The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-03-02
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The death Of this venerable prelate Of the
Roman Catholic church took place ON
Wednesday afternoon, at the Archieopis-
copal residence, North Charles street. The
Archbishop was first attacked with his
fatal Illness in December, and has been
suffering since with bronchitis, with which
he was more or less affected, at times caus-
ing serious apprehensions for his recovery,
and then again rallying to a degree that
would lead his friends to hope for recovery.
DR.. McSherry and Professor ]. r. Smith
were constant in their attendance up to
yesterday.
When il was understood that the illness
Of the Bishop might be attended with fatal
results, the bulletins, relating his condi-
ton, were read, from time to time, with
much sohcitancc, not only by the Catholic
community. but by the public at large.
They were, however, unprepared for the
news of his death. rs hut few weeks since
he recovered from very severe attack.
About three weeks ago the bronchitis as
sumed a more serious shape, and he began
to suffer from dropsy in the windpipe,
making h;s breathing more difficult and la
horious. and from that time until Tuesday
he grew weaker, vet his friends were i'll
hopes he would live for five or six months
longer. On Tuesday he appeared TO sink
rapidly until about two o clock ON Wednes-
day. when he rallied, inspiring his friends
with hope, but at twenty minutes past four
O'Clock II was apparent to all that he was
dying, and exactly at a quarter TO FIVE
o'clock the venerable prelate breathed his
last
ANNOUNCEMENT or HIS DEATH.
The news of the melancholy event
spread rapidly through the city, and at a
quarter past FIVE O'Clock the Cathedral
bell commenced tolling A large number
of persons gathered in front OF the Episco-
pal residence, on North Charles street, dis
cussing the fact, and a police officer was
stationed al the entrance, and none but
those having business with the inmates were
permitted t. enter. .
During the evening nearly all the Roman
Catholic clergymen visited the residence
and viewed the corpse, together with many
prominent lavmen and ministers ~ other
persuasions.
BISHOP THu>. FOLEY,
Of your city, Is here at present. but did
not reach the Archiepiscupal residence he
fore the Archbishop had expired.
SkEr,H ~ THE LIFE ~
the most Rev Martin John Spaulding, ID.
D., the sly lnth Archbishop Of the Arch
dioces Of Baltimore, was born near Lebanon,
now Marion county. Kentucky, on the 23d
If May, in the year 1910. and was few
months u being siJty-two years of age.
His father, Richard Spaulding, was born
in Leonardtown, st. Mary's county, Nd,
while his mother, Henrietta Hamilton, was
a native Of Charles county. her parents re-
siding near Port CObaco and both emigra-
ting with their parents to Kentucky in
1880 Richard Spaulding married three
times, and was the father Of twenty -one
children. Martin John, the late Archbish-
op, was the sixth child by the first wife.
Martin John, in his twelfth year, was sent
to st. Mary seminary, and graduated in
1926, and having determined to enter the
ministry at an early age, he proceeded to
st. Joseph's seminary, Bardstown, Ken
lucky, where he remained four years study
ing theology and teaching in the college.
In April, 1880, at the age Of twenty, he pro
ceeded to Rome, where he entered the ia
nous Urban college of the Propogandus,
at which he arrived August the It'll. He
remained at this college four years, and at
the end Of his course made a public defence
covering the whole ground Of theology on
cannon law, and embracing two hundred
and fifty-six thesis OF propositions, which
he maintained in Latin, against all oppo-
nents, for seven hours. The result of this
championship, which was deemed able and
eloquent, was that he was made doctor Of
divinity by reclamation. In 1884, on the
18th of August, DR.. Spaulding was ordain-
ed priest, by Cardinal Pedicini and after
celebrating his first mass in the crypt or
subterranean chapel Of the church Of st.
PeteI, over the tomb Of the apostles, he
started for America two days afterwards,
and arrived in Kentucky after four months
travel, there being no means of rapid trans
it on the water III those days. He was at
once made pastor Of st. Joseph's church,
and on the death Of the Rev G. A. M.
Elder, president of St. Joseph's college, he
was appointed to succeed him. In 1843
DR.. Spsulding was called to the Cathedral
in Louisville, and five years later to the
episcopate, under the title Of Bishop Of
Lengone, and as coadjustor to the celebrat-
ed and venerable Bishop Flaget, the first
Bishop of Louisville.
Bishop Spaulding spent twenty years in
Louisville where he acquired great reputa-
ton as a writer and controversalist, as well
as public orator, and published many works.
His zeal and ability was recognized at Rome
by the superior pontiff, and on the death
Of Archbishop Kenrick, 1863, Bishop
Spaulding was created Archbishop Of Balti-
more, May II, 1864, thus becoming the
Primate of honor Of the Catholic church in
the United States.
Hetook formal possession of the Archiepis-
copal See, July 31st., the Cathedral and
surrounding streets being thronged to wit
ness the Inauguration. During the period
OF seven years, that he has administered
the Archdiocese of Baltimore, more than
twenty new churches have been erected
and opened for divine services, three of
which are in Washington and five in Balti-
more, besides many others which have been
enlarged. The most prominent institution
opened during his episcopate was st.
Marys Industrial school for boys, which
was erected at cost Of SIC, 900, on grounds
donated for the purpose by the late Mr..
Emilys McTavish, Grand Daughter of
Charles Carroll, of Carrolltown, the last sur
vivor OF the signers of the Declaration of
Independence.