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Show FR. HEATING'S FUNERAL. ' Father Thompson's Eloquent Sermon - Bishop Carroll's Remarks. Sorrowing thousands on Tuesday paid their last respects to the late -Father Keating, ' whose, mortal remains w ere 1 tenderly laid to rest in Butte. The ; serviea at the Church of the Sacred j Heart, on East Park street, was sol- emu and impressive, and conducted according ac-cording to the beauty and splendor of the Catholic Church, and it was participated parti-cipated in by members of the clergy from all parts of the state and by some from adjoining states, says the Butte Miner. ; The large auditorium of the church ' was filled to overflowing long before the hour set for the service, and at Q:30 o'clock those w ho had com? to mourn extended far out into the street. The service was conducted by the Right Rev. John P. Carroll, bishop of Helena, and he was assisted by a large repr:-sentation repr:-sentation of priests from the various parishes of the diocese. Among the visiting priests present were: Father Conway of Grand Junction, Junc-tion, Colo., who assisted at Fathfr Keating's ordination to priesthood at Cheyenne, Wyo., ten years ago; Father Talman, S. J., superior priest at the Ignatius Ig-natius mission: Father Maher, S. J., of Missoula; Father Hayes of Cheyenne, Wyo., who was one of Father Keating's classmates at college, and Father Lesh-ner Lesh-ner and Father Ries of Salt Lake. The societies following in the procession proces-sion to the grave included: The Young Ladies' Institute, the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent society and the different branches of the Ladies' Auxiliary society soci-ety of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, numbering more than 1.0C0. The altar boys of the Church of the Sacred Heart, numbering about seventy, preceded pre-ceded the hearse, and the boys were attired in their black soutanes and white surplices. Following came the Knights of Columbus, the three divisions divi-sions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Hiber-nians .the Sacred Heart Temperance society and the Altar society. The chanting of the office of the dead signaled the opening of the service at the church, followed by solemn high mass of requiem, with Bishop Carroll assisting. The officers of the mass were as follows: The Rev. Leitham, celebrant; Rev. Father DeSiers of St. Patrick's church, assistant priest; the Rev. Father Sullivan Sulli-van of the Cathedral parish, Helena, deacon; Rev. Father Venus, Helena parish, sub-deacon; the Rev. Father Bosch i of the Holy Savior parish, Mea-derville, Mea-derville, and Rev. Father Barry of St. Patrick's parish, deacons of honor; the Rev. Father McGlynn of St. Patrick's, and Rev. Father Foley of Deer Lodge, acolytes; Rev. Father Ries of Salt Lake, censer bearer Rev. Father O'FarrlI of Townsend, thurifer bearer; Rev. Father Leschener of Salt Lake, master of ceremonies. The Sermon. At the conclusion of mass the Rev. Father Thompson of Bozeman delivered the sermon, which was beautiful in its simplicity. While it held Father Keating Keat-ing up as a splendid example to those who mourned his loss, and as a character char-acter of almost divine conception, it spoke of him as merely a man, of human hu-man instincts, needing the prayers of his friends. Selecting a. text from the Book of Wisdom: "Being made perfect, he fulfilled, ful-filled, in a short space, a long time," Father Thompson said: "Right Reverend Bishop, Reverend Fathers and Dear Friends: I stand before you on this very sad occasion, and one long to be remembered by the good people of this parish of the Sacred Heart, to fulfill a two-fold duty. I have been requested to speak to the parents, relatives and parishioners of the dear departed priest in the name of one, the very mention of whose name, on this sad occasion, causes the tears to flow-in flow-in streams down our cheeks. I refer to your kind and loviyg pastor, Father Callaghan. We who are familiar with his beautiful character and priestly qualities are forced to'exclaim, 'Oh, if Father Callaghan were only here to say a few brief words over the remains of him whom he had learned to love, and to whom, on account of his virtuous, virtu-ous, conscientious and priestly life and executive ability, he had entrusted the care of his enitre parish.' "I cannot represent Father Callaghan on this occasion, nor can I fulfill the second duty imposed upon me, namely, to express, in words, the meaning of the death of Father Keating; to express, ex-press, in words, the loss of him who seemed to have lived years in the parish par-ish of the Sacred Heart. Held in High Esteem. "It is an exceptional day that summons sum-mons the people to pay their last sad respects to a priest. , This day marks an important page in the history of this parish. Today not only the Catholic Cath-olic people of the city, but also the non-Catholic non-Catholic are assembled jn this church to publicly manifest the high esteem and reverence in which they held Father Fa-ther Keating. The world tells us that the names and deeds of great and good men are forgotten a short time after their death. This I do not believe. I firmly believe that it takes the passing of a generation to destroy the life, the deeds, and especially the example, of a good and zealous priest. . "How many seated in this church today to-day have not impressed and stamped on their memories the many beautiful instructions and eloquent sermons delivered de-livered from the altar by Father Keating? Keat-ing? How many parents have not brought their infant sons and daughters daugh-ters to the baptismal fount and asked Father Keating to pour upon the heads of their little ones the blessed baptismal bap-tismal water? How many in this church today have not knelt in Father Keating's confessional to confess their sins to Almighty God and to ask pardon par-don and absolution through this zealous zeal-ous priest? How many have not listened list-ened to his fatherly advice and administrations admin-istrations given in the confessional, urging them to relinquish a life of sin and to return to the path of innocence and holiness? How many, on the first Friday of the month, or on a Sunday morning, have received our blessed Savior in holy communion from the consecrated hands of this dead priest? How many young couples have not stood here before God's altar and asked Father Keating to assist them in pronouncing pro-nouncing those solemn words which made them lifelong V';panions man af1 "-'fe "until dntii do them part?' "How many, listening to me here today, to-day, have not witnessed Father Keating Keat-ing administer the last sad rites of the church to the sick and the dying? "That voice which you were accustomed accus-tomed to hear Sunday after Sunday from the altar, instructing you and ex- plaining the epistles and the gospel; that voice that you have been accustomed accus-tomed to hear reading and singing the holy sacrifice of mass, is now silent. Those consecrated, priestly hands, that were formerly raised in administering the benediction or prhstly blessing, or were raised in absolution in the sacrament sacra-ment of penance, are grown cold in death. "That voice, though now silent, will in the near future, if not immediately, b? raised in prayer for you, his relatives rela-tives and parishioners, before the great white throne of God in heaven. "You, dear parents, relatives and parishioners of Father Keating. , must not we:p and grieve because this priest has gone to his reward, for he perfectly fulfilled the object of his creation. Almighty Al-mighty God, in creating him, blessed him with a divine vocation a vocation to the priesthood. Beautiful Death. "Father Keating was ordainfd a priest to offer the holy sacrament of the mass for the living and the dead; to administer the sacraments of the church; to preach the word of God, and by these msans to save not only his own soul, but the souls of all confided to his care. How well he fulfilled the duties of his vocation is evident from the beautiful death accorded him last Friday morning. When Father Keating had received all the secred rites of the church a fellow priest, standing at the bedside, said to him: " 'Father, you may be up and around again in a few days.' "To this he made reply: 'Let God's will be accomplished.' "What a beautiful answer, showing the idea that was ever upmost in his mind to do God's will. "This priest accomplished in a few-years few-years that for which others have given a lifetime. In fine, he justly deserves the title acporded to him of a popular, priestly gentleman. If Father Keating could speak to me today from this casket cas-ket inclosing his remains he would say: 'Father, speak but few words, but earnestly request my people and parishioners par-ishioners to remember me in their prayers.' "Dear friends, we all understand that the higher the vocation given us in life, the heavier the burdens and responsibilities re-sponsibilities we have to account for. Therefore remember Father Keating in your prayers offer the holy communion commun-ion for the ljappy repose of his soul. Have ' masses read for him, which is the highest form of prayer known to mankind. Follow- his kind and priestly instructions taught you from this altar. Imitate his virtuous life, so that when the evening of your life draws nigh you may be accorded that privilege which was given to him, to die in the odor of sanctity. In fine, try so to live that it may be said of you. as it is rightly said of Father Keating, 'being made perfect in a short space, he fulfilled a long Bishop Carroll Speaks. Father Thompson having concluded his sermon, which eloquently touched the hearts of the sorrowing multitude, Bishop Carroll, clothed in full canonicals, canon-icals, spoke feelingly of the departed priest. He referred to Father Keating as one of the most noble of men, to whom no sacrifice was too dear, and who was devoted to his work. "Let us not weep," concluded Bishop Carroll, "but rather, let us lorify at the happy death. We must pray for him, "for he is still in need of our prayers, and in due time he will enter into the full membership in the kingdom king-dom of heaven. God bless the work of Father Keating." Funeral Procession. Bishop Carroll chanted the burial service, the responses being made by the priests and acolytes. The funeral procession was formed, moving mov-ing out of the church in the following' fol-lowing' order: Honorary pallbearers, Rev. Fathers English and Van Aken, of' Butte; Thompson, of Bozeman; Pier-net Pier-net and Coopman. of Anaconda, and Taelman, of St. Ignatius' mission; active ac-tive pallbearers, J. J. Layton, Thomas Driscoll, John Leary, M. D. O'Donnell, Dennis Lowney and M. McMillan; casket,' cas-ket,' Bishop Carroll and clergy; altar boys; Sisters of Charity; Knights of Columbus; Xos. 1. 2 and C divisions of the A. O. H.; Sacred Heart Temperance Temper-ance society; the Altar society; Young Ladies' institute; Ladies' Catholic Benevolent society; Ladies' Auxiliary of A. O.H. The funeral procession w-as one of the largest ever seen in Butte, the members of the Catholic societies marching until Montana street was reached, w:hen special cars were used ' to the cemetery. It required seven of ' the large jumbo cars to accommodate those who had not been provided with hacks or carriages, and these were held on Broadway until the cortege reached Park and Montana streets. The Sisters of Charity accompanied the mourners to the grave, the clergy taking a position at the foot of the casket and the societies forming a circle. cir-cle. The Rev. Father Leitham conducted con-ducted the services, during which ail the priests chanted the "Benedictus." Butte Notes. James Brown and Miss Julia Maguir.-were Maguir.-were married at St. Patrick's church Monday morning. Rev. Father DcSiere officiating. The nuptial mass was celebrated cele-brated immediately after the wedding I ceremony, and the services were very impressive. Immediately after the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the Finlen. and the happv couplc left on the 9:30 train for th; east, where they w ill spend their honeymoon. honey-moon. The bride was given away by John Maguire, her uncle. Miss Mae Feemy was bridesmaid, and William Henry Burns of Missoula acted as best man. The wedding was private, but a number num-ber of persons were in the church attending at-tending mass. Mr. Brown is W-ll known in Butte, where he has resided for some time. He is bookkeeper at Hennessy's and has held the position for a number of years. The bride is also well known and popular in this city, having resided resid-ed here for about twelve years. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will return to Butte soon and be at home to their friends. f "W ith perfect weather conditions the charity ball given at Columbia gardens Wednesday for the benefit of St. Joseph's Jo-seph's orphans' home, in Helena, was a great success. The affair was under the auspices of the local lodge of Knights of Columbus, and no Dains were spared to make the ball one of the best society events of the season. Ex-client Ex-client music was furnished and a fine programme of dancis carried out on the occasion. The proceeds of the ball are for a worthy cause. Mrs. T. C. O'Brien and son have returned re-turned from the Portland fair and other coast points, where they have ban for the past few weeks. - The claimants to the Colbert estate who are natives of Ireland filed a formal for-mal petition in the district court that their claims to be next of kin to the deceased be examined, and that the court distribute the $50,0000 estate among them. The claimants include Gerald Colbert of Waterford county, Ireland; James Colbert of Monmouth county, Iowa, and others. W. X. Vailc of Denver, and L. P. Sanders of Butte are attorneys for these claimants. |