The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-10-01

FEllINN 49,: OCTOBER '. 1878.
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ntrn. Nv, Rev = lir'le oCnnnor,
,irtr srneri' 81 the Nhccnne. Diocese
~ tre iLg lie Church. lied II Terrc
Nau. ga n.' >a'urla, afternoon, OF
a,-cs. ~ Of rhr stomach Father
T4.. IS ic MS hmiliarlF known here.
was e,r scv-i~r wears Priest over 81.
rusorl'~ congregation ia Jasper and
was mau al great talent and learning
Ili> arnfh vili rrrsr = pang OF real scr-
Wv IA m,u, at ihe hearts OF his old
,,ari>lioue,>. AVID lie church loses one
q IL hrigli-.i ornaments.
lie was born ~ London. England, ani
NJ the sse Of thirteen entered convent
Of Monks. from whom he received his
early clu,~iiion. He was ordained q
priest about eighteen Years ago. and
CAM u ti.. diocese many years since.
Tae Ir,rr liaoie Journal of the 9th
saws:
fber O'Coaucr. one of, ihe oldest
most uAuen,ia aud -loqucrt of Catholic
divinr- iuthe Stic. 'itgi OF heart disease
in 4i. ID, 90 SATURDAY. The following
D''tu. ueiiee i taken from the mdi-
annapolis. sentinel OF Yesterday:
"IHe very Rev. Faihcr O Conner, Of
TIE Iaii. nile .Hrrh Nicar-t iencral rni
tfaucriiar ol the lii~hor Of Indiana.
die suddenly ~ Tcrre Hau,e YESTERDAY,
at O'Clock He was born ~ Irish par-
ems IL London. Jann1rN - 1926 His
haptisinal uane was Jerues O'Connor
When about ~ voare ,f a1e - YVES sent
"a kn~c din, i brneiiciine monaster
i'm switzerland who're he began Biz stud
ies. soon after -iud,ing for The priest
hood. IT, was ordained priest on the
i5thof ~s,.r mtcr. 1851, and nJanuary
ls5s. came 10 this country with the first
colony which went 10 ST. Meinrad Mon
a-tery in Spencer county, this State
The early part Of his labors i'm this
country. aside from the monastery. wa
ia the county of Dubois and AT Jasper
where there are large aud fourishing
congregations Of The Catholic faith. lie
went 10 T,rre IIaufe whore he was pa.
tor Tor six wears. On November %
1856. he wa. elected Chancellor bv the
Eight Rev. Bishop Maurice DE st. Pa
lais aud removed to NincenneS. a bout
five wears since he was made Nicar-G,n
eral lie has 10 relatives in thi- count
~ ~ was very learned man. anC
Wa the beloved oil all who knew him
lie .pOke the English aud German
languages perfectly. Last sunday hs
preached The sernen AT the having Of tbs
corner STONE OF he new German aihnli,
church. in this city. Ills sermon was
delivered both in English aud the Ger.
man language. and a. the day VS. quite
cold II j. Thought fhst the rxertiOn IN
ridem iu hi~ ishors on that dav indi
recily hi on M on his deat'. Returning
TO Father ~hidcler's residence that eve
ming he wa. severely attacked bv = chill
Monday ne felt some better. aud said n,
lai '" lc home Nincennesl oE We'd
nc-day. as II was the bishops nam,
dav" rcmarking AZ the time thar b,
would celebrate his silver jubilee oh,
,wemiv-hah year of his priesthood
next september. He left here Tuesday
inicndingtc 20 by the wav Of Terr,
Haute. He was so i'll by the time h,
arrived at Tcrre Haute, az to prohib
the continuance Of his journey. anc
from that time till his death yesterda,
rapidly grew worse"
Yesterday morning AT 10 o'clock wa
held the Ceremony OF the Office for %.
dead followed by the solemn Higl
Mrs Requiem. and in the afternoon b,
The Rosary.
\ di-palch was received vesterla,
morning from Abbott Martin. sayin!
that he would leave Brookville early 20
day and take charge of the remains
word was telegraphed to the bishol
Of the diucc.e that the priest and pcop
OF this church desired 10 bury the re
mains % The Nicar-General in the Gem
etrry Of fhi- city. aud the bishop sent
delegate on the ten o'clock train Ia
might with h.- full consent, but permis
sion must also be received from m
Abbot ~ =. Meinrad. It's quite proba
bic that the body will be inferred her
on Tuesday. ~ il is in accordance wit
~. well known aud formerly expresse,