The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-05
vox PoPULI.
PAYS HIGH TRIsuTE TO
REV. FATHER BRADY


Editor Pensacola Journal.
In every community there is, at all
times. two opposing influences at
work. The one for the elevation Of
human character; the other for its
degradation.
Various degrees of these opposing
Influences are encountered all along
the course Of our lives. with the in
ffuence for good predominating am
aware that this broad statement is at
variance with the pessimistic view
taken by many-too MAXWELL
meaning and very good living people
IN this present age. But no one who
has passed the meridian of life in the
years that have passed will deny that
this world Of ours is growing better;
will deny that Il is constantly, con-
tinuously growing more charitable
and less selfish; more tolerant and
less distrustful. That it is constantly
making for that final condition when
there shall be one fold and one
shepherd" Men and nations are con-
tinuously drawing nearer and stiIi
nearer to that promised and hoped for
condition when the fatherhood Of one
God-in the unity Of three persons
and the common brotherhood Of men
shall become the universar creed of
civilization. And this condition is
necessary to the gathering Of those
other sheep not Of this fold' recon-
mended by the Shepherd who is Life
Eternal for He said There shall be
one fold and one shepherd"
Fortunately for men and communi-
ties there comes from time to time
among them personages. quiet and
unassuming, whose pure Christian
lives help on to the contamination of
that universal brotherhood of man In
our beloved pastor. the Rev. Father
D. A. Brady, we, his faithful followers.
as well as this whole community, re-
cognize and honor such a parsonage.
and 1t is with feelings Of regret that
approach very closely to grief we now
part with him who has been with
US so long that the, parting is as if It
We're the separation forever from a
dear relative. This feeling will be
appreciated and understood better
when it is remembered that Father
Brady has been here during the whole
life time of many of us: when it is
remembered that he has met, at the
threshold OF mother church, with
the regenerating water Of baptism
many who are now themselves par
ents; when these circumstances are
remembered and when also 1t Is re-
membered how his jealous care-no
less for our temporal than for our
spiritual welfare-has been always
ours. and without the asking; we
would deserve to be considered devoid
OF gratitude were we to withhold from
our beloved pastor this true. though
feeble. expression of the esteem in
which we hold him. And, now,
reverend father. since part we must,
we bespeak for you in your new and
wider field OF endeavor, first, that
generous Irish salutation, "Caed mile
failte" (hundred thousand weiccmes)
and. secondly. that good luck and good
viii may be yours in abundance wher-
ever you go. and this. we promise you,
reverend father, shall be our united
fervent prayer while memory serves
Us. AS true children Of our faith and
following your advice and your ex-
ample, reverend father, we promise to
your successor true and loyal sup
port, as becometh good Catholics al
ways: and we shall strive to deserve
SO well of him that our mutual rela-
tions, spiritual and temporal. shall
continue to be happy as they have
always been in the past between pas
tor and people in Warrington
All. Friendship. what a price we pay
When at last thy ties are broken,
To anguish deep our hearts prey
When the last farewell is spoken
NJ. A. CHAMBERS,
For the Practitioners.
Warrington. Fla, Jan. 8, 1912.