The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-25

good night; have run my course have
kept the faith.
| That spirit gave the militant note Ia
All OF the ceremonies of yesterday from,
tne religious side. but added to this was
me Keeling of military victory and patri.
QUO faith and hope. such as might be
expected In martial times like these. Ad-
mirais or the United States Navy and
eenerai onncers of the army together
with the uniformed men of lesser rank
were present to add to an atmosphere
mat was one of victorious glory-de.
spite the sadness which made the hearts
oi inc thousands present heavy.
Army Tribute Paid.
| Alert young men, wearing khaki and
puttees and with the bars or gold leaf.
on their shoulders denoting military
rank. stood within the chancel rail OF
marched In the procession which wound
its way from the Cathedral College
| doors to the altar. Side by side with
| long bearded monks in their brown cowls
or elbow to elbow with the bishops and
monsisnori In, puppies marched these
| young men. and IL It were not for the
| "etai crosses worn at the throat one
| never would have known that they were
all young priests serving Uncle Sam al
| chaplaine In the army.
ana when. after almost an hour OF
marching. all the living Cardinals OF
| america, most OF the Archbishops. in.
Vulnerable bishops and monsgnori and
| number clergy uncounted had taker
their places about the chancel and the
catafalque something happened which
| pore IN again upon the silent thousands
seated IN the great edifice the thoughts
OF another kind of glory and victory
| me throngs of silent clergy--rabbis
ana ministers Of Protestant faiths az
well as Catholic-and the thousa nds O,
silent people had settled back in thei,
seats, confident that the splendor of the
procession through the streets had beer
enoed and that now they were to hear
| only the simple ceremonies which fol
| almost 1000 years had come down, un.
| changed. from the Apostles to their fol
lowers Of the present day.
| 10000 Arise for AntheH:
| But out In the sunlight of Fifth avenue
orass band at the head Of a long line
or United States bluejackets, who wer,
orawn up at attention opposite the gra,
cathedral. ruffled their drums as the Ia q
OF the procession Of clerics walked
slowly into the church The outer door,
OF the cathedral had not yet been CLOSED
ana so the music Of the band could bt
heard within. And the brass blared tn,
hrst strains Of '"The Star spangled Ban
| ner to the rhythmic beating of tn.
drums
| On the instant 10000 clersymen and
laymcn inside the church, who a mo-
ment before had settled back in tn,
pews for the religious ceremonies, arose
TO their feet. Cardinals and Archbishops
| acoiytes and men ana women OF the
congregation stood rigidly to the las,
| exultant note OF the national anthem
standing In the presence of what this
| Catholics in the church firmly believed
to be the real presence Of Christ, but
on their feet now to render unto
Caesar
Up and down the aisles, in the street.
outside during the final moments of prep.
aration for the funeral mass, might be
seen not only the young Catholic priests
In the khaki of the army and the blue
and gold of the navy but still othe,
cierics OF the church. whose every step
| brought forth metallic clinks. II one
looked closer one might have observed
Just beneath the lower hem Of thei,
long black cassocks jingling spurs and
the polished russell boots which showed
that they too had but taken a moment
TO throw clerical habiliments over the
army uniforms which daily clothes them
In army circles in times like these.
Hammer Rrapes Balcony.
| Also amid the long streamers of black
and dull purple which swathed the col
umns Of the cathedral and reached ia
| high places, where the ends of fsnereaI
cloths were lost in the dim gray shadows
| or the Gothic arches. there was one
great splash of color. 1t more thar
made up for the complete absence OF
| flowers. II was great American flag
| draping all the little balcony-reslly a
for spreading balcony. but seemingly
small compared to the rest of the
| impressive interior--where the vested
| choir or boys and young men had gath
| cred amid the Pickering flames o,
candles to sing the Latin chant OF the
funeral mass.
In and about the cathedral were dele.
gates and individuals who were the con.
crete embodiment OF the ideas for which
the dead Cardinal had lived. Closes,
to the sanctuary rail were the represen n
tatives OF the Catholic Orphan Asylum.
whose work II had been during the Car
dinal's life. and will continue to be now
that he Is dead. to direct the great char
liable institution which was his chief
| concern as priest and Cardinal. Nuns
from the Catholic hospitals OF the arch
| diocese. which he had brought to an
ethical and scientific effectiveness that
left them second to none in the country
we're kneeling In prayer along the walls
The children Of the parochial schools
| were present as acolytes and thurifers-
at the moment that their little brothers
| and sisters, as the eloquent eulogist OF
the Cardinal at the services. the Right
| Rev. Bishop Thomas F.. Hickey OF
Rochester pointed out in his words to
| the congregation. were assembled In
prayer about their instructors In the
schools which Cardinal Farley had built
| up throughout the archdiocese.
All Life's Hopes Present.
One might say that all the Cardinals
| life and hopes and aspirations were
| represented concretely in and around his
cathedral when his long and useful ser
vices were honoyed yesterday-the re-
| ligious life, which was the breath of his
4 being; the love of country and city
| which was 80 pronounced a part OF his
| life work: the schools and hospitals, col
| leges and asylums, for which he had
| labored so long and so persistently. and
| the poor who. next to his Master. were
the most vital part of his life.
His patriotism was not provincial.
| said Bishop Hickey I'm his masterful
| address at the end of the funeral mass
when our country entered the war and
the great strength of the Catholic Church
| aligned itself shoulder to shoulder with
| President Wilson Cardinal Farley in