Putnam patriot., 1927-06-03
ST. MARy's CHURCH THRoNcED
 FOR FUNERAL OF FIR. BEDARD
ICoatInuel lrom Faee onol

societies. There was also a large rep- is.ae, e,tsatien oI the order oi the Sisters cf the Holy Ghost the sisterhaod ghat furnishes Che teaehtrs for the pafach= Iai schools. There Was reprtseuta- taen at tae SlstlHz= ~ Mercy, Che order lhat Was # Putnam when tr HeiaTd
 mast came bere, a8d alsU representa-. ueU 1f tae sisters of the Hely Cross. tHHm tHe tfrezxcHafdalgs.
 FH B#aard lowed his rhurh. his
 aElsH and H4z HanHle- By HIs eX= Ffts-ea wish Hr was brought homo
 salH s. Auesats Hospital, Worees- laH= . ## mFhf bt WtH tueW at che gHd. All A.t a.s evidence uf nle uutl nr labors. The kelutiful church Htetlar. with it. aftAl4e decorations , nearby rom WltEg came He bishop and the c-1rHE the me feetorR. at the other end at she Ha sh property the He#. m dsfu ze1aal hHiiing. a hall= taet io children; net Tar away the teaJtftat asafy s cemetery; all memorials 8 hss udImuushod efforts for hts tnsr-e. fHg body IS not Co rt- pose ip thls cemetery. beautiful though it IS bat was taken tu Canada, where gem ratmns of his ancestors are bur led. and where most of his relatives now reside, and placed iu the crypt of the heautlful cathedral at Sherhreake This was the request of Fr Bedard complying with the dying wish of Bishop tarocquc of Sberbrooke. that Fr. Bedard. the first priest to be or dalned by Bishop Larueque. be buried by his side
 l. was an intensely solemn occasion. The people began tp arrive early lest they be unable to got within the church Their great loss sat heavily upon them. as evidenced by solemn faces and tear-dimmed eyes. Each considered the pastors death a person al loss. Their priest. their friend. their henefactor, was gone. While it was protraeted illness that ended in his death, and the end was not uneN peeted many there were who hoped un tll the last that, somehow. the life of him whom they loved as pastor. re speeted and esteemed as q man, and who was NO all important te their spir- itual and temporal welfare. might be spared
 While lessened by the knowledge for some days that death was lowering near nevertheless the tolling of the death knell from the church helfry was a shock to members of the parish and to the citizens of Putnam, With it faded the last hope that he was to re- main to labor among them: Co bless and minister unto them.
 Filling every seat in the church which has q capacity of over i,io0. sat those at three seeFe years and ten those of middle age. and those of the younger generation present To show aN ts.FH love. their reverence. their respect, es- tcem and regard for the prelate and the man. He had passed away. been taken From hts fruitful labors and leadership af some l0n0 souls. while yct in Che prime of life. at time when it might ht expected that many more years ef Il useful, eensecrated life stretched forth before him fiis un- timely death. as alluded to in the GU loeY pronounced during fhe service while part of scheme of life devcl- oped and directed by an infinite power. not t0 be questioned as not being for the best was beyond the ken of human understanding
 Soft Tones of New Organ
 As the bell in the church steeple tolled tfty=seven strokes the altar l boys marched devaUtiy in. passing i through the sanctuary, and taking seats just outside the altar rail. Then came the bishop and the clergy. who i completely filled the sanctuary. As the last stroke echoed through the church the first notes of the solemn l high mass of requiem were heard. The soft tones of the fine new organ re- minded members of the congregation that this beautiful new instrument was but recently installed and dedicated i through the efforts of him who would 1 hear it no more.
 I The mass was sung by Rev. Walter I MeCrann of Danbury, who is a former Putnam young man. as Bishop Milan on account of severe cold, was pu able 10 oficiate. as had been planned Rev Bernard NJ Donnelly, of NOrtl Gr0svcnordale. acted as deacon. an, Rev. ] C. Mathieu. of Wauregnn. n. :. suh-deacon Very Rev Msgr William I Iil Flynn Of Hartford Chancellor col the diocese, acted as master of cere monies. and Rev. Francis P. Keough HasslstaHt chancellor. was assistan master of ceremonies.
 l eulog0 in both French and Eng fish was delivered tv Rev. q. 0 Belle 1ese af Taftville Rev Err Routhier taug pustor of st. Nafv's church fnHl hulb lu French and English. lh'
 Ha ai che dead Following the mas
 Ha Ht R Bishop Milan sang the li hera fer the dead
 Relatives Present
 Among che relatives present wcr
 Napoleon Bodard. brother from Der liu-N- H.; brother, Milfred Bedard md Mrs Bodard brother Harvie
 and brother Christopher, and brother in=law. 4 Routhier. all O Quebec.
 , The pail bearers were John | ] Bvrne. Joseph A P Gagne, Alvin L. i Clair, A. A. Brodeur. John J. McGar ny and Thomas r. Ryan.
 The ushers were A. Newton Vaughn James ] Charron, Arthur BrodeuI Alfred Bonneville, Louis Vadnais. Following the services many re mained to pass by the bier and lool
 for the last time upon the features 0 Hi .... s-.5.. s s..s s..a ket was closed and the body. accom- ] nauind hv rgu Fat her Ruuf HieF am