The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-04
sRCHBISHOP PURCELL.
His Life Slowly but Surely Ebbing
Away.
The Venerable Prelate Attacked With
Paralysis for the Fourth Time.
The DYING PRELATE.
light Hope That Archbishop Purcell Nay
Rally.

light Hope That Archbishop Purcell Nay
Rally.
ST. MARTINS, O., July There is little or
change in the condition of the Arch-
.ishop for the last twenty-four hours. The
temperature this morning at 10 a. N. was
ten degrees. At this hour it is ninety-nine
degrees, seven less than on Friday. He
ests very quietly and takes nourishment
RELY. There is still some hope that he may
Ally.
He is now over elghty-three years old, and
present attack of paralysis is his fourth
,. A person very rarely survives third
tack, and owing to this fact and to the ad-
anced sge of the distinguished prelate, it is
svident that his life is slowly but surely
ebbing away.
THE ARCHBIsEoP's LIFE.
y His Grace, Rev. John Baptist Purcell was born
at Mallow. County Cork, Ireland, February %,
1SCO he is the OF Edmund and Johanna
Purcell who were vsryI highly respectable and
pious people. ano whe gave tneir Chi dren a sound
education as far as possible. In the early days OF
owed 70 serve AZ the altar and distribute the
sunday contributions smos g the needy. He
do relatives 70 complete his studies at Maynooih,
but be iug unable 70 co 30 emigrated 10 ihS coun-
a
Of ouslifcaiion frOm Asbury College, Baltimore.
he started as ?. ivste tutor in East Mary and.
served two yeals Then be went as a student aud
teacher 10 Mount 81. Mays College, lear Enmits-
2 nuTg, Nd and in ls2S received the four minor or
; Z Vipcennes, Rev. Brute, he went 10 Paris to con
,lete his studies in the Seminary OF s. Sulpce Ia
S-Slen in NotIe psme. Paris He ihen re1urned
America and seame Professor of PHILOSOPHY ii
Eount 81. Msry's College, st the same time he as
he chosen Bishop in 1885, as the successor
OF Right Rev. Bisn0p Edward Fenwick, who died
the previous year while he cholera was raging
here. His conservation was effected by Archbishop
Whitefeld OF Baltimore, Bishop Purcell took
VaYt in the second Provincial Council OF Balu-
more and thence set out for Cinci0nal, where he
found only Church in existence. Nothing
was fourishing in the Diocese, but he went from
house 70 mouse, and s0on mad another Caurcn
Trinity" on Fifth street west of Smith In 1870
Risho1 P1Tceii was aDpointed Arcnbishop and
the next year, while ln Rome, received the
Palhum iron Pope Plus IN. Since that time over
thi-ty-fve Catholic Churches have bean erected iE
Under his administration the following institu-
tions were established: theological Seminary at
Monnt St sfary's. st. Xavier College, Passioniss
Monastery, Mt Adams; CaIhOlic Gymnasium o.
Sc. Francis dAssissl, 81 J0seph's College, ST.
Mary's Insii ute six young ladies' Literary Insh-
tutes. six converts, among them the Good samar
ian and the Belts Street Hospital; the StAloysius
Orphan Asylum. the Boys ProtectOry, ana 50.
Peters and St. Joseph s Asylums. He also es,aO-
lished over thirty Dal Ochial schools, with an at
Tendance OF over 2OOCO.
Among the incidents Of the ArchbishoD's life
these. The celebrated DEBATE between Alex
ander Campbell, the founder of new sect OF his
name, tnow the Christian Disciples) and the Arch
bishop, the victory of the debate being awarded 70
Archbishop Purcell. This debate caused the con
versions Of Judge Burnett and many others to the
Catholic faith.
came had been sentenced to death for the mur-
Der Il MS father No one was admitted 0y the
70 see him except the venerable Archbishop
The execution took place in Pournay, Belgium.
On seeing the Archbishop the murdersr's first
ques ion was: "Hsve You been sent by the KING,
an
II come by the providence OF God \ ou are The
bi hops band with emotion.
Duliug the War OF the Rebellion Archbishop
Purcell mad the flag of the Union raised over 81.
Peters dral and the Churches elsewhere in
his Diocese, snd throughout the War he cast his
lmmeDse influence among his people steadily for
In 1862 the Pope called His Grace to Rome for
be fourth time, TO be present ct the canonization
Of the Jspsnese martyrs.
In 1867 the Archbi snOp again went 70 Rome, aud
in 1869. in the same city, took most decided
question came up before the great General Council
OF the Vatican.
his fftieth anniversary of his priesthood was
celebrated here on the Dist of May, 1876.
In 1871 the Arch bishop issued order for the
establishment Of colored Catholic schools, and
the result of that measure most successful
one, as rot only Catholic but Protestant colored
children visited the schools.
On the l7th of February, lS7S, Mr. J. NJ. Adel
bTieh Ben1ger. of the firm OF Beaziger Brothers.
died The DECEASED was intimately connected
with with the Diocesan duties Of the Archbishop,
md was the originator OF the ''Nghrhelsi.euad. "
The German organ Of the Catholic Church. This
Archbishop came here about forty years ago, when
Cincinnati had only population OF 5),UO Waen
only only one CsJholie cnnreh was in existence
but the debts kept growing, and the Arch
bishop assumed The debts that the congregation
cOu ray. Then came The hoaucial crash,
the particulars Of which too well
every DO y. especially those who had money with
his brother on deposit
On the 18th of February synod OF the Catholic
eleEfy wss held AZ the Ca hearal, when ihs Area
pay the Diocesan q, oi ana asked the r,orese Ia
tves OF the ChuIcneS 10 help him out. ii said hs
lad never received for his O@u use celt OF the
money oeposited Nothing was done at this meet
iIR. On the 18th Of March the elergynen OF the
vSriODs ChurcneS met and adopted resO luton
that cole ctious be made smnug the congregatiOas
Itwas done, and proved a failure. Then came the
Tush on the sss,saee of the Arcibisnop. DIiiy
HUNDREDS and hundreds crowded the offics of Mr.
Msnnlx and wanted their share OF the money de
no ted whicn 10 toto amounted to g. 3,672 37l57.
On ne %: n of March the Archbishop issued
circular 70 the Catholics in the world explaining
his financial embarrassment. and ask Ig for aid.
The Archbishop sen 70 Rome asking for his
IekiRDa1on, bot the Pope refused to grant il.
ApTil 20 the Bishops OF Louisville, Detroit Fort
Wayne and COyingt0n had q consultation as 70
Who thould be the eoaajotOr OF the Archbishop
ment Of Bishop W. H. Elder, of Natcaez. Miss,
who. in May, 1880, took charge OF the Diocesan
me archbishop ana his brother Edward, his
Treasurer soon sfter left for Brown County, aud
took up their residence in a private property ad-
piniDg the Crsuline Convent, at Sc. Martius.
% tney nged IN IeSissmeIi seeing but few,
a brother Edward died in December OF the year
So Ibis was a severe blow to the Archbishop.
nd he health was seriously affected byt- Al
eady Feeble he became much more so from this
hook. and never again regsiRed his former strength
Jf either body OF mind
sessions of the Fourth Catholic Provincial Council,
which opened at the Cathedral March 5.
bA-OOD oEissrE.