The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-23

tsrnity Of Adorers. in the Western Hem
| isphere. one In Mexico city. one IN Mon
treal and one here. Their centre Is at
1874 East Seventy-sixth street and their
spiritual director IL the Rev. j. A
Pauze, s. s. 8.
stream of Mourners.
Except too for the services that have
been held there has not been quarter
Of an hour since the body was taken
to the cathedral that the stream ct
| nourners has been interrupted. Even at
night there were many whose affairs
took them from home that embraced
the opportunity OF gazing upon the
serene face Of the dead Cardinal, and In
the daylight hours the throng has
mounted In numbers past counting.
| The police estimated yesterday that
already 10000 persons have viewed the
| body, and they believe that the num-
ber will reach $780, 900 before the mortal
remains of the Cardinal Archbishop are
forever removed from the eyes of men.
| One Of the most Interesting characteris-
tics of this tremendous and persistent
| throng has beeA It's universality. tho
cosmopolitan atmosphere of II. Many
Jews have been observed in the long
| lines that hour after hour move slowly
In Fifth avenue and In Fifty and Fifty
drst streets.
| Usual Masses Are Said.
The usual masses were said yeStsr-
| day. seven in all. the solemn high mass
recited at IL A. NJ. by the Rev. Bernard
r. McQuade OF the cathedral clergy.
| Long before this mass was said lines OF
men. women and children flled tho
| streets In the neighborhood OF the cathe-
dral. and later these lines were extended
by members OF the congregations OF
Protestant churches In the neighborhood.
Mgr. NJ ]. Lavelle preached the SER
mon yesterday morning. when the cathe-
| dral was filled to every square foot Of
available space. even tho aislcs being
| crowded. Many American sailors and
| soldiers, with considerable sprinkling
| Of French soldiers. were In the congre-
CATION. The pillars Of the nave, the
high altar and the temporary double
throne which is to DO used at the pontifi-
cal mass was draped in purple silk,
sombred by borders of black.
After alludng to the long and useful
career of Cardinal Farley Mgr. Lavelle
said that the death OF the Cardinal was
severe loss to the nation at large as
well as to the Catholic Church and the
archdiocese OF New York. The parish
toner's of st. Patirck's were left stricken
and suffering. He reviewed 1t snne
length the achievements of tho late Car
dinal and observed that the Cardinal
was singuarly fitted for the eminent
position he came to occupy.
Cardinals Sole Desire.
At this point Mgr. Lavelle said with
great impressiveness
1T was his sole desire on earth to
make not only better Catholics but bet
ter Americans. He enjoyed his life and
was happy in the splendid return that
he received In the form OF respect.
love and gratitude which were con-
stantly showered upon him. He loved
the land OF his birth and the land OF
his adoption beyond the powers Of any
person to express.
when President Wilson found Ii
necessary to issue the call to arms no
person was quicker TO respond than
Cardinal Farley, He Immediately
formed the Diocesan War Council.
which met every week even during the
summer. You all know what splendid
results were accomplished. He led the
knights Of Columbus drive. which sur
prised the nation by raising $4,000, 900.
In his death a great light has gone out
for us"
There was n vesper service at 8
O'Clock last night. after which the
Society of Nocturnal Alteration took
over the guardianship of the body
The knights of Columbus have made
public their tribute to the memory of
the Cardinal. A special guard of honor
OF seventy-nve OF the overseas secre-
taries have been designated as special
guard of honor at the bier. The reso.
lutions adopted by the order said:
The land Of hts adoption. which was
ever dear to him az life itself. whose
. people he loved and whose Constitution
: he revered and ever goriiied before all
men, has lost a valiant champion and
! uncompromising defender. In his pass
Ing America and the cause of democ-
racy the world over Is hereaved OF n
| mighty moral force and an outstanding
advocate for the perpetuation Of Its
ideals. which he inculcated SO unfiinch
l lngly. and which have nowhere beer
: more eloQuently or more forcibly sum
married. than in one of his last utter,
anCes: God OF battles. hear us. judge
our cause. give US justice. freedom and
peace
The cluhnOuSrs OF the order will b.
drapcd with mourning cloth for thirty
days and for that period all social func
= tons will Ice omitted.