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The ce Lebr ant, was t.he Very Rev . Fr . Farrishl, Administrator of the Cat.bedr-e L,
\lith the Rev . John Ryan And H. F. Hovley as deacon and sub-deacon , At the C10M
of the Mass the MOst Rev. Dr. Power ascended the pulpit and delivered an effectlog
di s course
on the life of the deceased 51shop , an d dve Lt, tend er ly on the
intillate friendship exist i ng between them for many ye ar s, and particularly d\l~lt
upon the last moment", and last sayingfl of Ehe departed . He observed that the
s cen e befor e hill. preached a eertson mor e eloquently than words of hfs , He hoped
that i n the pr esen t of the great so r row that over-ehadoved the 'Iand , bdc ke r -tnge ,
con t entions and a l l uncharitablen ess woul d dd sappe ar-, a nd that the Aneel
of
Re concdLf a t.Lon woul d bring dovn on our l and pe ace a nd good will 11 ke he a'Hng ba m
on his \lings. Few e7e :o. were dry e-nong t ho audience , eve n the strong head of man -
hood bowed in uncont rolable a f f liction unde r t .he gr eat blov ,
The f i ve abao'lut.Lone of the ca tafalque pr-e scr-Lbed f or such ::lol~I'L'l occasions
wer e next gdve n ,
During the day a heavy fog prevailed out si de in. the Bay pr-eventdng t he st.eanerfroJ:l
making Land , The gr-eat.est, anxiet y obtained t.ht-oughout, t.he city, and eve r y
quoi n of vantage was avadIed of to vat.cb f or the first sagna I of t he appr-oach , Thl't
Cat hedral vae t.hr-ong ed all day by a vast crcvd , who wit h bated breat h and \lith
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