Death of Cardinal McClosky
John McClosky, of New York, the first American Cardinal created, died at his residence, October 10th, and was buried with great pomp on the 13th. Nearly every Protestant minister in the city made fitting reference to this notable death, Beecher, preaching on the resurrection, concluded his sermon as follows :—" That dear old man, who has gone up from among those who loved him, leaves behind his cardinal's throne, the purple of his robes, and his tiara. It was well enough he should have them as the symbols of his authority, but the moment he emerged into that other life he stood in his spiritual entirety where his temple was his lord. When lie lifts his venerable head lie will be young—young in the presence of his God—and he will remain with those whom he has saved from destruction, for they will be there too. I rejoice in his translation, as I do in that of a.ll the zuuts. This is the testimony
of a Protestant. Keniember, you could not make a Catholic out of me any more than you could make an eagle, chained in a barn-yard, lay eggs."
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 265, 14 November 1885, Page 7
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