The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-21
HUNDREDS IN TEARS WHEN FATHER MCLEAN DELIVERS .EULOGY OF FIR. ". H. LYNCB.
Several Faint With Grief CarTedfrom Thronged' Church at Solemn 0bsequies of Be-
 loved Pastor of St. Charles Church., Two Bishops and About I5O Priests
 Assist atSOIemn High Mass of Requiem

With upwards of 150 clergymen, in rail, and a sorrowing throng overtax- ed the seating capacity of his church, l the funeral services of Rev. William i Henry Lynch, pastor of St Charles | church, were held this morning. The i final exercises were solemn high mass of requiem, at which Rev. Peter 1 c. McClean, of Milford, delivered a, | eu1ogy, a. splendid tribute to the char acter and accomplishments of the de- | ceased clergyman.
 Outside the church, unable to gafn admission, were hundreds of the flock 1 of the beloved priest. As early as l s:3O. though the services were not 1 church began to fill. None save adults were admitted, a requiem low mass having been celebrated at 7:30 for the children Of the parish by
 Father John F. Callahan, assistant pastor.
 The body of Father Lynch, about which a guard of honor had remained from o'clock yesterday afternoon until the services began this morning, reposed in a plain casket of solid
 black walnut of Egyptian design, 1 mounted in Venetian bronze. The
 dead priest was robed in vestments. of royal purple silk, with gold trimmings
 and an alb Of renaissance lace. Thou sands had taken advantage of the op- portuRity to view the body last even l ing and this morning. At 10 o'clock the procession of 1 priests moved from the parochial
 school building through East Main street to the church, proceeding from 1 the northern front entrance of the church through the edifice to the all tar. Then was chanted the office for | the dead, with no music save the volume of voices of the nearly 15o | priests who byAttis time had arrived at the obsequies. It was nearly II o'clock when the i solemn high mass of requiem was be- 1 gun, and long before this the church 1 was filled to everfIowing. Rev. John G. Murray, chancellor of the diocese of Hartford, was ceIe- brant. The other officers of the mass were: Deacon, Rev. Joseph F. Hansel-
 man, S. J., of Woodstock, Md; sub l deacon, Rev. Michael Barry LL.D.. 1 of Hartford; master of ceremonies Rev. Farrell Martin, D. D., of Port 1 land, Conn; censer bearer, Rev. T. F. Bennett, of Wfl1imantic, Rev. John F. Mcdonald of Hartford. Rev. Terrence Smith, Waterbury; prelates, Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of Hartford; Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Hickey, bishop of Rochester; Very Rev. Thomas S. Dug gan, V. G., of Hartford, and Rt. Rev.
 
 The procession from school to church was headed by three seminar I fans acting as cross bearers, Wendell Hotz, Stephen Grohol and James C1eary. They were followed by about a score of acolytes, and then followed l the priests.
 The music for the mass was sung by St. Augustine's4 choir. The program follows:
 Introit, requiem aeternam, Schmidt. Kyrie, Schmidt.
 Tract, Brisebois.
 GraduaIe, Brisebois. Dies, Irae, Schmidt
 Onertory, Domino, Schmidt
 Sanctus, Schmidt.
 Benedictus, Schmidt. Agnus Dei, Schmidt. Communion, Pie Jesu, Wiegand. Ldbera, Dress1er.
 Hymn, Rest Spirit Rest, soprano solo and quartet, Rooke/
 Quartet, Miss Elizabeth Stanton, soprano; Mrs. Fenton Kelly, altos AL fred T. Brisebois, tenor; J. J. Ken nedy, bass.
 Alfred T. Brisebois director.
 Miss May Price organist.
 Within the church was a scene of memorable grief. Men and women who had cherished the kindly pastor were bowed in sorrow. Sturdy parish toners were not ashamed of their tears expressions or Lne1r deep seated SOr- row at the untin1eIy demise of their priest, counsellor and friends As the mass was sung, no less than half a dozen women fainted, and the ushers were obliged to hasten them to. the open
 Most. of the parishioners who had been able to control their emotions gave way to their feelings when Fattl- CT MeClean delivered his eulogy. He recalled the fine qualities of manhood, the splendid Christian attributes of the deceased, dwelt on his love for the children and their. spiritual and ma- terial advancement, and with the text Thou art a priest always he con- c1uded with the expression of trust that the Master will has said to him. Thou Shalt be Priest Always, in Heaven"
 In conformance with the wishes of the priest, there was no floral display Naught save the simple doorpiece for the house of death was placed with the casket. The church was simply draped in mourning, and the altar, noted for it's beauty, was very simply arranged. The six stained glass windows at the rear of the altar illuminated from without shed a soft light over the a1- tar cloth of white and the simple hangings of purple, and the silver can dlesticks lent to the simple effective ness of the arrangement
 Seated prominently within the altar rail were Bishops Milan of Hartford and Hickey of Rochester. Fathers J. B. Nihi1l and c. J. McElroy of this city acted assistants to Bishop Mi