The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-11
OBITUARY.
Death of Cardinal Edward McCabe, at His
Home in Kingstown, Ireland.

Home in Kingstown, Ireland.
LONDON, Feb. 1L-Cardinal McCabe died at
klngstown, Ireland, at midnight, of infamma-
ton of tie bowels.
Edward McCabe was the son of a well-known
Catholic journalist and writer, Mr.. Bernard Nc
Cabe. He was born in James street. Dublin, in
1916, and was educated for the priesthood at
Maynooth, where he pursued his studies
with c~ommendable zeal. He was ordained
by Archbishop Murray, who appointed him to
a curacy in the parish of Clontarf. He
iabored for many years among the poor of
this district, but being of 2 modest ard retiring
temperament and hostile to display he did not
attract mnch notice. When DR.. Cullen was APP
pointed Archbishop of Dublin he saw that the
obscure young curate was highly gifted, and
that in extensive reading and knowledge he was
not excelled by any one of the same age in his
diocese. Archbishop Cullen. during his admin
i%stration, gave a great impetus to works of char
ity. and was Instrumental in the foundation of
hospitals, churches, colleges and schools.
la his early career Father Edward MeCabe as
sisted the archbishop in the details aud admins
tration of the schemes which he was instrument
tai in inauguraUing. After several years of this
sort of work and close association with cardinal
Cullen, Father McCabe was promoted to the
charge of Kingstown, one Of the most populous,
wealthy and important parishes in the arch
diocese. In order to retain his as
~sistance in the administration of the
See the parish priest of Kingstown was admit
ted a member of the chapter of the archdiocese
and subsequently appointed one of the Wears
general. Although comparatively a yourg man, he
was known to be the most influential ecclesiastic
around the cardinal, and was generally popular
among the clergy under his jurisdiction. On the
elevation of Archbishop Cullen to the cardinal
ate very much of the episcopal duties devolved
on the very reverend vicar, who, notNithstand-
ing his many duties. watched with anxious and
Jealous care the flock confded to his charge.
After years of toll in his parish he was again re-
moved. After the death of the Rev. Canon
Kavanagh it was decided that the parish of
Klngstown should be divided, and Canon Nc
Cabe was named to that portion Of it in
Guiding Kingstown, Monkstown and Salthil,
and the other subdivision, including Oakley
Ballybrack and Glasthulel was given in
charge to the late Canon John Harold. The in
creasing age of the cardinal and his frequent
journeys to Rome threw almost the entire gov
ertment of the diocese on Canon McCabe, and an
assistant prelate being found necessary, his
Eminence recommended DIR. McCabe to the Pope
for that dignity. The recommendation was
acteo on and DR.. McCabe was conSecrated assist
ant prelate by his Eminence in the parochial
Church. kingstown, under the title of Bishop of
Gadara.
The appointment was made on the 25th of
June, 1871, and the conservation of the new
bishop took place in his parish chapel, at
Kingstown, on the 23d of July, following, Car
dinal Cullen officiating, as consecrating prelate,
and a large number of the irish bishops and
superior clergy assisting. From the period of
Cardinal Cullen almost ceased to interfere in the
mere ecclesiastical administration of the
metropolitan diocese and concerned himself
chiefly with the matters of an Irish Catholic
policy. In the direction of universal colleges,
charitable institutions and parochial matters
Bishop McCabe took the chief part, and thus
came in contact with the clergy of the
diocese and the religious orders. He was
known to be imbued with the political
views of the cardinal, but was
more popular as a disciphnarian among the
priesthood than his episcopal chief. On the
death of Cardinal Cullen the administration of
the archdiocese fell into the hands of Bishop
McCabe, pending the election of asuccessor to
the archbishopric. AT the meeting of the clergy
of the chapter the auxiliary bishop was re-
turned to Rome as dignissimus, an honor
which, it was generally anticipated, would have
fallen on DR.. Koran, the learned Bishop of
Ossory, and the nephew of the deceased cardi-
nal. 1t was believed that, Notwithstanding
the admiration of the clergy, the privilege used
by Plus TX in the case of DR.. Cullen would be
followed in the choice of a successor, and that
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for the diocese by Leo XIII. Considerable
time was occupied in arriving at a decision,
and it was only in March, 1879. that the
PontiI determined to accept the nomination of
the diocese and appoint Bishop McCabe. On
May 3, 1879, the Most Rev. Edward McCabe
was formally enthroned in the archiepiscopal
chair, and received the homage of the chapter
of the diocese. The new archbishop had hither-
to been unknown in politics. He had never
delivered a political speech, either as
priest or bishop. Early, however, in his
career as archbishop the Land League was
formed, and one of the most remarkable of his
pastorals was that in which he first pronounced
an opinion by denouncing the employment of
women in politics. Since then the arch
bishop published two other p~astorals warning
his people against the principles of the League.
But his chief utterances have been
on educational questions, and have been
a share proportionate to other members in the
Irish educational endowments. He was a mem
Der of the Senate of the Royal University of
Ireland, and took a constant share in it's deliber-
atoms. Though Ireland has been always so
loyal to the Holy See. Archbishop McCabe was
only the second Irish cardinal in the history Of
the church.
He was one Of the seven preiatcs recently
called to the Sacred College of Cardinals last
year by Leo XIII, The deceased was celebrated
for his piety and for his learning, and his death
will be the cause of widespread grief on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Robert M. Shoemaker.
CINCINNATI, Feb 10.-R. M. Shoemaker,