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D., BISHOP ()¥ CHATHAM. ,,,^„^^, i^^^'^^i ■) " 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, <'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 renderelic 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 VJ. FUNERAL SKRMON. 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 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 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 anU!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 j(S4w*i?»» FUNERAL SERMON. •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- 8 FUNERAL SERMON. 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 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- FUNERAL SERMON. 9 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-hearteelo\'(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.] ;il. ■iii OU '■•■% >jHfcl!a-"»M.- PRESS NOTICES. 13 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 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 PRESS NOTICES. 15 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 ..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 impulsive nature sometimes on the other 16 PRESS NOTICES. IibikI led him into some severitioa. To thoHo who were nick uner 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. _if ^^ 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<^ale Corporation of Dartmouth, Officers of the Army and Local Forces, Citizens — four deep, St. Mary's Catholic Total Abstinence and Bene volent Society, 3 1« rihvcen 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 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 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 I ■.* -a '■X 'i I'RKss N(vnci:s. 19 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' hehovea tliem in ('hritttian charity to pi^ for him. At the concluHion of the Htjrmou the U«!- ijiiiem .MaHH wan continued an