The funeral of the late J. Hartnett, brother of our County Recorder, Mr. D. Hartnett, who so suddenly met with his death on the 27th ult., took place from St. Joseph's Church in Waterloo, Iowa, on the 30th and was very largely attended. Seven priests were present in the sanctuary; Rev. C. McCabe, of Cedar Falls, Rev. J. Saunders, of New Haven, Rev. F. J. Gunn, of Charles City, Rev. P. C. Kenny, of Vinton, Rev. F. T. O'Brien, of Eagle Centre, Rev. J. T. Gilchrist, of Osage, and the pastor of St. Joseph's, Rev. N. F. Scallan, of Waterloo. The solemn mass of Requiem was celebrated by Rev. F. T. O'Brien assisted by Rev. C. McCabe as Deacon, Rev. P. C. Kenney as sub-deacon, and Rev. F. J. Gunn as Master of Ceremonies. [Kenny and Kenney as printed.]

Immediately after the Gospel, the pastor of the deceased, Rev. K. F. Scallan, advanced to the chancel railing, and delivered the funeral sermon. In which he paid a high tribute to the memory of Mr. Hartnett, whom he declared to have been one of his best friends. The Rev. gentleman was very much affected, and at first was scarcely able to give utterance to his sentiments. The following is an imperfect synopsis of his sermon. He commenced with the touching words of St. Matthew's gospel: "Be ye watchful therefore; for ye know not the day nor the hour."

Dearly Beloved: The words of our Divine Savior are always music to the ear, and honey in the mouth; but this morning I must confess for the first time during the years of my ministry, they grate on my soul with a peculiar harshness. This certainly, is not the fault of the Divine Speaker; but because the text I have chosen seems so appropriate to this sad occasion. I have recently heard it asserted, and with much truth, by a priest delivering a funeral sermon, that it is vain to attempt to pronounce a eulogy over the remains of a good Catholic; because by leading a good life he must have preached his own panegyric, and this I am prepared to assure you the lamented Mr. Hartnett effectually did. Yet in the depths of our grief and bereavement, now that he is about to leave us forever, I feel that in justice to his memory, I should remind you of some of the noble tributes of head and heart with which he was so richly endowed. During the eleven years and a half of my ministry amongst you, Mr. Hartnett has been more or less connected with the affairs of the church, and you have all learned to value his services and esteem his generosity as well as myself. Still, there are things which you may not know, and in justice to him, I will tell you. When I came to Waterloo and found but few practical Catholics, the congregation in fact in an abandoned condition, to his everlasting honor be it told, that he was the first to set the congregation a good example, by receiving the Holy Sacraments at my hand. Yes, he was the first to kneel at the feet of him whom he acknowledged to be God's minister, to confess his sins, and being absolved, to receive from his hands the sacred Body and Blood of christ, and his wife, now the bereaved widow, was the first to follow his noble example. And during these eleven years, he has been true to the faith he then professed. When was there a call for anything connected with the church, in which he was not one of the first to respond? When was there a work of charity to be performed, in which he did not take a leading part? He has been for years the President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. And I am not ashamed to give you striking instance of his whole souled generosity and unmeasurable charity. I was once, since I came to this mission, really in need of funds, and I went to him and stated the fact and he asked me how much I needed to meet the account then pressing. I told him twenty dollars would satisfy the demand; but with his accustomed generosity he handed me forty, and afterwards when I went to pay him, he refused to accept a cent, saying; "What I have once given, in friendship or charity, I will not take back." Besides this, his generous efforts towards the building of our church are well known to all. Not only did he contribute his portion towards the erection of the building, but he has left you a perpetual remembrance of his worth in the window which bears his name, and which shall be an undying voucher of his faith and devotion to the church, and now you may ask me why so good a man was thus taken from amongst us, therefore you will allow me to explain to you, that there are two classes of persons whom God takes away suddenly. First, the extremely bad, whom he knows in His omniscience, will never repent, and the longer he allows them to live, the deeper they will sink in sin. These He calls away in mercy, they they may not by their perseverance in sin, bury themselves deeper in hell. The second class is composed of the good, whom God knows to be always prepared, and to this class Mr. Hartnett belonged, and I as your pastor can vouch for this truth. What other voucher do you require but that which the Church requires, namely: that he has complied with his Easter duty. This be has done, not only this year, but every year since I had the happiness to machos acquaintance. Oh what a joy to those who live to mourn his loss, to learn from the lips of his pastor, who according to the laws of the Catholic Church, must necessarily have known better than any one else, assure you that he has saved his soul. Now comes the important question: Who is to take his place in his works of charity? Who will take his place in the congregation? Who will occupy the pew and take the place that he did with the same amount of satisfaction to my people? In a word who will preside over his family, and provide for them as he did? In a word, is it not a palpable fact that we are bound as a people to remember him, and pray for him forever, not only as a member of our congregation, but as one of our church committee, I ask you in an especial manner, to remember him in your daily and weekly prayers, the eternal repose of his soul. Yes, I ask you to remember in your prayers forever, our dear old friend Jerry.

At the conclusion of the High Mass, the pastor of the deceased performed the absolution. Then the remains were borne from the Church to the cemetery, accompanied by all the priests. The R. C. M. P. Society of which he was one of the founders,, attended the funeral on foot, with their banners deeply draped in mourning. They numbered about seventy members. The chief mourners were his wife Mrs. Bridget Hartnett, his son D. Hartnett, of Henry county, Ohio, and his brother-in-law, J. Gallagher, of Belvedere, Ill. Arriving at the cemetery, all that was mortal of J. Hartnett was lowered into its last resting place by the hands of loving friends. His pall bearers were H. J. Dunnwald, J. T. Moran, J. Thunnissen, G. P. Bock, J. C. Meehan, M. Fausch, and all that was mortal of J. Hartnett was laid to rest with a prayer by his pastor that he might rest in peace. Amen.