The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-16
THRONC CRIEVES
AT FUNERAL OF
FATHER MURPHY
Continued from Page One)

| f1lcnGTu j. CarrOil, SOuLn NOrWalks
Rev. Richard Z. Shortell, Ridgeheld;
Rev. Patrick Fox, East Hampton;
Rev. Joseph Byrne, c. S. Sp., West
Norwalk; Rev. James J. Smith, New
Haven; Rev. w. J. Dullard, Danbury;
Rev. Thomas J. Picker, Bridgeport;
Rev. Angelo De Toro, Bridgeport;
Rev. David O'Donnel, Colchester:
Rev. Francis Murray, West Haven;
Rev. D. J. O'Connor, New Haven;
Rev. S. Musiel, Middletown; Rev. HUI
bert Dahme, Bridgeport; Rev. Stephen
F. Chernitzky, Bridgeport; Rev. Jo-
seph Kovialchik, Bridgeport; Rev.
Orestes P. Chornock, Bridgeport Rev.
Edward A. Cotter, Danbury; Rev.
Walter A. McCrann, Norwalk; Rev.
Michael J. OConnor, Stratford; Rev.
James T. Mcdonald, Plainville; Rev.
David Hutchinson, New Haven; Rev.
j.. Guinet, M. S., Hartford; Rev. John
Curtin, West Haven; Rev. John J..
Duggan, Westport; Rev. Thomas P.
Mooney, Bridgeport; Rev. John J.
Keane, Bridgeport; Rev. Matthew j.
Traynor, Waterville; Rev. John E.
Fay, New Britain; Rev. William p
Latin, New Haven; Rev. E. L. Sulli-
van, East Portchester.
Rev. e. A. Lamontagne, Waterbury;
1 ISOS. 4A1CIdCA "a Oull1Vdu,
Rev. Williams H. Rogers, Hartford
Rev. Hugh Treanor, Waterbury,; Rev.
F. j.. Murphy, Greenwich; Rev. John
G. Lynch, Bridgeport; Rev. Thomas
J. Finn, Norwalk; Rev. Thomas J.Kel-
ly, Bridgeport; Rev. M. J. Lynch,
Bridgeport; Rev. James E. Derwin,
Bridgeport; Rev. John F. Callahan,
Washington; Rev. J. J. Brennan, An
sonia; Rev. John Heller, Milford; Rev.
Nicholas Coleman, Riverside; Rev.
Edward A. Curran, Hartford; Rev. Ed
ward Plunkett, Bridgeport; Rev. limo
thy Sullivan, Chester; Rev. William
O'Brien, Thompsonville; Rev. Edward
v. Murphy, Bridgeport; Rev. John j.
Kennedy, Bethel; Rev. J. j. McAuliffe,
New Haven; Rev. Bernard Donnelly,
Grosvenordale; Rev. Luke Fitzsim-
mons. Waterbury; Rev. Arthur
O'Keefe. Torrington; Rev. Charles A.
Leddy, Seymour; Rev. M A. Pankov-
ski, Bridgeport; Rev. Matthew Judge,
Bridgeport; Rev. Thomas Laden,
Cromwell; Rev. Patrick Dolan, Mid
dletown; Rev. Patrick J. Lawlor, New
Haven; Rev. c.. H. Paquette, New Ha-
ven.
Rev. Gaspar J. sPanik, Bridgeport;
Rev. M. P. Hart, Mystic; Rev. George
T. Sinnott, Newtown; Rev. D. Glea-
son, Stamford; Rev. John E. Ryan,
Waterbury; Rev. Robert f.. Fitzger-
aid, Derby; Rev. Edward L. Morri-
son, Naugatuck; Rev. James E..
OBrien, Stonington; Rev. Edward
Hayes, Bridgeport; Rev. Frank Lally,
Waterbury,; Rev. Andrew Komara,
Bridgeport; Rev. Alphonse Figlewski,
Bridgeport; Rev. A. Van Open,
Meriden; Rev. Thomas J. Sullivan,
Highwood, Rev. L. A. Arcese, Brook
lyn, N. Y; Rev. J. v. E. Belanger,
Baltic; Rev. Richard F. Moore, LII.
D.. Bridgeport; Rev. B. Marenghino,
New Haven; Rev. Michael McKeon,
New Haven; Rev. L. Quaglia, New
Haven; Rev. John F. Moore, Hart
ford; Rev. John P. Kowalski, Hart
ford; Rev. P. J. O'Reil1y, Somersville;
| Rev. Joseph A. Degnan, HazardviIle;
Rev. William Fitzgerald, Hartford;
Rev. Peter J. Dohn, Hartford; Rev.
j. Synnott, Ansonia; Rev. George
! Donahue, Shelton; Rev. Denis P. Hur-
ley, East Hartford; Rev. Michael r.
Heating, Bridgeport; Rev. Pietro Man
fredi, Ansonia; Rev. Thomas P. Null
cahy. Bridgeport, and Rev. John j.
Conway, Bridgeport
Rev. Peter MCLEAN Of Milford de-
livered the eulogy. Father MCLEAN
was an intimate friend Of Father
Murphy and was well Qualified to
speak concerning his character and
achievements. He said in part:
Right Rev. Bishop, Right Rev and
| Rev. Fathers and Beloved Breth-
rem:
| who, thinkest thou is faithful
| and wise servant, whom his Lord hath
appointed over his family, to give
them meat in season? Blessed is that
servant, whom when his Lord shall
come he shall find him so doing!-
Matt "a. 45-46. \
The life Of good priest is an
untold benefit to the community in
which he labors and to the entire
world as well. His death, even
though, he has passed the allotted
span Of life, three score and ten, is
correspond1ngly a great loss
i 1.-THE priest is a. man taken from
among men and set apart to do the
work of the Good Master Jesus Christ
in this world. Jesus Christ, the first
high priest Of the New Law, was
taken from the bosom of the most
/ WAS
made man, in order that He should
be able to become priest and per-
form the sacred duties Of the priest
hood on earth. Oh, sublime fact.
which teaches me and every one
whose heart is open to the divine
virtue of revelation, the exalted posi-
tipn Of the priesth God on earth! This
position has not been formed by the
hands of man, but by the hands of
God. It Is a sacred calling in it's in
stitution for it is Of God It is a sa-
cred calling In It's functions, for these
are holy, the solemn and serious
works of the salvation of souls. This
Is why Jesus Christ became man
This is why he dwelt on earth and
| preached to his fellow men. This
is why he offered himself a victim
for our sins and for our eternal SAL
Walton on the cross. And this is
why he instituted the holy priesthood
| on learth, to continue the selfsame
work which he had begun, to apply
his saving work to our souls for al,
time, for having loved his own who
| are in the world, he loved them to
| the end. Behold our Saviour, our
high priest Jesus; behold him in the
| institution Of the priesthood. He
| had attracted to himself by his good
! ness and the truth Of his teaching a.
| certain number Of men,. These men
gave up home and occupation, and
even were at that time willing to give
i {tcAl Pr. 1oni> h1Y~