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CONNOLLY, O. IX, ARCIIl.lSHOP OK HALIEAX, IN ST. ,
CATHEDRAL, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, ON MON- n'--
3 1 ST JULY, 1876, HY THK RT. REV. JAMES ""-';"'
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" I am tlio gixr.l .Sliephenl. The j,'ood Shepherd jfiveth liis life for his Hhocp." St John x. ii.

" I Imve fouyht a tji'od fight. 1 liave finisheil my course. 1 liavo kept the faith. As U> the rest
there is laid up for nie a crown of justice, whii* the Lord, the just .ludjfe will render to mu in that day ;
and not only to me but to them also that love hm coming." II. Tim., iv., 7, 8. • , '• .' ;

vii'ijB ?*) •.>v ntf iu-M •*;?• -!.
M)/ LortU: Viry lu'vcn'ml uiid Nevereml lirdltnn, <iii<l dear Friemls:

III accepting tlie delicate duty of addivHsing yon on this monniful and solemn
occasion, I have done so with very gi'eat roliictauce, being conscious of my utter inade-
(juacy to do justice to the subject, or to your i^r my own feelings. I have yielded in
respectful deforouce to the wislies of the bereavijd, venerated clergy of this now widowed
Archdioc'jBe, and thi'ough a sense of filial obligation and gratitude towards him who
was for us all, but especially for me, both father, benefactor, and friend. Ilia big,
noble heart and brilliant intellect have ceased tiieir mortal functitms. He has finished
his course ! He is taken from us ! The sense of bereavement which all feel, the sud-
den blow which nearly breaks our hearts, must pleatl my excuse and bespeak yoiir
kind indulgence.

Alas ! how fully we are made to realize the truth which Divine Wisdom keeps
constantly sounding in our ears, " Be yon also ready, for at whivt hour you think not
the Son of Man will come." — Luke xii. 40. " It is allotted for all men once to die,
and, after death, judgment.' — Heb. ix. 27.

In the worIs of the royal Psalmist, with hnmble submission to the Divine decrees,
we exclaim : " Thou hast lifted me up and cast me down. My days have declined
like a shadow, and I am withered like grass. But Thou, Lovd, endurest fore\'er ! "
— Psalm ci. 11, 12, 13.

Yes, Lord, You lift up and You cast down ; You humble and exalt the sons
of men ; communities as well as individuals are made to feel Your omnipotence and
their own nothingness. "Vanity of vanit^{fand all is vanity," (Ecclesiastes i., 2),
except serving Uod. But "to serve Him is to reign." Then blessed be His holy
name 1 Sit nomen Domini benedictum !

"He lifts up and casts down." This truth has been remarkably exemplified in the
person of the illustrious Prelate iiow cold in death before us, at whose loss, not only
this Archdiocese, but the whole Ecclesiastical Province, of which ho was the honored
and beloved Metropolitan during the past seventeen years, feels deeply afflicted. But
if the commiuiity is now " cast down " by his death, it is because it had previously
been exalted and greatly benefitted by his eminently useful, laborious, and oeneficent
career, since the day in October, 1842, when, a modest, youthful priest, he landed in
Halifax, as Secretary and Chaplain to his venerated and illustrious predecessor in this
Metropolitan See, the late Archbishop Walsh of revered memory. The advent of
these two gifted and Apostolic men, the erudite Bishop aixl his amiable, devoted Chap-
lain, to our shores on that occasion, has proved to be an event of great importance,
not only to their own flock, but to all the Province. For although ever faithful in the
first place to their own special duties towards their spiritual children ; nevertheless their
active, comprehensive minds grasped with avidity, their big, generous hearts throbbeJ
sympatheticalljr with every interest that affected the community — or even ^|^ indi-
viduals of it — in which their lot was cast. The opinion, the judgment, the influence
of intelligent, educated, practical gentlemen on passiiig questions of interest to the
public, must be more or less uneful to all.

And here let rae express, on behalf of the whole Catholic community, both nlerg y
and laity, our grateful appreciation of the kind sympathy and condolence so univer-
sally manifested by our separated Brethren of other communions for the loss of oar

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beloved Archbishoi). Tliis tribuio to departed wortli, wliile moat consoling to us, is
most honorable to them, ami claims our grateful acknowledgments.

But it was to the < Jatliolic people especially that the advent of Bishop Walsh and
Father donnolly pn)ved to bo a benediction. From various causes by the will of Him
who "casteth down" and "lifteth up" u pleasure, and for bis own wise ends, the
Catholic people of tliis conimnnity had been in tribulation and difficulty during some
years previously. There were occasional alternations of sunshine that on)ke the con-
tiiniity of gloom which the death of the revered Bishop Burke — the first B.C. Bishop,
appointed i)y the Holy See Vicar-Apostolic of Nova Scotia, — had cast over Halifax.
Of that holy Prelate, too, us well as of the illustrious deceased, whose obsequies we
are now celebrating, it can be truly said, what was said of Moses, that, "Beloved of
God and men, his memory is in benediction " — Kcclesiasticus xlv. 1.

When Bishop Burke died, several years claused before a successor was appointed,
owing to the scarcity of (Catholic Clergymen understanding English at that time. For
the effects of the penal laws were stdl felt. Catholic emancipation had not been
granted, and with the exception of Maynooth ('ollege — but a short time established,
and that solely for Ireland — the candiclates for the priesthood in the British Domin-
ions had to go to some foreign College (to Spain or France or Portugal, etc. ) to prei)aro
for holy onlers, with but little chance to study English.

At length the choice of the Holy See fell uiK)n a devoted missionary priest then at
Aiitigonish, who having studied theology in Spain and exercised the holy ministry in
Scotland, had come to the spiritual succftr of his countrymen who had migrated to
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Father Eraser in Scotland was beloved and revered
by his parshioners, as he was afterwards by his flock in the eastern part of Nova
Scotia. This I learned in Miramichi from some of those who had been his parishioners
at Lochaber in Scotland.

But in becoming Bishop in Nova Scotia he preferred to reside among the settlers
from Scotland, in whose belialf he had first come. That fine and noble people,
anjongst whom some of the best blood of old Catholic Scotland flowed, who had
made great sacrifices at home for their faith, deserved, now in exile, the fatherly cart
and apostolic ministrations of their compatriot Bishop. The flourishing condition
of the present diocese of Arichat, whose Catholic population forms, to-day, such &n
important and valuable part of the general population of this Province, shows that the
good Bishop was guided by the Spirit of God in abiding with that portion of his flock.

But the Catholic people of Halifax, who had been nlessed by the presence of good
Bishop Burke, felt abandonee^ on account of the absence of their new Bishop. Though
they had one and, sometimes, two zealous priests stationed amongst them, still they
languished for more spiritual ministration. They had no Catholic College or High
School for the education of either boys or girls. Their congregation was daily increas-
ing in numbers and wealth. The pjissing of the Catholic Emancipation Act, first in
tins Province and finally ip the British Parliament, gave an impetus to their wishes
for progress in their religif)us institutions. They ouggested to their good Bishop, Dr.
Eraser, and he carried out their wishes by applying for two additional priests for
Halifax, one to rid m parochial duties, the other to direct a Seminary for the higher
education of boys.

Father Dease, since deceased, and the Very Rev. Dr. O'Brien, now Archdeacon of
Limerick, arrived from Dublin in 1839, for these works. Father Dease returned to
Ireland after a couple of years. Dr. O'Brien remained six years in Halifax directing
St. Mary's College, which had been founded on his arrival. The eloquent preaching
and devoted zeal of these gifted Priests, and the brilliant teaching in the new College,
gave an im])etu8 to Catholic progress and education that cannot be over-estimnted.

But in the absence of the Bishop from Halifax, little difficulties in carrying out the
details of various duties arose between the parish clergy, which extended sometimes
to the people. Father Dease withdrew and returned to Ireland. A party spirit grew
up amongst a large j)ortion of the laity. Some felt aggrieved because the Bishop
would not reside in the capital. Recourse was had to the Pope. The Holy See, after
hearing and duly considering the r-nse, applied, with its usual wisdom, the remedy
which ultimately proved so effectual in promoting peace and the spiritual prosperity
of all parties.

G(iod Bishop Fmser was permitted to remain at Antigonish, to continue to bless
the people of his just predilections ; while a new Bishop was to reside at Halifax.

In the selection of this new Bishop for Halifax great circumspection was deemed
necessary. The little misunderstandings and divisions, already mentioned, that had

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cxiiit^d among the Catholic congregation, and the nnmerons population of onr sepa-
rati!<l lirethreii of other (lunoiiiinatioiis in thu uity, woulil i'ei|uini a niiin nf HU|><'rior
parts, of conciliating dispoaiticn and niannerH, toproiriote poaco and j^'dodwill aniniij^st
all. The thon Ar(;hl)i8lio]) of Dublin, Most llov. Dr. Mtirray, who had l»een asktMl l>y
tlio Holy t'ee to recoinincnd a candidate, and to wlioni liisliop Kraser had jtrevioiisly
a|)]>1iud for the two priests for Halifax, already mentioned, selected Father Williiim
VValsh, a priest of his diocese, hut a native of Waterford, then stationed as curate at
Kingstown, which is near Duhlin, and a station of the British Navy.

Dr. Walsh had long ))een distinguisiied as a jtious, zealous jirieat, an elo(|uent
preacher, an erudite scholar, and acuoniplished writer, wlio had rendere<l niost valu-
I'hle services to ('atlu>lic literature. To the urhanity and manners of a giiiitlenian he
aihled the keen wit, the rich humor, the genial conviviality svhich made liim tlio
favorite guest in every select soeia' circle favored with his presence. His acconipiiHli-
ments were also perfected by travel. During his occasional vacation excurt'ions, ren-
dere.l 'lecessary to recruit his delicate health, he visited nearly every thing and j)]a(!e
of arti-stic or historic interest in Kuropo. He formed ac(iuaintaiices .\ith personages
of distinction and men of letters. In the circles in which he movtid in D\il)lin and
Kingstown, he often h.id occasion to meet and enjoy the society of gentlemen of every
rank, in the army and navy, as well as the most distinguished ci vidians and scholars
Thus he was eminently suited for his destined station at Halifax ; and the result of
his long ailministration of sixteen years, from 1842 till his death in ISoS, i)roved the
wisdom of the choice made in his jHsrsou.

Hut his solenui re(piiem was chanted, and his obseipiius performed hy thousands
of affijctionato and atllicted nicmrners, sitnilar to what we are now i)erfonning to-day
for his worthy successor, the confidential friend and aid-de-camp (if I may use tl,.?
term) who accompanied him to Halifax thirty-four years ago. It is now time to speak
of him.

And what shall I say of him who waa so well known to all wlu) hear me ? Shall
I speak of his personal (pialities ? of his habits of tlnmght and action, the sayings and
doings of his daily life, his going forth and coming in, his consoling the sick, admon-
ishing the err'ng, comforting the distressed '! of his cheering the domestic circle by his
kind visits, his genial social intercourse, his cordial and gene.-ons hospitalities, his
earnest and eloquent preaci.ing, hia soothing and fortifying wordvi in the ccmfessional ?
of hia practical wisdom when conferring with his I'riests, or Sisteis of Charity, or the
Religious of the Sacred Heart, with the servants of his household or workmen at his
Cathedral, with casual visitors, neighbors, or friends ? in all this exercising as he did
an almost ubiipiitoua presence, an active, uritiring energy, an ever-present thoughtful-
ness of the minutest details, either regarding persons or works — shall I deacril)o all
theae ? To do ao wonld be to undertake to say what is intimately known to you all
much better than my words could tell it.

And yet it is of this multiplicity and succession of little words nil thoughts and
acts, that the great work of his laborious and fruitful life was m ide up. But there
was a charm in his manner of doing them, an apropt)s and goo.^ judfpnent in all he
said and did, a gracefvil amiability, a glowing cordiality and candor, that captivated
all who came within his influence.

The early education and training which he received at Rome in the Novitiate of
the Capuchins — that branch of the Religious Order of Franciscans to which he be-
longed — confirmed and perfected what ne already possessed from nature, namely,
that beautiful simplicity and transparent candor for which he was so remarkable.
For this simplicity — I mean the term as distinguished from duplicity or insincerity —
is the first fundamental virtue inculcated in the novices of all Religious Communities,
whether of men or women, in the Catholic Church. It is that lesson which Christ
taught his Apostles when He took a child and told them that unless they became like
that child they could not gain Heaven ; that while wise and cunning as tlie 8er[)ent
— to conquer sin and overcome the wiles of the enemy — they should be, at the saino
time, innocent and simple as the dove. [Matt, xviii. 2.3 — x. 16.]

This trait was such a remarkable characteristic of the beloved Archbishop, that
whoever happened to be in conversation with him could see clear into his interior, so
to speak. The honest rectitude of thought and wish, coupled with translucent candor
in ex^jreasing it, which were so habitual to Mm, ever won the admiration and confi-
dence even of thoae who might not happen to agree with him in opinion. Thus it waa
not usual with him to try to conceal or diasimulate his opinions. He had no need to
do 80. He could express them clearly and his reasons for holding them, with an

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aminbility of manner, a inmlcsty and niiobtniBivonctM which i>rocInrtod all posBibility
of oirtiiico. HJH kueii MoiiMi! of jimtice, hin iluliciitu apiiritciiition of tlio nj^htrt and f(H!l-
iii'^H of othtTH, kt>|it pn-suiit to h'\H iniinl the; golden rulu of doing to othui'M au lio would
wIhIi that others Hhoiild do to liini. With triiu ChriHtian iiolitonoHs, vvitiiont uonipro-
niimng truth or j«rini;iple, ho knew how to coinjxirt liiinnelf towards all ManudcHslv'.
I'jveu towards those with whom hu ditturud, he could agi-uo to differ and still sincerely
regard thoiu as real friends. Hii oxiihereiit good nature, his kind, generous heart,
eoutrolleil by the comprehensive wisdom of his clear head, uonnnunicated thenc.elvea
to those who heard him, and, thus, a genial, kind feeling and mutual good will becaino
general in whatever circle might happen to he honored and intluenceil by his i>resenee.
TviKO his Divine Master, he went about doing good, '['he pure motive or pleasing (tod,
of causing Ileligion, in the persons of its ministers, to apiKuu* amiable and not repul-
bivc, '.vas a nutinspriiig of his act:^:..

On one occasion, when he appeared worried by several duties pressing on him at
once, while <lirecting his domestics in some iletads preparatory to one of his usual
parties of select gnefits invited to dinner, an intimate fri-nid ventr.red to remonstrate
with him resj)ectiug his increased lalior and thought which this exercise of hospitality
brought upon him. He rej)lied : "I do this from a sense of duty -from a motive
"similar to that which influences me when I go to read my breviary, or preach a
"flormon, or hear confessions, or perform any other duty of my ofic«. It is the duty
"of a Bishop to be hospitable, to promote good will and friendly feeling, to remove
" misunderstanding and antipjithies ; and this is so especially in a mixed connnuuit.y
"like oura, where tliere are so many di.scordant elon-ents. This int'-rchange of hos-
"pitality on my part, smoothes away difiiculties for many of cmr Hock who have Inisi-
"ncss and civil relations with men of other creeds, or who, as servants or workmen,
"depend on them for employment. It facilitates for them the practice of their relig-
" ions duties, and thus sm(M)theB tht way to heaven for many who might otherwise
"beimj)eded therein. The protection and salvation of our Hock, so as n<)t to lose
"through our fault, any o".e of those committe<l to our care, is a fundamental duty of
" the pastoral charge. It is this sacred duty that I have in ^^ew while discharging
" social, .1.^ well as ministerial functions."

Thus he was truly a good shepherd, having an exalted sensi^ of the dignity and
responsibility of the pastoral office. The Hock committed to his care he loved as only
big hearts, like his, can love. For his Hock he lived and toiled and watched and
prayed, with anxious pastoral solicitude. He had the spirit of the martyit!, ready to
Bulier and even to die, if reipiired, in the fulfillment of his saeretl duties. He risked
hia life (m all occasions when attending the iK)or immigraats or others stricken with
ship-fever or cholora or other contagion. Twice or thrice hb was himself stricken
down, in the midst of his work of charity in the plague ships. He lingei-ed for weeks
in the jaws of death, until at length his hert)ic spirit, fluttering on his lips, about to
depart, w.as restored by a kind Providence in order to prolong a life so useful, On
the first of these occasions another Priest of this city was also taken down in the same
fever with him. It was the venerated Father Mclsiuic who is here present, and for
whom ever after the deceased Prelate cherished tlie fond afTectiou of a brother-soldier
wounded in the game engagement. On another subso(iuent occiiaion, in 1851, when
Frt.her Connolly was in the delirium of fever, on the brink of death, the medical
Health Officer of the port, Dr. HofFiiuin, who had visited the .same fever ship where
the Priest ..ad caught his sickness, died a \nctim to that [)lagiie. And who does not
remember the devoted activity of the good Bishop amid his faithful Priests in St.
John, during the cholera there in 1854? and again still later, as Archbishop of
Halifax, his paternal visit^to the Priest and Sisters of Charity whom he had brought
to attend the cholera patients, at the quarantine station on McNab's Island, at the
entrance of this harbor ?

To him, then, is emphatically applicable the first of these two passages selected for
my text : '■ The (rood Shepherd giveth his life for his Hock." With the same chival-
rous spirit of self-sacrifice at the call of duty, which actuates the heroic, patriotic
soldier who risks his life in defence of his fellow-citizens and of his country, the
deceased Prelate was ever animated. No hero's heart could be more courageous to
face danger or bear inconvenience in fulfilment of duty — no woman's heart more
tender and sympathetic for the sufferings of others, than his !

The secoinf part of my text also applies to him with singular appropriateness :
" I have f -ight the good fight ♦ • • J have kept the faith."

Aa Pnest and Vicar General in Halifax, as Bishop of St. John, N.B., and u

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Archbishoy) of this Mi!tr()i)(>litttii Sec, liiut lu! roaliyx'il those wonU.

No l'rie;it was ever more devoted timl etfieieiit in every detail rif liis siicrcdotftl
duties : in the confessional inoHt iuisidu<)i!s, liaviiii; his confeHsioiial always siirronndetl
by a crowd of penitents ittendinu sick calls, nistructin); and receiving neophytes
into the church, administering Itaptisma and niarriages, iustnuting and catecliising
children for tirst communion, visiting in families, directing tlie Catholic young meu'a
literary societies, and their reading-room conversations or debates, conversing with
other citizens whom he casually met,, on every topic of public interest which came np,
in whicli he sliewod conviTsational powers rarely surpass'id, with ilepth of eruilition,
b-oadth of view, brilliancy of imagination, knowledge of hunum nature, an apjirecia-
tion of men and things, of pas^dng events or past history, or j)robable future develop-
ments. that excited ever increasing adnuration and esteem. His kind, cheerful
munnoi with his habitual benignant smile, nuulu him welcome to every one and every where.
His auccess in reconciling neighbors who were at variance with one another, in making
sulky pereons amiable, in breaking ilown ill will and bad feeling, was wonderful.
In a wor.l, his intlueiice for good wherever his duties called him to advise, to admonish,
to console, to strengthen in good resolutions, was marveUous. He was alike agreeabbj
, with the poor and with the rich; the humble laborer, the educated gentleman, c(iually
<lolighted in his presence. In the drawing rooms of the highest circles, at the sick
beds of the 'loorest in their moat wretched tenements, he was equally at home, ever
diffusing Huiuthine ami happiness.

As conlidential Pri(!.it and V'icar-<<eneral be was most devted to his IJialiop, moat
faithful and earnest in i-o-operating with him, even in cases where the stern tirmncss
of the ecclesiastical 8U[ierior resjiecting parishioners or other persons seemed too sovero
to the kind, soft heart of the V icar-(ieneral. In such cases, while faithfully ooeying
the Bishop and maintaining his auth<irity, his happy conciliating way of doing it effec-
tually neutralised all o|)po8ition.

Such was his sacerdotal life in Halifax during the ten years which preceded liis
elevation to the episcopal dignity.

As Bishop ill New Brunswick, i.he same (jualities of head and heart exerted similar
influences in a larger Htld — liut modified as to his own feelings by tlie sen^e of grave
refi|jon8ibility and anxious solicitude which ever accompany the office of chief.
Hitherto, as simple Priest he never felt the anxiety of official superioVity. Another
bore that charge, whilo the plain, easy path of obedience enabled his cheerful mind
and buoyant heart to abound in the happiness of duty fulfilled, without any sting of
corroding care. But now, " the solicitude of all the churches" of his diocese must be
concentrated in him. He who had never known fear as a Priest now trembled at the
thougiit of his dreadful responsibility as a P' hop ! But (U)<1 blessed his humility, hiti
earnest desire to do right, to fulfill the will m llim who employs " the weak things of
this world" to outdo tJie strong. The new Bishop confided not in himself, but in Him
who called him and charged him w4th the burden of official reaponsibilitj With this
feeling of humble confidence in (iod, in the aid of the Holy ({host, he i, itched upon
his work in New Brunswick. In the short siMVce of seven years, aided by the devoted
Priests and enthusiastic people who affectionately welcomed their new Pastor — with
whose name and fame they had already been familiar — the whole face of the Diocese
was changed. New life and enthusiasm were infused into a w.jll-disposed population,
already ardent and zealous. The Bishop's eloquent and earnest preaching, his inde-
fatigable travelling in all directions over his diocese, the magic influence of his socia-
bility with his Priests and all others whom he met during tl'ese visits, soon produced
their natural results and became the theme of conversation in every hamlet and house-
hold. He took up his residence in St. John, and promired of tlie Holy , to make
that city, instead of Fredericton, the episcopal seat of the diocese. He .nmediately
began the great work of his cathedral. This noble edifice, though archi. jcturally it
may not be considered perfect in every respect, is, nevertheless, a magnificent work,
when we consider the circuniHtances, the limited means, the short time, and the innu-
merable difficulties in which it was con.structed.

During this period of his life it is really wonderful liow much fatiguing labor he
undenvent, how much good he accomplished. His robust physical constitution and
mental energy knew no repose — constant preaching, conferences with his Priests,
visitation of his diocese, collecting funds to build his cathedral, and disbursing the
same, seeing to every portion of the work, even the sinalltst details, procuring mate-
rials, employing workmen, and rallying his flock not only for money to carry on the
building, but for such free labor as could be utilized — in all this performing the ordi-

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nary work of ton or twenty clever profesainnal men. Piw ho could accomplish all
" " ' the

tl'.is as he did, besid.js establishing the Sisters of Charity, the Nuns of the Sacred
Heart, the Orph!>n Asyluin, as well as tiie attempt to conduct a Colloge for lM)y8, is to
me the gre itest of wonders. Truu, v/hero ha had to multiply and divide himself on
80 m;uiy and such various works, each part could not be done with exquisite per-
feot'on. But the wonder is how he could at a!l have acc()mi)!iphed so much under the
circiimatances, with so little of faults.

When called away from St. Jolm, he hail the consolation of seeing thu catheilr.al,
though not finished nor entirely Voe frjm debt, yet sutHciently advanced as to be
occupied by the congregation, with its pew-rent furnishing a generous income to meet
current expenses — an object, of .".;iiuini8tr.ition at which he ever wisely aimed — the
Sacred Heart Ladies and the Sisters of Charity engaged in their holy work, though
not yet in their destined co:ivent.,, the material property of the Diocese, both in St.
John and throughout the Province, greatly increased, the number of Priests aug-
mented, with Hocks pi'aut'oal and earnest in thei^ religious duties -a result to which
the various spiritual let'^eats for the clergy and missions for the laity, which he had
procured, givnn by the .)'jsuit and the Paulist Fathers had much contributed.

Thus, though it was by no means disagreeable to him to return to Halifax, the
scene of his firmer laliors and fond recollections, still it cost him no small sacrifice of
feeling to leave St. John for which he had so strenuously labored. The generous and
devoted people of that Diocese — ho*\ Clergy, Religious Sisters, and Laity — never
ceased to occupy a large place in his heart's atfectioiis.

As Archbishoj) of Halifax, his labor, though much modified from what it had
been in St. John, was no less devoted and eftective. Its influence now extiMuled not
alone to his own Archdiocese, but to all the Suffragan Dioceses, through their Bishops,
whoss ho;al as Metropolitan, he had become. In his intercourse with them, which
Was frequent — they mot re';alaT'ly, at liis invitation, at least once a year, besides the
casual single visita —he exercised tlie most amiable, opan-hearted, and fraternal bear-
ing towards them, and for their opinions anvl wishes, though not alway.'^ coincident
with his own, he ever shewed the utmost respect. Ris hr^h, reverential estimation
of the episcopal cliaracter was most sincere, and was evident in his every word and
movement mi regard to his epiacopa' ' .others ; while their appreciation of his great
jier.-ional merits enhanced their due recognition of his higher otlicial lunk. 'I'hus their
nitercourse was of the happiest kind.

In h'3 relations with citizens generally, his h!ip])y influence fostered and consoli-
dated the general good will and mutual kind feeing whicii usua'ly charao^erized the
inhabitants of tills city and Province. He wai a true patriot:, anlently encouraging
every enter{)rise ca dilated to promote the welfare of the country in which Providence
had cast his lot. Its institutions and honor and jjublic men he never failed to defend
when the occasion called f(/r it, but always in such a way as not to derogate from the
merits of others. An ardent lover <»f his own nafive I'irin, he was sincerely loyal,
from conscientious ooiivictiou, to the Sovereign and (Government under whose i)rotec-
tion hi. lived ; whi!e his caamopolitan experience and breadth of view cnableil him to
discriminate between nation and naticm, appreciating the good fc^itures of each.

Ho was an excellent judge of character, and ever admired, with almost boyish
enthusiasm, t^-ue talent .and marit wherever he found them, wiiether m opponent or
friend. As episcopal administrator, he knew how to utilize to the best advantage the
material at his command, how to station each Priest in tlie post where he c. .ild do
most good. He aurrounded himself with faithful co-operators. Both in St. .fohn an<l
ttaliiax he was most happy in his Vicars-freneral, thij confidential pai'ticij)at'^"'3 in the
work of diocesan administration. The Very Reveren.l Dr. Hannan, in this city, so
univer.sally knowii and estcomed, ever rendered the most valuable co-oper.ition ami
assistance. Like the rudder of a ship, though not always --"•' '",'^- -vfx '- nniith thir

'ttm^, yet rendering the most important of services, so he, by wise couuse!, by
«>U!cf, paticni, modest but assiduous atLention to the various; details of duty as senior
Priest of the city, and Vicar-(!eneral, Ix-re a large part in all the good effected by hi.s
Superior. So it was in St. Johr. in respect to the V'icar-(-eneral whom the Archbishoj)
selected to be recomrn'/iidjd to the Holv See .is h\a successor in that Diocese. The
eificacy .uid success with which His Lortlshiji, Dr. Sweeney has adinini-stcrwl the
Diocc!e of St. John, the progrosi* in every d3])artment — finishing the cathedral,
building the episcopal residence, convents, and schools, in the city -the increa.'>e of
property and churches throughimt the diocese, the cong'.; gation of the Fathers and
Brothers of Holy C'ross at .Mcmramcnok, wli-ive thoir new niagniliccnt College is

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•loing so much good — all this religious progress reflects honor on the Archbishop's
choice of the faitliful men whose merits he did not fail to appreciate, and in wiiom he
reposed confidence.

But ajjart fn)in the moral influence exercised by him as Metropolitan, the material
work done by him since he became Archbishop, in erecting religious edifices and working
up the fmidb necessary to meet that expense, in n. diocese which is not rich, waa very
great. Besides tiie valuable school buildings which he erected at St. Mary's and St.
Patrick's, the '^'hurch of St Joseph and the Orphan Asylum, within the city, and the
Mother House of tiie Sisters of Ciiarity at Mount St. Vincent, outside of the city, this
Cathedral — which can hardly be ^arpassod for elegance of architecture and solidity
of structure, even to the cross which tops itc graceful granite spire and front — is a
lastijig moimment of his love for the beauty of God's house, and of his persevering
labor, tact and success in pror;oting it.

Tlie peculiar circumstances in which the ,'ork of this cathedral was carried on,
called forth and m.anifested, in a most remarkable manner, the Archbishop's practical
wisdom and goodness, his consideration for the pious feelingf of his flock, and his
tlesire to preserve the monumental souvenirs and traditions of the first founders of
this church. Thus he did not undertake to build an entiiely new cathedral ou ihe
adjacent ground. Thii would really have cosi less money vnd labor, and have left
the (triginal one to be utilized for some other purpose. He chose ratner to enlarge
and triMisform the existing building. And why '! He knew that the tiock who had
knelt in reverential devotion in that temple for so many years would be loath to leave
it. The pews which they Iiad occupied in sdeut adoration during the adorable sacri-
fice of the mass, or in listening to the sweet melody of the organ and choir, or to the
elo(pient preaching of the Wt)rd of (lod which at times deeply aff'ectad them — the
altar rails at whic^h they had knelt to receive the Bread of Lite, or before which they
liad jjlighted their miptial engagements, j: received confirmation — all these were
cherished memorials of so mgny happy and holy moments in their lives, that could
not be abandoned without a great sacrifice of pious affections. This sacrifice the sym-
pathetic heart of their prudent Prelate deemed it unwise to exact. So, instead of
abandoning the church whiflh had been commenced by the venerated Bishop Burke,
and in whose con8tructi(m so many of the older mend>erH of the flock had felt such
deep interest and honorable pride, this cherished edifice, with all its saored souvenirs
and traditions, was preserved and metamorphosed into the extjuisitely chaste and
beautiful temple which it is at present — a cathedral worthy of the progress which
ecclesiastical architecture on this continent had made since the original fine church
was built, and woi thy of the Metropolis of the Ecclesiastical Province which Halifax
had, in the meantime, become.

Thus in active labv)r and ever anxious thought he fought the good fight — a valiant,
heroic soldier of the cross, vigilant and faithful to the end !

Also, he "kept the faith." If ever this was true of faithful pastor, it was of
him. The spirit of faith — tli'^ faith which worketh by charity — animated his every
act. The truths of Religion iv^rmed an essential part of all h: 'noughts and feelings,
so thoroughly was he imbued with them during his early stuuies, so congenial were
they to his impressionable, devotional nature. He believed iioc only with tht simplicity
of blind obedience, but with the most full conviction, the most clear insight into the
truth of what he believed. This was eviii°,nt to all who heard him preach ; so earnest
in feeling, so cogent in logic, so replete witli accumulative proofs from Scripture and
tradition, were his sermons. From the duty of "preaching the Word in season and
out of season" he never desisted, especially in the peuetential seasons of Advent and
Jjent, when he entered with heartfelt devotion into the sjiirit of tlu Church's discip-
line by fasting and praying himself, u,e well as aiding the Priests in the labors of the
confessional.. His knowled^^ of Holy Scripture, of what is called the "Loci Theol-
ogi," that is proofs oi Religion, natural and revealed, of every imaginable objection
to relig ous truths, and their solutions, which a"e found elaborated in St. Thomas of
Atjuin, his favorite author, was admirable. His short, comprehensive instructions to
chihlien preparing for first communion were inimitable for their simplicity, clearness,
and iiupressiveness while, in the confessional hisi manner of exciting to contrition, to
abhorrence of sin, and to a determination of amendment, was so earnesi rnd effective,
combining patenial benignity with authoritative firmness, that the penitent felt every
word coming from the interior of his confessor's heart. His own prompt and regular
recourse to the sacred tribunal of penance ever edified the Priest whom \e might hap-
pen to choose for his confessor. If in an ynpulsive moment he went too far in reprov-

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ing those around liim, domestics or others, as sometimes happened — ^for like Mosea
and St. Peter, he had a quick, im])ulsive temperament — he would l)ecome humble as
a cliild, cordial and sincere in oxpiessi-.g regret and making atonement Thus his
habitual piety, his living, active fai\,ii, earnest though modest and unostentatious,
were a constant ediHca*'ion to those intimate with him.

When called to take p.art in the deliberati'tns of the ^xjumenical Council of the
Vatican, the same spirit of fai th animated him, the same anxiety to please (iod, to
fulfil with simplicity and fidelity, his duty. All through that trying period he main-
tained tlie same honitrable distinction of a l.iborious, studious, able, and faithful
Prelate. The sense of the responsiljility of his office as one of the Fathers of the
Council, called together by the Chief Pastor to carefully examine and honestly express
their opinions during the period of deliberation, made him study with all the assiduous
application of which his great mind was capable, and to expreH.s hi.s opinions with all
his characteristic, honest, manly candor, and the apostolic liberty which it was his
right as wed as his duty, according t>, i,he regulations of the Council, to en'.ploy. This
right he exercised, this duty he performeil in such a way as to give no just cause of
offense to any one, nor to wound his own upright conscience by any faithless absten-
tion from a difficult and delicate duty — the duty of urging his own views against what
was evidently the wish of tlie majority, during the perir.d oi deliberation while it was
permissible for him to do so. I allude especially to the great question of the Pope's
infallir»ility when speaking <x cathedra, which engaged so much attention.

This doctrine the illustrious Archbishop always held. It was what lie had leaineil
during his own early theological .studies, what, as a theological opinion, from convic-
tion of reason, he ha<l adhered to; for it wa3 the doctrine which he taught me, when as
President of St. Mary's College he taught me Theology. The text book in which I
then studied, whose author, Tliomas-ex-Charmes, was a Franciscan, was the same
which he hinisclf had used, and in which the Infallibility qucHtiim is fully treated .)f.
The couipondiufn of this course of Theology is still the manual used by the authorities
in lloni- in the examination of candidates for HolyOrders — a circumstance which
shows the high estimation in which this work is held.

But he did not think it advisable to erect this doctrine iiito a dogma of faith,
binding all under \)xm of anathema. His desire to promote concord, uO facilitate the
return to the church of our separated brethren, which had always influenced his min-
istry, his anxiety ti; not provoke still greater opposition and persecution against the
Church and the Ajxistolic See, made him argue earnestly and in all good faith against
the opportuneness of defining this (piestion. The Church, he reasoned, had existed
nearly two thousand years without (such definition, and he could not aee any ui-gent
necessity for it at present; while, (Ui the contrary, he fearel that its definition now
might estrange still further fi-om the Catholic Church those already separated from it.

But from the bogimiing he expressed his detennination, as a matter of course, of
bowing with simplicity and sincerity to whatever would be the decision of the Council.
On the day on which he <lelivered hip second able discourse on this question, he pre-
faced it by one of the m<>st beautiful, simple, and unreserved acts of faith that can l)e
imagined. "Venerable Fathers." said he, "before entering upon my p>,rguinent, I
wish to exy)re93 my full and entire acceptance of, and adhesion to whatever will be
the final decisuni of this Council. For if tiie Church <)f Christ be not truly represented
here where are assembled nearly all the Bishops of the Catholic world, duly convoked
and presided over by the C'hief Pastor, the Supreme Head on earth of the Church ; if
the deliberations and decisions of th's august body, aided bj' the Hi.ly Ghost, the
Spirit of Truth, whom Christ sent to guide and eniighten his aposftles and their suc-
cessors, and abide with them forever, be not the expression of infallible truth, then
there is no infallible authority for defining religious truth, in this world ! We must
here use bhe words of the Apf)8tles to our Lord, when He asked if they
also woulil leave Him. Simon Peter answered, ' Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou
of eternal life.' So, Venerable Fathers, if the truth be noc here.

we find it? To whom eise shall we go? Ad qurm immit.s?"

hast the ^Vord8
where else can
[.John Vr. ()!).]

Then when the dogma wa"; foinially defined, lie immediately intimated his unqua-
lified acceptance of and adhesion to it, as to every other dogma of ','atholic faith.

Thus, in every possible way and manner he "kept the faith." He l)elieved, with
the deepest conviction, all which the C'hurch teaches. He defended and expounded
it in season and out of season, he practiced it with simplicity and rectitude. While
he never 'jbtiuded, uuwelcoirc. in mixed company, his own l)elief on those who dif-

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fered from him, he uever lost an occasion, when circumstances required, to shew forth
its rational beauty, its loeioal consistency, its scriptural hiirmony, its infallible autho-
rity, its compatibility and fitness to the wants and condition of the human family
He lo\'ed the Chui-ch with all the ardent, cordial, dutiful affection of a youthful,
warm-hearte<l son for a l>elo\'(Nl mother. Pie loved with sincere, filial affection the
Head of the Church. Tlie great and gfunl Pio Nono he loved, not only because of his
oftice as Pope, but also because of Ids personal goodness, his truly great qualities of
heart and head and portly bearing, which distinguish him individually from other
men. No son of the churcjh was ever more sincerely loyal to its interests, mors
affectionately devoted to its Chief Pastor ; no subject of a temporal Sovereign could be
more faithful to the interests of the nation and Covemnient as well as to the person
and office of its lioyal Head to whom he owes allegiance, than the deceased Arch-
bishop. He was a faithful Prelate, a loyal citizen, a good man !

Her.ce we have grounds to hope that "the crown of justice" mentioned in my
text, if it does not already, will, in that "Just Judge's"' own good time, adorn his
brow.

Let us, by our pious, affectionate 8Ui)plications to Heaven in his behalf, hasten
this consummaiion of the Divine justice and mercy.

[Here one of the clerics from tho sanctuary ascended the steps of the pulpit with
a private intimation to the Preacher that the time fixed for tht funeral had come.]

I am reminded that the time for proceeding with the obsequies has arrived. I
misi, apologise for tletaining you so long. I was unwilling to undertake this office,
and now that I have got upon my theme, I am at a loss to know how to end, the
subject is one of such deep interest. I must howe\er conclude. I shall do so in the
following wordfi of tlie ins pirsd volume, ?o aj)propriate to the solemn function of the
present occasion:—

' ' Let us praise men of rcnoH^ and our fatiiers in their generation. . . Such as
have borne rule in their dominions, men of great power and endued with great
wisdom, shewing forth in the prophetc the dignity of prophets. And ruling over
the present people and by tlie strength of wisdom, instructing the people in most
holy wurds. . . Rich men in virtue, lovers of beautifulness, living at peace. . .
All these have glory in their generations and were praised in their days. . . These
were men of mercy whose godly deeds hav3 not failed. Their bodies are buried in
peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Let the people nar-
rate their wisdom and the Church dfclare their praisa " [Ecclesiaaticus XLIV. 1 t*
15 passim.]

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.^DPiFEnsriDizx:.

The following obituary notices extracted from some of the newspapers of the cities
— Halifax and St. John — in which the late Aichbiahop resided, give the "Spirit of
the Press" and record the principal ciruuir stances of this sad event.

[From the Daily Acadian RecorcUr, Thursday evining
Jul,! 27, 1870. J

iscences happy hours spent in his palace
in social enjoyment Endowed with a
wonderful power of making friends — a
singularly ingratiating manner, a polished
j gentleman anda worthyfriend — should his
We can scarcely find woi'ds to express j illness terminate fatally, he will live ia

Arch'bishop Oonnolly.

the many feelings which the announce-
ment this morning of the sudden and seri-
ous illness of this excellent and respected
prelate occasioned in the community. He
has long possessed the universal esteem of
all classes — Protestants as well as his own
parishioners have appreciated his many
genial, kindly qualities, and his numerous
eminent virtues. True to the doctrires o '
his- Church, His (irace has ever been libe-
ral in sentiiuent and maintained no harsh
opinions towards any. In managing the
affairs of his diocese, the Archbishop ex-
ercised great care and exceeding wisdom.
He has always been beloved by his people
because always zealoixs in promoting their
interests, faithful to thuir souls, and inter-
ested in their temporal and sxriritual pros-
perity.

But it has been in discharging the duties
which pertain to the relationship between
his Church and the State and society gen-
erally, in which His Grace excelled in all
high qualities. In promoting harmony
and avoiding discord, dissension and
strife ; in guiding affairs with wisdom, and
aiming to advance the general interests of
the country without sacrilicing the sacred
doctrines of his Church ; in these high
duties the Archbishop is known to every
man in this Province who has been fami-
liar with its public affairs. Far seeing at
all times, and the friend of peace, he has
felt that more could be done by patient,
zealous advociicy of principle, than by
violent assertion or fierce denunciation.
During the whole period of his incumbency
he has never instigated a quarrel with the
State that we are aware of, or carried on
a discussion with bitterness or animosity.
Socially His Grace has been most genial
and hospitable, and as friendly and as ur-
bane to Protestants as to Catholics ; and
there are very many gentlemen in this city
who recall with the most pleasant remin-

the hearts of hosts of acquaintances.

Intellectually the Archbishop has proved
himself far above the common mould.
Thoroughly educated and eminently mas-
ter of the lore of his own church, the
sacred oracles have been his life's study
witii the result of a mind rich witli their
great truths. A most easy, fluent, and
eloquent preachei-, he has been listened to
with the greatest admiration by all classes
of people. His simple unaffected utter-
ances on all questions have been pleasing
alike to the cultivated audiences of Boston
and the plainest of country parishioners.
We think we are justified in saying that
His Grace's talents have given him a con-
tinental reputation. In many cities in the
United States he has been sought after,
and his public addresses have been inva-
riably listened to with pleasure and spoken
of with praise.

W^e could dwell at great length on the
estimable qualities and exalted virtues of
the venerable Archbishop who this bright
summer day is reported to be in a dying
condition ; but time would forbi<l. We
feel that the community would sufTer a
great loss in his deaih ; and know not
when we should again have such a genial,
loving, and kind-hearted prelate at the
head of the C'atholic Church in this Pro-
vince, one who so temperately, so wisely,
and so excellently would discharge the de-
licate and responsible duties of this ele-
vated position. Thousands of Catholics
are now mourning the sufferings of a be-
loved spiritual father ; and thousands of
Protestants are sympathising with them,
because of the prospective loss of a judi-
cious prelate, and a noble, generous, and
Ehilantlropic citizen. Well, his work may
e done ; and the great Wisdom which
rules Earth and Heaven may have ordain-
ed that the faithful sorvant should be
called hence to his reward.

tgLMwwiiiaiiife4»».MftMii.Mia!aiMim ~

PRESS NOTICES.

{From tlK IhiUfnr Daily Reporter and Timns, Friday
Kveniiifl.Julii 2)i, 187B.|

Archbisliop Oonnolly.

Death, which has been busy among the
humbler ranks of the community, has now
"with equal foot struck wido the door" of
the Archbishop's resiilelice, and laid its
cald hard upon that noblo ;uid goi'.i/vl face
which has long been well known and loved
in this city. The late Archbishop needs
no eulogy' of ours ; he has gone where
words of human censure or ai)plause v/ill
avail nothing. But in the interest of truth

It is not for us to speak of his discharge
of his ecclesiastical functions, whether as
priest or prelate ; that is a matter for his
own i)i:,rti(nilar religious connection. We
nan, however, testify to his large charity,
and his willingness to aid in i"onioving dis-
tress. As a citizen he was ever among
the foremost to give of liis means to meet
any case of c atuant necessity, whether by

, flood or tire. It will not become us to say
much of his private hospitalities. Suffice

; it to say that he was never behind the
foremost in extending a hearty welcome to

\ distinguished strangers, and in sustaining

and of society it is only fair to record some i the cllaracter of our city for courtesy and
of his virtues, and mark the sa'ient points I kindliness
of his bright career. He was — need we
tell what his own liappy face and fluent
tongue told so well ? — he was an Irish-

man b, birth. His classical education was'

For the sake of the whole community,
Protestant and Koman Catholic, for the
sake of that peace and good will which
Christ's ministers should always and every-

far advanced when he left Cork for Rome, ! where maintain and promote, and which

where he was trained as one of the Capu
chin Order. He was ordained to the priest-
hood at Lyons in France in 1838. He
returned to Ireland, and in \M'2 he came
to Nova Scotia, and was for some time
secretary to the late Archbishop Walsh.
After being Vicar-General of the Diocese
he was ma<le Bishop of St. John. On the
death of Archbishop Walsh, in 18o9, Dr.
Connolly was appointed his successor.
He was but 02 years of age. His death
has taken the whole comnumity })y sur-
prise, the news of his illness being accom-
panied by the intimation that there was
no hope of )iis recovery, and quickly fol-
lowed with the announcement that he was i
gono. i

He died of congestion of the brain. All I
was done that medical skill could do, -— I
that prayers and loving ministrations could '
do, — but the end had come that comes to !
all, and the good Archbishop obeyed tt e I
ine\ itable summons. i

were well illustrated in the life and con-
duct of the late Prelate, - - we regret his
too early removal from auu)ng us ; and our
best wish for those who most deeply feel
the loss and most friendly cherish his
memory is that tliey may have to preside
over them a sixccessor wortJiy of Arch-
bishop Thomas L. Connolly.

{from the Daily Acadian Hemrder, Friday Eveniny,
./!(/i/28, 1870.]

Doath of Archlsisliop OonnoUy.

I " It Is as natural to die as to be ^ irn ; and to a
little infant, perhapB, the one is as painful as the
! other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit is like
' one that is wounded in hot hlood ; who for the
I same scarce feels the hurt. And therefore a mind
flxed and bent upon somewhat that is ifood, doth
avert the dolours of death. But above all, believe
it the sweetest canticle is Nunc Diviittis, when a
man hath attained worthy ends and exjiectatious.
Death hath this also, that it openeth the gate to
good fame, and cxtinjfuisheth envy." — Bacon's
Essay on Death.
There was no surprise in the community
iis a public man Archbishop Connolly i when last midnight the tolling of the bells
stood high in the estimation of the people \ in the various Roman Catholic Churches
generally, and his influence was felt in I of this city proclaimed that Ai-chbi hop
other Provinces of the Dominion. He was j Connolly had passed away from earth,
an ardent educationist, and went as far as i In writing as we did last e\ ening, it was
the rules of his church would allow in the i difficult to bring the pen to phrase other
way of co-operating with Protestants. * * i than an obituary, for Ijoyor^d all peradveii-
He was as much a statesman as a church- j ture, it was known that His (trace's illness
man, and was well able to guago public was mortal.

opinion and adr.pt his measures to the . Anything regarding the sad event cannot
eme-^ency. His action when this country i fail to possess a melancholy interest, and a
was threatened with a Fenian invasion was | brief recapitulation of the incipiency and
all that could be desired from a patriotic i progress of his illness will not h.) out of

Irishman. The stand he took with respect
to Confederation was worthy of a far-see-
ing and large-hearted man. * * He was
a warm friend and admirer of the brilliant
orator, poet, and statesman, D'Arcy Mc-
Gee, and the eulogy ho passed upon his
departed fiiend was enthusiastic.

place. On Sunday last he felt unwell, and
called in his physician. Dr. Pitts, who
warned him that only rest and care could
prevent a serious illness. His Grace, how-
ever, thought lightly of the premonitory
symptoms of his disease, and on Tuesday
afternoon drove out to his sabiirbau resi-

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dence, Dutch Village. That evening lie
became vei-y ill, and feeling that the fears
of hia medical adviser would he realized,
he ordered his carriage and returned to
town, in the early morning. Oraduaily he
grew woree, and by three o'clock on Wed-
nesday aftornoon l)ecanie unconscious.
Doctors Almon, Ternan, and Farrell were
called in for consultation, but from the
first it was only too apparent that all their
ekill was unavailing. His disease was
congestion of the brain, commonly called
"brain fever."

Up to the time of hia last illness — to a
casual observer — His (Irace seemed to re-
tain his wonted good health, but to those
who knew liim best and watched him close-
ly it was too apparent, for some time past,
that hia tine constitution was rapidly being
impaired.

Dr. Connolly was bom in Cork, where
his father was a retail dealer, and received
his preliminary education in his native
city. At a very early age he attracted
the attention of the celebrated Father
Matthew, who doubtless saw in the boy
the father of the man. By Father Mat-
thew's advice he became a novice in the
Capuchin Order, as he had expressetl a
desire to enter the Priesthood. He was
sent to Rome to complete his studies, and
spent six years in the Eternal City. lie-
turning home through France he was or-
dained Priest by Cardinal Bonald, Arch-
bishop of Lyons, in 1838, in the Cathedral
at Lyons. He was sent to Dublin, and
for four years labored at the Capuchin
Mission, Church St. In 1842 he volun-
teered for the Foreign Missions, and his
services were accepted by the Right Rev.
William Walsh — afterwards first Arch-
bishop of Halifax — ^"who was then on the
eve of sailing for Xova Scotia as the Vicar
Apostolic of th's Province." On the 16th
October, 1842— a Sunday morning — Dr.
Walsh, with his Secretary, Father Con-
nolly, and his Steward, Mr. William
Stoker, no\. Sexton of the Cemetery of the
Holy Cross, landed in Halifax from the
S.S. Brittania. At that time, the affairs
of the Catholic Church in this Province
were, from divers causes and conflicting
interests, in a somewhat chaotic state ;
but the cool judgment of Bishop Walsh,
and zeal of his Secretary, soon placeu mat-
tors right, and Father Connolly at once
becime the mcst devoted and popular of
Prieptd. FiiH mauy a heart beats quick to-
d:»y as he ywcalls the slim young man who
was made one witii a slender maiden by
"Father Tom," as he vni' then familiarly
called some thirty yea»t ago. In these
''ays it was hardly considered worth the
name of a marriage if Father Connolly was

I not the officiating clergyman. In 1845 he
I became Vicar-( feneral of the Diocese.
I Blessed with a robust constitution, and a
j devotion to his sacred calling, he was inde-
I fatigable in the iHirformance of his duties.
I Many of the elder citl/ens can remember
I the wiiuiing smile and bluff presence of the
I Missionary Priest, as he moved from house
I to house a<lmini8toring to the spiritual and
I t,emporal wants of his })arishioners, spum-
j ing fatigue and defying pestilence. When
the fever ship Itifmitii was here in the
j year 1851, Father Connolly was among the
iirst to go on Iwaiil to tend the dying pla-
gue-stricken passengers, toiling night and
(lay till he was himself prostrated l)y the
i disease in Passion Week, and had a nar-
I row escape with his life. On the death of
Dr. DoUard in 1852, he was, by favor of
the "Holy Roman Apostolic See," pre-
sented to the Bishopric of St. John, N.B.
Before leaving Halifax to enter upon his
Episcopal duties, he was presented by
parishioners with a service of plate and nn
address. The address was signed on behalf
of the donors by Sir Edward Kenny and
Patrick Power, Esq., M.P., a fact which
shows that these two gentlemen occup'jd
the same representative position, and were
held in like esteem by their co-religionists
a ([uarter of a century ago as they do to-
day. The larger field Bishop Connolly
now entered upon increased his zeal and
extended his usefulness. The Cathedral
in St. John, which for many years was
considered the handsomest Ecclesiastical
edifice in Canada, was built during his
incumbency of the See, as were also many
other of the buildings belonging to that
Catholic Diocese.

When the late Archbishop Walsh was
called hence in 1859, Bishop JonnoUy was
preferred to the Archdioce e of Halifax,
and became Primate of the Maritime Pro-
vinces. He had adorned t lat exalted po-
sition for the space of st enteen years,
when last night he closed devoted and
honored career, in the 62d y »r of his age,
38th of his ministry, and 24tju of his Epis-
copate.

St. Joseph's Church and Orphanage, the
Convents at Mount St. Vincent and Spring
Garden, St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
schools, and last though not least his mag-
nificent Cathedral, are monuments to his
skill and perseverance. It was his wish
to see St. Mary's finished before he closed
his eyes on the world, but it has been
otherwise ordered, and he has left his
great work to be finished by his successor.
The Archbishop's early years were spent
at a time and in a country where the besi;
endeavors of the priesthood were required
to guide aright in public matters the then

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newly enfranchised Catholics, so that it
maj' \h3 said politics were a part of his
education. At all events, he was far-see-
ing and sound of judgment in public mat-
ters, so much so that his views on (jues-
tions of a public policy were always
referred to by men of all political parties.

\From. tlie Moritiny Freeman. St. .John, A', if. July
•l^i, 1870. ]

Death of the Archbishop of .^lalifaz.

On Wednesday night telegrams were re-
ceived in St. John announcing that the
Archbishop of Halifax was dangerously ill.
On Thursday morning his many friends
in St. John were astonished and grieved
to learn that there were no hopes of his
recovery. Scarcely anything else was
talked of durirg tlie day, and encniiry was
constantly macle at the Bishop s Palace
and at the newspaper ofiices. The people
were unwilling to believe that one whom
they so loved and respected could be
snatched away while yet he was in the full
vigor of his mental and physical powers,
and almost without a day's warning. The
accounts received from time to time left no
room to hope for improvement. In Hali-
fax, as may be supposed, there was much
excitemeuL. All day long and far into the
night hundreds congregated in the streets
near the Bishop's residence, waiting for
the intelligence conveyed to them from
time to time, and striving to hope that
there may be a change for the better.
When the physicians abandoned all hope
and the great Archbishop lay insensible to
all around, the spirit slowly parting from
the body it had animated, a numl)er of his
most intimate and valued friends it is said
were admitted oHe by one, to look for the
last time on him of whom they were so
proud while he lived, and whose value
j)erhaps only a few fully understood until
they found he was about to leave them for
ever.

The first telegrams received in St. John
— on Wednesday night — stated that he
had been suffering for a few days from pain
in the head, but that nothing serious was
apprehended until Wednesday night. The
Acadian Recorder of Thursday evening
says : —

" The community was startled this mominti^ at
the aiinuunueinciit tliat His Grace, Archbishop
Connolly wag dangerously ill, with no prospect of
recovery. It appears that on Sunday last, he was
seized with sudden indisposition, but became bet-
ter, and went to his suburban residence, Dutch Vil-
ia^j^, on Tuesday afternoon. DurinjU^ the nisrht, he
experienced a relapse, and fearing a serious Illness,
ordered his carriaure and drove at 4.30 o'clock yes-
terday morninjr to the Episco|>al residence at St.
Mary's, where he now lies insensible ; and it is al-
most certain that death will supervene in a few

hours. His d'.soaso is conarostion of the brain, or
brail) fevor. Drs. AInion, Pitts, Parker, and Far-
roll, have been in constant attendance.

" In another place, reference is made to this mel-
ancholy event, which has created a powerful sensa-
tion to-day in the community.

"At 4.30 o'clock this evening, enciuiries ■:'>. w-.e
GlelM House elicited the infonnation that IIi^ Graci
was still lingering, but that the end migh*. takt
i)lace nt any moment. It was hardly possible tha
he could live out the day."

We have not yet heard whether the l)hy-
sicians attribute his illness to any known
causes. He has been much troubled of late
{vbout his schools in Halifax, and we saw
it stated that he was preparing a course of
lectures to be delivered in his Cathedral
church. When he had such work as this
on hand he was a hard working student,
working <lay and night in total indifference
to personal comfort and to health. It may
be that these causes, acting on his brain
in the late warm weather, superinduced
the disease, which he disregarded until it
had gained complete mastery.

Archbishop Connolly, though still a
young man, and in .appearance scarcely past
the prime of life, has done a vast amount
of important and useful work. Educated
in Rome, he spent some years in France,
and afterwards worked for some years in
Ireland as a priest. Coming to Halifax in
1842, he displayed there a zeal which
nothing could cool or daunt, an energy
which nothing could tire. His great na-
tural abilities, his extensive acquirements,
his intimate acquaintance with the works
of the great theologians and ecclesiastical
writers, the vast stores of knowledge which
he had laid up, his great eloquence and
the power to inll\ience and persuade all
who listened to him, placed him in a high
rank as a theologian and pulpit orator ;
but it was in the zealous, earnest discharge
of his duties as a missionary priest, in the
confessional, or at the bedside of the dying
that he won the affeotiuns of the people
who loved as much as the. admired him.
The Catholics of Halifax love to tell that
when in the terribln year of the Irish fa-
mine some ships came to Halifax, crowded
with emigrants, sick and dying of the
dreadful sliip fever. Dr. Connolly, braving
the pestilence in the discharge of his duty,
went amongst the sufferers, lived amongst
them, tended them when they were sick,
not only administering the sacraments, but
nursing them while they lived, and help-
ing to Dury them when dead. After some
time the fever seized him and his life was
long in danger. Then, as on last Thurs-
day night, the Catholics of Halifax, and
many Protestants as well, watched anx-
iously from hour to hour, praying for his
recovery, but fearing to hear of his death.
His work was m-c yet all done. He ic-

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oovered, and he continued for some years <
longer to do duty as a missionary ))riost in '
Halifax. Chiefly through his exertions, ;
under the cuidauce of his able predecessor i
in the Archicpiscopal See, the C'ollege of j
St. Mary's and the Convent of tlie Sacred |
Heart were established — institutions ;
which continue to tliis day to do a vast
amount of good. In 1852 he was conse-
crated Bishop of this diocese, vacant by
the death a short time previous of tlie first
Bishop — ^the saintly Dr. Dollard. He
found much to do here. St. Malachi's,
the only Catholic Church in the city, was
an old wooden structure, insuihcient to
contain, at all the Masses, one-half the Ca-
tholic population. The number of Priests
in the diocese was insufficient, and there
were no Convents and no Catholic Schools
except one kept in the Temperance Hall,
and the Catholic people were despondent
and spiritless. Here there M'as an ample
field for his peculiar abilities — for his
zeal, his energy, his business qualities, his
power to awaken and arouse the Christian
zeal, and honest pride, and all, tlio nobler
feelings. He set to work at once. He
infused his own spirit into the people. He
showed them what ought to be done, and
when he called on themtodo their partof the
work, there was a resT>onse which astonished
himself and the people on whose behalf he
had begun to work. The first subscription
for the Cathedral /as, if we remend)er
correctly, nearly $10,000. Having deter-
mined to build on the site on which the
Cathedral now stands, he unhesitatingly
sold the house which is predecessor had
built, and with his pi lests went to live in
the small house on the newly purchased
ground. The accommodation was ex-
tremely limited. The Bishop himself had
one small room in which it was almost im-
possible to move ; but in this he lived for
years constantly wiitching the progress of
the work on the Cathedral, making and
altering contracts, paying the workmen,
keeping his own accounts, yet neglecting
no other duty, preaching frequently and
earnestly, attending meetings of his par-
ishioners, going on \'isitation frequently t'*
places which no Bishop had ever visited
before, finding time also to spend hours -n
the confessional, a work .which he loved
to the last to perform. Bishop, working
priest, superintendent of works of his Ca-
thedral, collector, accountant, his was
during all those years a most active, busy,
laborious life. \Nniile yet he lived in that
small house, the city and Portland were
visited by the cholera, and hundreds were
victims of the pestilence. During all that
time the doors of his house stood open day
and night. The friends of the suft'ering

were to be found there at every hour, and
the Bishop and his priests worked inces-
santly. It was surprising to find, that
though so much and so constantly exposed,
they all escaped so well. When the cho-
lera passed away Dr. (Connolly found a
new duty thrown uijou him, and he at once
set to work to discharge it. Hundreds of
children were left without parents or
friends, depending on the charity (»f an
impoverished people for the bread they
ate. Without waiting to ascertain, or
even think, where he could get money to
pay the expenses he was about to incur,
he gathered those poor ori)hans together,
provided them with clothes, and food, and
shelter, and then, proceeding to New
York, induced the Nuns of the Sacred
Heart to send down a colony of their order
to take care of them. Thus was laid the
foundation of thi splendid Orphan Asylum,
of which the Catholics of St. J ohii have such
reason to be proud. He established here also
the Sisters of ('harity, who have ever since
continued to render such valuable services
to the Catholic community. The whole
Province was then one diocese, and in
every part of it his works were seen and
his influence for good was felt. Every-
where Catholicity raised its head, and a
new sjiirit was infused into priests and
people. When it was necessary ho showed
that he could do battle too in behalf of his
faith and his people. The letters he wrote
when forced by an unprovoked attack into
a controversy, and the lectures he deliver-
ed on the «ioctrines of the Catholic Church
will long be remembered in St. John ; but
he loved rather to conciliate and to win
by courtesy and kindness and the exercise
of that true Christian charity which em«
braces all mankind. His work was but
partially accomplished when the Archicp-
iscopal See of Halifax became vacant by
the death of the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh,
and he, acknowledged to be pre-eminently
most fit for the position, was chosen by the
Pope to be Dr. Walsh's successor. He
left St. John with reluctance and regret.
He loved its people, he liked their charac-
ter, which was to much in sympa ,ay with
his own, their Catholic zeal, and their
spirit of enterprise and their energy, and
he wished to complete the Cathedral and
the other works which he had begun ; but
he obeyed the mandate of his superior.
In Halifax he worked as in St. John.
There, too, a new church was wanted and
he undertook the work which he almost
lived to see finished. There he built
school houses, and favored by a less ob-
noxious law and a more just administra-
tion, he organized schools admittedly
amongst the very best in the city, at which

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all the t'litholic children received an excel-
lent education

[From the Morn imj Frreman, St. John, HI'., JvgusI
1, lS7t,.]

Tbe Dead Archbishop.

On Friday and Saturday the body of the
ileceased Archhiahop Connolly lay in state
in the Archiepiscopal Palace, Halifax,
where thousands of j)eople of all denomi-
nations went to obtain a last look at the
remains of the dead Prelate. On Sunday
the body was conveyed to the Cathedral,
The colHu of black walnut, with massive
silver handles, was covered with purjde
silk velvet, ornamented with silver studs.
A procession of Sisters of Charity, bearing'
Hinted tapers, with Acolytcb, Priewts, and
Bishops, preceded the remains to the
Church, which was draped in mourning.
The remains were placed in tiie sanctuary,
and wore viewed by many persons during
the day .nnd night. On Sunday afternoon
Vespers for tlie Dead were celebrated by
Bishoj) C.vmeron of Arichat, assisted by the
Bishops of St. John and Charlottctown,
and a large ininiljer of the priests of the
diocese.

Halifax itapers all contain articles on
t}ie death of the Archbishop, showing the
great respect in which His Grace was hehl
by all classes in the connnunity, Catholics
and Protestants alike. The Uhnniicle,
after announcing the fact of his death,
says : —

"Dr. Connolly's prelacy was a tale of
two cities. In both he won the highest
favor, and both will unite to-day in mourn-
ing his untimely death. After seven years'
service as Bishop of St. John, he was, in
1859, on the death of the late Archbishop
Walsh, appointed Archbishop of Halifax,
which office he held for seventeen years.
His eminent r.ervices in Halifax are too
well known to recjuire much praise. The
zeal and energy Avith which he entere<l
into every wora designed to promote the
spiritual or temporal welfare of the people
under his care, won for him the conhdence
and love of the liomau Catholics of both
city and country. His services to the
people of his own faith were great and can
never be forgotten. But his good qualities
were not confined to his intercourse with
his own people. While he firmly adhered
to the faith of his own church, he was ever
liberal minded and tolerant to those whose
religious views differed from his. It too
often happens that in mixed communities
such as ours, differences of religious opin-
ion produce ill-feeling and bitterness,
which are carried into the various relations
of life. Nothing of the kind, however,

existed in any circle that waa influenced
by the kind heart and genial manner of
Archbishop Connolly. I'rotestants as well
as Catholics were ever welcome to his
homo and hospitality. His aim apparently
was to promote the most friendly feeling
between the Catholics and Protestants of
the city, and to his example and efforts,
no <loubt, is largely due the hannoiiy that
exists between the two bodies in Halifax.
On this account his death is to be tleplored
as a loss, not to Roman Catholics <mly,
but to the whole community of which he
was such a worthy member.
The Citizen says : —
"His kindly disposition, his friendly
feelings towards men of opposite religioua
I opinions, the fearlessness with whic-n he
I exposed his person to contagio' while
I visiting ml c iforting the sick, the
! thoughtfuhiess \> ..a which he attended to
I the wants of the n ;edy, are monuments
j which sjieak loude: in liia praise than we
' can do. The lil eral hospitalities which
' he dispensed will he cherisihed in the me-
1 mories of a wide circle of friends, as an
I endearing memorial of his social virtues.
] The cathedral, the school houses, the aca-
i demies and orphanages which he, erected
! attest his energy as a public benefactor.
j It is rarely that the death of any man has
1 touched a chord that vibrated so widely.
I It is rarely that men have lived so a s to
make their loss felt so deeply. The gen-
' eral sorrow felt at his death is the Lest
eulogy that can be pronounced upon him.
It is far more effective, and more to be de-
sired than any nu)nument which may be
erected to him."

The Herald sums ujj the character of
the deceased Prelate as follows : —

"Intellectually Archlnshop Connolly
was robust but not versatile. His strong-
est talents were for theology and public
affairs. He must have been indeed an
omnivcrous reader in his youth, for he was
very familiar with the literature of Eng-
land and France in the graver aspects, as
well as with the Patristic learning and the
Biblical criticism of all centuries.

"As an orator ho was profuse and
homely ; powerful with mixed congrega-
tions ; at times too familiar in his illustra-
tions, at times too vehement in declama-
tion, but always fluent, clear, and earnest.
Personally he was a Acry various man.
No man is perfect, and the late Archbishop
was human. But the weakennesses that
were obvious to intimates were not obvious
to all. That he was a kind Prelate to his
priests is known. That he was a favorite
confessor is equally known. His hand
was ever ready to do a kindness, and his
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IibikI led him into some severitioa. To
thoHo who were nick un<lcr hia cliarj'o hu
waH i\ pliyMiuian, friuiid, consoler, and iit-
teiidant. To delight an invalid with doii-
fauiua tind nouriHlinient, to smooth the
jiiUow of a "lying religiouH, to devote an
evening to giving pleasure to thoKo whose
round t)f duty left room for few pleasures
— these were acts which he performed with
the iileasantcst and most fatherly affec-
tion.

The Ha.'ne paper describes the closing
scene in his life as follows : —

"His piIoHts watched patiently by his
bedside in sad resignation. Tho Sisters of
('harity ministered ' to his last moments
with their tentler and patient care. His
people by thousands gathered in houses,
on the streets, alK)ut the (Jlebe House, and

|)enetrated in great numbers to witness
lis last hour. He lay not in hia usual
room. He was placed in the great parlor
for air, and the conveniences of nursing.
And there, in that large ehand)er where
for twenty years had been entertained all
that was highest, l)eat, brightest, and moat
accomplished in colonial society, from the
I'rinco to the youngest members of his
congregation, in the midst of the books
that he h)ved, surrounded by his jjriests,
and in the presence of many of his weep-
ing people, this distinguished prelate pass-
ed aw.ay — dying just as the city cooks
told the hour of midnight. The hell at
St. Maiy's was tolled for an hour, and the
sad fact that the oiul had come "Waa thus
made known throughout the city."

Key. (ieo. M. Grant, of St. Matthews
(Presbj tcrian) ( niurch, thus refers to the
Archl)ishop's death in a letter published
in all the Halifax papers : —

The Man.se, Halifax, July 28.
"A great man among us liaa fallen.
We are as a rule blind to merit very near
ourselves, and therefore the true worth of
Archbishop Connolly w'U be better appre-
ciated by us years after tliis. But his vir-
tues iuid true greatness all classes and
denominations in Halifax gratefully ac-
knowledged while he lived, and now that
he is dead I am sure all are anxious to pay
every respect to his memory. How this
can best be done it is for those in authoritj
to consider. Whether a public funeral
should be tendered or this matter be left
in the hands of his own church and to the
spontaneou.s expression of the citizens, I
aliall not undertake to say, but of course
an opportunity will be afforded us to man-
ifest our sense of the loss which as a com-
munity we have sustained.

" It is needlesc to add that I am not
thinking now of Dr. Connolly as a church-

I man, an Archbishop, nor even m a much

esteemed friend. 1 write concerning him
j as our most prominent public man, and as
I a public benefactor. Theobald and Ste-
' phen Langton were great not chieHy as
I Archbishops of ('anteri)ury, but as patriots
' and statesmen. No one thinks ot JUche-
I lieu and Mazarin as Cardinals, but as —
j each in his time — the brain of France.
And numy to-day think of the late Dr.
I Connolly not aa tho self-denying priest, or
the Archbishop abundant in laM)r8,,but as
the man who has long deserved well of
thia city and this Dominion of ours. Ho
was a wise man — rich in saving, common
sense. He was a man of peace — ever
seeking to build bridges rather than dig
ditches between men of different creeds.
He was a great man, with an eye that dis-
cerned any spark of greatness in others,
with a noble aconi of all that is base, and
with resolute strivings after great things.
Ho was a good man — beloved by the poor,
by all whom he ever employed, and by all
who really knew him.

" lielieve me, yours, &c.,

"Geo. M. Grant."

[From the Morning Freeiiutn, St. John, H.B., Aii,gv»t
:<,. 18V«.]

Puixoral of the ArehU&liop of
Salifaz,

The people of Halifax of all denomina-
tions and all classes showed in every pos-
sible way their sorrow for the suclden
death of the Archbishop and their respect
for his memory. The oity wore a sad
funeral aspect wherever you turned. All
over the city, at all the public and private
ffagstaffa, and on all the vessels in tne har-
bor, flags hung at half-mast. The bell of
St. Mary's tolled mournfully all day long,
and late into the niglit, and people moved
about now quietly and spoke in subdued
tones as if the city's great loss was deeply
felt by them all. St. Mary's Cathedral —
Altar, Pulpit, Throne, and Columns — was
heavily draped in black, and great num-
bers of people remained constfntly in and
around the Church. On Surtday afternoon
the remains of tho Archbishop, clad in
Episcopal robes, and placed in a massive
coffin covered with rich purple velvet and
with silver mountings, was borne into the
Church in solemn procession and placed
in the Church. Prayers for the dead were
chanted at the usual hour by the Bishops
and priests in attendance, and the Church
was crowded with people. Until a late
hour the public were admitted to the
Church. On Monday all business was sus-
pended. The shops were all closed, and
streets and wharves and workshops were

I'RKSS NOTICES.

iiH silent an on Hiiuday At an early lumr
ft Inrf^ciiumher ()fi»eiii)lciniglit boseuii pro-
ccwlinj; from all dircctionH t<» tliu ( 'iitlii!-
(Iral, which wjw deiiHt'ly crowthid, whoii
tho solemn ollioe for the dea<l connnencod
iit nine o'clnek.

Tlie Halifax Chronicle sayfl : —
" Shortly after nine o'clock the Wshops
jind Priestn entered the Sanctuary. The
following is a list of those present : -Right
l!ev. Dr. Mclntyre, Hisliop of (.'iiurlotte-
town, I'.K.I. ; liight llev. Dr. Cameron,
( 'oiidjntor Hishopof Arichat ; Riglit Rev. Dr.
Healy, Hishopof I'ortlanil, Me. ; the Very
l{ev. .lolm Sears, V. A. Prefect Apostolic of
St. (tetirt,e'8 Bay, NH"d. ; Hev. Patrick Healy,
S. J., I'resident of (Jeorgetown College, U.
S. ; Kev. Mr. Hynies, Chancellor of Boston ',
Very Rev. Pius McDonald and Rev. Allan
.VIcDonaldofCharlottetown, P.E.I. ; Rev.
Mr. Pelletier and Rev. Mr. Bannon of
Chatham, N.B. ; Rev. Ronald McDonald
of Pictou ; Very Rev. Dr. Hannan, V.(i. ;
liev. Messrs. Potter, Mclsaac, Daly, and
Murphy, of St. Mary's Cathedral ; Rev. P.
Danahar, of St. Joseph's ; Rev. James
Daly, V.(r., of Metcghan ; Rev. Dr. Walsh
of Church Point, Digby, N. S., and
Rev. Mr. L'Abbe, of Holy Cross Col-
lege, Memraincook, N.K ; Rev. Messrs.
Michaud and Chapman of St. John, N.B. ;
Rev. Messrs. Carmody, Madden, Kennedy,
DriscoU, Grace, McCarthy, Gay, Kearns,
Holden, Brown, Butler, Underwood, 0'
Connor, Bresnan, Mihan, Madden, and
Woods. These having taken up their po-
sitions, the office for the dead was com-
menced, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Cameron pre-
siding. The office having been gone
through, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Sweenv enterc<l
the sanctuary, ascended the altar, and
commenced the solemn high mass, Rev.
Messrs. Power and Murphy acting as dea-
con and sub-deacon ; the Rev. Mr. Mihan,
master of ceremonies ; Messrs. Ellis and
(iraul, acolytes ; Mr. Scott, thurifer. The
mass sung by the choir, under the direc-
tion of Prof. Hagarty, was Schmidt's Re-
(juiem. At the elevation Prof. Curry, of j
St. Mary's College, sang with beautiful
effect " Redemptor Mundi Dens," by
Mozart."

THE .SKRMON.

The Bishop of Chatham, himself a pupil
t)f the Archbishop, preached the funeral
sermon. The Bishop dwelt with affection-
ate remembrance upon all the great and
good qualities of one whom he knew so
intimately and loved so well.

For some hours the rain fell heavily, and
the streets were covered several inches
deep with mud and water. Nevertheless
several societies, wearing mourning em-

bleniH, and thousands of |)eop1e of all »geM,
ranks, and conditions, uHseinbleil witliont
the church and waited jtatitntly for the
conchision of tiie religions ceremonies
within. The state of tlie weather render-
ud a conMiderablu cluinge in tlie arrange-
ments necessary, and detracted materially
from the extent and appearance of the
procession. It was deemed imprudent to
allow all the children of the schools to
walk as was intended. While the i)roces-
sion was formed the rain ceased, but it had
proceeded oidy a short distance when the
rain again fell in torrents, and it continued
to fall until long after the funeral was all
over. It is diilicnlt to form a correct esti-
mate of the nund>er in the ])rocession.
The C/iroiiirIc estinnites that it was about
seven thousand, but all the people of Hali-
fax were at the funeral. The streets were
crowded with vast nund)er8 of people who
walked with the procession in the most
orderly, decorous manner, evidently de-
sirous of tjiking part in the last tribute of
respect to the illustrious de.id. It was
generally stated that the demonstration
was the greatest Halifax had ever made,
and that it would have been even greater
if the day had been fine. The I/erdlil de-
scribes the order of the procession as
follows : —

'■Six Sertfcaiits of Police,

School Ciiildrcn (boys),

St. .Tnseph'H Societies, of St. Mary's, St. Patrick'n,

and St. Joseph's,
St. Mary's, St. Palriclt'H, and St. Joseph's Juvenile
Tenij)erttnce Societies,
Sisters of Charity (in i-arriiitfes),
Altar Hoys,
Acolytes,
Visitinjif ClerLfy and Kishops (in carriapres), includ-
ing liishop Haley of Portland, U.S.

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g £ THE HEARSE, § g

Drawn by four horses,

The pall-bearers were Sir Kdward Kenny, Hon.

.lames Cochran, Hon. M. Tobin, Tliomas K.

Kenney, Patrick I'ower, .M.P., Michiicl

Dwyer, Stephen Tobin, and Uaniol

Croirnn, Esqrs. ,

Tlie Chief Mourners, Hev. Thos. Oaly, Rev. Dr.

Walsh, Secretaries of the deceased.

The Ueutonant-Oovernor and staff.

The General and stuff,

The Ottlcers of the U.S. Navy,

Judjfes ol the Supremo Court of the Dominion,

Chief .Justice and Judges of tho Supreme Court of

Nova Scotia,

Senators,

Sp<^al<er and Menilxirs of he House of

Commons,

The I.i<)c»l Oovemment,

Unlteil States, Spanish, Helg-ian, and other

Consuls,

Clerjiry of all denominations,

The Mayor" and Corporation of Halifax,

Tl>e Corporation of Dartmouth,

Officers of the Army and Local Forces,

Citizens — four deep,

St. Mary's Catholic Total Abstinence and Bene

volent Society,

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ri<i:ss iNoricics.

Mt. Mary H VmiiiK Moii'h 'ruiniKsruiiiti Society,

ChiirlUiliUi Iriuli Sii(ii)t\,

I'lilmi KiikIik' ('•iiii|iitii\ ,

ottlceni uiiil iiicii of II. M Army ami Navy.

Thi) Sooictius wliicli liroiiglit up tin- rcjir
liiioil the HtivotH troin tlii! ('utliudriil, iilnn^r
harriiigtdii, down SiK^Uvillt!, to ilolliH
StreotH;iinil when the "citizi'im," of whom
there were m'venil linnil.'eilM, lisiil taken
tlieir i>hvcen in tht; line, the Moeietit.'H tVll
in, the troopH to the nutnlier of alxiut
live h\in(lre(l, representing all the eurpH in
garrison bringing up the rear.

A few niinuteH after the procession start-
ed, the sky heeanie overcast, the rain
again deseemled, and continued to fall in
drenching showers until after tlu^ Ceme-
tery was reached. Most of the persons in
the procession wen;, of course, provided
with umhrellas, hut the school hoys, the
hoys of the Juvenile 'reni])erance Societies,
the clergymen who were on foot, the acoly-
tes, and the altar hoys could not he so
provided, and the rain fell on them with
tifi'ect, hut it is earnestly hoped without
serious results.

AT THE CKMETKHV.

As the head of the funeral cortege reach-
ed the Cometery gate, the piiests chanted
the service for the dea<l, and at the grave
the funeral services were read hy iiishop
Rogers, assisted hy the Very h'ev. Dr.
Kannan, in presence of the other Bishops, ,
i'rioats, and a very great crowd of people,
who were not deterred hy the horrible
downpour of the rain from witnessing the
closing sjene of the interment.

IN TlIK CITY.

Not only the streets through which the
cortege passed, but all the avenues leading
to the cemetery, were crowded with spec-
tators-crowded, too, witli just such or-
derly aiul well behaved persons as one
wimld expect to see in Halifax, who gave
no trouble whatever to the police, but con- i
ducted themselves with the utmost pro- j
priety. I

All places of business along the route of
the funeral were closed ; while on every
hand in other parts of the city, the closed ;
' • A}g and darkened windows testified to ;
•"act that there resided some faithful '
'f the revered prelate's church, or \
votestant who was anxious to thus
is respect for the illustrious dead. ;
waveil at half-mast from almost
, y house that bore a staff, while on the
shipping in port, with scarcely n single •
exception, the colors were drotiped.

The cortege <(ccupied between forty -five
and fifty minutes in passing a given point, |
aiul was at least a mile aiul a half in i
length. It comprised all creeds, condi- [
tions, and colors : ' ' man .iud captain >

walked together, oeurunti peasant, side by
siile." Hut for the weather, there is no
doni>t t)w att ■!. dance woidil hav<^ been
still greater. I'here wi^re hundreds for
whom ex]>osurc to the rain n.eunt serious
illness, wiio vsould otherwise have attend-
ed ; but the fact that in the face of one of
the lieaviest rain storms <»f the season co
many did attend, is afttr all, perhaps, the
best evidence of the respect entertained
for the (leparted, whose body now lies by
that of his immediate predecessor, to whom
it is no disparagement to say that he ctmld
not have been more venerated, nor more
<leserving of veneration, than tlie (me over
whom the grave has just closed.

"'niitliL'i- all uartlily |hiiii|> anil IxiOHt,
Hull, to Ih.' Hwullowuil up liliil loHt,
In niie (lurk wave."

Month's rntLd.

Iffnii the llitllfitj AiinlliiH lieenrtUr, fiejit. C. )

"In Mkmoki.vm. -This morning, the
"month's mind" of tlie late Archbishoj)
Connolly was celebrated at St. Mary's Ca-
thedral. The services commenced at nine
o'clock, the liight ifevei'end Dr. IJogers,
Hisho]) of the Northern Diocese of New
Hrunswiek, presiding. The oflice for the
dead was chanted by all the priests pres-
ent. Then followed the High Ke(|uiem
Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop
Bogers as celebrant, assisted by Bev.
Canon John Cannody, I'. P. of Windsor
as Assistunt Priest ; Bev. Canon Patrick
Power as deacon ; ll'jv. Kdward F. Mur-
phy, as sub-deacon ; and the i{ev. W. J.
Mihan, P.P., of Kelbrook, as Master of
Ceremonies ; Bev. Dr. Walsh, P.P., of
St. Mary's, t'lare, Digby, and Rev. P. W.
Browii, P.I'., of St. Bernard's, Digby,
acted as chanters. The (Iregorijln Mass
for the dead was sung V)y those present in
the sanctuary. Tliere were, in addition
to those named above, the following : —
Revds. Kdnmnd Kennedy, P.P., of Her-
ring t!ove ; Michael Driscoll, Prospect ;
I). C. O'Connor of Liverpool ; J. T. Bren-
nan of Parrsboro ; J. M. Gay of Minudie ;
Kdw. McCarthy, Kentville ; P. L. Mad-
den, (Jhezzetcook ; C'harles Underwood,
Kttstern Harlwr ; J. (irace of St. Croix,
Digby ; James Daley and James Scott of
Meteghan ; Win. McLeod, Fubnico ; and
Kich'd Kearns of Tusked Wedge, Ixjsides
Very Rev. Dr. Hannan, Rev. Messrs.
Mclsaac, Daly, and Danahar, of this city ;
Rev. Mr. Moore, Garrison Chaplain ; Rev.
Mr. Woods, Dartmouth ; and Rev. Mr.
Bntler, Bedfowl. Immediately after the
singing of the Gospel, Rev. Father Woods
of Dartmouth, u^scended the pulpit and
delivered a practical sermon from the text

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I'RKss N(vnci:s.

in the Oospel of St. John " Mewiiru, fur
ill Hiicli ail hour tw yu think not tin- Son of
Miiii Cometh." Thu rovorend ^uiitluniitii
ruferriMl to tho lant Hunnon dolivortMl hy
tlie hitu Archliinhon in thf Cathi'driil,
when in view of tlu; imineroiiM hiiiIiU'Ii
ileathH that hail occurrud, hu lilted u|ioii
liin ]K)o])le to keep their hoiiIh in a Htate of
preitaration for milvation. Kathi-r \\'oodn
divided hiH Hul)ject under three heud^ :
first, the life and deatli of a good Chris-
tian, Hhewing that we owe certain dutieH
to (rod, to our iieighltorH, an<l toonrHelveH;
Mticond, the life of a Inkewariii or torpid
Christian, nhewing that a t;arele«H or in-
dif!'eroiit acknowledgnieiit of ( 'liriMtiaiiity,
uiiueeoiMpanied by workH of goodneHH and
charity, is not sufficient to save the houI ;
third, he coiiHidored tiie life and death of
an ontraj,'eonH winner. 'I"he preacher waw
leiilly eloijueiit. He exJiorted the people
to IcimI good ljvt'8 in order tiint they

iiiiKlit die happy deaths, and thereby
merit a favornhle judgment. In chwing
he urged upon all pn^went to pray con-
Htantly for tlu^ rcpom! of the mouI of the
late ArchhiHJiop. Had they gone heforo,
they knew that iiiH late <iracu would have
prayed long and eariutttly for them ; and
aM he liaH gone before them, >' hehovea
tliem in ('hritttian charity to pi^ for him.

At the concluHion of the Htjrmou the U«!-
ijiiiem .MaHH wan continued an<l tiniHhed.
After the manH waH concluded the almoin-
tioii or " l^iliera " wau Hiiiig hy the Hihliop
and clergy, who walked in proccHHiou
arou'id the catafaltiuc repre«eiiting tlio
coffin of the deceaHeu.

At the Offertory of the Maas Prof. Cur-
|-i^!, of St. .Vlary'H (!ollege. Hang the bari-
tone Holi) " itc.lemptor Xliindi I)eu«," and
after the elevation of the HoHt, he Hang the
"O SalutJiris.' .J. l'. Hagarty, Khi|., jn-e-
nided at the organ.