Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
MANY At FUNERAL
OF FATHER MOONEY
Impressive Services Held at st.
Paul's Catholic Church This
Morning.

With impressive exposition of the office
for the dead, and marked by the presence
Of large number ~ persons. attcsting the
love and esteem in which the deceased
was held Rev. James ]. Mooney, assistant
pastor of st. Patrick's Church, was laid
to rest today, services being held at st.
Paul's X. G.. Church and interment
being made at Cathedral cemetery.
At 630 this morning, Rev. =. A. Bren-
nan celebrated requiem mass. At
7.30 Rev. l.. c. Higgins celebrated another
mass and at 8 o'clock Rev. 7. +. Waldron
pastor of ST. Paul's, said mass, with all
the children of the parish present. At
$50 the oil ccs OF the dead was recited and
at 10 o'clock a solemn ponti cal requiem
mass was celebrated by Right Rev John
j. Monaghan, Bishop OF the Diocese of
Wilmington, assisted by Rev. L. f. Wal
dron Rev. J. J. Connolly of st. Thomas
Church, was assistant priest; Rev. :. A.
Welsh, Rev. Arthur Burns Of the Cathe'
dral, Pittsburg. dcacons Of honor; Rev
Charles Crowley Of Middletown, deacon
Of tie mass; Rev. Walter Knight. of Sails
bury Md, sub-deacon, and Rev. T.. e.
Higgins, Rev. Z. A. Brennan, master of
ceremonies.
Twelve masses were sung between
$50 and III As, the time Of the funeral
procession. About fifty priests were in
the sanctuary. The out of-town priests
who are attending the funeral are from
New York, iittsburg and Philadelphia.
At the request of the late priest no
sermon was delivered with the exception
of the brief remarks by Father Waldron
who as a personal friend of the deceased
spoke on the life OF the young priest and
his devotion to the church
At III As the casket was carried from the
church by the active pail bearers preceded
by the eight honorary pail bearers and
accompanied by the Same representatives
of the Holy Name Societies that escorted
the body to the church. The honorary
pail bearers were Rev. Fathers Y. A.
Brennan, John Lynch. James NJ. Grant,
ID. d., Francis Lukcn, ID. d, Father
Gabriel, q. S b., Charles Crawley. Father
Nigincr, = T. and Charles Dougherty.
7. 5. The active pail bearers were
Phillip Burton, James G. Carr Thomas
Stadter, Phillip Toomey, Robert Ilagan
and Patrick Freeman.
THOUSANDs VIEWED REMAINS.
The body was taken trom the late
home of the deceased $40 Monroe street,
at ; O'Clock YESTERDAY afternoon to st.
Pauls Church. where il Law in state
throughout the night attircd in pricstIv
vcstments, surrounded by members Of
the various Ifolv Name societies of the
city, who guarded the casket
Escorted by members OF The Holv Name
societies, the knights of Columbus,
Brownson Library Association, the Be
nevolent Pioneer Literary Association and
the Emmett Club OF st Patrick's Church,
under the direction of Father Waldron,
the body was taken TO that church yester-
day afternoon.
The church was crowded when the
funeral procession entered and the altar
boys, with Father Waldron, marched
slowly and solemnly out towards the
entrance and accompanied the casket to
the altar, where it was placed upon a
catafalque.
One thousand children members of the
parochial schools Of the city. then joined
in the singing Of Nearer. My God to
Thee, under the direction of Joseph
McCullin, with Miss Mary Murphy at
The organ.
After forming in linz the entire party
passed the casket in which the body Of
Father Mo0nes lay, and knccing as they
passed, viewed the BODY The guard Of
honor, consisting Of four members Of
every Holv Name Society, then took the
stand beside the casket and every hour
q different set of guards took their places.
Throughout the night thousands Of
people visited the church to pay their
tribute