J-f4-f-f -f4-4"f -f 4"f 4H "f f -f-f ; T(v. Edward fflcGIynn, D. D. 4- 4- 4- By Rev. Thomas II. Malone. 4 4 444 44 -fH f4 i44 (Editorial Correspondence.) New York, Jan. 16. Father MeGlynn of I was going to say, of the Archdiocese Arch-diocese -of New York, but I should, say, Father McGlynu, of the Catholic Church in 'the United States is dead. People in every diocese in the country received the announcement of hia death with sorrow, for so strong was his personality and dominating intellect, and so boundless hie charity, that Catholics everywhere treasured his name in pride and affection. In no sense was Dr. MeGlynn an ordinary man. He was superb in intellect, intel-lect, generous in soul, and great in the child-like simplicity, whiuh made him so often the victim of the undeserving, but which waa admirable when brought in contact with those who needed and merited the aid of his great I spirit. Dr. McGlvnn's character -was so varied and offers so many points of view for consideration that a comprehensive sketch of his life is not an easy task. Considered intellectually, it may be said of hi:m that he was among the foremost fore-most Priests of his time. This is particularly true, if we note the wonderful power of exprcission, the striking, oratorical gifts which were his peculiar characteristic. For ability to express abstrusa and difficult theological and philosophical problems in facile and comprehensive style, he was without a peer. From the heights he saw many things, of which we in. the valley had small conception. He understood principles and he foresaw the sure results of their correct application as well as the unfortunate conditions- that would arise from the misapplication. In this he was, in great part, a statesman. I do not mean that he was superior to many others in his power of analysis, analy-sis, or in rpa li:3ftiin nf thf evil mnaofiiiaroo! th-jt inavitahlv fnllmv- misrliiwtPil statesmanship, but he did radically differ from these, in that he could not complacently c-onaidor conditions which he knew were the logical outgrowth of a disregard of Christian principles. Herein he showed much. of the tvjirit of Savonarola. 13 ut of Dr. MeGlynn it could never be said that he was ambitious. His own personality, it can truthfully be asserted, he had annihilated. He lived not for himeelf, but for others, and it waa this that made him rest leas in the face of oppressive conditions conditions whose change could never (have made life easier for him, only in so far as he was happy in contemplating the amelioration amel-ioration of suffering in others. No dia;i ti?s!ing situation did he ever look upon as permanent, but rather as a coniscauence cf eloiili, on the part of those whose energy, if exercised, could have removed it. To such a man there must naturally arise opposition, and the stronger his efforts, the more pronounced the opposition. There never was a harrase-ing harrase-ing situation in human affairs but some one was interested in its maintaining. Hence, in many of his public actions, this great Pritut ran counter to infrest and prejudice, and as was inevitable in such circumstances, the power and infiuenlce of these whose interest he opposed, whose prejudice he aroused, were turned against hem, but no power or influence was ever strong enough to shake the confidence cf the masses in the man whesa integrity and singleness of purpose were ever above suspicion. If the consciousness of rectitude of purpose gives strength to the individual individ-ual character, it also inspires respect, even in those whose desEres may be hindered thereby. Hence it is that tho se who (iid not wholly agree in Dr. Mc-Glynn's Mc-Glynn's ideas of 'right, at heart admired 'the spirit of the imn, who was animated ani-mated tolely by a defire for the betterment of his fellows. But of the great masses of the people it can truthfully be paid their confidence con-fidence in Dr. McGlynn's sincerity of purpose, disinterested generosity and unimpeached integrity was deeper and more abiding than that ever accorded to any other ecclesiastic in the history of the American Church. But of others than the masses, is this likewise true. The great American press the nen-partisan press seldom makes a mistake in arriving at a correct cor-rect estimate of a public man's character. What that estimate of Rev. Dr. MeGlynn is, a few short extracts will suffice to ahow. The New York Herald said: With a prayer for the divine mercy on his lips, the troubled earthly career j of that now world famed priest. Rev. Dr. Edward MeGlynn, closed forever yes'ierciay afternoon. A week ago the occasion of the golc?f?n jubilee of his old city parish marked a happy ending of the most painful incidents of the ecclesiastical fetid that had given him international repute. A man. of many brilliant intellectual intellec-tual gifts and a strong personality, he will probably be best remembered for his abounding charity. Dr. MeGlynn loved his fellow man. And what better epitaph can mortal desire? The New York World, whose readers form a class different from those of the Herald, speaks thus beautifully of the dead: It is always easy to draw lessons from the lives of great men. especially if the great man is as many-sided as the late Father MeGlynn. Father MeGlynn Me-Glynn was great because he had a human heart. One of the lessons of his dMth may be found in his express order that there should be no flowers at his funeral. He wanted to give flowers to the living. He held out the helping hand to the weak and lowly. He gave encouragement to men and women tired of the struggle of life. His whole life was a fight to better the conditions of mankind man-kind everywhere. He was great in his humanity. And his idea that the dead need no flowers, but that the living should have the roses of life strewn in their psrhway, is worth remembering. That is one of the bes't p-srmons he ever preached. And so, in similar strain, did the other metropolitan papers pay tributes to the great but genltle sacerdotal spirit which is at rest forever. A character which appealed so forcefully to all classes of people will surely be missed in the world. ' In a really falfish age, it was natural that such a man would be a shining shin-ing mark, would stand illumined among his fellows as a heritage of departed age err the hope of an age to come. Thus does Dr. MeGlynn stand in the estimation of the masses, who realized his general endeavor, but viewed him from a distance. ' There is another phase of his life to be cons'ideretl, anrl that is his sacerdotal sacer-dotal character. Naturally those ware few, though many comparatively who were brought within that circle where the influence of the genial spirit, the loving soul of the kiraday father, was felt and appreciated. Those to whoni this extraordinary extraordi-nary privilege was granted are the ones who found peace and comfort in beautiful St. Stephens, where for twenty-one years, a faithful . pastor end loving friend gave of his charity to the suffering, of Ms love, to the sorrowing, sorrow-ing, and of Ms boundless, compassion to the sinful. I shall always esteem it a blessed privilege to have witnessed the closing clos-ing scene of his mortal career, which occurred in the sanctuary which he loved so well. It was meet and juat that the last incident connected with thl3 noble soul should have been enacted in Saint Stephen's, to which Monseig-neur Monseig-neur Mooney, in a sermon graceful and tactful, referred as "the hallowed place where his presence was for so long dominating, h'is influence so potent, his words so sweet." Even death did not dtill that potent influence, for there was no one in the vast concourse of priests and people that filled Saint Stephen's but felt that Father McGlynn's noble soul 3till lived in lives made better by his spiritual spir-itual presence. There were men at his bier who rejoiced that peace hovered near, who ware made happy at the spectacle, who uttered prayers of thanksgiving, thanks-giving, artd who felt 'that from that peace would come an era of good will to be broken no more. May the tranquility, peace and the happiness which Father McGlynji brought to thousands on earth be his forever more. THOMAS H. MALONE.