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Show i44t4444444444444H444444ft4t444444t i Mrs. Elizabeth Malone 4- 4- 4- 4- X dutiful Funeral Services Over the Remains of the t X Great Priest-Editor's Mother. X 44-4-44-4-44444-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-444-44-4-4-4-4-444-4-4-44-4-4-4t MRS. ELIZABETH MALONE, (From a Family Picture.) (Written For the Intermountain Catholio k by James J. Burke.) Denver, Feb. 1. Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Malone, ' the mother cf Father Malone, ' were held Monday morning at St. Joseph's Church! ' Solemn Sol-emn Requiem. High Mass was celebrated. cele-brated. - There was a very -large -attendance and the eervices were beautiful, and especially touching, when tne son sang the Solemn Requiem Mass- over his dear mother's remains. Father Morrin was deacon. Father Brandt sub-deacon; and Father O'Ryan master of ceremonies: . Bishop Matz gave the final absolution Other priests present were Fathers Bradner, Gelr-man, Gelr-man, Eisler, Francis. Barnard, Peter, Dugan, ' Carrigan,- Callanan, Philips, Casey and Scanlam Father Malone himself, though worn out with grief and unrest; offered up the Mass for the repose of the soul of his beloved mother. It was indeed a solemn and sorrowful occasion, and one seldom witnessed, where -a departed mother has the privilege of having her ' only son (who was her ideal, whom she I loved and cherished, and for whom she sacrificed everything that he might become a priest) say the last rites over her sacred body, and indeed it was a sacrifice, for when Father Malone was but a mere child his father was shot down in battle, defending the flag we love so well, and Mrs. Malone was left with the two little ones to care for : Thomas and his sister, who is now Mrs. J. J. Ryan. The brave woman struggl?.! on. She had one object in view, that wad to ' make her son a prie?t. and how well she attained her purpose; not only to " see him a priest, but to see htm one of the brightest and best liked pri-;sta that ever preached" the Holy Gojpel In tue Intermountain West, and one that Den- . ver people" are extremely pioud of. Rev. Bishop Matz read the olTicrs, and Father Quirk gave a lent'.iy ad- dress. on the life of the deceasetf. II ; began by quoting the probero of ?olo-i ?olo-i mon, that a good woman was a prlce- less- gift from heaven, and "if a good woman is a priceless gift from heaven," said Father Quirk, "what is a good mother, one that sacrificed her whnl9 life, you might say. that her son might become a minister of God. one of God's Apostles, to teach His tfbly doctrin. "Ah," said Father Quirk, "but few-realize few-realize the struggle that some mothers have to furnish the means to mako their son a priest, to pay their way through school, through eoliege, through seminary, and how little co seme of us appreciate their never-tlricg efforts. It only came to me when my own mother was lyinsr on h ?enth- bed. I said to her: " 'Mother, surely you won't ask ma to administer the last Sacrament?' She : said: 'My son. why did I toil all the?e years? Was It that I should m.ik n y boy a priest, only to adminiilcr to strangers?' . "And true It Is,- a mother's to.l.in ntr . son's behalf is never ended. Her only thought is of him; she negleccs herf Phe neglects her comfort; she negl.v-u every thing, that might be for lir o-.vn good. She sometimes. neglects her own' soul. When she. prays she.prav3 for' him; when she kneels a', the altar rail , and offers up. the blessed Sacrament it is for him. If she has a M.iss paid 'tis not for herself,. it is for him. And God in His infinite mercy, will not overlook" her. for her sacrifices.." . ProfVsor O'Neil presided at the organ. or-gan. The singers were Mrs. Fred Johnson, John-son, Mrs. McAllister, Mrs. Anderson. Mis. Sayer, the Misses .Allen, Miss Riordan and Will Sayer. Miss Belle Mclhtyre r also sang "Angels Ever Bright and. Fair." At 10;30 o'clock Friday night the remains re-mains of Mrs. Malone started on their long Journey to their last resting plac in Waterloo. N. Y., where the final obsequies were performed Thursday morning, and where the interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. The uniformed rnnV nf -v.i of Hibernians, of which Father Malone is State President, gathered at Mc-Govern's Mc-Govern's . undertaking establishment and escorted the sad procession to the depot. Father Malone accompanied the remains. Many priests were at the depot de-pot to see him off. |