The Irish standard., 1888-01-28
the Irish coast, and, having put int

the Irish coast, and. having put into
the Shannon for repairs, it stayed there
long enough for him to learn TO speak
English. He was ordained in New
York by Bishop Du Bois and before
being sent to ST. Paul's. he served at St.
Mary's in Albany, and in Chrlst's
Church on Ann street, which was
abandoned in 1885, and the present St.
James on James street built in It's
place. He was man of much mental
yigor and fine attainments. He was
the editor of the first Catholic paper
started i'll New York, the New York
Weekly Register and Catholic Diary,
begun Oct. S, 1888, aud discontinued in
October, 1856 Tue Rev. Thomas c.
i,nvins, al assistant at ST. I'dtriciSs
Cathedral, AL eloquent and able man,
who was in a measure Tue DR.. McGIynls
OF his day, aud was often silenced for
disobedience to his superiors, was as
socia5ed with Father Schneider in the eG
itol2al management Of the paper, Il was
/ the time Of the Maria Monk aud KNOW
nothing troubles, and many aebates
were carried on in its columns With Ihes
| Rey. Dr. BrownIea and other Protestant
champions. Father Sahnejier in spite
Of his gruif ways was loved by the pee
Pile Of st. Pdul's, and they have yes:
many amusing stories Of his eccentrIcS-
ties. He was pastor nti his death iii
1861, when the Rev Patrick McGoyern
succeeded him. In 1858 Father Me-
Govern gave way to The late Rev
Robert J. Mcclure, who Was pastor fol
the succeeding eighteen years. He
changed the front OF the church to its =
present form and completed he sp!re be
gun il Father Schnelier's time. The
late Mrs. O'Hara, over whose will there
was such a long contest, was one CT his
parishoners. She gayo him 8 set OF
three bells for the spire, the largest
weighing ssh pounds. the high aiJaE
and many other valuable gifts.
On Father Maguire's death in 1869
he was succeeded by the present pas
was born in Irelaud, in October, is47-
aud came here while yet young. He
made his studies at Mount ST. Mary'Es
College. Emmittsburg, Md, and waa
ordained by Bishop Loughjin on July
10, 1872. His curse at the college Nas
50 brilliant chat ag rhe request OF the
faculty he returned there and taught
iyf live years. Lie then resigned his
protessorship, and, returning to Brook--
lyn, was assigned as an assistant to the.
Church OF Oar Lady OF Victory fo1
eight months. He was next made pas
tor Of the TRANSPORTATION parish, where
he remained for three years, and thera
went back to Mount ST MarY's College
at the request of Cardinal Gibbons anG
Archbishop Elder, to try and save iI
from Bankruptcy. Investigation show
ing The task to be too much for him, he;
again returned to Brooklyn. and was
made pastor Of st. Paul's. He found a
debt of $55,70l on the property, and has
not only wiped it out, but he has spent
besides over s20,00O in improvements
and repairs. lie has also built, at q
cost OF $40 900, one of the finest and
most complete schoolhouses in tAe'
country, which affords accomm odatiors
for more than 1000 children. 3She
G h urch is out of debt. In the district
in which it once stood alone there are
now just fifty Catholic churehes-on G
for each Of it's years In anticipation
of its conservation the church has been
repainted and decorated both i'll
SHE and out. A set of elaborate
stained glass windows have been nlada
in Munich for it. and they are expected
TO arrive here early in February, Car-
dinal Gibbons has been invited to b5
present at the ceremony, which it is in
tended to have one of the most impos-
ing ever witnessed in Brooklyn.
| Father Hills assistants at ST.. Paups
are the Rev. Edward M. Cannon and
the Rev. Matthew J. Tierney. Father
Cannon was born in Brooklyn, October
%, 1859, and was ordained at the Mia
CARA Seminary December %, 1883
Father Tierney was also born in
Brooklyn, January ii, 1855. He
studied at Mount ST. Mary's in Em-
mittsburg. lie was ordained in Brock
lyn December "A, 1884.
One need not be in the ring to have a.
large circle of acquaintapces.