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Choose thine own time ; Say not " gocjd night," hut in some brighter clime Bid me "good morning." OTTAWA : PAYNTER & ABBOTT. 1895. ml V ^ 4 '' J- " i l4 ».t»yi -- — '-1P1-,— ^ - IN MEMORIAM . t RECOLLECTIONS OF FATHER DAWSON nv ' HENRY J. MORGAN. (RK-l'lilNTEU FROM "THE UWL.") TO WHICH ARK ADDKI) A PORTION OK THK SKRMON I'RKACiiKii ifv i-iir: KEV. W. T. HERR1])(;E, h.d, I'ASrOU OK SI. ANUKKW'S (rUKSHYTKRlAN) (;iii;k('ii, oriAUA, REKERRINC. TO DR. D.UVSON'.S KXAMI'LK AND CARKKR, AM) OlIIKU IKIHUTKS TO HIS Mr.MOKY. Life 1 we've liC'.n Inn;; los^ether Throiij^h pleasant ancl throiifjh clouily weather : 'Tis hard to jiart when friends are dear ; I'crliaps 'twill cost a sij;li, a tear ; Then steal away, give little warning. Choose thine own time ; Say not " !;o( id night," Imt in some brighter clime Iiid nie " good morning." \ OTTAWA : PAYNTEll & ABBOTT, 1895. '^.^ i) - TO SANDFORl) FLILMING, KS(J['IHE, C.M.fi., LL.l)., .M.I.C.K., CHANCELLOR oi- riiK UNIVERSITY OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CANADA. ' Dear Dr. Fleuiiug, — As one of Father Daivsons oldest and most valued friends, and one, moreover, iclio did so much to secure for tliat sterliiio- gentleman the recognition due his many literary merits, 1 ask you to accept of the dedication to this brief ami inadequate tribute to his memory, begging, at the same time, to be alloiL'ed to ex/ress to you the sentiments of pro- found respect -with tvhich your character has alzaays inspired me, whether as a private citizen, or in your more enlarged capacity as a public man. IVishing you many years of added usefulness, prosperity ^ and honour, I remain, '.■ ] Dear Dr. Fleming, Yours faithfully, HENRY J. MORGAN. 4Sj h'anh Street, Ottawa, fanuary, [8gf,. Tin; i.Ai i; \ i.KN KiA. i;. .M( d. n.wvsox, x.c IRccoUcctions of dfatbcv IDawson. (RKPKINTEI) I KOM 'Till'; OWI,. ') " Ktud the tl.jck of Cioil, which Ih :iiiu)nK Vnu, lal^iiiK '''>• I'Virsiifhi ihrri'of, mil liy r.>n-.ii.inil, hiU wi|. liriKly ; imI for liltliy Iik re, hul of a rcaciy iiiind , iirliher ns liciriK liriN ovrr (lod's h^ritatie, Iiiu ln-iiiR i-nsaiiipl*?-, I ) ihi- lUiik. And wh-n tin- idiief Slu'plicrd -.liall aiipiar, >e shall rtcfixe a i.rowii of ({lory th It fadcth mn n»ay." I I'l- i>.K, v., , l-WINC. been aske.l by the conductors of Thk Owr, to furnish theiii, for publication in their jjopular periodical, with some of my recollec- tions of our lately deceased and widely lamented townsman, the \'ery Reverend Dr. Dawson, \'.(I., I have thrown into the following pages, and now submit, the impressions left on my mind, after an acquaintance of over thirty years, with that eminent scholar and divine. I think I ,"]■ heard of leather Dawson in i86_V4, when prepar-ng for publication i.y liihlioilwca Cauadinsis. In that work will be found in account of his various literary undertakings from the time when as a very young man he made his fust essay as a w iter. I was then living in (Quebec, but before the ajjpearance of the book, being then as now, a member of the Civil Service, I came to Ottawa, on the removal hither of the seat of government, and on that occasion had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Dawson for the first lime. It was in the autumn of 1865, and the friendshi|) which was then formed between us, he, a man well advanced in years, and I but just come of age, remained firm and un- broken until the end. There were as members of the public service at that time, as there are at i)resent, many ripe scholars and men of fine literary tastes, among whom I recall the late John Langton, the late Dr. Adamson, the late Dr. Alpheus Todd, the late Dr. Tache, the late A. Gerin-Lajoie, the late Fennings 'I'aylor, the late Etienne Parent, the late R.S.M. Bouchette, Dr. E. A. Meredith, Mr. W. H. Griffin, Mr. G. W. Wicksteed, Mr. Arthur Harvey and Mr. J. C. Patterson, the present Minister of .Militia and I )efence, and it was to many of them, as it certainly was to the younger mem- bers of the fraternity, like myself, a matter of sincere pleasure and congratulation io meet among the residents of the new Ga|)ital one with Dr. Dawson's refine- ment and l)reeding ai.d high claims to intellectual excellence The oppor- tunities, however, were not many, for cultivating new ac(]r ititanccs. Owinc to a lack of accom ' tion, many < . the public employees were unable as yet to remove their household go'i.. to Ottawa, and there were few, if ar,>, agreeable places of resort, beyond the Russell House and I'at O'Meara's eating-housc across the Sapper's Bridge. But I'ather Itaw-son was a prominent member of the f)ld .Mechanic's Instiaite and .\thenaeum, where he frecjuently lectured in company with the late Mr. .\. J. Russell, the late .Major Perry, the late Mr, Henry j. I'riel, and our present distinguished towns- men. Dr. Thorburn and Sir James Alexander Grant, and it was in the reading-room and library of this venerable institution that the niore serious minded of the new-comers accustomed themselves to foregather during the long winter evenings, either to discuss philosojjhy or talk over the events of the day. Father I )awson made everyone at home, and was always much in reiiuest in this circle. He, as I have remarked, was a fine .scholar, and read largely and diligently in general literature, and, in addition, kept himself remarkably well informed on all that was trans])iring in our daily world. He possessed also, what is so seldom seen in one from the land of Macallum More, a bright and ready wit, which was rarely if ever found to be out of place ; but what, 6 in my opinion, gave him so firm a hold on the affections of men was his broad- minded, liberal, Catholic spirit, so free from all manner of bigotry and intolerance. Such a man could not fail of impressing his personality most particularly upon the mind and heart of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, then in the zenith of his fame, whose especial mission in Canada seems to have been the cultivation of a spirit of unity and brotherhood among all creeds and nation- alities. The poet-statesman was at this period a member of the government, and in the prosecution of his duties, came frequently to Ottawa. He formed a feelmg of the deepest .regard and friendship for Father Dawson, Snd when in town would have him constantly near him, along with others of similar worth and merit. I recall an incident at the delivery of one of his lectures in Ottawa, I think it was the last one of a delightful series given by him in illustration of public ojiinion, life and character, in the old Theatre, Wellington street, not long before his barbarous assassination. Mr. McGee had on either side of hmi, on the stage, the Venerable Archdeacon Lauder, rector of Christ Church and our departed friend, Dr. Dawson. Rising at the commence- ment of the proceedings, with a merry twinkle in his eye, he invited attention to the strength of his support. " With Father Dawson on one side of me and Father Lauder on the other, I think," said he, "Church and State will be found to be well represented here on this occa- sion ! " Later, in 1869, we had the Ottawa Literary Club, of which the late Mr. W. McKay Wright, a young and popular M. I'., was President, and Father Dawson ist \'ice President. Among those who took part ui -j'jr winter course of lectures, was Dr. Bourinot, the present clerk of the House of Commons, Col. Gray of New Brunswick, Mr. Alfred Wheeler, Mr. Benjamin Suite, Mr. H. B. Small, Mr. A. J. Christie, Q.C., Mr. G. H. Macaulay, and Mr. Carroll Ryan, but undoubtedly the worthy Father's contribution — on McGee — was the chef d^ceuvre of the series. Father Dawson was at this time an occupant of the Bishop's Palace, doing duty with that exemplary priest and excellent gentleman, Vicar General Dandurand, to whom, with the late Bishop Phelan, the Catholics of Ottawa owe the erection of their handsome Cathedral church. After- wards he moved into private lodgings on Ashburnham Hill with the late Father Collins. I frequently visited him and he as often came to see me at my bachelor's quarters, at Matthew's Hotel, now the Rideau Street convent. We took many pleasant strolls together, and I may here remark, as an evidence of his nice sense of deliccy, that never during ^the entire period of out long and close acquamtance, did he at any time bro.ch m conversation any matter of a controversial religious character, or seek in any way to influence my judgment in a religious way. He knew that I belonged to another Church, and like the true gentleman that he was, respected my individual convic- tions. Sometimes, however, I questioned him, and I remember on one occasion asking him to describe Heaven. His reply was characteristic of the purity and simplicity of his nature. "To my mind," he said, " Heaven is like a beautiful garden, full of lovely plants and flowers, and where we walk about and hold con- verse with samts and angels, and all is endless peace and joy." How fitting it was that at the last his pathway to the grave should be strewn with the rose, the lily and the laurel leaf. .VLany a dainty and pleasant little repast I have had with the dear old gentleman either at his private rooms or at Matthew's or O'Meara's aforesaid, the latter of whose fame as a chef, like the flavor of his dishes, lingers fondly in the memory of many of h-'s tormer guests. Alas I how few remain with us to-day of the many delightful f, iends and companions of the past. Gone to liis reward is the good Bishop, a'-,d gone his devoted secretary, the ex-priest of St. Patrick's ; gone also Dr. Tabarat, and Father Bennett, and that other faithful servant of Christ, Father Molloy ; gone the Donaldsons, gone the Douglasses, and gone the Armstrongs, Wrights, Skeads, Curriers, Thompsons, Goodwins, Sherwoods, Fellowes, Lyons, Friels, Bells, O'Reillys, Cruices, Wallers, Himsworths, Ixes, Powells, Lindsays, Harringtons, Wises, Mackays, Montizam- berts, Stevensons, Russells, Forrests, and others whose well remembered forms come back to us not infrequently in memory. I remember, especially, one notable gathering at Matthew's, a build- ing having some political associations, in that it was the home of the Nova. Scotia ' Repealers " at the dawn of confedera- tion, and later, witnessed within its walls the birth of " Canada First," Foster, Mair, Haliburton, Schultz, Denison, Father Da^vson and the writer being present to rock its cradle. The occasion was a large public banquet- having for its two fold celebration the departure from Ottawa of Benjamin Suite the historian, and the arrival here of Sangster the poet. His Worship Mayor Friel, an old journalist, occupied the chair, and there were i)resent with us many other representative men. Father Dawson favored us with an origi- nal poem in Sangster's honor, and subse- quently resf)onded to the toast of " The memory of the Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee," which was drunk in solemn silence. George Henry Macaulay, after- wards killed at Papineauville during an election contest, also spoke very eloijuenlly at this gathering on the " EiUeiite cordia/e" between the French and Knglish races. About this time Dr. Dawson was induced to join the Rideau Club, his projjoser being Mr. Under Secretary Meredith, before mentioned. He remained a mem- ber of the Club until his death, and as such was daily brought into contact with some of the most eminent of our states- men and public men. He knew inti- mately all the great political leaders of his time, including Sir John Macdonald, Sir George Cartier, Sir Charles Tupper, Sir Leonard Tilley, Mr. Howe, Mr. Mc- Dougall, Mr. Archibald, Mr. Mackenzie and Mr. Laurier, as well as 'he several Governors-! Jeneral, and was oftentimes an honored and priviledgod guest at (lovern- ment House. As an Imperial Federa- tionist and an unwavering ujjholder of everything tending to the strength and solidity of the Empire, he enjoyed the particular Iriendship and regard of such men as the late Archbishop Connolly of Halifax, the Very Rev. Principal Grant, Bishop Macdonald of Harbor Grace, General Lowry, C. B., Hon. ex-speaker Miller of the Senate, Senator ,\[acdonald of British Columbia, of Lieut. -Governor Schultz, and last but by no means least, ot our eminent fellow citizen Dr. Sandford Fleming, Chancellor of Queens Univer- sity. 'Phe marked respect accorded to him was the tribute offered by old and young to one of his years, position and merit. On one occasion Principal Grant was lecturing in Ottawa. He was in the midst of one of the finest passages in his address, when the door opened and there passed slowly up the centre aisle a bent and venerable figure. It was Father Dawson, come out in the midst of a violent snow-storm to lend encourage- ment by his presence to the cause in hand. The lecturer, recognizing the new-comer, instantly stopped, and walking half way down the hall to meet him, cried out as he grasped his outstretched hand : " Father Dawson, I am proud to welcome you here ; you have paid us a great com- pliment in coming out on such an incle- ment night." 'J'he good priest was led in triumph to a post of honor on the stage, but so loud and frequent was the applause, that it was some considerable time before the lecturer was enabled to proceed by the audience. I recall many similar acts of attention. Regularly each summer the late Senator Price would forward to him several choice salmon, the first fruits of the fishing season ; and then, how thought- ful and full of courtesy it was of Lord Lansdowne, Lord Stanley and Lord Aberdeen never to allow the venerable gentleman to walk any portion of the way on returning to town from Rideau Hall. On these occasions the vice-regal carriage or sleigh would be brought into requisition for his benefit, and an A.D.C. or orderly be dispatched to see him safely to his ciuiet lodgings in ^he Upper Town. In 1886 Dr. Dawson was selected for appointment as Roman Catholic Cha|)lain to the Queen's troops, Ottawa in that year becoming .1 garrison town by the arrival here of the right wing of H. M's looth Regt., or Royal Canadians. 0;i their departure, he fulfilled the same duties in connection with the several other regi- ments that successfully followed, among which were the ist Batt., Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade, Col. the Right Honor- able Lord Alexander Russell, C.H. ; the I St l}aU. 60th, or King's Royal Rifle Corps, I>t. Col. R. ]. E. Robertson; and the 4th Batt. P.C.O. Rifle Brigade, Lt. Col. H. R. L. Ne.vdegate. Service for the R.C. troops was held, with the per- mission of the Bishoj), in the crypt of the Cathedral, now the Basilica. As chaplain, Father Dawson was regularly invited to dine at the officer's mess, and as there were always among the officers of the regiments >me who professed the Catholic faith, the scions of old English county families like the Wickhams, Bunburys, ^airfields and Cliffords, tk-i chaplain never found himself otherwise than com- pletely at home on these festive occasions. Sir Francis Turville, Lord Lisgar's Secre- tary, who was here at the same time, belonged also to the Catholic Church, and artended Dr. Dawson's services for the troops. I have been told that the venerable father was a great favorite with both ofificers and men, and exercised no little influence, especially in the orderly- room when pleading " in arrest of judg- ment " for some erring warrior. His was ever a good kind heart, overflowing with love for his fellowmen, always open to the cry of sorrow, and always ready for any work of mercy either fur the bodies or the souls of men. I could relate many stories in illustration, but two will suffice. One of these has reU'rence to his exertions in behalf of a condemned convict in the West. The case, to my mind, was an aggravated one, but the good priest, after an examination of the p.ipers, felt con- vinced there was a miscarriage of justice somewhere in the premises. Acting ujion this idea, he left no stone unturned tu secure a commutation of the sentence — going frequently to interview Lord Li, .gar, the Governor General, on the subject. The prisoner was a friendless Irish Catho- lic, having no claims upon the priest save that of being a fellow creature in distress. Father Dawson could not save him, however, and at the apjiointed time, he was duly executed. The other case was that of a [K-rsonai friend — the late Mr. \V. L. Gane, known in the annals of literature as "The I.owe Farmer" — wiio lay at tiie point of death. Mutual '"-iends urged J'alher Dawson to vis't Gane, but as the sick man was a Protestant, the fcnner, with ihal nice appreciation of the situation I previously touched upon, hesitated held back. At length word came have and that l)Ut- the iting Gane was in extremis, and then ting all other considerations asidt Fathu- no longer hesitated. In re the circumstance to me, he said ; " I just went to the .door of the room, and looking in, saw our poor friend Gane in his bed all propped up with pillows. I waited until I caugiit his eye, and then, without entering farther, I said to him : 'Oh ! Mr. Gane, have faith in God— jiut \our whole trust in God ! ' He nodded his head in assent, and I knew that he had heard me." Then, who has not heard of his many efforts as President of the Society for I he Prevention of Cruelty. It was acts of kindness, of gentleness, of mercy such as these which made the old man's life beautiful and blessed, and diat doubtless led my friend Robert Halibur- ton to observe to me, that when he should himself be /;/ extremis there was no one he would sooner have near him at that supreme moment than "dear old Father Dawson." Hut I must hasten with what remains to be told. After the de- parture of the troops. Father Dawson resumed his duties at the Palace, and later, was appointed by the late Bishop Guiges, to be parish ])riest of Osgoode, in succession to the well-known Celtic scho- lar, the Rev. Thomas O' Boyle. Here he remained for eight years, and as he had a comfortable presbytery and was surroun- ded by a jjrosperous, intelligent and contented ])eople, I take it he was reason- ably hap|)y. Indeed, I am sure of the fact, judging from the tone of his letters to me. Wriung July i6th, 1873, 'i<2 says: " Should I miss you on coming to town, the only remedy will be th:it you come to spend a few days with me in the country. My notions about town and country are tar from i)eing Canadian. They are rather /loine^mn, and to many people must ai)pear so in more senses than one. I hold to them, hr.wever, and would have everybody brought to believe that there is more enjoyment as well as more ele- gance and refmement in rural abodes than m crowded cities. Nobis placeant ante (I III Ilia sy/vce." No doubt, tiie leisure he now enjoyed was turned to good account in more ways than one, and we i)ri)bably owe to it the prepar.Ttion of one of his masterpieces : " /'i//s JX ami His Tiiiits." On exam iniug the li^t()f iiis works in 'I'he Owi, for June, i<Sc>2, it will be seen that he con- tributed to literature a very large number of translations, essays, poenis, histories and critii al writings, many of which are of great value and merit. His literary fame, as I have said elsewhere, will not unlikelyrestupon the work first named, and upon " 7'//(' History of ilie Catholics of Scotland," and his " Temporal Sovereignty of the Pope,'' the latter of which on its appearan.;e was highly eulogised in the London press by one of the Wilberforces. Dr. Dawson wrote with elegance force and i his many ; Society lelty. It tleness, of ie the old , and .hat t Halibur- 1 he should as no one im at that old Father with what ;r the de- er Dawson *a]ace, and ate Bishop )sgoode, in Celtic scho- Here he is he had a is surroun- ligent and was reason- ure of the his letters 73, he says: ig to town, oil come to he country, country are They are any peojjle than one. would have that there s more ele- ibodes than l.aceant ante ow enjoyed more ways ve to it the isterpifces : On exam HK Owi. for lat he con- rge number s, histories which are His literary re, will not : named, and Catholics of Sovereignty hich on its ;ised in the VMlberforces. ce force and vigor, and he had the power of compressing an immense amount of research into a small compass. On looking over some of the papers which have come into my jjos- session, as his literary executor, I find among his early poems one on the massacre of Oszmiana in Lithuania, which he was induced to write by a friend of Poland in 1844. Although the lines were intended merely as an expression of sympathy with the unfortunate Poles, the late Lord Dud- ley Coutts Stuart, then the vice-president of the Literary Association of the Friends of I'oland. deemed them of sutiHcient importance to indite a letter of thanks to their accomplished author. " The Chris- tian and truly noble sentiments," writes His Lordship, " with which this short |)oem is replete, and the vigorous and ])oetic language in which it is expressed, fill me with admiration, and I determined to take the liberty of convejinu to you directly my thanks for the gratification which I had derived from the perusal of it. It is always most gratifying to me to find others sympathizing with me in my feelings for I'oland, and that sympathy is still more grateful when it comes from men of reflection, of learnini:, and of talent; and I can add most sincerely, that I am never more gratified than when it comes from members of that sacred pro- fession to which you belong. =i= * t: It gives me the liveliest ])leasure to find that that great cause has in you a friend who^ appreciates its merits so fully, and who expresses them so felicitously." Among others of his many poetical pieces which 1 have always admired are the well known lines on ihn'^Heroine «/ Vetcheres," ''In Defence^' and the poem in blank verse, '^ Zniohia" Here is also a very heautiful poem iidajjled to Moore's "/'//c World is all a Flcilim^- SI/r'TO " : Who'd not this traiisiiiit world forego, And longing looU liiroiigh l-';iith to Heaven?-- To Heaven heyond 'ife's lleeting show. Where joys that peiisii not are given ? No tears are there the eye tliat dim. Nor false the smiles which light that spiiere ; The lii)s are true that raise the hymn — The hymn of rapture sounding there. Its glory knows no llick'ring llame ; Like brightest morning aye it glows; To-day and yesterday the same, No fading hues it can disclose. -And love is there and beauty's bloom. Not blossoms gathered to decay ; Deceitful hupe hath there no room, Nor pleasure's lure to block our way. There tossed no more on stormy wave, The wanderers of earth find rest ; Beyond life's bourn — beyon<l the grave. With glories ever new they're blessed. No lights that realm fond Fancy's beam, Nor doubting Reason's feeble ray ; Ten thousand .Suns reflecting gleam The light of (iod's eternal day. Serene thai world ; no tempest howls ; No surging waves can shak»! its peace ; ■Calm and untroubled are all souls ; l''rom care and warfare they've release. It m'ght here be stated that Dr. Dawson had the honor of writing the first book ever issued from the press in Ottawa ; ami that he was one of the first in the lecture field, to call attention to the resources and capabiliaes of the great North-West, a country with whose history and development two other members of his family, Simon James Dawson, late M.P. for Algoma, and William McD. Dawson, formerlvM.P.torThreeRiversand for Ottawa, have been closely identified. I findalst)thatin alectureon Chit;a, delivered in 1861, he predicted the, establishment of steam communication l)etween Canada and the far East, and that, in ancjther lec- ture, in 1855, he uiged the appointment in the British metropolis of a permanent residtnt representative of Canada. What chiefly marked his lectures, like his other literary jjroductioiis, was the extraordinary research and depth of learning he brought to bear on his subjects. On one occa- ;:ion, when lecturin;; on the Catacombs of Rome, the late Mr. jaines Stevenson, general manager of the (^)uebLC Bank, was one of his hearers. He look an es- jjccial interest in thesubject, having person- ally exi)lored the Catacombs some time before, and at the close ot the lecture was anxious to know when Dr. Dawson had last visited the interesting scenes he had so eloquently described. When informed that Dr. Dawson had never lieen at Rome at all, and that all nis inlormation on the subji t was derived fioni books, Mr. S. exclaimej : "Oh! it isn't possible; why, he knows Uiore aljout the Catacombs than I do." .\s a preacher he took exceptionally high rank, and his gifts of oratory, es|)ecially in his earlier days, when serving tinder the Bishops of Edinburgh and Southwark, were such as to draw forth very marked encomiums from those entitled to speak in that connexion. His funeral sermons on Father O'Boylc, Mayor I'riel, Rev. Dr. f'T lo O'Connor and ihe Hon. T. D. McGee have been printed in pamphlet form, as well as his discourse on the occasion of his golden jubilee. Needless to say, had our venerable townsman not been tempted to take up his lot in Canada, he would very many years ago have been ad- vanced to ttie Episcopate in his native country. He would have been Arch- bishop of Edinburgh, in succession to Dr. Gillis, and who shall say that tiie exalted office would have lost any in talent, strength or dignity by his elevation. I have spoken of his ready wit, and will furnish one or two examples from memory. While Sir John Macdonald was at the head of the Railways and Canals, a well known member of the Commons fell foul ot the late John Page, Chief Engineer of Canals, and moved for his im|)eachment by Parliament. Sir John, apparently, was not seriously moved by the weight of the charges, but he, as was his wont, allowed the matter to proceed to a certain length, when he stepjjed forward, and by increas- ing the offending officer's salary t'rnm $4,000 to $6,000, knocked the bottom out of the proceedings against him. " That," said Father Dawson, when he heard of the circumstances, " uiight be regarded in the light of a u>ft im|)each- ment I " On one occasion he found him- self at a dinner i^arty at the Rideau Club. .Someone who should have res|)onded for the "Auld Kirk " was absent, and Father Dawson was called upon to take his |)lace. "With all my heart," he exclaimed, •'here's both to the .-\uld Kirk and the oldest Kirk of all!" He and a gentleman from the West were having a mild dis- cussion in my presence one day on some church topic, when the stranger exclaimed, " You know, 1 am no believer in sects." " Oh ! I am cordially with you there," re- sponded Father D.,"Idon"t believe in sects either." At the last meeting of the (leneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church held in Ottawa, its members were being enter- tained at some fonn of dinner or banquet at the Russell House. Father Dawson, youthful and buoyant as ever, was there. " Don't think," said he to Dr. Thorburn, "that 1 am qualifying for the Moderator- ship — it isn't in me ! " As the Rev. Mr. Herridge has pointed out, there are many lessons to be learned from such a life, not the least valued and important of which is the service which such a man is capable of rendering in a mi.xed community such as ours in the cause of peace, order and good government. To fully realize all we owe in this respect to him and others im- bued with a similar spirit, we have but to contrast the present peaceful and harmon- ious stateof thingsin Ottawa withthatwhich existed in the days of old Bytown, as recorded in Lett's unvarnished tale. Our departed friend was always on the best terms with every one and had an ill word for none, except on occasions when some peculiar act of cruelty, oppression or meanness came under his notice — then the word "brute," "animal," or 'scaven- ger" would incontinently escape his lips. They were the most severe terms of reproach to be found in the good man's vocabulary. In the character and habits of Dr. Dawson the results of early home in- fluences were largely discovered. He was a true Scot, and a loyal, brave, good man, loving life well, as Daniel did of old, but loving (rod better. Above all, he could claim the grand old name of gentleman, because with manhood and gentleness, he combined that frank and wmning courtesy which seems to have been inborn in the men of his day and generation. To the learning of a Whewell he united the sim- plicity of a child--but undoubtedly his greatest charm in the society in which he moved with such singular ease and grace, was his entertaining conversational powers. "We have lost making ^{^500 apiece," said an Englishman to me as recently as in November last, after meet- ing Dr. Dawson at luncheon. " How's that ? " I asked. " By not having a short- hand writer with us yesterday," he replied, "to take down Father Dawson's talks. His recollections of Canning and Welling- ton, of (irey and Peel, the ^fanning family, Cardinal Wiseman, the agital'on for the Corn Laws, the passing of the first Reform Bill, the Emancipation Act and all the other matters he touched upon would, if put toirether, form one of the most interesting volumes ever issued from the press." Dear, unpretentious and ever welcome friend 1 How little we thought, as we sat chatting and gos- sipping over the walnuts on that bright Sunday afternoon, that even as we laughed and talked, the Unwelcome Ouest was knocking at the door, and that we were listening for the last time to the good old ? 1 6- Ji II lunity such , order and realize all J others ini- have but to nd harmon- h that which Bytown, as 1 tale. Our an the best an ill word when some :)ression or otice — then or '■ scaven- ipe his lips, e terms of good man's bits of Dr. f home in- d. He was , good man, , of old, but ill, he could gentleman, intlcness, he ing courtesy iborn in the on. To the ted the sim- nibtedly his in which he ■ ease and inversational king ^500 n to me as after meet- n. " How's ving a short- he rei)lied, ^son's talks, ind Welling- e ATanning he agitat'on ising of the cii)ation Act )iiched upon one of the ever issued npretentious low little we g and gos- that bright we laughed ("luest was hat we were the good old priest's cheery reminiscences. He is now gone from us, but not to die ; for the recol- lection of his many noble qualities and of the example he has left behind in his completed Christian life — in love and unity with all men — will serve as a quick- ening impulse and inspiration for future generations. To me who knew him so long and so well, it is unspeakably precious and consoling to remember now how highly his merits were recognized, how full of happiness and contentment his life was made. While the chief seats of learning throughout the country took an especial delight in bestowing upon him some of their highest honors, the representative of his Sovereign wa5 pleased to call him to the Supreme (kiild of Literature ; while the Queen's daughter, our beautiful and accomplished Princess, was proud to admit one — to use the lan- guage of Bishop Macdonell — "of his hum- ble ])riestly life," — to the inner circle of her councellors and friends, and to order the execution of his portrait for her private collection in England, the Church he loved with such ceaseless devotion, was Since Father Dawson's death, his niece, Mrs. \V. H. Fuller, of Ottawa, has received various communications fiom friends of the lamented deceased, living at a dis- tance, from \.\\-o of which I am permitted to make extracts. His Lordship the Bishop of Alexandria writes :— " I entertained great regard for him. His conversation and manner were so chan-Mng that it was a pleasure to s|)end a while in his society and hear him talk. As he labored not for the sake of human appearance but rather to serve his Master whom he loved so sincerely, let us hope that he now enjoys the reward of his humble priestly life '' Mr. Paul V. Flynn, editor and manager of T/ie New Jersey Tmde Review, writes : " It grieved me sorely to hear ot the death of my beloved and venerable friend, your uncle. He was indeed in advance of the times in all that adds greatness to , true manhood. He has appeared before the Tribunal of Justice, and I doubt not was received by the (iod of Mercy with the welcome promised to the ' good and faithful servant.' It will be ever my pleasing duty to say a daily prayer for the not unmindful of him in distributing her dignities. Had he lived till April next, he would have been privileged to cele- brate the sixtieth anniversary ot his admis- sion to the holy priesthood, but that con- solation was denied him. Vet what greater comfort his ; he died in the full possession of his noble intellectual faculties, and enjoying to the full the love and reverence of all. Truly, in summing up his character, we may say of him as was well said of another, that he was one Who never sdkt the truth to servo the hour, Nor paltered with Etern.il (iod for [lower ; Who let the turbid streams of rumor flow, Through cither Iwbbling world of hijjh and low, Whose life was work —whose language rife With rugged maxims hewn from life ; Whose eighty winters freeze with one rebuke All great self-.seekers trampling on the right : dreatest, yet with least pretence, I'oremosl-hearted of his time. Kirh in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity, sulilime. Henry J. Morg.\n. Ottawa, January 14th, 1895. repose of his soul. Dr. Dawson was indeed more than a friend to me. From the time I (irst met him in i860, a bond of sympathy closely drew i' ■ "^ogether. I then regarded him as a Princ>- among the Princes of the Church, and it is to his fatherly advice that I owe, under Heaven, whatever rejnitation I may have gained in the sphere of lite in which I am engaged. I imbibed from his lips lessons of duty to my neighbor, my country and my Cod, and never to sacrifice the iruth, no matter what contingency might arise. He was fearless, and yet how^ gentle. In him the Church militant loses one of its noblest types, while the field of letters in the Dominion will be constrained to keep his chair vacant, during the i)resent gene- ration at least. His works will live an incentive to others to imitate his example. Two and a half years ago I took a trip to Ottawa to see l-ather I )awson ; but I was disappointed, for he had gone to the country. My time was very limited, so that I was obliged to return to the States. I had hoped, however, that 1 might be able to-meet him next summer ; but if I do, it will be in Heaven." ■•'' n nJiiiJIW Im. 12 A distinguished member of the Canadian judiciary likewise writes to me : " Very many thanks for your kindness in sending the Citizen with the article on Father Dawson in it. He was such a kindly liberal man that without considering his creed he could be proclaimed a ' Christian ' in the true sense of the term. .Xnd for the same reason the Rev. Mr. Hcrridge is so much admired and wields so much influence. He has the principles of Christianity that broaden the minds of those he teaches and makes them tolerant, which is something much needed in Canada. I never saw Mr. Herridge, but he is one of my ideals of what an instructor of religious truths ou"ht to be." The late Rev. Dr. Dawson. (Ottawa CUizen, December 31, 1894.) As the sad news spread about the city on Saturday evenmg announcing the sud- den death, on that day, of the venerable Father Dawson, the many expressions of regret everywhere heard, bore eloquent tribute to the deep and lasting character of the ties which had existed for so long a time between the departed gentleman and all classes of his fellow citizens. For over forty years the late Dr. Dawson has labored in Ottawa, and although for the past ten years he had retired to a large extent from the actual work of the ministry, he nevertheless, up to the last, took an active interest in the operations of the church to which he Ijclonged, and also in all the moral, social and educational enterprises with which the welfart of Ottawa is identified. The death of the venerable divine was due to heart failure, superinduced by a cold contracted on Christmas morning. On that day, as was his wont for several years past, on Sundays and other occasions of high church festival he celebrated early mass in the Convent chapel of the Congregation de Notre Dame, (lloucestcr Str :et. On proceeding to the chapel from his lodgings, in the same street, be omitted j wear his winter overcoat, earring it instead on his arm. This act of neglect or imprudence cost him his life. He j^erformed his appointed ot"fice at the chapel, but with ditificulty, and even later in the day succeeded in reaching the Archbishop's Palace, whither he went as a matter of duty to wish His Orpce the conipiiments of the season, but his strength by that time was apparently exhausted, and he was carried home to die — to give back to his Maker the life which throughout had been devoted to such pure and noble )>uri)oses. The late Father Dawson had lived so U)ng in Ottawa, and was brought into such intimate personal relations with so many, that we cjuestion if there was a man, woman or child in the community who did not know him either personally or by reputation. His death therefore appeals with strong and ])eculiar force to everyone. But although so wel! known among us, how few there were, such was ihe innate modesty of the man in referring to his own achievements and experiences — how few there were, who had any conception of the many stirring events which lined and marked his long and remarkable career : — Of his student days at Paris, Douai and Blairs ; of his participation as an eye-witness in at least one Revolution in France : of his experience as a page of honor to King Charles X. of France ; of his services as chaplain at |Murtley Castle, near Balmoral, in spiritual attendance on several of the great Scottish nobles : of his troubles and sufferings during the preval- ence of cholera, tyjjhus fever and smallpox in the Edinburgh and Dumfries missions; of his intimate personal relations with his great kinsmen, the " Hero of Hugoumont," and the saintly and i)atriotic Bishop Macdonnell of Kingston, whose dying eyes he heljied to close ; of his discovery and subsequent transfer to the Society of Antiquarici of Scotland, ot the celebrated Scotch relic, the " Quigerich," or Crozier of St. Filan ; and (jf his further discovery of the famous Cromarty bowl which passed into the pos- session of his family by right of inheritance from the ancient Earls of Cromarty. All these and other equally interesting matters and details were reserved for the entertain- '3 article on lidering his . And for Is so much 3f those he Canada. I of rehgious ing the sud- cpressions of character of man and all as labored in ent from the e interest in moral, social nduced by a r several years ed early mass Str :et. On d J wear his prudence cost difficulty, and ither he went jt his strength die— to give ure and noble ;ht into such man, woman ly reputation Hut although odesty of tht ere were, who rked his long and Blairs ance ; of his is services as on several of the i)reval iitries missions; Hugoumont," dying eyes he of Antiquaries of St. Filan ; 1 into the pos- Cromarty. All the entertain- ment of those of kindred tastes, and then only unfolded when he and his friends were i gathered in the quiet of his or their home around the fireside or at the family board. The late Dr. Daw.son had long since attained the allotted span of life. He was [born, according to the family record, at Red Haven, Banffshire, Scotland, July 30th 1810, being one of nine sons b irn unto John Dawson and his spouse .Vnne McDon- :nell. On both the father and the mother's side, the family was connected with [historic families — the maternal grandfather being for a long time heir presumptive to [the estates and honours of the ancient house of (llengarry. After being well grounded in the classics at the grammar school, Portsoy, our future townsman, went at the age [of sixteen to pursue his ecclesiastical studies at the Episcopal Seminary at Paris, where the had for fellow students the late Bishop (lillis, a native Canadian, and the celebrated iMgr. Dupanloup. The revolution of 1830 occurring, young Dawson continued his [divinity course at the Benedictine College, Douai, returning to Scotland in April, 1835, Ifor final study and examination at St. Mary's College, Blairs. In the same year, he pvas ordained to the priesthood and appointed assistant in the important parish of «^Dumfries. While there he was instrumental in founding a new mission at Annan, of Mwhich place the Reverend Lord .Archibald Douglas, who is not unknown in ecclesias- ^tical circles in Ottawa, is now incumbent. In 1840 he was entrusted with the northern ^4 missions of Edinburgh, and subsequently had se|:)arate charge of the Counties of Fife, ;^. Kinross and Clackmannan. Here he remained until 1852, when having been invited •Mto Canada by Bishop McDoneil, he obtained peimission to come to this country, whither ^|iis parents had previously removed in 1830. For two years, however, he remained in f England, and while there he was afforded the gratification of attending the first iocesan synod of the Church of Rome that had been held in London since the i)eriod f the Reformation. It was also at this time that he received from Pope Pius IX., as n acknowledgement of his eminent church services, the right or privilege to recite in )^?this country the church office as he had been accustomed to do in Scotland, according ^^to the Roman Ordo. At the special request of the Bishop of Southwark, the neces- sary indult was granted by the Holy Father under his sign manual, .\fter a short stay "^t Quebec, where he was the guest of the venerable ArchbishojiTurgeon, and officiated ^t St. Patrick's, the newly arrived jsriest was accredited to Bytown, now Ottawa, and appointed to the charge of the Upjier Town, as that portion of the Cajjital • on the left bank of the Rideau and the Rideau Canal was then called. This charge Jie held for upwards of five years with general acceptance. At a later period he ^labored at the Osgoode mission field, as the successor therein of the well known Celtic ^|Bcholar, Father O'Boyle, and when, afterwards, during the sixties, Ottawa became a .i* garrison town, having successive regiments of the line stationed here, it was Father ^ Dawson wlio was selected by the General Commanding, to become Roman Catholic -Chaplain to the Queen's forces. In 1875, he was recommended for ap|)ointment as principal of the newly established Provincial Normal and Model School at Ottawa, and would have received the office had he been within the age limit. Of late, the departed gentleman, owing to advancing years and growing infirmities, ^ad not had any settled charge, but had devoted himself largely to literary work, for jrhich he had a special taste and aptitude. As already stated, he was accustomed to lelebrate ma^s at the chapel of the ladies of the chapel of the Congregation de Notre )ame,and there he was regularly to be found every Sunday morning,and on othtroccas- )ns.rain or shine,as the saying is. His golden jubilee as a i)riest was celebrated in Ottawa 1885, the service being held at the liasilica ; and, in December, 1890, on the occasion his attaining his 8oih year, another celebration in his honor took jilace at the City lall, under the auspices of St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa. On thir latter occasion ^tizens of all denominations vied with one another to give expression to the feeling of Egard and attachment in which he was held by them, both as a Christian minister and leir fellow-citizen. The demonstration was more practical in the results than such jmonstrations usually are, for in addition to a fine set of fu<-s, the worthy father was bade the recipient of a well filled purse. Nor was the oi)portunity lost by the Church, br in the absence of the Archbishop of Ottawa at Rome, the Bishop of the adjoining ,.,^<B.irwiwi,^,.iimB;CT-777 14 Scotch diocese of Alexandria, marked his sense of Father Dawson's services as the historian of the Church in Scotland by appointing him as honorary Vicar-General of his diocese. ^ • The late Dr. Dawson was probably one of the finest classical scholars of his day. He was likewise well read in general literature, both French and English — and, in addition, kejjt himself up to the last remarkably well posted in current events botli here and in all portions of the Empire and the world at large. His literary fame will doubtless rest on his ''■History of the Catholics of Scotland!' and his *' Pius the Ninth and His Tir ," the latter of which has bc^n pronounced by so good an authority as the London Month to be the best biography of that Pontiff that has yet appeared. Towards the close of his life honors and rewards fell thickly u])on the learned and accomplished gentleman. He was, as we have seen made an honorary Vicar (ieneral of Alexandria. .Xbout the same time, he received from Queen's University his doctor's gown as LT^.D., which was followed by Laval University with the degree of Doctor of Letters. More recently, the University of Ottawa conferred a similar distinction upon him. During one term he filled the office of Chaplain to the St. Andrew's Society of Otta'.va, and at the annual con- vocation of Queen's University, this year, he was ajjpointed by the board of trustees, to deliver the baccalaureate sermon, the circumstance calling for wide and favorable comment from the i)res3 and the public. His sermon, on the occasion, was such as might have been exi)ected from one of his broad-minded Christian character. He spoke strongly in favor of the unity of divided Christendom, and hoped that the talk o( unity in the churches now sometimes heard might produce as its fruit a perfect union in the divided Kingdom of Cod. This sentiment might well serve as Dr. Dawson's epitaph — for the worthiest efforts of his life were given to offices of the purest and most whole foukd charity. In other respects he had rendered very important services to the community — his efforts especially as President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty entitling his memory to be kept green and fragrant in the public recollection for very many years to come. In short, it may truly be said of this venerable and much lamented divine that he nobly fulfilled the spiritual injunction of doing with all his might whatever his hand found to do, and that in all the relations in which he appeared before the public whether as poet, historian, orator, priest or gentleman, he acquitted himself so as to command the respect, the admiration and affection of all classes of his fellow-subjects. Rest and peace to his ashes ! Funeral of the Very Rev. Dr. Dawson. An Impressive Service in St. Patrick's Church. (Ottawa Citizen^ January 3, 1895.) The funeral morning from St. of the late Very Rev. Father Dawson, V.G., took place yesterda Patrick's Church. It was attended by many notable men and other showing the great respect in which the deceased was held. Among those present wen Rev. Dr Moore, of Rank Street Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mr. Herridge, of St Andrew's Presbyterian Chun h, Rev. Mr. Bogert, of St. Alban's, Anglican, Rev. Dr- Marks and Stewart, Methodist. Other gentlemen noticed were Mr. Sandford Flemini. C.M.G., Sir James A. Grant, K.C.M.G., M.P., Mr. William Mackay, Hon. R. W. Scor Q.C, Dr. Kingsford, Lieut.-Col. White, President of the St. George's Society, .M: ... , Henry J. Morgan, Mr. Albert Norton Morgan, Mr. John A. Macdonell, Q.C, (Grcei "* "^' field), Mr. Thomas Macfarlane, His Worship the Mayor, Lt.-Col. Macpherson. M ri '[. dStoro Robillard, M.P., Dr. St. Jean, ex-M.P., D. O'Connor, Q.C, Martin O'Gara, Q.C, D.jSiP^" Thorburn, Dr. Baptie, Mr. McLeod Stewart, Mr. John A. Gen>mill, Mr. John Poupon ex-M.P., Lt.-Col. Tilton, Mr. J. L. P. O'Hanley and Aid. Starrs and Bingham. IS services as tlie Vicar-General of olars of his day. English— and, in rent events botli olics of Scotland." jc^n pronounced ography of that and rewards fell as we have seen time, he received allowed by Laval Lhe University of erm he filled the the annual con- board of trustees, ■ide and favorable ision, was such as Ti character. He )l)ed that the talk its fruit a perfect he worthiest efforts luled charity. In munity— his efforts ruelty entitling bis r very many year> lamented divine night whatever his before the public himself so as tc his fellow-subjects The St. Andrew's Society turned out in full forct', and pent a handsome Horal ||ecoralion in the shape of a St. .Andrew's Cross. Amung other notable floral tributes Were a wreath "as a mark of respect and admiration" from the Hon. John C. j^iiultz, Lieut. -(Jovernor of Manitoba; a broken pillar "in deepest sympathy" from |lr. Sandford Fleming, a wreath on behalf of (^)u('en's University, Kingston; cut loses and lilies " in pleasant remembrance of old times " frotii Mr. Robt. G. Halibur- |Dn, Q.C, now at Cairo; and a cross "in memory of an old and esteemed ftiend " from Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Morgan. The breast of the deceased was (Covered with white hyacinths, placed there by the loving hands of his niece, Mrs. W. H. Fuller. Owing to the intervening of New Year's Day, which is observed as a holiday in the Catholic Church, the remains of the venerable priest could not — as would other- Wise have been the case — lie in state in the jjarish church, but the number of mourners who thronged his (|uiet abode on Gloucester Street during the three days preceding his funeral testified to the warm affection in which he was held. In the absence of Archbishop Duhaniel in Halifax, Vicar-General Routhier cele- fcffaled the mass for the dead. He was assisted by Fathers Whalen, Campeau and Plantin, and many of the professors from the University of Ottawa, of which the deceased was a distmguished honor man. At the conclusion of the services the remains were taken for inli.rment to the ce'netery at Fallowfield, where there have been already <|e|)osited those of the parents a.id of the brothers who have predeceased him, viz: Adam, i© his lifetime editor of the Bytown (Imette; William McDonell, formerly M.F. for tlie County of Ottawa, and some others. Mr. Simon J. Dawson, ex-M.P. for Algoma \ii the House of Commons, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fuller, the latter Dr. Dawson's niece, were the chief mourners at the funeral and accompanied the r.^mains to their last resting place, together with his other kinsman. Captain John A. Macdonell, of Alexandria. A Presbyterian Tribute to the Memory of a Gentle Catholic Priest (Ottawa Ciiisen, Januarv 7, 1895.) .St. Andrew's Church yesterday morning Rev. W. T. Herridge preached from 25 : "Thou art my Father." He showed how the idea of the Fatherhood of ok place yesterda lie men and other g those present wen Herridge, of Si nglican, Rev. Drs . Sandford Fleming Hon. R. VV. Scof urge's Society, M; onell, Q.C, (Greer Macpherson, M; O'Gara, Q.C, 1'^ , Mr. John Poupcm d Bingham. /, i In PS. 86 ; God had been gradually revealed to men, through underlying the work of Divine Pfovidence from the beginning. He then unfolded the vast significance of that truth, ai|d dwelt upon the practical effects of its acceptance ujion human character. In spfeaking of its work in the development of Christian charity, he made the following reference to the late Father Dawson : " Last Wednesday morning a Requiem was chanted over the mortal remains of an old resident of this city, the priest of a communion ecclesiastically opposed to our own, but whose life illustrated the grand inclusiveness ot Christian charity. Some of you may recall that sermon of his he preached l)efore the members of St. Andrew's Society upon the very saine subject which is engaging our thought to-day. It was a sermon utifiil in its simplicity, the sermon of one whose heart, too large for sectionalisrn of kind, went out in love to our common humanity and faith in our common God. e self-constituted defenders of Protestantisivi fell upon me because I expressed the sure I should feel in having such a discourse rejieated from the lips of ni) late vener- friend to the members of this congregation. Abuse is sometimes an unintentional iment. If Protestantism and bigotry are synonymous terms— which God for- ! — I wish to be a Protestant no longer. The Christian, no matter to what church belongs, will find no difficulty in reconciling firmness of personal conviction with orous respect for the views of others. It is hate, not love, which places truth in ardy. I* Christendom is ever to be reunited, we must first proceed along the s of least resistance, emphasizing those great essential facts which are accepted by 1 6 all folli)\vcrs of JfHUS Christ, anil believing in tlie efficacy of the i)rincii)les which He pro- claimed yet to break down every l)arrier of sect and creed and join His Church into one. There arc noble souls in every ecclesiastical communion who are longing for the dawn of that day when spiritual affinities shall triumph over intellectual divergences and reveal the brotherhood of (.'hristian disciples all over the world. A life like that of Father Dawson elo(|uently |)leids for such a consummation, for truth instead of mere opinion, for tolerance instead of tyranny, for Christ instead of ecclesiasli^Msm, for a truly (Catho- lic faith which shuts out no follower of the Master from the great commonwealth of God. Kacf- to face with life's stern realities, our hearts cry out for the jjresence of the universal Father. Face to face with the last dread summons, the voice of peaceful trust ; need be but this ; ' Father, now come 1 to Thee ! '" John Reade's Tribute. (In "Old an'd Nkw," MoNrKi;.\i, Uuzeile, Jan. 19, 1895.) Speaking of the Tableaux vivan/s at an entertainment given in Montreal by Their Excellencies the F'.arl and (>)untess of .-Xberdeen, Mr. Rcade said : "One of the scenes, the most charming of all, I would say, if they w^ere not all so charming, reminded me of a lately deceased poet, to whom I had the |)leasure not loni; since of wishing many years of hai)py age. If the late \'icar-(lcneral Dawson had been asked with what crown ho would wish to have his services to his country and his kind acknowledged, I feel assured that he would have answered, 'The Poet's Wreath.' His was a twofold inspiration. He loved to live over again the heroic struggle for freedom of the land of his bi'th ; and Scotland's annals from the prehistoric frontier to the dav when Scotia gave Hru-umia a king were familiar to him, and his i)oetic themes embrace the long interval from v'aractacus to Queen Mary. r>ut his devotion to Scotland diii not make his love of Canada less ardent, and of the many Scotchmen whose name- shine in the pages of our history. Father Dawson is by no means the least eminent One of his poems bore the title of 'Madeleine de W-rcherei^ and it would have gladdened his heart to see his heroine honored by so bright and life-like a presentation Iver kas lis s klie Und east coi it< ^hic lat ras Isefu -'(I momc popui noble the C called . raisscc festiv( n s which He pro- Ihurch into one. ig for the dawn inces and reveal that of Father f mere opinion, r a truly Catho- immonwealth of presence of the of peaceful trust IS.) ontreal by Their y were not all so pleasure not loni; ral Dawson had 3 country and his ,et's Wreath.' Hi. jgjile for freedon; rontier to the dav : themes embrace n to Scotland dio lien whose name- ihe least eminent d it would have ke a presentation Father Dawson. (Thk Free Press, Oitawa, !)i;( kmuf.r 31st, 1H94.) The death of the Very Rev. Father Dawson will cause sorrow to all who knew him, (ven in the slightest degree. A man of great erudition, and an exemplary i)riest, he las won respect and admiration from every class, race and religious communion. In lis simple Christianiiy, he shone the brightest of the bright. While firm in his own >elief, and unyielding in the doctrine of his own (Ihurch, he was to all others tolerant, ^ind and forbearing, always ready to explain doubts, or argue gently and without the :ast show of attempted proselytizing. A few such men as the late Father Dawson in community, and Christianity would be Christianized, and those who can now point its divisions and bitterne.sses find no loose link in the armor of the faith through rhich to discharge the arrows of their scepticism. It seems perhaps a little strange lat so distinguished a man should not have long since graced the episcopate, and it ras only recently that the rank of Vicar-Ceneral was conferred u|)on him. But in Isefulness his work has been as great in a htnnbler sphere. Bishop Macdonell's R«i?:iets His Lordship Hishop Macdonell was recpiested by the Archbishoj) of Ottawa to iittend yesterday the funeral of the late venerable Father Dawson, but having coni- i)leted his arrangements for being present at the state funeral of Sir John Thompson at Halifax on 1 hursday, he was unable to attend that of Father Dawson, who was an honorary Vicar-(ieneral of his diocese. This was a matter of extreme regret to the Sishop, as under ordinary circumstances nothing would have prevented his attending to testify, by his presence, the great regard and respect which he entertained for his venerable and distinguished friend, who was so justly esteemed by all classes of the community at the Capital. He therefore reijuested Mr. Macdonell (Creenfield) to attend the funeral of Father Dawson, and to convey to His (irace, and to the relations and friends of the deceased I'riest, his regret, not only at the death of so eminent and distinguished a clergyman of the Church, but at the loss of one ot the most accomplished and pro- found scholars in the Dominion, whose contributions to literature will remain a monu- lUent to !iis attainments and research, and whose charity and fervent patriotism endeared him to all denominations and all classes of the community, and more esi)ecially those who, like himself, belonged to the Scottish race. Rev Father Dawson. D.D. (MoNTRK.M, Trite IVittiess, Jan. 2nd, 1895.) just as our issue is going to ])ress, we learn of the death of the Reverend Father ^'^neas McDonell Dawson, 1).D., of Ottawa. We regret exceedingly that the few moments at our disposal will not permit of a notice worthy the learned, saintly and popular priest, whose battle of life has just ended. Father Dawson was a gifted and noble hearted Scotchman, and for years had been Cha|)lain of St. .Andrew's Society at the Capital. So popular was he amongst all sectrons of the community, that he was called in a friendly way, "the Protestant Friest." His fainilar form will be much .noissed on the streets of Ottawa, his smiling face will no bnger be seen at all the great festive gatherings — religious or national. .\s a rule, l)r. Dawson wms to he found every day in the Parliament Library, going over volumes of history, and preparing articles and poems for publication. Up to the very end his ready, facile and truly elevating |)en was busy with inspiring verse and lofty prose. The pages of " T/ie Chi'/," the Ottawa University Magazine, contain some of Dr. Dawson's latest, and by no means least important, productions. For some years Dr. Dawson resided in (iloucester Street, and said Mass at the Convent ot the Congregation of Notre Dame. He was ordamedin 1835, and although li \\v (in not cxacily know liis n^c nt tlio tnne ol (Jcalli, he ( oiilil not have l)een less than eighty years old. The late William McD. Dawson and the ex-nieinher tor Algonui, Mr Simon V,. hawson, were biothers of the hnnented priest. I'he last time the writer met Dr. Dawson was at the University of Ottawa AnniKil Commencement in June last. He then looked as healthy, in as gcjod spirits, and as full of kindly urejtin;.;s for his host of a(i|ii.iintan(:i.'s, as upon any occasion for the ki't thnty years. Dr. Dawson did very mtu h toward the cementing of the different religious elements in Ottawa, and when the degree of I)octor was confeired U[)on |iini he was congratulated by the whole population, irrcs])ective of rank, nationality or creed. Once more we deeply regret not having time for this issue to tell the story of that good and learned priest. IJut his name will long live in the annals of the Cai)ital, his | works will tell his worth to future generations, and we shall have a fitting opportunity, before long, ot paying the tribute that personal and intimate friendship, as well as general gratitude, demand. "Ood'srest to the soul of the I'riest of I'ertli," wrote McOee thirty years ago; to the lamenteil priest who has now gone to his reward wc repeat that |)rayer from our inmost soul. A Characteristic Letter. I'he following extract from a letter written by the late Doctor Dawson in 1866,1 with reference to a projected periodical, is interesting, as showing the liberality and! breadth of view which characterized thai true Christian gentleman : " If it is to be edited, as I am led to suppose, in the cause of Canadian literature| " generally, and not in the iiiierest of any |)articular class of litterateitis or religionists " or politicians, it will always have my best support. The people of this countryl " require some common ground on which they can meet, without scowling at onc| " another. If this is to be found anywhere, it is in tfie field of literature." 1' c hcon less than icr lor Algoniii, Ottawa AnniKil il spirits, and ;i> isidti for the last ot the different eired upon him ik, nationality or the story of that I the Cai)itai, liis | ing opportunity, i idship, as well :is )f I'erth," wrotL- his reward wc Dawson in 1866, 1 the liberality andl !anadian literatiirel :nrs or religioni^>t5| e of this country! t scowling at oin.| Uure." i 'At A %- «- ". ■ ' ^ \-> T' 4fV ' -g '^-4