Obituary Notice
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ice ne A | Fr. Charles Jerger (1869-1927) FATHER CHARLES OF THE BLASSED VIRGIN MARY. . The Community at Herne Bay had been bereaved by the 1oas of Father oharies who died in London shortly after an opération on the ilth Baptember, 1927 ohartes verger woe born et Bt Biasien, Baden, on the Bth genuary 1869. At en early age he came to Mmegland with hia parente, the family settling at Plymouth, Here his boyhood wan spent, but before he was twenty years of age, his patente aguin Ghanged their place of abode, going this- tine te Australta, Father Charles bedonged to a good | \ ‘Oatholla Stoel, and ere long ® yooation to the priesthood nnd religions iite grer up in the boy's Soul. This oama to fruition in the year 1093 nhen he was clothed in the Passtonisat habit, He waa admitted to the holy Frofeasion on way 6th, tera, fev ing been’ dn due sourae raised to the Priesthood, Father charies entered into the duties of the Sacred Ministry and a tong carted of fruitful work for souls Followed. then ee in later years, Hin endeavours neve ohatadterized by thoroughness and exactness doupled with priostiy reat whidh left ho stone unturned for the good of thode 4n whom he Interested himself,
When the War broke out Prather oharies Wan AB derman subject interned by the Auatraifan dovernment and aubsequently deported to England, After @ short atay in this dountry he went to the tmited states and lived in the house of the Paasioniate at Ohidago. Bub he dame baok oo again to these felands, aimays oherishing the Hope of being allowed £6 Hetuin ones more to Austratia hia homeland and Provinees He wae first atabioned at Monnt Argue and then at Herne Bay, where he was appointed to the dare of the Parieh nnd whore an interior maiady made itself more and more felts certain London Dostors hon he donatti bed about the middie ot Atigutet advined an operation, ‘thie was darried out in the Houpttat of 8 Bs soln atid Biikabeth, st cohn's Wood, but pewmonia eupervaned and ething could save his ilfe. some of ‘the Fathera from at doseph's Retreat camp te Ain-at. $9 simone of the Matron, but they found the | a patient almoat “in extrenia® and the Last sacraments wate adniniutered., Father oharias wen in adute distress being iinable to breathe, but he received the Holy Viatioun and Batreme Undtion with great faith and devotion and retained
conssiousreaa almoat to the end, "dood Father Charles" was an expression used by the Bishop of Southwark in a letter | , jo of Condolerice received by the Community after his death, and ‘| . it well sump up the mani, In Community life he was distinguished by his kindness and geniality and no word hurtful to charity was ever heard to escape his lips. “Htia duties were performed in a quist, unassuming way combined with thoroughness and sorupulous care that shewed the consecrated heart. This was seen espedially in his work in the parish where he gehined Converts and reclaimed many @rring souls, He worked for God and God will be his rewards this Brief notice of a good religious may fittingly close with on extract from one of his note» books found after hie deaths “God loves to build on nothing. This is dod's way. Rid thy work of Self and pub thy beat into thy work, Leave succesa to dods Anxiety for reguites 48 a sign of seit", | May he whose priestly work 18 80 well described by these words rest if, peace,
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.