The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-19
Obituary.
DEATH OF FATHER BRADY-sEPyoUs TROUBLE WITH
TIE BISHOP AT THE FUNERAL.


from tine Hartford Times
The Right Reverend JOHN BRADY, who has been about
lie Church Of this city died his residence in Talcot
street. at about eight O'Clock last evening Nov H.
after an illness OF tweny -four hours from an attack OF
the cholera. The best medical aid was called 10 his as
sistanee but without avail He In the fun posses
sion Of his mental faculties to the last moment OF h
life, and finally departed n peaceful manner having
made his will and arranged his earthly affairs to his own
mind and with full Consciousness OF having labored
iahaiy 10 promote the comfort OF those who were
Father Brady srent the best part of his life in Hart
ford and his abors here have been Of nature
When he came here eighteen twenty years ago
there were comparatively few Romansts in this place
But the growth Of the city, the building Of railways and
public works In this region and the influx Of foreigners
steadily brought additional numbers Of Romansts to
city, until Father Bradys church overlooked. He
but the welfare Of his parishioners He was
y among the sick always alternating the pressing
Of the poor He even kept several COWS, TO pro-
vide the needy with milk.
At the same time be set about building new cathe.
drapurchased desirable Site labored without firing
to gather in the money to pay for the undertaking
appealed to of wealthy who had conf
dence in him man, and from them assistance
His heayt finally made glad In beholdng the result
OF his long and untng efforts in Of the most beau
tful and substantial stone cathedrals In New England
Here conferred his highest hopehere the result Of
excessive labor during the choicest portion OF his life
His congregation swelled to OF vast numbers
and the bright prospect Of easier times and the
scionsness Of having accomplished the great work
fe seemed to open pleasant pathway for his declining
years He appeared quite contented and happy in his
own modest home in Talcot street. and there few
among us who wore more cheerful countenance than
Father Brady
short time since however, the sBishop Of Hartford
came among He took residence in Church street,
and desired Father Brady to leave his own residence
and take up one with him the Bishop This the old
man refused to do; and he right Then there
questions about the propery-the burying ground-the
church-some land and two dwellings, The
bishop evidently desired TO control them and to some
extent, we believe, Father Brady gave them up, but
he refused to be cleaned out Here were bones Of
tention.
Finally Father Brady attempted to enter the church
ne night to procure holy water'' for the conso
fation OF dying parishoner, he opposed by the
sexton Of the church, who it acted under instruc
tions from the bishop, and Father Brady found his
ingYess stopped at the threshold Of his own cathe-
dYal-the child and pet Of his nfe He ordered the
man away, but he would not so. He struck the
sexton in the face and the sexton returned the blow
The sexton appealed to the bishop and Father Brady
suspended as pastor of the church. This seemed
to cut him to the heart but it generally supposed
that he would soon be reinstated. Such, however,
not the fact On Sunday last it announced in the
church that the connexion Of Father Brady with the
flock that he had guarded well pastor severed
and that the Ri Rev. Mr. Hughes Of Providence would
take his place This the barbed arrow to the heart
Of the good old man.
His hopes-the labor of his Hfe-hs fondest antcipa-
tions dashed to the earth and the backness Of
night only before him. he to plod along In old
age to the grave IL not in disgrace pastor st with
blow which his soul could not bear. He stood up
der for three days. when that nsdious disease which
reves with the least restraint In system shocked
and shattered by keen anguish Of the SOUL seized upon
and made short work of him. He will rest in peaceful
for his constant exertions among his charge to make
them comfortable when in sickness and wantto nsti1
into their minds wholesome lessons Of temperance
good morals, and to imprcss upon them the duties of
law abiding and honest citizens That he has been dealt
by as he should have been do not believe But let
the dead rest.