New-York tribune., 1918-09-25

those who waited reverently came a
great double armed golden cross, and
behind this, escorted by the knights OF
st. Gregory in full dress, Archbishop
Romano and the three cardinals, Car
dinal Gibbons, weighted down with
years, but his fine face grave and alert;
/ Cardinal Begin and the stalwart figure
of Cardinal O'Connell.
Ihe robes of the three were of purcst
scarlet; behind each walked two little
, pages in slashed court costumes Of
black velvet and white silk
Archblshop BOnZano turned to the
left on reaching the choir and stood in
front Of tho throne The three car
d'Eals occupied additional thrones set
up under canopy of purple silk;
There. in their splendid robes, they
shonc like live Goals against the dark
background
The assistant celebrants in their sur
plices Of black and gold arrayed the
Archbishop IN his robes Of office.
smothering the bright magenta of his
cassock in white. placing over this the
gorgeous surplicc and setting upon hi Z,
head the tall white inter-
Then from the gallery above the nave
/ SiiHt eil" SuOueN DuTSL OF voices anO
the mass had begun.
For an hour thereafter the briliian,
figures about the shining altar went
through the stately. solemn ceremonies
forming splendid, almost mediaeval pic
lures as they grouped themsclve here
and there. while voices intoned prayers
and clouds Of incense foatcd upward
from swinging consers. To the chant
Of the choir. and now and again the
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pontitical high requiem mass figures
that might have appeared on illumi-
mated manuscripts of long ago.
And all this time while the magnifi-
cent ceremonies marched on toward
their close, the fragile body of John
Cardinal Farley lay on the purple bier
with the flicker of candlelght playing
on his serene wax-like face
Following mass. the Right Rev
Thomas Hickey, Bishop of Rochester,
delivered .hc culogy, taking as his text
Timothy ii, u and s.
IL have fought a good fight; | have
finished my course; | have kept tho
faith. Henccforth there is laid up for
me a crown of righteousness which the
Lord. the righteous judge, shall give
me at that day and not to me only, but
unto them also that love his appear
ing
The Bishop spoke briefly on the life
and works of "this chieftan of Cod
Then the services ended and the con
gregation filed slowly from the ca
tbedrol.
BY 2:So the great structure was
empty, save for the handful of clergy
who remained to perform the last rites
tor their dead leader. Before these
were begun, however, the body was re-
bo 1,; g.
while a sculptor took & death mask of
the calm, fine face.
Before the body was placed in the
crypt relatives, sisters of charity and
four servants who had been long in
the employ Of the Cardinal were al
lowed to enter the dim Cathedral and
kiss the diamond studded sea! ring
presented to Cardinal Farley by Pope
Plus.
To the wrist of the right hand was
affixed tiny silver tube in which was
inserted the following, written on
vellum:
"On the cath of September. 1918, in
the Pontifcate Of Benedict XIV. Wood
row Wilson being President of the
United States of America with solemn
funeral services, the Most Rev. John
Bonzano, Apostolic delegate, pontih-
eating, the body Of John NJ. Farley,
Cardinal priest of the Holy Roman
Church, with the title of Sancta Maria
Supra Minerva, Archbishop of New
York, was entombed beneath the sane
tuary Of the Metropolitan Church of
New York, the undersigned being
present:
Patrick j. Hayes. Auxiliary Bishop
Of New York.
"Joseph +. Mooney
"Michael J. Lavcllc
"John Edwards
"James II. Mclean.
James J. Flood
John ]. Dunn.
"Thomas G.. Carroll
A little later the body of John Car
dinal Farley lay in the heart of the
church he had seen built for the glory
of his faith, under the high altar where
he had so often worshipped