, 1881-09-08
OBITUARY..
ARCIIuISIKOr JOHN NJ. .I1ENNI.
Enrfital Dtabdtsh tp Thu Ettc.tuo Tributr

HhE1H 4lApdts1 to IAt tHtA10 1TlGHW
MILWAUKEE, Sept. Tho vtnrruhlc Arch
b'shup John 81. lIcnn, ono Of tho most pronlt-
nent Catholic pcrsonagcs In tho uhltod Statos,
p3accfully brullthod Ills Inst ut II o'clock this
morning. bishop licnuE tins bcpn Ill for II year
past. and NIL Of that time ho hns not bcu,l nble
10 leave bis rootn. 1lu Begin sinking rapidly
Inst wcek. nnd was unconscious twonty.fut,r
hours before his tlcath. lie will 10 buriol Ia II
vault untur Ut. Johns Cathedral, that was
founded by hm When Wisconsin WIS Wilder
ncss, Oh Saturday morning. Mnny prominent
Catholics from nll lt,rts OF tho unftcd Statos
wilt bu PRESENT nj tho funeral.
Jnhn II. Ilcnni wns born III thu canton of
0rnub,lnlou, Switzerland, In lsu5. lie wns
noted uven In boyhood tor hls p!uty and FOR his
devotion to tho church. Ut which his parents
wuro members, and as he advanced In ycura hp
put asido ult worldly cnjOymeuts In urlor that
be might become II faithful follower and teacher
of tho doctrines 1T that futh. Ills constant
attendance ut tho yIttuge chapel, aud tho engor.
llnss With which he listonod to tho lexonds of
The faith. nttraoted tho Intention Of CathoIIo
rcsidunts possessing Amplo mcal,s, who 1uoacnul
tileir p.'rs.-strlnEs in ordor tlmt ho might ac-
qure tho nec1ssnt3 education to ut hlm for tho
Priesthood Thus ntdod aud uncour-
asc!, young 1IGnnl pursued Ills studies
at II. Gnelon and Luxorne. Shortly
after his graduation he visttUd nunc,
whcro Arrhtshup FcMwick, who had Iourncycd
thlther from Cincinnati III quest ut young nils.
siopary ussIstntty, mot hin, mid wns oufrk tn
r,anr,,, hi. ,,nro thur ,,r,,Irnrv ,,,,i1tIns ~
opsu,fo n'e ""'o 'a.'li o'u1ta'y tua'"'es "
!hnd, anu ze9l IN t1o entIldG "alca no hAd
chosun. Upon Bishop Fe,lwick representing to
him tte uft.t lnItnllo4s tttld rf,r t,,tas,t,,,urv
"hars s "nr,sa I'm hrnnd stnntia ,to 's ,,a,,,'
nuo's asAoss ~ a.osa ss'an<'o, ~ Nv" eoun.
try, Tue eeeatpe PottAoa Ut "nien Was tnol
without tho blessings conferred by tho cntll-
o,Iu religion lierni cnthus}hatleaIIv utget,teti
/ tic invltn,ion extended 10 CONC 10 NnlUrjca.
md snirJ in IoiI1f,Mpy with his frtOnif ,iurtii
K,ttliv Win was uftrrwnrd fpr many Years lila
cpluhUror. bosom Tricnd. And Vitutr.tlunurui. i.
anI vii, passci uwy unIv n fuw vnars
ago. WorTlj puo Kundt3 xrriyoI Mt iinl-
tisnorn r., iEa, whore. nftnr ~ t,rinr rrnnnr"
linn Ut jtartistown. he wis o,ylaipctI arin.t.
| md IN i8.j began hls ministry in Cincinnntl.
| SIurtiy thorouftcr hn was uulIcd fn Gu,1t.,m. t.
whrrn Ilhol1Kh rpn,nvnd frt,rn tim i,nf.IsIintn
"r,,srn.n hfs y,, In fin 1niuIstrv md III ,.nrc
~, r',s,,tHtt1nn t,r I'm thrtsf nn i"hnr ia hatl
un,}trtMEn, t1 rurfrn,' lid n,t cst,tta tbo -
snrvNtlnn or iii st,ncrjnr in tinIH Hfsho1 E,t1.
wk tiieti nt,n his Hl1urns,or fIshon nffecw,tr,is
Hrrhhish,n" rreni tintiI,1v liz sf,hfrt. "nt""."i
Nv thf t.oHs,,nratlnm ~ rhn fi,st fir,nnn th,Tth
4; tM,,ni'.1f IL Xxi rcr.inai Ii"nui fr,n ;,"
tnn n.,d nimvstni hI,, -. thn n,sft'o,. ~ v"
i,n,, ns ~ IN Nm ~ 1t"rnnutrr nn1anra IT.
ur, .u1 nj ~ .n,s ,vero ,a .nas
"cs.f.ii I,rnsrn,ItIt,n nf nssannrv wnrs In hia
nn@ nt4 ifmi, ..aIn.i ''rnIsafu. ~ - ,,ts TT
MIron" MI II iii; ft,r I'm usrnns" a. so,,.iis