Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-13
AMERICAS FIRST CARDINAL.
The EARLY History OF Cardinal Me-
ClOSLy

iht ol bS-
| Closky
Howard. " in writing from New York
| regarding Cardinal MCClosky during the
| prelatc, y dying hours, says He was born
! in Brooklyn on the 10th of March, 1910.
| His parents were both natives of the
| county of Derry in Ireland, and had en-
! grated to the United states II few years
| before, bringing with them what was
them deemed Il sufficient amount of
| means to start ut once into some bust
ness. Sagacity in business, industry and
perseverance, were already securing to
them u fair measure of worldly prosper
ity, when the birth of this son brought
Joy to their household Brooklyn, ut
present boasting of over half II million
inhabitants, was then II little town of not
quite 1900 souls. There were few Cath
olics in il, and no church. The census
showed the population of New York to
be less than 100, 900. There were only
two Catholic churches, the old brick
and st. Patrick $ cathedral, in Mulberry
street, "tho new church out OF town." as
ii was often called. The Catholics were
so few that for q time high mass
was celebrated in each church on alter
nate Sundays, one church being closed
mt the proper hour in order thatthc other
might have somewhat OF suitable con
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Peters church by Rev Anthony Kohl
man, 5. j., who with Rev Benedict Fen
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OF lot 0ther reasons Johh McCloSkcy,
nor yet - years olh' though advanced IN
st'iGies DeSond ms age, was sent 10 Mount
St. haryS toilrgS; near EmmetSburg,
frederick county, Md, IN the autumn OF
loel, IN lilis c0ll"se Johh McCloSKey
studies lasting for seven years. The piety
and modcsty OF his character, his gentle
ness ana sweet disposition, the enthusiasm
with which he threw himself into his
class won Tor nm the admiration ana
esteem OF bis teachers and the respect
and love of his college mates. ecloSed
his college course in 1923, graduating
with the highest llonors, and returned to
his mother, then living in Westchester
county. lie then decided to onter the
priesthood and returned to Mount st.
Marys, whore for four years he pursued
his Theological course.
On January l9 1881 the order of