Putnam patriot., 1916-12-08

- ~ n, EN- from cellar TO attic visiting every
,om He received call from Rev.
MIS- EiF. III. Green of the Baptist church.
hiefla bout twelve o'clock he returned TO
Fqa hi5. study and said the Angeius. The
n & mother superior called and Inc COM
M planned of not feeling well He was
advised by her to go to bed but he re-
81 fused to do this, lying down on
lounge instead. He spoke OF the dis
PC position to be made of different things
81 in case he should be taken away He
4 I'll also designated where he wished to be
M buried and said that monument SINH
lar to that of Mrs. MeDerby, his form
"7 er housekeeper, might be placed over
The him. The mother superior, who had
ard not thought of his death, smilingly
arpi said, .sWhy Father Nygen, you will
aeate .cutlive us all"
ilancing at him moment later she
Ernest ticed rolling of the eyes and rush
re planni TO his side. AS she reached him
'alifornia fell to the floor N a kneeling att-
rty hoidhe. the mother superior supporting
:, IN In this position he breathed his
~ ST. The time of his death was about
Pouse' 70 ne O'Clock.
Z Josept The remains of Err Vygen lay in
uring tate in the Ihulch on Tuesday sur
SupeFDuuucu ny bfthtiAul iipi a. NiiF"NNt
ne schoom friends and societies. The
n.n,ic aurch was filled with constantly
lasad he wing throng. Catholic and Protest
~ .nat, rich and poor, the universal grief
all obliterating all marks of class or
Herbelce. as they looked upon the form Of
and Mrs.air beloved friend and pastor.
h hose aThe funeral services We're held Wed.
ward foowday Mills, shops and all places
Satnrda, business in Putnam and-the sur
nnding towns, closed service
mrs. as held at eight O'clock especially for
wife OF Is children, who were the chosen OBJ
home incts of FIR Vygen's love and Thought
neral wlness No celebration was ever
pe In Grid under his direction where his lit
A. friends did not have a prominent
s'c' art. Mass was sung at this service
riehIyk Rev. f. Van Open. At nine
street o'clock there was service for the gen
This Neral public. AT II O'Clock the princi.
Pelodpal service Was held. The body of the
ago. Hsanctuary. with its heavy draperies of
.r3black. was filed by the societies of
Tsbakhurch and parish. the rest of the
sa's r oh being crowded to the doors by
~. shioners and townspeople. The
nal Nem nigh mass was celebrated by
in0 lkev. Bishop Mcmahon, Rev. FIR.
hQ Chapdelaine assistant, Rev. Fl De
sBruyker, deacon. and Rev I. J. Joynt
suh-deacon. The pail bearers were
ali PRIESTS among whom was Rev. John
Van den Mort who succeeded FIR Wy.
zen. Ii was a solemny impressive
ceremony and 1t was one OF the sad
dest days in the history of the town
when the Rev. Eugene vygen was laid
to rest in st. Mary's cemetery.
Following Father Vygen in 1889
ceip came the Rev. John Van den Mort
SoufIe took up the work where Father Wy
eegen left off and directed his energies
canNt the building OF new church
gree Father Van den Mort was born IN
are Holland in 1912. He studied In the
.4doces of Breda where he was ordained
Z.iir 1867 at the age of twenty-five AT
ter serving in that dioces Tor nve
nan years an appeal was received irom
thei bishop Mcfarland OF the Hartford blo
nell ces for priests who could speak dlher-
Eies ent languages TO work among the NIX
has ed congregations in the Hartford Dio
the ces.
Father Van den Mort was one TO re-
ispond and arrived in 1872 and was ap-
nos pointed curate in Danielson. After
J- sour wears In Danielson he was ap,
N nointed pastor in Baltic When Faith
% ar yyeen died Father Van den Mort
lf,was appointed TO fill the vacancy IN
II Putnam.
Il The new church remains a monu-
ment to FIR Van den Mort He TOOK
nm the work of building as soon as he
n arrived. He travelled in Europe ex-
III amining nome of the noted Catholic
fn.~x- he might have build
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