The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-21

reer of Father Lynch. This so1icitude 1 for purity of souls in the members of 1 his parish was furthermore shown in all the devotions of the church. It
 was always a pleasure to come to as sist at these devotfons especially at
 the Forty Hours devotion. The large
 number of men and women who ap-
 proached the saeraments at this time reminded one df a grand Mission. A dozen or more of priests were kept busy in the confessional during these days, and it was a delight to see the
 number of men who approached the l Holy table in the early morning ere they went to their daily work. Then
 the love he showed for the beauty of the Lords Sanctuary was remarkable
 By nature he had artistic taste and temperament But nowhere did he show this to better advantage than in the adornment of the Holy of Ho- Hes the sanctuary of the Dear. Lord How lovely are Thy Tabernacles, oh Lord,S had always practical expres- sions in his work around the altar '"The beauty of the House of the Lord appealed to him always, as can
 be seen by glance at his church here, and especially at the beauty of the Sanctuary, and the perfect ap- pofntments of the Sacristy. Surely
 these qualities, love for the little ones
 of Jesus Christ, soIicftude for the pur- ity of souls in the members of his par
 
 ty and adornment of the Sanctuary, where the greatest of priestly work is performed, are characteristic marks of a good and true priest of Jesus Christ.
 These stand forth eminently in the career of Father Lynch and they cer-I tainly proclaim the benefits and the beauties of Chrfst's religion on earth, of Christ's redeemfng work in this world.
 '.And dfd not Christ say he that .1a EA ,-oi men, him will declare or confess be- fore My Father, who is in Heaven. So. kind sister and beloved relatives of Father Lynch and beloved members of his parish here, be consoled. God in His inscrutabIe Judgment chose Father Lynch to be a priest to pro- claim His Blessed and only begotten Son before men. How we'll he has done it, you know better than words of mine can tell you, for you have been the recipients of his priestly de- votton and sacredotal blessings. Will not Christ, then, the loving Christ pro- claim him, now that his work is well done, before the Great Omnipotent Father in Heaven? However grati- tude and divine charity lays a duty upon all of us for our departed friends and benefactors. Nothing def1ed or stained can stand in the presence of All Pure God. Whatever comes into His presence must be purer than the driven snow ana pTlSnLSE I1l6411 LI6 shining ray of the sun. This reminds us there may be some slight blemish, some little spot to be c1eansed ere our mourned friend may be proclaimed by Jesus before His Father in Heaven. We have 1t in our power to assist him. to hasten the day by our pray CTS and our good works for him, when l the High Priest Jesus Christ will pro claim him to his Heavenly Father l with the words, Thou are now "a priest in Heaven forever and ever, Amen g 1
 Following the euEogy, the choir rem 1 dered the hymn, Rest, Spirit Rest | Bishop Milan then conducted the fu- | neral services, administering the abso<. | lutfon for the dead. Then the cor | tege moved from the church
 First came the cross bearers, as be | fore. then the acolytes, then in order, | delegations from the Holy Name so- cfety, the Fourth Degree of the | of Columbus. Cecil Calvert | council, K. of C., the honorary bear CTS. the active bearers with the cask- ct. the bereaved family, sisters of St. Joseph, and then the partshfoners and others who accompanied the remains to the cemetery The congregauon remained seated until the funeral par ty had left the church
 Accompanying the remains to the cemetery were Rev. Michael Barry, l.. LD., of Hartford and Rev. Farrell Martin. DID. of Portland. Both had been classmates Of Father Lyhch anu were ordained at the same t1me-
 When the rnourners and delegations had ranged themselves about the tent ed grave, Father Callahan read the comrntttaI services. The priests about the grave were Fathers Murray, Me Clean. Callahan, Martin, Smith. Mo E1Iroy, Illusion, Joyce, Mcdonald, J. D. Murphy, Mulcahy, Hanselnan Mitchell and Fox. The priests follow sd the custom of depositing, each. a portion of earth, on the casket when It had been lowered into the grave.
 Father Lynch's body was inferred n a valued grave in the Lynch family plot, beside the grave of his mother. The lot is in the northwest corner Of he cemetery, just east of the drive