Evening journal., 1920-01-19
Mother GENERAL
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the clergy and people Of the entire dl0-
cese, for the irreparable loss sustained
in the death Of Mother Stanislaus He
dwelt with great emphasis on her
heroic life Of nearly lfty years in the
religious state. she having taken orders
at but &c years Of age.
The bishop also referred In feeling
terms 20 the six years. from 1909 10
1915, spent by her as Mother superior at
the ST. Pauli7 convent OF the Francis
can Order and her invaluable services
40 81 Pauls school while 3t the con-
vent. lie told how she had left here
for other nelds Of labor and how she
had risen 10 be the Rev. Mother Cen
eral Of the Order. which post she held
during the past year and a half.
Bishop MONAGHAN also spoke OF the
devotion Of the chllren Of So Paul's TO
the deceased sister, and the debt OF
gratitude owed by the parish for her
great work here.
lie closed his address by reminding
all present 90 remember Mother stan
islaus in their grateful prayers.
Bishop Monaghan was assisted By
Very Rev. Charles Fromendne, Of the
Oblaie Fathers, and Rev. John j..
DOugherty. Of the Cathedral.
Priests attending the services in
cluded the Rev. Frederick Campbell and
The Rev. John Boland, Of New Castle !;
the Rev. Walter Leonard, OF Sacred
Heart Church; the Rev. james Qu'gley
and the Rev. James NJ. Grant, Of ST.
Patrick's Church; the Rev. ]. ]. DouSh-
erty. the Rev Joseph Lee and the Rev
Martin. OF tho Cathedral; the Rev. Fran
els Conley. Of st. AIMS Church; the
Rev. William Temple, OF ST. Ellzabeth's
Church; the Rev. William Scott. Of St.
Joseph's Church: Father Crowley. Of
ArddletOwn; Father Arndt, Of Elkton /;
the Rev. James McSweeney, Of Hockes-
sin: the Rev. James Connel and the
Rev ]. ]. McCarty, Of Clayton; the Rev
John C. Gulcz, OF st. Hedwlgs Church.
Wllm 'ngton: Father Patterson and
Father Farrell. Of Gl-n Riddle. Pa !;
Father Mahoney, Father Martin, Father
McElwee, FOlher Lawless and Father
Tucker. Of the Saleslanum. Whining
ton. There was no school at the Sales
ianum today.
The pallbearers were John Hanley.
John Cahill Charles Lynch, John I. Do
Ian. Patrick Freeman and Simon
Dougherty, all members Of st. Pauls
parish
The auditorium Of the church was
crowded 10 the limit with the members
Of all of the Wilmington parishes, and
all OF the members Of the Sisters OF
St. Francis, about nifty in number, in
Wilmington.
Aflcr the services in st. Pauls Church
the body OF the well beloved Mother
General was conveyed by automobile TO
The Mother House Of the Sisters Of 81.
Francis, at Glen Riddle, Pa. The burial
will not take place until Friday, in
b order to allow representatives from
the Western Mother House. at pendle-
ION, oregon, and other distant points, TO
be present at the final services.
owing 20 the death OF Mother Cen
eral Stanislaus, none Of the parochial
schools in Wilmington, taught by the
sisters Of st. Francis, were open today.
Many OF the children OF these schools,
which included 81. Paul's, st. Patrlck's,
st. Joseph 's-on-the-Brandywine, -.
Mary's, st. AIMS, ST. Thomas's aud 81.
Josephs Colored Home were present at
the mass In 50. Paurs Church.
Arrangements for the services at
eilen Riddle have not as yet been made,
further than that Il will take place on
Friday morning.