
special message of coincidence to
the clergy and people of the arch
diocese.
The remains were brought into
the Cathedral Wednesday afternoon
and the coffin was placed on a
catafalque in front of the main
altar While the remains lay in
state hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie visited the Cathedral to take
their last look at the dead prelate
Night and day there was guard of
honor beside the coffin. These
guards were chosen from members
of the st. Vincent de Paul society.
Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order
of Hibernians, Knights Of ST. John
and other societies of Catholics that
had been fostered and encouraged
by the late Archbishop.
After the requiem services the
coffin containing the remains was
entombed behind the main altar OF
the Cathedral and beside those of
Bishops Egan and Conwell and
Archbishop Wood. All of the Arch
bishops and Bishops in the United
States who were able to travel at
tended the funeral service. Besides
there We're Abbots. Monsignori and
Provincials and Priors of many diff
! ferent orders in the sanctuary
Archbishop Ryan died a martyr
to self-imposed duty. From Thanks
giving day until Christmas he was
confined to his home by an attack of
heart disease. On Christmas he
insisted on celebrating the Pontifi-
cal mass in the Cathedral as had
been his custom. AS result he suf-
fered another heart attack. Despite
his physicians orders Archbishop
Ryan attended the memorial services
on January s for the thirteen fire
men killed in a recent conflagration
81 gave my promise" he said, "and
| am going to keep it, Besides |
want to CO." He went to the serv-
ices, but the effort was too much
for him. He returned home very
i'll and never left the house again
Among his last words were those OF
st. Paul: II wish to be dissolved
and be with Christ"
Archbishop Ryan stood high with
men OF all classes. President Taft
and ex-President Roosevelt were
his personal friends. and he was on
terms of friendship with men OF all
religions, and more than one Hebrew
rabbi was proud of the Archbishop
acquaintance. There is not a mar
OF any religion who knew Archbishop
Ryan who will not join with the
Catholics in saying May he rest in
peace and may perpetual light shine
upon him"