Daily Republican., 1885-07-30
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fhe announcement iiy.
patrinS IS e.Scs X that the Rigl R.2lnE RAN About
'halngton, and paste, 1 d ., q VII.
enarch, hal passed AVA , , 2., Matys
before that hour, cag.li "a a 70" minutss
1t was known tina, ,,oc- ~ ~ surprise, q,
naly : last his labor, wee .oy oy1, an Of jan
time. NJ on b9rroE.S|
The venerable pre.a's usr.
iast to Point Pleasau: ysw ,4i Ia Nay
, sae dement, OF his hea.Il, bpt y'ist!' s!' iod
not satisfied Uati. l.. vas g.' NJ NJ wa
oack' being bel;er e9n;ea.eS 1 ., brought
Paet ain, ngst thu leor.e alO ~ IA, nap
he had administered n ,,',r;, " shOu
Tor more thar ha.f a c-s.;,r- ''ua, 'hing(
hnued to grow weaker ana lie , cenl
uhtil the question d lis hi. hs1 hSeaas1
out one OF days ard lgprs ~ ,.S uscan( 1(
morning at lo.50 he as,sd gnia,I arl III!
sweeily into AT eterua re,, 'et! aug
sister, Mrs. Dosantrg, .n5 i WIN hil
children, of PHILADELPHIA Fa,hs, L., rla slisl
nis assistant IN his cagy:h, and : ah ~
friends surrounding his dtarh Ilt ~ S'ls, y
receiving his IL ing begsi,c,i1n 'u aa'
Father Rel US .ite vas ~, w..
ana extremely iruittu, Of good rs.u' nv
he was born IN C)ulty Csysp I,sl,1,
ou the lltA uf Uetubt,. l,r, -'7'al'
i AT the age OF tisht yea-s te rAmo,.
with his parents to paiadelpbia J'' NV
he atten'.ei school, apI A. an a.. .a'
he was sent to S. MASS college y !!
: mittsbure, Maryland, y lere he r+o,iv n h,
: q thorough collegiate elucaijon !
had here for colleagues sjme cf +,
2 brightest inteile.ts e. The C,,toi
church, amongsi whom vas Father h
4 Closkey, now CarGiia. McC0.ksr
al When he finished us cugt~ in c1iI,
a he spent three months III Tteuton n
q Jersey, after wh.cA lie sem9yed IA "
o mington, where he RENAMED until
death.
lie came to whining o. 81 yeau,
c when st. Peters vas the oniy Catbr
church in the city, alG ae became
II priest. Recognizing education to
ID the corner stone oi mGiAs and learn
he built st. Mary's Co. .ege, then lOcs
,s out Delaware avenGe e;ween Jea,,
ID and Madison. Tie 60. .ege bee,
fe uoted as lea ling educational ius,
tioD. Father Ee,.ly attended in ps,
la to the instruction oI MS pupils, and
Ia | patronized by a. delominati
a There are bur dre,ls o. .eadins cti
Of Wilmington who were edpCa,t
st. Mary's College and remember
y kindness the mid ami patient II
~ Reilly as he helped them a.vng in
studies.
~ In 1858 he bui.; S, Nary's clue
~ Sixth and Pine st:eet,, ;,1d beeam,
oh pastor, ST. Petel IL calrse Of II
~ Cosarove. ST. MAry's Ia. the Ia
e. congregation of any Catholic ctut
10 th~ city.
'rs Tue semi-centeania. auriverssl
~ Father Reillys ministry Ii the CT
N, Wilmington was celebrated abb
III Iyear ago. But lew Me.. have lyt
>. see such great changes and have
J. blessed with the evidclccs of 50
immediate results ut L.s abOrs.
be came to Wilmington there wa,
lone church, st. Peters. III the City
now there are six, net counting s
Issph's, up tn BIandyW he,
There was bG' ole snl,. e0ngrej
now there is a mem 5ership 0f Il,
:. Then, there was ~ Ca.Ao..c ciuCs
~ in nstltution now tAss- are q
schools besides two Crpi.saages.
h,I 1t is doubtful II any iDan in
gu mington has ever lea led IN
general high esteem an respc
,~ a. Father Reilly has. ETen those
IL are the most opposed T. The Ca
On o church, will say the. believe
@ o. Reilly was a good man.
~ When the announcement OF bis
was made this metmng, The rev
~" paid TO his memory vas remar
Father Reilly died amidst the fris
educated ana loved, respre sd an'
on ed by all, and in the fai.h IN wh
ma, lived. How appropriate az the G.
ha. such a life comes the divine recoi
for lof his christian life and chal
ach i" Well done, good AID faithiu
No time has yet beea fixed \
funeral, bnt IL IS thoug-. that
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