The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-11-25
Collision between q bishop ana Priest
IN Hartford.
DEATH OF FATAEH BRADY.
REFUSAL OF THE CHURCH RITES By THE BISHOP.

IN Hartford.
DEATH OF FATHER BRADY.
REFUSAL OF THE CHURCH RITES BY THE BISHOP.
The Hartford Times of the 9Th says:
Father Brady spent the best part Of his
life in Hartford, and his labors here have been
OF severe nature. When he came here,
some eighteen or twenty years ago, there
were comparatively few Romanists in this
place. But the growth of the city, the build.
ing Of railways and public works in this
region. and the influx Of foreigners, steadily
brought additional numbers Of Romanists to
our city, until Father Brsdy's church was
overlooked. He attended alone, not only tv
the interest of the church, but to the welfare
Of his purishioners. He was constantly
among the sick, always aIleviating the
pressing wants Of the poor. He even kept,
seversl cows, 90 as to provide the needy with
milk.
At the same time he set about building q
new cathedral-purchased a desirable site,
labored without trying to gather in the mon.
ey to pay for the new undertaking-sppealed
to some Of our wealthy men who had conf
dence in him as man, and from them pro.
cured asistarce. His heart was finally made
glad in beholdng the result of his long and
untiring tffurts in one OF the most beautiful
and substantial stone csihedraIs in New Eng.
land. Here was ceniered his highest hopes
here the result OF excessive labor during
the choicest portion of his lite. His con
gregstion was swelled To one Of vast NUN.
bers, and the bright prospects Of easier tin es
I'D the consciousness OF having accom- Iisn.
ed the great work of his life, seemed TO open
y pleasant pathway for his declining years
J He appeared quite contented and happy in
HE own modest home N Talcot, street, aud
there were few among Us who wore more
cheerful c0unienance than Eater Brady.
A short time since, however, the "Bishop
Of Hartford" came among US. He took res
idence in Church street, and desired Faith.
er Brady to leave his own residence and take
up one with him (the Bishop) This the did
man refused TO do, and he was right. Then
there were questions about The property the
burying ground, the church, rome land, and
one or two dwellings. the Bishop evident.
ly desired TO control them, and TO some ex.
tent, we believe, Father Brady gave them
up, but he refused To be cleaned out. Here
were bones ut contention.
Finally, as father Brady attempted 10 en-.
ter, the church one night to procure some
"holy water" for the consolation of d, ing
psrishioner, he was opposed by the sexton Of
the church, who it seems acted under in
structions from the Bishop, and Father Bra.
dy found his ingress stopped at the thresh old
Of his own cathedral-ihe child and pet oil
his Lille. He ordered The man away, but he
would not 60. He struck the sexton in the
face, and the sexton returned the blow. The
sexton appealed TO the Bishop, and Father
Brady was sus ended a. pastor Of the church.
IL Ii he k..s. -
was generally supposed tn he would soon
be reinstated. Such. however. was not the
fact. On Sunday last it was announced in
the church that the connection Ut Father
Brady, with the flock that he had guarded So
we'll az pastor wac severed; and that r.
Rev. Mr. Hughes, OF Providence, would take
his place. This was the barLcd arrow Ia
the heart Of the good old mon.
His hopes-the labor Of his life-his fond.
est anticipations were dashed TO the earth
and the blackne. Of night vas only before
: him, ~ he ~as to piod along in old age to
the grave, il not in disgrace as pastor, still
with blow which his soule could not bear
From the Hartford Times, Nov. ISL
This morning, sun rose upon an intensely
> excited population in Hartford. Their feel.
. ings had been wounded, and the bleeding
{ wounds freshly probed, cross.cut, and lac
Grated by the course which Bishop O'Reiley
has pursued towards Father Brady during
the last days o. his lie, and the order which
he (O'ReiIey) dispatches from Providence
forbidding the use OF the church at Mr.. Bra
/ dy's funeral. end directing that his body
/ should not be placed in the spot prepared fv
its last resiing.plsce by Mr.. Brady himself
The faithful pastor " no had labored smons
: his charge Tor eighteen long years; who hat
:. been with them in sickness aud want; who
!. had instructed them with the greatest care
i. to be temperate, kind. honest, and law sbid
ing citizens; who had placed the church upol
: prosperous footing, had erected a beautiful
Cathedral; this good pastor had departed 4
tbs world at spirits.
: On slight pretexts the Bishop had silence,
Nh. Brady, as \ pastor. Then upon SUNDAY
Q last, (the Bishop scudding off to Provi
Sseee,) the edct was made public that Faith
er Brady's connection with the flock owe
which he had presided so long and so faith
fully. was f0WDer severed! In rugged hesltl
previously, this summary aud arbitrary cours
toward him narrowed up his soul. and il
a three dsys' time he was among the dead!
On erecting the new cathedral, the VOL
Of his own hands. Father Brady placed
tagging stone in front OF The church, as In
A spot where his body should rest i'm death
!. In his dying hour, ss last request to ihos
who respected aud 1--we him, re repeated IN
des'r o: his uesrt, that his bvdy should rest il
, that spot.
ri The earth was removed End the TOM
: prepared the day following his death. Blu
!. last friday evening q dispatch was receIv
a from the Bishop that the body ut Mr.. Brad
must not be placed there aud that the churc