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Show DEATH OF FATHEH KAVA-ITAUGIL KAVA-ITAUGIL In the death of Very Rev. Patrick Vincent Kavanaush, C. II.. which oc- ri'T-rprl Jit "Rnff.nlo V. V on the IfHh in.st.. the church in this country suffered suf-fered a severe fceis. Tweittv-ivejii years ago we first met Father Kavan-augh. Kavan-augh. on the banks of Niagara, where now he sleeps his last rfeep hard by the fi-cenjs of his life's labors. The influence in-fluence which this der-arted p-rifL-t ex-ercistd ex-ercistd over those who came in. contact con-tact with him is not to be estimated. In nearly every diocesr in- the country there are today priewts v ho received, inspiration in-spiration and impulse to better an I nobler th.inst? from Father Kavunaugh, in the halls of Our I.,ady of Angels. It can tnilv be said of Mm, that he was in even' respect and always the true and noble priest. He is gne, but if I ever so'-d lived in lives made better by its presence Father Kavana.ugh'3 lives in counties" other soul.3 ma-la better bet-ter and nobler becau.ee of his life. Father Cronin in Union and Time3 thiu-9 closes an, editorial full of heart-fefcings' heart-fefcings' on the life and example of Father Kavanaugh: When, at last, death came and his eyes were closed to earth forever, - the body was taken to his brother's home, w here it was prayerfully watched over unil the solemn obsequies at St. Joseph's Jo-seph's Cathedial. last Tuesday morning. The vast structure was crowded on th-a occasion, a large number of priests being be-ing in the sp.notuary, while many frorm I the various religious ir.i-titution'S of thei I ..'ij w-e-e visiu.v lit Lnna.y o-i. c.iw church. The solemn mass of renule-m, i was sung by Very Rev. Father McHale j friend, successor and confrere of the j deceased who at the close of the ser- I vice r-o-icl an eloquent and, loving trib- I ute to the character and virtues of hia departed co-laborer. I The body waa thence taken to Xia?- ara University, where another requiem I service was held Wednesday morning, I when the Rev. Father Baker, a lif o-fon? friend of" the deceased, delivered a tender ten-der eulogy over the remains of .ne of Niagara's most cherished sor.3. The coffin was then borne by tender hands to the adjoining sacred grounds and reverently placed beside the remaina of Father Rice for so many years Father Kavanaugh's devoted co-laborer, friend and father. And there at ia.-r. he s!e?ps well under un-der the shadow of Niagara's towering err-;'?, on the verge of the rushing river v.iic5'? music so often lulled him t.i , reverie, and amid the storied surroundings surround-ings where he had spent the bloom of boyhood's years- and the golden glory of his manhood's prime. Verily, he haj fought the good fight. And while he has gene to receive the victor's ever- . lasting reward, his memory will long1 be laurel-crowned in many a heart For he was one of those who kept The whiteness of his s.aii, and thus men! rr.en o'er him wept. |
