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eynstg Star and Cathofle Messnpe
rCREV. A. J. RYAN,
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y sE, oU AlPmlsWA=. SEPTEMB E 18, 1874
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OI C. Bsuva, Houston.
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1tehaj......Kept l1-Steenth SondayefteTPeoteO
4uEf ..... Sept. 14-e]tatl*on of the Holy Crow.
5IIS....pt. -Octlves ofol Nalvity.
Sdnoema1..ept. 16-.LCornelUO. Pope. and Oyprin
. lahop, Iartyr.
hla ...Sept t-The sBtgmata of St. Frnch o
..p..t.. . -.  -St. Joeph of Cupertino, Confen.
wrap....Sept. 1--8E. JAtyrt tuu Compafofl
IN MEMORY
OF THE
REV. JOHN B. DUFFY, C. SS. R.,
For Twenty-three Years in 1oew Orleans a zealous M
tionary of the Holy Catholic Church. -
ONE OF THE
facndcrs and Directors of the MoagING tTAa.
ad ever a staunch Champion of the Catholic Press,
these columns are put in moarning.
Ileqieseat in race.
Eixnt DAYe.--Wednesday, Friday. and
Saturday next, being the Autumn Ember Days
are days of fast and abstinence. U
To PAnrTs.--Read the advertisements i
our educational columns. The special advan
tages claimed by our Convents, Colleges and
Academies are there set forth, as also the term
" of each.
Ramtxronsar FATakts xI QuanBE.-W
are informed that a new houseof the Redemp
torist Fathers has been opened in Quebec, and
that the Rev. Michael Burke, C. 88. B., for
merly of St. Alphonaus Church, in this city,
has been appointed Superior.
CorN mstATIolle -From the 19th of July las
to the let of September, Hi. Grace, the Mos
Rev. Archbishop of New Orleans, gave Con
firmation to fifteen hundred and thirty-al
persons in the Attakapas country and th
pariah of St. Landry.
OaDvnATION.-Laat Sunday, September 6th,
in St. Peter's Church, New Iberia, His Grace,
the Most Rev. Archbishop of New Orleans
conferred the Holy Order of Priesthood on th
Rev. Michael Coughlan; a native of Clare
King's County, Ireland, and an ex-member o
the Pontifical Zouaves.
RarITUa or D. DOUMEN.-Last Tuesday
evening we bad the pleasure of welcomin
home, from his pilgrimage to Lourdes and
Rome, Dr. Emile Donmeing, President of th
Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Doctor is
in splendid health. We understand that at an
early day he will be called upon to give an
account of the manner in which he performed
his mission as the representative of the Catho.
lics of this city on the First American Pilgrim
age.
SALGIERa.-To-day being the Feast of th
H Ioly Name of Mary, the ceremonies at th
church of that name in Algiers will be of an
usual ,;u::nity.
At the seven o'clock Mass the Total Abhti
nonce Socioty of the parish, organized by the
... Rev. Father Bellanger, pastor, will approaeh
the Holy Table in abody. At 9 o'clock Solemn
High Mass will be celebrated and the sermon
will be preached by the Rev. B. A. Noithart, C
88. R., of St. Alphousus' church.
FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVIISBARY.-Next Satur
day, September 19, will be the forty-fifth ann
versary of the elevation of our Most Rev. Arch
bishop, N. J. Perche, to the priesthood. Durin
that long period his life and labors have b ed e
etriotly conseorated to the service of God. Ili
works have been patent to all men, fearless
ness and candor being as conspicuous in his
character as real and priestly devotion. It is
to be hoped that every Catholic under his
epiritual charge will remember him on the ap
proachinug occasion, above referred to, and
invoke the blessing of God upon himn
Rz.uIOUs PROFICsB1ON AT ST. JOv.rPII's Co
v'OIT.-On the 8th inst. (Feast of the Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin), in the chapel attach
to the Convent of St. Joseph, corner of Galves
and St. Philip streets, five -novices made their
solemn vows, the Vicar General of the Arohdio
eese, Very Rev. G. Raymond, D. D., officiating.
The caumes t the newly professed Sisters are:
Miss Noeeuie L None, in religion Sister Louise
Caudida; Miss Laura Thibodean, Sister Sera
phioe; Miss Louise Martin, Sister of the Sacred
Heart; Miss Mary Cooney, Sister Mary Alphon
esdi Lignori; Miss Amelia Smith, Sister St.
Egnatius. _
S Aoaszn HraRt ConvarTe.-Stndies will
resumed at the two Convents under the diree
S t ion of the Sisters of the Sacred Ileart on th
7th of October. These two Convents arebeau
tifully situated in the most healthy localities,
the one at Grand Coteae and the other (St
Michael's) in the parish of St. James, on the
banks ofkeMisslesippi, about esity-fve miles
above New Orleans. The branch establishment
of s. Michael'o , No. 96 Domaine street, Seeeon
DieMete wllo.cpes for the admission of
REV. JOHN B. DUFFY, C.SS. R.
The death of Rev. Father- Daffy whie
tk place at Cbatawa, last Tuesday, the w
th inst. was a great shock to his counties w
riends in this community, though it ought I
have been anticipated by all. For sow v
ral years his tenure of life has bee. very 1
recarious, owing to a serious affecti6n of
be lungs, yet a deceptive appearance o
obustnese misled many acquaintances into
feeling of security as to his prospects oal
ong life. The misfortune of breaking his t
nele, which occurred a short time since, fi
f course gave a great shock to his en- .
feebled system, and the entire cessation of
11 activity which resulted, no doubt, co- P
operated in still further reducing his h
trength, so that dropsy set in. and proved a
astal. ti
In another column we give a sketch of h
the life and character of Father Duffy, '
also the panegyric pronounced over his i
remains by Reverend Father Giesen, in i
which the more interesting events of. h
iekness and death will be found al.
luded to. Neither will we dwell upon the 
immense crowds that assembled to meet
his remains at the depot and assist at his b
bsequies. The details of these passages e
will be found in the copious extracts of b
reports from our daily papers, which we b
give elsewhere. We cannot refrain, how °
ver, from mentioning the courtesy and
vident sympathy of Mr. E. D. Frost, Gen
ral Manager, and Mr. W. P. McKinley,
uperintendent, of the Jackson Railroad,
in the transportation of the remains
to the city from the five mile point. a
Owing to an accident, the necessary S
rtificate from the Board of Health a
had not been forwarded, and the body I
could not be brought within the city
limits. Upon the production of the cer- F
tificate, however, the gentlemen named
espatched a locomotive and car with as
much promptness that but little time was
!lot before the venerated remains were
received by the anxiously waiting multi
tude.
As to the virtues and works of Father
Dufy, we need but refer to the addres
f Father Giesen and the eulogies of on
otemporaries of the city press repro r
need elsewhere. What more can I
-aid t And yet Father Duffy's life was s t
luminous, so beautiful, so manifold in 1
ncessant activity, that every beholde
w new lights, new beauties, new virtues,
differing as his point of view differed from
-hat of his neighbor.
Some were amazed at his zeal-the im
mense works which he contributed so ma
rially to construct, the little works which
he was constantly doing unknown to any
un but the beneficiaries of his labor, the
ools that he organized and personally
uperlntended, the missions that he set on
cot or gave himself, the complete forget
funess of his own health and comfort in
visiting the sick at any hour of the night
through tempest and rain and flooded
treets. Others, and they were multitudes,
were captivated by his goodness o
• heart. All that was necessary was to let
him know how he could assist any one and
s t was done. He was afraid neither o
" labor nor of rebuffs. His influence w
n great, and it was at the service of any de
serving object ; he was not alarmed lest h
should overstrain it.
For others again, the most remarkable
peculiarity of Father Daffy was his even
ness of temper. It seemed impossible t
ruffle him or force him to a harsh or hasty
expression. Under any excitement or pro
s. vocation he was calm and patient. His
s peech was always temperate, though gen
b rally plain and direct enough. In fact-he
n was inclined to bluntness of language,
in d was very straightforward. But no
C matter what censure he had to make, what
reproof to administer, it was in so moder
r ate a tone, so free from exasperation or
fretfulness, that the subject of it could no
imagine him to be personally offended or
ispleased.
in At any rate, from whatever cause, Father
Duffy was extremely and generally be
loved. We are unable to analyse the per
fections of his holy character, but we see
its fruit and influence in the unbounded
fection entertained for him by such mul
dtitodes of people. There certainly never
was a more popular man in New Oileaus
priest, politician, or soldier-than hIe.
'We doubt if more general and irrepressible
tyigrief has ever followed the demiea of any
eno in the United States, than that which
was witnessed in consequence of his death.
SWe most say, however, that there was
.more of love than of faith in this grief;
efor how can we doubt the happiness of his
exchange On the Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin-that glorious Feast of his holy
- othershe took him away. Her day o
Srthly nativity she selected as his heaven
y birth-day.
teh ef the Life anC Charseter of Father Dnay.
" Father Dufy died this morning at th
e'clock." This message, transmitted by th
ewires on the beantiful Feast of the Nativity o
she Blessed Virgin, cast sorrow the mee
t.gnant into the hearts of thousands.
SThe Catholic Churoh of America, prolific
St hss been of saeerdotal eminence, can poan
Sno fairer name than his: He was born
sad, to Intlunese, to magnetie othere.
t, in early mabooet he gave pemise
- a demAsm sjmil has that
Born near the pletauqse towi orCd eteahl
Jooty Cavan, Irel ad, February D0th, 18B
iefore the pauing of theEmanelpatien Act, hd I
was brought by his parents to Philadelphi w
while still a babe1 his aiother's recent conver
ion to the Catholic faith, and the perseoution i
he had to suoer "on that acooount, being the mo
bief reason which induced his father to emi bI
~toe. Every quality that makes boyhood as
oveable was quickly discerned in him-this d
oy was emphatically the father of the man
noble, generous and fearless by nature, fall of
Innocent glee and gentle humor, he challenged a
the love and esteem of teachers and school- b
fellows, and daily endeared himself more and
more to his devoted parents. h
There being then no Catholic school in ft
Philadelphia, his parents were forced to send
him for a time to the public schools, and it
was his own experience. of these institutions
that made him their life-long enemy. Often
have we-heard him recall with emotion the
solicitude with which they strove to ward o tig
the pernicious effects of the godless educationu·
given in these schools. "Catholic education,
aid he on the occasion of his jubilee, " has d
been the idol of my life. The saddest conse W;
qnence of my illness to me Is, that it preventse
me-from exerting myself, as in former days, inli
the schools. I myself had the misfortune ofc
being placed in a publio school, no other being
within my reach, and I tell you that, had I r
beard nothing of God, or of my immortal soul, a
but what I heard in these schools, I should,
now be ignorant that I have a soeal to save,ll
and heaven to gain or lose. But thanks tom
my good old Irish parents, I was taught con
tinually that to love and serve God was the
great end for which I was created." t
These pious parents saw that their boy wasel
in his place at Church and at Sunday school,
and that he regular y approached the holy
Sacraments. One of the first whom his frankm_
-and modest deportment attracted, was the lat
Bishop O'Connor, of Pittaburg; and the Veryg
Rev. Dr. James O'Connor, now of Holmesburg,
Pa., was his best beloved Sunday achool e
teacher.
Even then bhe wai quite conspicuous for
docility to his parents and superiors, a virtue
which accompanied him through life. He
really honored his father and mother, and to
the last loved to repeat the simple lessous of
Christian charity thathabitually fell from theti
ips. "I always like to be kind to the poor,
aid he to the writer a few weeks ago, " be
anse my dear father often said to me: ' John,
never refuse to assist the poor;' and my poolz
mother, too: 'John, always speak gently t
the poor, and do all you possibly can for them, I
because they are the nearest to God.' What a
good example they gave me," he added, " they
lways sought first the kingdom of God, but
now people put the world first and God last,M
and that is what grieves me most."
All this was not lost on the pare-minded and
fervent youth. Though destined by his father
for a brilliant career in the world, he soon felt
he priestly vocation. With him to resolve
was to act. Bishop Kenrick, to tryh
= eived his application coldly, saying the Semi
nary was already toe much crowded. " Oh
_Bishop," interrupted the earnest youth, "there
are three priests to be ordained, why cannot I
have one of the vacancies ? Upon this the
holy prelate looked upon him and loved him.
ILA few moments' conversation impressed him
;Iso favorably with the earnestness and real
t. ability of the pious applicant, that he joyfully
i admitted him to St. Charles Seminary.
,t On a closer examination of his heart, Mr.
d Duffy felt that there was still a sacrifice he
could make for God, and presently we find him
in the Redemptorist novitiate. He made his
vows on the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy, 184'?,
and was ordained by Archbishop (then Bishop)
Hughes the following year. He was imnmedi-_
ately appointed teacher of English literature
e in the Redemptorist House of Studies in Cuam
mberland, being then in his twenty-fourth year.
mThree of his former pupils, Rev. Fathers
. Giesen, Neithart and Girardey assisted at him
o- obsequies.
,B Sent to New Orleans in 1831, his career since
has been peculiarly glorious for God and his
e Church. No spot in America, perbape, pre
ented a more thorny field to the apostolic
husbandman, but, under his fostering care,
'" the desert blossomed like the rose." Obsta
tles of every species beset him, but the young
-priest no sooner "came and saw," than he
rn" conquered." In his, hand, the cross was as
t the wand of an enchanter. Churches and
rmsohools sprang from the earth, like the gourd
of the prophet, and the people felt, with the
rmJews of old, that "so man could do these thing_
. tunless God were wthl him."
r But, important and brilliant as have been
his labors and successes, they are not the most
Be touching points of his intercourse with hi.
d--eeply cherished flock. Profound veneration
ulnd warm gratitude he readily inspired, but tlhis:
Ifwas not all. A nmother r:ather than a father in
his tenderness, one had for him a feeling of
._mrdoutfffection such as rarely pastes the liu
emits of the domestic hearth From the extraor
y dinary sincerity of his earnest character, he
lwas sometimes a little brusque, and even caus
h. tio, in manner, lbut his candor offended no one.
S:' Whatever Father Duffy says or does is for
- our good," was the popular sentiment.
He loved the South, New Orleans, and the
Fourth Distriot, with all the intensity of his
great heart. "Remember that however much
l love Chatawa, I bel0ong to YNew Orleans," was
0 one of the last sentences his dying lips artiou
- ated. lie had a smile and a grasp of his hon
i hand for the poor laborer as well as the
wealthy merchant, or rather with him the pool
came before the richb, and he allowed neither ti
Sleoit his presence without endeavoring to dra
• hihim nearer to God. His bluff ways starthead
ru o one. Even the little children would gatLher
et iaround him and talk to him as though he were
eus of themselves, as indeed be was, in guille
- lessness and simplicity. Every one knew thua
atihe feared only God, and therefore nobodr
eal fred him.
,i No words of ours ean describe a chaacet or
_. " consummate beaty. O* a saint -
di , esteme a jr at A A paai sdeae a
nee it ia his mind; before the shais;
shbelptap brings chsate lIfe from Iii.* -
tone, hp must form his ideal of lovelin
within his owon soUT.
But diloalt though it be to understand a
ore describe, pre-eminent sanctity, it ib th
mly thing on earth that compels the' knee
bend. In these days of worldliness and mam
~n-worshbip, when even "the divinity t
doth bhedge in a king " no longer dasles but
roportion to the number of bayonet tht
apport majesty, the remains of a poor priest
whose abilities were' rather powerful than
brilliant, who knew this world only to despis
it, who had nothing to leave behind him hba
hie blessing, are received with spontaneons af
festion and revprnpe such as no monarch on
rth could command; they are lowered t
their temporary resting place. amid the test
he prayers, the blessings, of his people.
imple faithful who shower on that sacr
-pot the fair flowers so emblematic of his sin
gular innocence, impelled by a plous instino
eae their Begauews, and implore his inter
lon as one of the just made perfect. Th
didst lore us, and plead for eu in thy life, Jo no
orget so nose that thou art before the King. 2T
is that thou art our Brother, our Father, tha
or thy sake He stay be merciful to us, and that on
oul may live is consideration of thine.
It is hard to realize that we shall meet him
no more on earth. Many of us can recall him
athletic of limb and robust of frame, carle 
f self, prodigal in his charities, covetous o
labor, seeking out the fever-stricken and th
wretched, wearying his feet after the straying I
beep of the fold ;
" And all for love, and nothing for reward:"
the saintly religious, the devoted friend, th
Israelite without guile, the great priest tha
eased God.
But another picture is inore familiar now
that shattered frame prematurely bowed down
by labors and sufferings; that sweet, childlik
ountenance whose every lineament is indeli
bly stamped on our memory; the peculiar
cadences of that sympathetic voice which h
could so well modulate to the necessities o
all-that heavy figure slowly moving through
the spacious aisles of St. Alphonsus, pausing
ever and anon to look around on his children
we see him toiling through the streets, stop ,
ping here and there, poising his almost hel
less body on his cane, and we hear him: "Oh
ames, I've been looking out for you; didn't
ee you in the old place last Sunday "-then
confidential whisper, during which James'
weather-stained countenance assumes a deepe
hue, as the Father's magnetic hand rests on
his broad shoulder-a not ungraceful group
"I'll be with you this evening for sure, God
bless you, Father Daffy ;" and James jumps o
his dray with new sunshine in his heart and
fresh resolve not taolet the world keep him
from his God.
A last look, and the gushing tears will no
hlow us to write more. The same figure li
prostrate after a death precious in the sight of th
Lord-the rules, the beads, the crucifix on hi
breast, the large white lily which by a happy
inspiration is placed there, too, as typical of hi
ztraordinary purity, the sweet smile tha
lingered about those wasted lips when th
ransomed soul had winged its flight to Para
dise. ie was but lent us, he belonged to
rather than to the world, and, are this, h
realized that it is good for a man when he hat
bornc the yoke of the Lord from hs youth-th
cone was no fairer when his own mother, wh
might have seen his last slumber, kissed th
waters of Baptism from his infantile brow
there was no sacrifice he could make for God
that he did not make freely, nay, joyfolly, and
well might he address his dearest Saviour:
Glorify thou me, for, all things, fmy eBlored, the oa
and the new I hare kept for thee.
--__
anegyric Delivered by Rev. H Oiuses, C. SS. B,
During the Funeral Obsequies of Father Duffy.
"IIoshone in his day as the morning star Inthe
idst ot a cloud, and as the moon at the tull.
• And as the sun when it shineth, so did he shine in
the temple of God.
A'hnd as the rainbow gtveth light In the bright
loads and athe flower of roses In the days tof spring
d as the lilies thst are on the brink of the water, and
f as the sweet smelling frankincenso in the time of suma
" As a bright fire, and as frankincense burning in t)
" As a massy vessel of gold, adorned with every preo
Ions stone.
" As an olive tree budding forth, and a cypress tre
lag itself on high, when he pat on the robe or glot y,
ad was clothed with the perfection ot power.
" Whoen be went up to the holy altar, h honored th
vetue of holfaee."-Ecclu L t to 11.
These words, freighted as they are with th
rich and glowing imagery of the land in which
they were written, admirably describe a High
Priest of the old law, but are no letsapplicabl
to the great priest of the Christian dispeusa
tion whom we have this day assembled
mourn. A few weeks ago I addressed you from
this place on a glorious oceasion-the silve
uhbilee of Father Doffy's priesthood-which I
described as a great day for himself, whom
God permitted to labor so long and so faith
fully in his vineyard; for the congregation o
St. Alphonsus, among whom most of his priest
y life had booeen spent; and for us, hi- son
fres, who had been for so many years edified
by his virtues and attracted by his goodness.
Bunt, viewed in the light of faitb, to-day i
not loee glorious in thisl three-fold aspect. T
end croros the ,rork. and tbe very day on which
Father Dtlffy died-the birthday of Mary--is s
happy omen, and a beautiful Feast on which
lite like his appropriately closes.
(Hlaving given the particulars of the early
life of Father Duffy, and of the illness which
robbed us of him, the preacher continued):
SFather Dunffy was pre-eminently a man o
faith, and this great gift he inherited from his
mother. I havo heard two Bishops of Phila
SIthlphis expatiati with delight on the lively
taitlh of that good and holy woman. From th
mutae source, he inherited that tender devotion
ti His dearest Mother Mary, which you have
all observed bundreds of times in your inter
..ourse with himn. In these virtues you aon
-Iitat bhim. "My jastman lives by faith."
Naturally he would tave likedl to ilve and Ia
bor among you for years to come, and it wa
ionily within the last few days that he relin
i~v,,tl, that dear hope. liot when his dan
.r ts:nus inmmiuent, he asked nlr Er trum
(Jo-t n sct ,aying tht,, he did not wish to defe
1t 1,.r-t sc,:ramentsetit he biould Io longer
riitti :it.l±y conscious to realtie all the bless
iinug co,,raiued in theou. lHi suflermugs were
Srr,atmn, but he borethem with heroic fortitude.
All the beautiful qualities which endeared him
Sen much to us during life, grew more vivid
eath drew near. He soke a few times an
with great affection of his friends here, bu
or the rest, he seemed occupied solely wit
od. Bo seager was he to say mass and h
imee, that it was anlmoest Imposiblo to qui
i eoansieneeree thee.estly dti:
his
gr dissen, he was conutlanus - .
prayers, and would hardly de
'i thbb-hysicn came. Wihia his
gedt was always about God, the B
Mother,-the mss, or the breviary.
menty mlinutes before his death, he sked
f the priests, who was standing near;
Lee his feet gently on the floor, and ha
vearything in readines for him to celebra
Holy Mass, "for," said be, "this da
too beautifnl to omit saying Mass," n
vainly strove to rise. Father Alexander en
eavored to quiet him by remarking that h
would soon say Mass In heaven. " But I wan
say Mess here too," he peristed, "it is or
Ladya birthday, and when he uudeptood tha
it wasImposible, he said: "Well, if I can
not say Mase, it is time for me to go bome
meaning his eternal home where Mary
Queen. - - -
A few more aspirations, a last mention o
New Orleans as the place to which he belonged
though destined to die elsewhere, aots of- Is
and resignation faintly murmured ; a co
sweat gathemrs on his brow, one heavy breat
n audible." Jaesus, Mary and Josepht- and
in that brokeq ejaculatlon, his chastened spiri
paassed away.
such was the glorious close of a glorlo
ife. Not one of uq who will not say from on
hearts: "May my soul die the death of th
not. and may my last end be like to his." Bu
for this we most imitate his virtues, and rs
ace to practice his teachings and example
one of you will dare to say that he led
y life. How often have you not seen bhi
cend this pulpit when he was soarcely abl
to crawl, how often have-you not trembled
he should faiht at the altar, bow often have
you not seen him drag himself to visit iol
persons who were not half as sick as he 'w
himself! His life was one of toil and prayer,
and God alone can tell what his suffering
were in his sleepless nights and days of agon
izing pain, for the last six years. Now he isa
rest with his God, and be rememberet se msor
those hours of anguish. Yet, because God's judg
ments are unlike to ours, and lest any stain o
human weakness should cling to the garb o
his holiness, pray for his soul, and should h
need a momentary purification, you will thu
how your gratitude and return him some o
the blessings he has showered on you. But if
he need not your prayers, as I. humbly hope,
then will they return to you in benediction.
Tributes of the Secular Press.
iFrom the Pioaynne.)
A APPROPRIATE TRIBUTvI TO A WArITFUL SOL
DIER OF TZE CR088.
Only eight weeks ago there gathered in St.
&lphonsus Hall, a lar ge, beautiful and commo
ions structure on St. Andrew street, buil
mainly through his untiring energy and zeal,
n immense concourse of his friends and ad.
mirers to congratulate the Rev. John B. Doffy,
C. 88. R., on the completion of thetwenty-fifb
ear of his priesthood.
Twenty-three years of this arduous labo
had been spent in their midst. He found thei
istrict a wide expanse of swamp, with her
ad there a house; it had grown to be the gar.
en of our city-he found one small wooden
hurch, but poorly filled, where the comma
nions in the year numbered but 2800; the
elegant brick churches had since been erected,
which, though large, were filled to overflowin
nd the commanions had increased to nearly
ne hundred thousand annually-be found n
obools, where then there were convenient and
well arranged schoolhouses and a convent, on
f the finet buildings in the city, under th
barge of the accomplished Sisters of Mercy
the swamp and wild trees had been replaced
with stores stocked with the products of eve
lime, and palatial residences surrounded by
miling gardens.
In this forward march, in these great wor
f improvement no h,..d had been more coo
tantly employed, no voice more encouraging
n counsel and wise in advice than that of th
worthy Father whom they had gathered
ongratulate and honor. And as he appeared
fore them that evening, apparently in renew
health and vitality, every heart respond
with pleasure as he affectionately called them
' his children," and every individual there re
hoed the hope that one whose life had been
fall of good woeks might be spared for many
ears to counsel and to guide them.
But how mysterious are the ways of Provi
idence ! The life so devoted to the work of hi
Master is ended; the voice so soothing in sor
row, so gentle in reproof, and so cheering In
the pleasant walks of life will be heard n
more: the hand ever open to assist and en
ourage is now cold and stiff; the heart whic
glowed with the light of benevolence, charity
nd love is stilled forever!
On Tuesday morning, in the quiet village o
Cbatawa, ore yet theraturning sun had touch
with the glories of the coming day the build
logs dedicated to education and religion, in th
midst of the works he cherished so fondly, tb
pirit of Father Duffy left its earthly tenement
and returned to his Maker, whom he had de
lighted to honor and serve.
.The news spread rapidly through the city
.and occasioned the deepest sorrow in all circles.
Agreeable to the published call, the peopl
began to assemb!e at the Jackson Ratiroad
depot early Wednesday morning, and by th
time of the arrival of the first train fully fiv
thousand were present. Among the societies
with their elegant banneredraped in mourning
were the Catholic Total Abstinence Associa
tion, St. Alphonsus Beneficial Society, Catholi
Militant Union of the Cross, Society of th
Holy Family and St. Vincent de Paul Society.
But the body of Father Duffy was not on th
train; there had been some misunderstandin
sout the permit and the body had been left
five mile point.
The permit was soon obtained, and a special
train, accompanied by the pall bearers, re
turned to the five mile point and brought in
the remains, arriving a little after 9 o clock.
While the sorrowing friends gathered around,
the casket was removed to the hearse, th
baud playing an appropriate dirge, and th
procession was formed, which eseorted the re
mains through Calliope, Magazine and Con
stance streets to St. Alphonsus Church. Be
ides the societies mentioned above, hundread
of the friends an' parishioners of the deceased
Joined in the cortege, the rear of which was
brought up by a long line of carriages. On
the streets tloilsands of people gathered t
lioin in the solemn tribute to the worthy dead.
The church wos draped in black, typioal of
the sorrow which pervaded every heart in th
imensue cotncourse of people, filling the body,
isles, vesibniues and galleries of this beautiful
edifice. The remalis were escorted into thl
church by the cross bearer and acolytes, abou
ixty priatests, the pall bearers and societies,
end were then placed upon the bier in front o
the high altar, surrounded with burning can
dlIes. 'T; floratl ofeirings were especially worthy
,*f note, on, large bunch of white lllies, an
exquisitely framled crown, surmounted with a
coss, all iu rare flowers weore particularly ap
prupriate. The following gentlemen officiated
J,,hn T. Moore, David FIsaery,
iY. tUoyis. T. iBrophy,
. t Buckley, P. Oleringha.
a. Caemel. E. in
P. Farililey, . Bck,
At. B. Halligaln, G. L. BSinclair.
ad assisting in the ceremonies were Mr. John
Henderson, aways a staunch friend of Father
Dffy, R. A. Bourk and many other prominent
entlemen.
The solemn funeral ceremonies began by th
hanuting of the office of the dead, in which
athers Neithart, Finn. Foots, Kenny, Simon
nd others took part. This was followed by -
loem Mass, the Reotor, Father Lellagruber
lating. assisted by Fathers Debam an
lessen. The choir sang the Greorian e
Sthe dead, Mr. Vlliet oimotn at the or
ud anomb of he htoegeref
hamnted, the
alas semoved
nedietas wassu.m ;
owered into tht t
e assembled mnltit dothen
their homsgh, felig that * 'a wisp
d oernest end dh M besnrhawt e _m e
idst. But though gone hi memory wilU
be cherished by all o themn,
." Sono for a smala same .Mar tafri
some feJoretipi@ yet ifhiy tie.- ,"
D eotrd to the sepb of he.es
1rveo the Dspubleau.
REV. rA-,R DahT.r
Yesterday morning this good priest iied,
e telegram from Chatwa that annouade
bis decease brought sorrow to tbeabar
earts.. J. B. Duffy was a irl at Vey
use of the word. His inelweeaswsse4
4 strong; he was not brillitand made o
phy bat his rend good Ft ve hiam ,an
e as a chifd, and his very-inoflios e .'htr.
tr gave him power. He turned asde f 1 smi
diaeuasion and yielded his lifo to cohrity.
ther Daffy cared naught for creed when .
els humanity demanded hins_-fllhoi
wenryve G year he ase s a priFiest, 1~inty.
hras years of the time being spen tinl4iae clr,
His labor in the Master's einey wasa ii.
me work, but he faltered no In 1853 he
abored night and day in aid and succor of
hose stricken by the terrible yelow fovr. In
that year was founded St. Aiphonsus shool.
Father Girardey was one of the earliest pupils
f that institution. The wells of the grand
1d schoolhouse, the gothic steeple of the
hnroh he founded may in time moulder and
eay, but the good that Father-Daffy hba
wrought will endure and perish not. His
memory is enshrined in the hearts of the mnl.
ltdes, and to-day the tears will spring un
bidden from eyes that have for years been
trangers to the cry of grief. Abrupt and bluff
a manner, careless and almost prodigal in his
barity, Father Deffy worked aninlinence over
men that greater men could not attain. The
ade simplicity of his nature won all hearts,
nd he maintained snpremacy by his entire
ignorance of effort. In the presence of a man
o pure, so void of guile the worldly stood
abashed and the scoffer felt self-rebukod. With
uch a man the sinner felt sure of a friend, and
rew from his simple holiness consolation."
Vain is the effort to write the record of his
ood deeds. The pen drops from our handaund
linded eyes close out the scene of the loved
ud lost.
(From the Times.]
S80ORROWING COMMUNITY'S LAST TRUIUTE OF
RESPECT
*" " A more popular or generally-be
loved priest than Father Daffy was not in our
ty. By a peculiar magnetism he attracted
11 to him who needed counsel, and inspired
n-dence and hope where despair erstwhile
nad parmouut.
IA a boy he was remarkable for his solid
piety, his talents, application to study, and for
tis possession of a noble, generons nature. His
respect for his parents and teachers, his amia
bility toward hbs schoolmates, and his sincerity
to all, had passed into a household proverb.
He was playful, but not neglectful of duty;
brusk and outspoken, but not unkind or un
nst; the pet of his teachers, the favorite of
his companions, and the idol of his parents.
After graduating with honor, being natunrally
laborious and energetic, he betook himself to
work, giving his assistance to those who had
his irst claim in nature-his parents. Durlng
he day he helped his father and brotherse a
their business, and in the evening devoted
himself to his studies in the family cirle.
Sunday always found him and the whole
smil at church, of which they were most
ifying members. After a few years theu
lonely spent, he was called to the service of
he sanctuary. He presented himself before
hbishop Kenrick, of Philadelphias, as a
andidate for admission to the St. Charles
Seminary ; the latter was so pleased with his
pen, modest, earnest conduct that he nuhesi
tingly admitted him. Meanwhile the Be
emptorist Fathers settled in Philadelphia,
nd Mr. Duty becoming acquainted with them
and admiring their mode of life concluded to
mbrace their order. He was only twentyone
vears of age when invested as a novice, the
first so invested in Ameriha who spoke the
English language.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordina
tion was celebrated on the 14th of July last,
when the immense number of people that at
tended was ample proof of the veneration and
love he commanded among us. His life has
been a pure, unselfish and holy one, his whole
oul being given to the amelioration of our
piritual welfare.
Charity Wlthout Money.
o the Editor of the Moamerxo STA a:
d Last Tuesday, I was struck by the spontan
eous piety evinced by the large numbers of the
faithbfl who, that morning, approached the
Eucharistic Table in commemoration of the
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.
This was a most touching exhibition of gra
titude to Almighty God fos His mercy and the
honor conferred by Him on the human race
through the agency of this human, Immaculate
Virgin.
1 Another anniversary being near at hand, i1
" occurred to me it might be made the oooaslor
of an universal act of Catholic charity in wjbish
, all may participate-old and young, black and
white, rich and poor-by offering a general
Commmnnion forthe benefit of our dear, suffer
a. ing Father,Pins X., on next Sunday, the 20t1
of September, that being the date on which
four years ago, his long captivity began.
Yours truly. SYurATRY.
THr. EirERTAIv=MENT Thns EvraNro IN ST
. THunRsA's IEAlj..-There is a Total Abstinenct
SAssociation in this city composed-entirely o1
young men between the ages of seventeen an,
thirty scars. It is not so numerous as i
hould be, for it is very difficult to get the
average young man to deny himself what ii
usually considered the "pleasure of a glass.'
- Abstinence of any kind is repelling to hit
buoyant spirits. Necessarily, the fonds of thi
Association are not very large-there being, a
- yet, only some forty members to contribute
"thereto.
As an inducement for persons to assist them
the members of the Young Men's Total Absti
neonce Association propose giving an entertain
ment this 8undag evening, at 7} o'elook, in SI
herea's Haill. They have made a spleadI
an programme, consisating of music, farees, o@L
and the beautiful historical drams of "SI
homes More," in five note.
We ask our readers to extend their patron
h age to these young men, promising in return
most enjoyable evening. The admisslon is *1
s ents. __
es We have reooeived a oirular from the -IbI
, atan Benevolent and Matnail -1id ae ~
MeismlssLi wMi we y I 1.