The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-26

| for heightened period in our city, which
he represented for two and twenty years
in Parliament, his principles being those
of independent oppositiou-and he was
questione. Mr.. Sullivan was also high
sheriff of the county, mayor of the city,
and, as an extensive merchant and eur
ployer, he displayed energy and thorough
business capacity, in conjunction with HE
brother, the late Richard Sullivan, Esq,
Mp, which contributed materially to the
promotion of the trade and prosperity OF
the city.-Kilkenny Journal &H
On Saturday morning, one of the nAost
venerable and highly respected priests OF
Limerick departed this life in the Domini-
can convent of that city. Father Luke
Conway, who for the past forty six years
ninistered in st. Saviour's Church, was in
his day distinguished as a preacher, and
remarkable for his great zeal in attending
the confessional. His life was as light
shedding the lustre Of every Christian viz
tue that could adorn priest and religious.
He was devoted to the poor, and the higher
and better educated classes sought his gull
dance and instruction as a confessor. For
some years past he was in declining health,
and The bore the privation CT the loss of
sight with most exemplary patience. He
was never known to replne or complain.
He was beloved by his brethren and friends.
and aided by them and fortified with the
holy sacraments, he calmly surrendered his
pure soul st four o'clock on Saturday morn
ing in the 74sh year of his age.
With deep sorrow (says the DAMdalk
DemocraD we record tue melancholy fact
that the kindly, Jealous, generous haAEted
aud patriotic PIP, of Carlingford, thFR Rev.
John Campbell, is no more. SThe hsEtefii
gence of his demise will bring sorroSv 60 the
hearts of thousands in the counties ofLouth
and Armagh. He was one of the oidest,
most jealous, and most popular priests 10
this diocese, where, for the lengthened
period of forty six years, he laborea with
Campbell was a native of the parlah of
Upper Creggan, county Armagh, ana from
an early age exhibited an anxiety 70 de
vote himself to the service of God as min
lister of His Church. IN 1892 he seeeived
Holy Orders from the hands of tie late
Most Rev. DR.. Kinsella, in the ktlkenny
cathedral. In the same year he entered on
the mission as &C. of Upper Creegen,
where for twenty elk years he laboredWsth
indefatigable zeal for the spiritual woleare
of the people of that parish, and contFibu
ted by his exertions to a great extent In
the erection of three churches and a. paro-
chal house in the parish. Whilas he
labored with the zeal of an apostle for she
salvation of the souls of his people, he took
an active part in every movement caleqlA-
ted to promote or protect their personal
interests. When famine and pestiIence
Ireland in the years of AZ. AS, and49,
Father Campbelrs exertions to alleviate
the distress q i'll be long and gratefully re-
membered by the people of Upper Creggan.
During those years when be completed his
collections of oats he had the corn ground
into neal aud distributed amongst the staev-
ing people, and by thus deprlving himself
of large portion of his means of supporthe
saved the lives of hundreds in those terri
BILE times. His untiring exertions to lessen
the sufferings caused by the famine, while
he cheerfally shared with the people his
own means of subsistence earned for him
the affection and everlasting gratitude of
the parishioners. In 1858 Father Campbell
was appointed by the late Most Rev. DIR.
Dixon administrator of Ballymacnab,
charge OF the parish of Carlingford by the
late Most Rav. DR.. Kiersu. At the time of
his appointment to Carlingford the churches
in that parish we're very much di!apidated
and ur fit for the celebration of the Divine
Mysteries. Notwithstanding his age,
Father Campbell at once set 20 work with
the same zeal and energy that character
ised his early years OF the mission to
| remedy that state of thinge, and in an ex-I
| traordinarily short space of time he had the
chapel at Omeath repaired, and the old
chapel at Carlingford replaced by that
| magnificent edifice that will STAND as q
permanent memorial of his zeal and labors.
In tie several popular movements in
Louth, Father Campbell took prominent
and active part, aud in the several election
struggles from 80 to "a his great popn-s
larity and his genuine patriotism made
him 30 influential that he was always re-.
garded as tower of strength to the tenant
! right and national causes.
THE HOME RULERS AND THE LIBERALS.
The dissensions in the Home Rule party
having rendered improbable the future
combined action of its members in the
the House of Commons upon the principles
upon which it was originally formed, m uch
speculation is al?at as to the course which
will be adopted by them. 1t is felt that
the Irish vote, if solidly and independently
given, should be of considerable weig IL in
the direction of public affsirs, aad that,f
it cannot at the present time effect the
restoration of an Irish Parliament IN Col
lege Green, there are other measures Qf1a
more immediDte pCact!ca! character to the
attainment of which the efforts OF the pop
ular members Nigh! be directed. Fore
most among these is che University ques-
Ia