Evening journal., 1919-08-25
BELOVED PRIEST
IS Laid At REST
Bishop Monaghan Presides
at Fun.ral Of Father
John ]. Lally
DR.. P. c. WINTERS
breaches SERMON

With the tender minlstrations OF his
fellow priests. and with the loving
prayers Of hundreds Of friends for the
repose OF his SOUL the body Of the
Rev. John j. Lally was laid at rest this
morning In a grave beautifully situated
ON tho grounds OF st. Thomas Church.
within few yards Of tho church
cdince. Preceding the interment, the
Divine Office was read. and solemn high
mass was sung The ceremonies were
beautiful and deeply solemn, a splen-
did tribute 10 The esteem In which
Father Lally was held by all who
knew him. The parishiOners Of st.
Joseph's Church, Susquehanna county.
Pa, had desired his burial there, but II
seemed hitting that he should be al rcst
in the place where he spent his last
days, in The parish Of his nephew, the
Rev. John Connolly at ST. Thomas
Church.
q The obsequies Of Father Lally were
attended by practically an the priests
OF Wilmington. by many clergy from
down state towns Of this diocese. and
by a number OF priests Of ihe Scranton
diocese, TO which Father I.ally was at
taohed. Bishop John j. Monaghan pre-
sided. Bishop NJ. J. IIoban. OF the do
cese Of Scranton, had hoped to be
present but was unavoidably detained
by an important engagement. Among
the clergy present from Scranton were
The Rev. Dr. y. G.. Winters. pastor OF
81. Paul's Church. Scranton; the Rev
John Dunn, OF Wllkesbarre, and the
Rev j. h. Donnclly, pastor Of s. Johns
Church. Scranton. Father Dunn is the
SUCCESSOR Of Father Lally as pastor of
81. Josephs Church. Susquehanna CO..
Pennsylvania. Relatives ~ The dead
priest were given a place Of honor.
During the funerals srvices, guard
Of honor frOim' the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians was placed about the cas-
ket. Father Lally lay in state in the
church from yesterday afternoon until
The interment this mOrninf. Thousands
OF persons visited the church yester-
day, and the church was filled 10 the
doors during the services today. Many
OF the Catholic Sister |
hoods Of the city were present. includ- |
ng Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of |
Mary. whose foundation was in Father
Lally's parish.
The requiem was sung by 81 Thomas 7
'hOir, led by Director James F. Curran. /
md assisted by members Of other
Catholic chOirs Of the city. Miss May 1
Grant was 0rganlst. The choir sang
requiem and an offeriOry |
rom Gounod's st. Cecilia mass.
The Divine ONCE was said az 10 O'Clock |
With Bishop Monaghan presiding. The
lrst lesson was read by the Rev. John
Walsh. the second lesson by the Rev.
J. z. Donnelly. and the third lesson by
Bishop Monaghan.
At the solemn high mass the Rev
Iohn Connolly. nephew Of the dead
PRIEST. was celebrant. with Father Don |
reilly a. deacon and Father Dunn as /
The Rev Edward G Hg- |
rims. assistant az ST. Paul's church, IN .
his city. was master Of ceremonies for .
he mass. The Rev. John j. Lynch. as
istsnt at ST. Thomas Church. was in
,eneral charge Of the funeral arrange
nents.
Bishop Monaghan gave the absolution
4 the body, in. the church and at the
rave. The chanters OF the Divine
Mice and Of the Benedlctus were Civ
n by the Rev. Or. William Temple OF
\. Elizabeth's. and the Rev. Dr. James
T. Grant, assistant pastor at St Pat
ick's Church. assisted by the clergy.
The funeral sermon. a beautiful and
ouching tribute from a lifelong
riend. was preached by the Rev. Dr. p.
!. Winters. Of 81. Pauls Church.
cranton Father Lslly baptized and
onnrmed Or. Winters and started him
pom his life as a priest
Dr Winters told outstanding incl
ents in The II years in the ministry
I Father Lally. lie said.
His FIRST appointment was as as
istant in st. Peters Cathedral Scran-
on. for a year. after which Bishop
IHara assigned him 10 the suburban
asiorate OF st. Ioseph's Church. Sus-
uehanna county, Pa For years this
arish had a flourishing college for
oung men and a girls seminary. as
veil as the nOviiiste Of the Sisters OF
he Immaculate Heart Of Mary In
act that Irish settlement composed Of !
iurdy pioneers and their chIdren. q
lay fairly boast of being The era I e {