The New York herald., 1879-09-18
OBITUARY.

VICAR GENERAL CARTER, OF PHILADELPHIA.
The Very Rev. Charles Igaatius Hamilton Carter,
pastor Of the Roman Catholic Church Of the Assump-
ton in the city of adeiphia and Vicar General Of
the Archdiocese or Philadelphia died at four A. NJ.
yesterday at his parochial residence. He had been
i'll for two weeks past with fatty degeneration of the
heart, but his death was FASTENED by an accident
which he met with on Sunday morning. causing q
severe shock to his nervous system. While lighting
match he accidentally set fire to his mosquito net
ting and in his efforts extinguish it he badly
burned on his hands and arms. After tins he grew
worse and gradually sank into the arms OF DEATH
His funera! will take place ut ten O'Clock Friday
morning from the Church of the Assumption in
Philadelphia, and the remains will be Inferred at
Sharon Hills.
Father Garter was born at Lebanon. thirty miles
south of Louisville. KY, the 23d day of Septem
Der, 1903. He became Catholic when nineteen
wears of age and first studied for the ministry at
Mount St. Mary's Seminary. in Emmettsburg. Md.
He afterwarI took course Of studies in St. Mary's
Seminary, at Baltimore. and was ordained in Phiia-
delphia at st. Marys Church, on Fourth street. be-
low Spruce, by Bishop Kenrick in 1882. He
sent to Manayunk on his first mission. and assumed
the charge Of the Church of st. John the Bap-
transferred to st. Mary's Church. the place Of
his ordination. and in 1S47. while still there, he
began the erection Of the Church Of the Assumption.
on the north side OF Spring Garden street, above
Eleventh. Upon the completion OF the new edifice
he his pastoral labors to the church Of
his own founding. He appointed to the Off,
OF Vicar General of the diocese twenty years ago.
Father Carter was one OF the Oldest priests in the
dio, ese aud noted for his great bera ity the
Church and the with which he discharged
his duties. He Jealous ut his post, kept his
charch always in the most excellent order, and had
the services invariably carried out with The greatest
punctuality His charity to the various Catholic in
| sttutions was unbounded. The Church OF the As
sumption owns considerable propert: adjoining it,
including the pastoral residence, the convent adjoin-
ing the church proper the west. and the school
house at Twelfth1and Wstar streets. and to that
the organization is free from debt is only
testify to the lifelong exerton and careful manage
ment of the deceased in all his affairs. both temporal
and spiritual Father Carter fearless in his fath
and a man Of great strength OF character. During
the riots of 1884, when 1t almost suicidal for .
Catholic priest to venture the street, and when
the clergy fleeing the city in DISGUISE Father
Carter walked through the streets with his Roman
collar on afraid nothing, and attended not only
to the sufferings in his own parish but did great
work among the people OF his fleeing brethren. He
was at thas time pastor Of st. Mary's Church. and
asked by the civil authorities to surrender the
keys OF his church TO their protection. his
was, II surrender the keys my church to one
but my Bishop" For nearly two years he has
taken no active part in the services of his church,
but has simply directed their management, and this
has been on account of failing health Last Christ
mas year ago. he Obliged to so to st. Joseph 8
Hospital. and remained there for six months. He
returned to his pastoral residence. and has not ap-
peared to be the same man ever since.