, 1879-02-20

HH,ttrd that II tho family physician at Daltl
,narr r,a b.l known the Bishop intended to leave
,s,t eitY ii tle condition he was then In II
.an.I not hare let Tim dono no.
DL h +. Rea, Professor Of Anatomy In Rusf
u.de.i College, was sent fur To cnbalm Tit
sIf, and began his task ut once,
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Although nearly 81 years OF age at the ttmt
II il. dcctase, Bishop Foley was still o young
looklng man, mud had commanding presence
rbch 1t onco Insured reverence and affection
h,1 Eho came In contact With him. Ills llall
Us black, curly, and but slightly strcakcd With
MI: dark and expressive eyes, nn aquiltne
po., and IN expression Of faco which bctokeneJ
,m,u Of kindly, generous nature, such as In.
dttj vas one of his conspicuous characteristics.
ru this trait TINT cudcarcd hin 10 bis
,,sthIoncts In degree not always reached
bI men In Ills high position, md which
Ill bin 10 identify himself With
n,ot Of the 'ead!nS T.. 1'eforms
Protestant rs well as Catholic citizens. lie al.
1a}s stood abovc tic Vrciidfees of d sect when
W measure for ,lle amcliorafion Of husnnn
tuTtru1, or the promotion 1f human welfare II,
,oy shatc, demanded his assistance. 1Ta was
,flicnd Of the poor. ail d pathetic clrcum-
ltsnre maY be tccited here as showing thu stll-
ata affection he Ind Inspired among tlosc who
son1an, llYIng-no matter wllcrg-on the West
s:l., VAS seeH on doorstep reading a UaHv
Yns she lad lust bought from towsbpy.
She vas crying bitterly, a1ld to the query Ut a
tttserbT, wllu asked her what wns tho matter,
lhe pointed to the llead.lfno annouNfng thu
E1tf viii be fhsrcd BY thousands Of her class.
The lu.Rcy. Thomns Fotey was horn Murch
&1Sa, In baltimore, Md. Lie was the sun Of
Nilhsx Foley, of tho County Wexford, ireland,
hsnothcr bc!ng nAtfye Of Tho soino locality,
tbe Two emictutlng 10 the Uuftcd Stntea carly
preparatory school of St. atary's College, aud,
liter pursuing the prescribed course of study,
na!Ficula!cd at the college Itself. liz un1oyed
there the best educational advantages thu insti-
a1l9n Afforded, graduating IN 1910, at tho nEc
o. sslh Lie degree Of 4. u. Having deter
mined TO 1cFote hla life TO the service Of the
lug ,!tashed to III. siary's, where 1s
be studjed divinity, md passc,l six
|ean ID preparing himself. lie was ordained to
tie pFiesIho Aug. TO- 1916, ut tic Cathedral In
h'tfmote, by tllc Most 1scv. Dr.. Ecclestan,
4Th1Lbop and Metropolttan, by whom hc was
ra9Sa. r24ent,y apppnts to take cnares Of to
'a, charge there wcro four churches to be
erred; After officiating for eight mouths, ho
Hueallcd upon to net MS assistant pastor nj St.
fat'le&a Church In Washington. lie passed
i49 Ieass 1n tls parish. allu was then called, fu
w 70 tho Baltimore Cathedral BY Archbishop
tHsu!S-onc years. during that timo filling sew.
til Important positions. When Archbishop
= 1851, Father Foley became lis lis
seesSTetsty and Chancellor Of the Archdiocese OF
Baltimore. !lc also occupied similar position
&Frhf phrtH 4r@rI, r. 1tfINt
e., es,S,e;stesory md Notary Of the rlenary Council,
tsh i9 !, baltimore. The following ycar Ilo was
nsas E'eat.Geaersl, position which hIs COM
Manulne ability emlncnt|y qualified him to t}it,
n. 1u WHICH ~ held until tiio Illness OF nisl,op
goaSan prepared tho path for his translntfon, to
an psessS senan,ad 81 lll'nSI. In November 1sa be
= sehS e. ;sade iun Copiator ind Atlmnistra.or
~ ~ t9e Diocese Of Cnsago. cls jrs snctessioues,
aha n ~ eonsec1atcl Feb. at, 1S10, iu Baltimore,
y. Y osa9p McCloskcy, who was assisted by
pa.np ppa4op aosaerFa!lz, Ut Columbus, mud Bishop
nsset, ,sss o. washington: On Mnrch 10, the sans
Il, a. tho time bishop Folcy came to Chicago,
an:ts luz hoevsS u Illinois, Included all tho countics
"am1 su,,a ot lhc Alton BtsloprIc, ani presented
saaaole on aid rap1dly.groWsng field Of lubor,-
n ~ iosla'aablo aM too Luxurious for tue efforts
Il Il, Sos,. soe mai.. Dishop Fo'oY entered upon
,h IN ~ n!h !,, intsso1d courage, nld With a.roug
!0unt tt,,f lin ,,t,,., nv "Ha ". Hut II NUS
tork IN r,,,h ~ po!'1tat1otl was too denso and the
tie oce.a sn ~ " ereniean task, nnt In 1877
coz con,nssfn,a "a' " dislaed INTO t%o Hshopttcs--
hlsai 'pnSa.s nnas az tllr counties north Of Kock
Cruniy. mi .s, 4, onreau, Putnam, Lnsallc.
he liue of ~, fa@uanhee' AZ south ot ttlnt to
Esonn,pnH Ia,a,n ny ot peoria. Tlis division was
ID ;hat ii w,si' ~ ~ VI Mayt lo!, but prlur
hnot,.a. osased Irelato u,ycrcd ono Of thu most
aSaong the gran.,cst Of the int. TIrI,on,.
%ake %sS!ke was thu rebuilding n tt,c f,atI,",lrnI
Hlafch Of tIIn Ifnlv E"n ~ '.a Stucutnt
sapefos and I}enrhnrn .t,a,.,n vi '..t .ic SGT VI
ttIyoyetl hy H." t.o J.. 11s1sGls' Mhteh had uccn
sastt ylurch ei;,,n G ae ~ ioI; II ts one OF the
h 10 tndnr;,., o'l tAe Continent, md Will
desrtsel nrat" Hol"ttcnt To- tlle memory OF tlle
!aus,tns zeal IN ~ NE %sose nolls o1aca?ors anu
eses It's prrYrnt on,.so Ms eaaoo VI MS master II
'Inqtclet Of America. A"''"e 'iio e'cas
lhe history ri ill.,
9Chiclso iias h"an op ,', rn!cY slheo lllt ADVENT
ih.t mich, s,,,aI otsn illasRcu " lew tnetlltntB
ttause hs xna p'ut ~; t!e len Ut tho btoCrapher,
ctn sad ttr,fa ~ llie Tint passed far from tD
S.etul hu. sricnt 1sa o"rs,., aE't9tlot. 9na WA
ss9nr. la wns s.e,na. ~ ~ ane work o! we'll
~ s!eat administrative ohf,tx ~. ou.eo, w!
M ~! Appreciated IL ~, ao' 1',,H. nAs ueSH lcit
moulin hI4 droth 'no AlultltHtlca Wl!p Will
ne Church nf IT,. ri ~ Ieseht utterance OF his In
catholicism NAV ~ iao.y Nanle on thc UEowth of
We 2dn.rshfa 49,, W upt!y quoted hero as showing
hfel in H. temper Ut nlnu In which .l,o IL.
b, Of the ~ sa1se 40 dear TO ills heart. Hneak-
caho,e rh,1tts ~ tsImatcu pcsscyut.ol,a wA,ell lis
Ns1e& the con,,+r - att9t4Gut Ht tau& pluhHo8-