The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-11

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cucc the same fatherIv consideration
and Kindness especially III our own
homes. Ills visits we're looked forward
in with pleasure. They brought sun
shine and cheer to our loneliness ana dis
couraecm"n,s. They left Us 'h'rpirr,
and nlcd with new courage for the
tasks committed I" US.
"A long life. we'll spent rich IN
achievement in to! :. service ana III the
service Of humanity, blessed death
What more could one wish" We can
almost imaEin" We hear IN" W"fHS %'
the Master. well done. good and :aith-
ful servant. hrcauS" thou hast been
faithful over few things. | Will place
thee over many things: enter th"u m"
the joy Of thy lord" lMath. 2'--p
Because thou hast been ialthl"i over
few ,h!n.s What then Il placed over
many things. and found faithful
II have fought tn" light Happy
he who when h. appears before the
Judgment seat Of God nay. when ne mas
reached the evening Of life. can say
i have fought the night.
- have finished my course. have
finished the tasks allotted /" me. !
have kept the faith In IN" light or
this faith | loci: confidently tor the
crown. Even apart from inc good done
to others for tune and for ctcrA'F:
, even apart from the satisfaction OF
knowing that the world Is better for
our having lived in IT, what must be the
rap,urc Of the soul when It realizes thai
the battle is over. the courS" IS iinlShcn.
the victory IS won, il Is saved Tor
eternity.
Asks Prayers Of People
Now. brethren. need | ask YOU for
your prayers in behalf of our departed
! Bishop? There Is a notion abroad that
priests and bishops are not in need or
PRAYERS when they are dead. II is well
that you should have an exalted idea OF
the priesthood. but brethren. We are
poor mortals like unto yourselves, with
YOUR temptations and your weak human
nature To deal with. We have upon US
a terrible responsibility. and the higher
the dignity the greater the RESPONSE
hilily. None Of us is perfect We carry
indeed heavenly treasures. nut W" carry
them in poor carthcn vessels. Let not
YOUR high ideal of the priesthood or OF
the episcopatc cheat us ont IL your
prayers whether living OF dead. Pray
then. and offer up Masses Tor the soul
OF your Bishop. as his most dear chill
drCn. II viii he your best token al love.
II Will hc of all things most appreciated
by him. >,
"l'ricnd Father, our Bishop farewell
farewell till we meet again. May the
angels lead thee into paradise: may
the martyrs receive thee ~ Thy coming:
Nav Mary. whom thou d!dSt love, ac-
MiycSt thou enter into thy glory and
into thy rest And. rs thou hast
watched over us faithfully ere upon
Garth. mayCSt thou continue 10 watch
over us from the heights of heaven.
Amen"
A Signal Honor.
After The mass the ceremony OF ahso-
luton by five bishops was performed.
a signal mark Of honor. conferred only
n -
service. like The mass was :uspiring.
|, WAS celebrated by the following
First. RI Rev. John j. Monaghan, bis
hop Of Wilmington pei; second. RI.
Roy. Dennis J. O'Conucu, bishop Of
Richmond. Va; third. r.. Rev. William
7. Russell. bishop Of Charleston. :. c.;
fourth. TT. Roy. Hugh G. Eoyl", bishop
Of Pittsburgh: fifth. Mos, Roy. Michael
J. Cur,cy. archbishop Of Baltimore.
At the conclusion of the Five AhSolu-
tons the caSkct was sealed. and borne
from the church hy the following act!v"
pail bcarcrs-H. r. MUifmLM II J. Null
Iarkcy. Joseph II. KaS" Il. :. Alexander.
W 5 Smith and ihilip MunIhan.
Following III" raSkci ana active pail
bearers. ram" relatives Of IN" late
bishop. church dicnitart"S. and honorary
nail hrarcrs-Malnr Thomas +. Th"n"r,
br g. i. Nunmc. pr John !. Ihck"N.
General = :. Riley. DR.. G. \. WiuCrrtcr,
C. Stifcl. George J. Ma'hrS"n William
|. Rricc. J. 4 E'vm. i. ! '"niif, II e
OgtIcn John coleman. Scat'" Alexander,
George w l.ut2. John g. Hoffman, Jr..
!. nuis Horkheiul"r. l'r M''nir". OF
harrisburg. and Dr. O'I;radv. of Charles
ton
So great was the crowd outside tho
1, a
room ror the procession from the church
WAS made. and the body Of the bishop
carried to The waiting h"Hrs".
Preceding the hears" and aut"u"hi!"S
which carried relatives elderly bishops
and priests and MINIS. marched thou
sands Of school children and men Of the
various church societies OF the district.
Many In Procession.
Leading the procession from INC
church we're chief Marshal L." y. cole,
man and his aides. John y. Weaver ana
John j. MaihiS"n. followed ny -,""'
e.boo, children, from the following 0rro-
rhia1 schols: Cathedral Htrh school. ST.
Ioscnh's academy. s.. NlThonSuS. our
Lady of NJ. Lebanon. immaculate Con-
rcn,jor. 81. Johns N"r""od: Sacred
Ii.or, rnrrus christi Wa"w""d; -.
N,rracle 81 Ninccn's. and others. After
.hr school children cam" .'"r kn'Eh'S "'
Columbus and ~ many NOR" mon repro
snp,irr tho various s"'i"t!"s "f n" az
r.rrut churches Of the district.
In the automobiles rod" relatives or
The bishop md Other VISITORS. hlrh QUIZ
.crs Of tho mass and other d'GnNari"S.
elderly bishops and priests ana nuns ~
tho various orders in III" wheeling ais.
tric, Tho Younger clergy. active ana
honorary pail bearer" and others waIk'"'
Tho procession led down E"tt stree
10 sixteenth. To Mccoll""h :" Tenth
where The ranks opened. the marcho'S
standing with barred heads whi'" IN"
hc,r>r rasscd Assembled near Baker
street. wcrc automobiles Tor IN" rail
Icorcre ricrry ana others, tn" resi- "i
tho marrhcrs diShaudtnC
Tn addition 20 the aU'"n"!'iI"S pro-
yjdcd for ,hos" I'm the funeral party,
,corcs Of other machines Joined III" rr"-
ccssion. we'll over n hundred vehicles
taking part I'm tho COrtCG".
Trrousands View Procession.
All along tho course from the churcn
to the cemetery. tho sidewalks were
lined with spectators. Although the