The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-02

it be beyond the letter. of the rule.
 Mother Fabian, he added, did even more than was required by her vows. Her religious ardor kept her contin- ually at her very best. She was less concerned with the growth in num- bers of the Sisters of Mercy than in the growth of virtue. She was eager that virtue and devotion increase and never diminish. She would have the sisters always take the Saviour for a pattern.
 Even now as you gather round the bier of your mother you can look through the rift in the clouds which set so heavy and hear the angels singing in jay that another laborer has received her reward and another exile has come home," he continued
 Prayers for Mother Fabian were desired, said the bishop, but prayers of work would do the most for the full salvation of the departed mother superior.
 The last absolution was pronounce ed by the bishop.
 The bearers were Mayor Frank A. Hagarty, former Street Commis- sioner William F. O'Neil, former Charity Commissioner William Bro- smith, Charles J. Reardon, Joseph P. Kennedy and Michael F. Conway.
 Burial was in the sisters ceme- tery in West Hartford. Many of the sisters, including superiors of the To- cal communities, attended the burial.
 Priests Attend
 Present in the sanctuary were the Rev. Monsignor John Synnott of Hartford, the Rev. lDr. Michael A. Sullivan of Hartford, the Rev. James F. Barrett of Hartford and the Revs. Robert Bowen of Bridgeport, E.. Bren- nan of Waterbury, J. c. Brennan of Kensington, John H. Broderick of Norwich R. J. Carroll of South Nor walk, William w. Cavanaugh of West Hartford, N. F. Coleman of Riverside, Thomas Conlon of Hartford, c. Cop pens of New Britain, D. A. Cotter of Danbury, P. Daily of New Britain, Patrick Dolan of Middletown, J. B. Dougherty of West Hartford, J. J. Downey of Hartford, John Fay of New Britain, T. J. Finn of Norwalk,. Dr. Robert F. Fitzgerald of Derby, J. H. of Norwich, Luke Fitz- simmons of Waterbury.
 John Guinet of Hartford. M. Hart of Mystic, E. M. Hayes of Bridgeport, J. F. Henessey of Ansonia, M. Hig- gins of Naugatuck, D.. P. Hurley of East Hartford, r. A. Jordan of Mid- dletown, pr. Joseph Joyce of East Ha- ven, Matthew J. Judge of Bridgeport, William Judge of Middlebury, An thony M Kaicher of Hartford, Paul Heating of Stamford. Andrew Kelly of Hartford, J. J. Kennedy of Bristol, T. J. Laden of Cromwell W. Lafiin of New Haven, Daniel J. Manning of Dr. Farrell Martin of Portland, J. Clement Martin of Hart ford, Paul F. McAlenney of Hartford, Maurice F. McAuliffe of Hartford. John J. McCabe of Jewett City, Oliver T. Magnell of Wethersf1eld, E. c. Me Cam of Manchester, Bernard F. Mo Carthy of Hartford, J. Mccarthy, M. S., of Hartford, P. H. McC1ean of Milford, Walter McCrann of Norwalk, James F. McDonald of Hartford, J. McGuane of Noroton, M. McKeon of New Haven, Dr. J. Mclaughlin of New Haven, T. Mulcahy of Bridge port, Fred Murphy of Greenwich, James B. Nihill of Bridgeport, Fran cis P. Nolan of Hartford. James c. O'Brien of Stamford, William F. O'Brien of Thompsonville, Daniel O'Connor of New Haven, Thomas O'F1annagan, M. S., of Hartford, J. O'Meara or Manchester, J. J. O'Reilly of Somersville, William J. OShea of Hartford, Henry Quinn of New Hart ford. John F. x. Quinn of Cncasville, William H. Bedding of Unionville, M. J. Reagan of Hartford, William Reidy of Hartford, John F. Ryan of Hart ford, Nicholas Schneider of Meriden. T. B. Smith of Waterbury, John T. Winters of New Britain. Joseph Blake. c. M., Niagara Falls, N. Y., Anselm Mayotte of Hartford, Eugene Cryne of Waterbury and B. Donnelty of Gros-