Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-10-11

Archbishop Bayley died on Wednes-
day, 3rd instant at the episcopal resi-
dence at Newark, New Jersey, in the
6ith year Of h,s age.
His end was calm, peaceful and sur.
rounded with impressive solemnity.-
Every day since the Friday before his
death, when it was first announced that
the end was assuredly at hand, the phys
icians and the clergy in attendance upon
the dying man have responded TO in
quiries over and over again that their
charge was passing away slowly, blu,
surely. On Monday evening his atten.
dents removed him from the bed IN or
der TO mske il easier for him. When j,
was ready Sister said il would be best
TO put him back. The Archbishop SAID
Yes, it will be best" These are the
last words he is known TO have uttered.
He soon aiterward fell into comatose
condition, and so remained until death.
During Monday afternoon he recognized
DIR. Caldwell, Of the steamship Russia,
on which he returned from Europe a
few months ago. Since then he recog.
nized no one, excepting the Sister to
whom reference has Just been made.
James Roosevelt Bayley was born in
New York August %, 1914, and at the
time Of his death had entered his sixty
fourth year. lie was Of an old and dIs-
tinguished family. His grandfather
DR.. Richard Bayley, who died in 1901,
was the first health officer Of the cityoi
New York. and an eminent ply .ician in
his day. He had peculiar theories in
regard to yellow fever, attributing the
disease to local causes, and regulating
the idea of contagion. He obta ined the
passage Of proper quarantine laws for
the port OF New York, and finally died
Of ship fever, contracted during the dis
charge of his duties as health officer
During colonial times DIR. Richard Bay
ley was on the staff Of Sir Guy Carleton,
and was also professor IN Columbia
College in its early days. The Arch
bishops father was also physician OF
distinction Of New York. Archbishop
Bayley began his literary and scientific
studies at Amherst College. and was
a student of that college contemporary
with Henry Ward Beecher. He grad
uated at Washington. now called Trini-
" College, Hartfort, Connecticut, in
1885, anu was for some time a tutor
there. lie afterwards studied theology
with Dr. Samuel Farmer Jarvis, of Mid
dietown, Connecticut, and was ordained
clergyman Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. He was rector of st. Ann $
Protestant Episcopal Church, Harlem,
New York, and at one time had
II. Of
Maryland. He resigned his rectorship
at ST. AIMS during the Oxford move
mcnt led by Drs. Pusey and Newman
IN England, and became one oil the
American converts to Catholicism at
that time. He went to Rome and was
received into the Catholic Church there
by Father E>mond. He prepared him
self tor the Catholic priesthood at the
Convent of St. Sulpice, Paris, but is not
a Sulpician, as has been stated. He
was Cun>ccrated in New York by Arch
5i,hep Hughes, March I'd, 1912. He
was appointed Professor OF Bellies Let
tres al st. Johns College, fordham,
New York, and was president Of that
college IN lS45-'46.
la 1876 he became secretary to Arch
bishop Hughes, which position he re-
tanned until 1853. During his residence
in New York he was chaplain at the
pc>ihousc OF the port. and di,tinguishe ID
himself IN his labor on BIackwell's Is
land during the prevalence of ship ic-
Yer. On the 3uih OF October, 1853, he
was con>ccratcd Bishop OF the newly
erected see OF Newark which comprise d
the hole State oi New Jersey.
Bishop Laughl,n, Of Brooklyn, was
consec,atcd bishop nj the same time
Under the administration OF Archbish-
OPP Bayley the diocese OF New Jersey
became one OF the most prosperous and
important IN the tnited States. He
founded Seton Hall, Orange, New Jer-
sey, and numerous schools, academies
converts and churches in the diocese.
On the death of Archbishop Spalding
in 1872, a. the choice OF that prelate.
he was appointed Archbishop OF Balti-
more. lie received his appointing n,
July 3Oth, and took charge OF the do
cese on the I'd of October of that year
lie has published a sketch ofthe His
tory of the Catholic Church on the Is.
land Of New York" The Memoirs
OF Simon Gabriel Brute, First Bishop
ot Vinccnnes' and "Pastorals for the
People"
Elizabeth Ann Seton was an aunt oil
Archbishop Bayleys, aud also a con-
vert TO the Roman Catholic Church.
After the death OF her husband, In con-
nection with two sisters-in-law and two
other ladies. she entered on the lite of a
rehgieusc and founded the order of Sis
tiers OF Charity. Seton Hall was name d
in honor oithc Prelate' aunt. The Sister
hood OF Charity was established at En-.
mittsburg, Md. In 1912 Mother Seton
was chosen Sister Superior. which POI
si;ion she held until her death in 1921.
Some time ago Archbishop Bayley Sc
1ected his burial place by the side OF
Mother Seton, who is buried at EN-
mittsburg.
Archbishop Bayley was above the
i, medium size aud from his fttieth
/ year was rather corpulert. lie had a
Aord complexion, even in ms later
years, an expressive face, in which
digaity shone eoRspieiously; 4 clear
penetrating eye, and a remarkably
handsome oa,line OF ie atures. His com
.scd lips aud keen glance never
failed to convey 10 those around him
tia, he was man in authority and &C
cus,omea 10 rule. Though GENIAL and
humorous. rclishins flashes OF wi, heart
ily has couutenance would lanse sud