The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-02
BELOVED PRIEST
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Bishop Allen Celebrant at Mass and Pays Eloquent
 Tribute to the Dead

Yesterday morning at o'clock, at St. Catherine's church, Pratt City, the obsequies of the Rev. otto J. Dus, the 1 late pastor took place in the presence | of large concourse of sorrowing 1 friends and parishoners.
 Previous to the mass the assembled
 clergy seated within the sanctuary 1 chanted so1emn1y the office for the dead. After the office the mass com | menced. The Rt Rev. Edward P AL. len, D. D., Bishop of Mobile, was cele- brant. The Very Rev. Boniface Seng, 1 O. s. B., of St. Bernard monastery, was assistant priest. The Rev. Daniel Brady, St. vincent's church, Mobile, was dea- con. The Rev. Robert J. McQuillen, St. 1 Anthony's church. Ensley, was sub- deacon. The deaeons of honor were the Rev. John O'Kelly, Our Lady of Sor- rows, Birmingham and the Rev. Thom- as J. Eaton, St. Mary's church, Mobile
 The Rev. Joseph Sheridan, St. Francis church, Blocton, and the Rev. Philip Mccormack, East Lake orphanage, were acolytes. The Rev. Walter J. Tobin, St. PauPs church. Birmingham, was thuri- fer. The Rev. Ben Platto, St. Joseph s church, Ens1ey, was bookbearer. The
 
 church( Anniston, was crossbearer. The Rev. Engene l.. Sands, St. Johns church, Tuscaloosa, was master of ceremonies. The Rt Rev. Bernard Menges, o. s. B., abbot of St.. Bernard monastery, was seated in the sanctuary
 BISHOP EULOGIZES PRIEST After the mass, the bishop pro- nounced the solemn dissolution over the remains, and. afterwards. standing at the sanctuary rails, spoke most feel ingly of the departed priest. Taking as text, "Well done thou good and faith full servant Thou hast been faithful in a few things. I will place thee over many. Enter thou into the joys of the Lord" he sketched the life and duties of the Catholic priest, showing how he must be ever ready at all hours to wait on his peoples call. He gave a brief sketch of the late pastors life. how he left his home in the Swiss noun tains to answer the call of God to serve the Master in the field afar. He told them how he made himself beloved in Mobile, where he. first 1abored. He need not, he, said, speak of his labors in Pratt City. His kindness and goodness were known to old and young, and now their grief was evident today, a grief that was showed by the many friends whom his departure left sor- rowful, a grief that weighed heavy on the hearts of his brother priests, who mourned a genial and light hearted companion and fellow 1aborer, grief that weighed heavily on his, the speak CTS heart, who knew full we'll his worth and merit.
 Michael Shev1in had general charge of the funeral arrangements at the church and grave. The pallbearers selected from the members of St. Catherines congrega tion were Thomas Clark, William Mo Ardle, Dan Sullivan, Mike Duggan, John Carlin and P. J. Hannigan. Lige Loy of Birmingham had charge of the funeral.
 ATTENDING PRIESTS
 The following priests in addition to the officers of the mass were present on the occasion: The Rev. Father Aloysius, o. S. B.; the Rev. Father Philip, O. Ss B.; the Rev. Father Sylvester, o. s. B.; the Rev Father Isadore, O. s. B.; tho Rev. Father Edward, O. s. B.. the Rev. Father Halligan, c. M, St. Mary's mis- sion, Opelika; the Rev. Father Cronin.I |S J.; the Rev. Philip English, St. Am drew's church, Montgomery; the Rev.. Gilbert Cannon, St. Peters church, Montgomery; the Rev. Daniel Rice, S. $. J., St. Peter Clavers church, Montgom- cry; the Rev. George Callahan, the Church of the Visitation Huntsville; the Rev. Joseph E. McDermott. St. Ann's church, New Decatur; the Rev. Thomas Barley, Sacred Heart church. Anniston, the Very Rev. James E. Coyle, St. PauIs church, Birmingham; the Rev. Patrick Turner, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Birmingham; the Rev. Joseph A. Malone St. Paurs church. Birmingham; the Rev Father Joseph, o. S. B., Sts. Cyril and Methodius church, Brookside; the Rev. John B. Canepa, St. Marks church, Bir- mngham; the Rev. Father Belama, O. S. A., St. Elias church, Birmingham; the Rev. Charles E. Reilly, S. s. J., Our Lady Immaculate church. Birmingham; the Rev. James J. Downs. St. Vincent's hos pital; the Rev. John A. Bratton, St. Clements church, Birmingham.