Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-12
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH WAS
FILLED TO CAPACITY
BY FRIENDS
PAID A HIGH TRIBUTE
REV. M. A. QUiRk DELIVERS FU.
NERAL SERMON--INTERM
WAS MADE IN ST. COLUMBIA
CEMETERY.

st. Patrick's church was filled to its
caIacity this morning when the
friends of the late Maurice r. Mo
loney, ex.attoiney general and ex-
mayor OF the city of Ottawa, paid
their last homage at his funeral serv.
ice. Men and women in all walks of
life were represented in the large
gathering at the West Ottawa church
The Spanish.American war veterans,
the members of Co. c, city officials
members OF the Undine Hose Com.
pany, members of the Ottawa police
force and representatives OF the La
Sale County Bar Association attelded
the services in body.
The two center aisles OF the church
were reserved for relatives and the
above named organizations. A solemn
requiem high mass was sung. with
Rev. NJ. A. Quirk as celebrant, Rev
Dean Quina deacon, Rev. W. P. Burke
CT Chenoa. subdeacon, Rev. w. j.
Eurkc. OF Chillicothe. master of cere-
monies; Rev. Casimir Miller and Rev
j. J. Mccarthy were in attenda ice.
A beautiful tribute to the life of the
deceased was paid by his pastor and
spiritual advisor Rev. NJ. A. Quirk.
Rev. Quirk cited the miracle that
Christ performed in sending the son
OF Martha back to life because she
had faith in Him, and Christ said: Il
am the Resurrection and the Light. nc
who liyct, and believeth in Me shall
not die forever"
This same faith has conquered the
world This faith has caused us to be-
lieve In Him, who came down from
heaven. This Is the faith that has cul-
tivated Rome. 1t vas the same faith
that urged Columbus on when his
sailors revolted and wanted to turn
back. 1t was tie same faith that
gave Lincoln the courage in the peril
Gus crisis of our country. 1t is the
same faith that SENDS the sisters OF
charity into the trenches in the face OF
shrapnel, to comfort the sick and dy-
ing and to teach them that there is
better world beyond.
In the old days. my dear friends,
we had our doubters and skepticj,
Our Lord had them about him. We
have them today. 1t was Thomas that
said, Unless | can put my hands in
Thy wounds shall not believe and
Thomas, doing so, exclaimed; MY
Lord. my God" We have doubling
Thomases with us today.
THE strongest characteristic OF TINS
man who lies here before us today
was his faith. AS an evidence OF MS
faith around him are gathered this
morning people who had faith in him
He inherited that faith from Ireland
a faith that was first, last and all the
time. In the country whore he was
born st. Patrick frs planted the seed
of religion. It was no wonder that he
had faith in God.
~ don't say that he didn't have his
faults. II ] were to make a statement
that he didn't he would rise up and
rebuke me. Every Sunday morning
that was possible he was at the pew
to the left. He respected the religious
belief OF every man and ! don't be-
lleve IL he found savage in Africa
worshiping a crooked stick, that he
would try to change his belief. He re.
spected every form of religion. He
loved to criticise. He loved to joke
me about something ! had said in a
sermon. II any man took sides with
him In his criticisms he would turn on
him with sledge hammer arguments
remember one night Of his telling
me of his reading Renaud's Life OF
Christ, book written by an infidel
and he told me that he believed Re
maud had faith in God, in spite OF his
writings He knew the fall and de
cline of the Roman Empire. by heart
remember Of riding to Chicago with
him. with Baptist minister, and We
entered into friendly discussion or
religion. was surprised at the argu
ments he put forth and ] asked th'
minister what was his opinion or th'
man. He replied that he certalnl!
was fine Presbyterian and knew M
religion well.
Upon another occasion rememoe
Of his arguments with a young colleg'
lad who doubted there was a God III
know anything, he said, you mus
first know two things: first, that yo,
exist, and second, that there is GOO
II you do not know these two thlhs
you know nothing at all, and are IN
kind Of a man WHO thinks that Tn
lines Of. a skyscraper are prettier tha
the architectural beauties of the ca
thedral at Rome
"vn closing his advice to the boy, h