The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-23
FATHER HANLY'S DEATH
The Loved Rector Of st.
Bridget's Catholic
Church.
A LONG SICKNESS ENDED.
Announcements in the Churches---
The Story of His Career.

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A general feeling Of sadness pervades
| St. Bridget's parish and there is genuine
mourning in every family which wor-
ships in that church over the death Of
the beloved pastor, the Rev. James
Hanly-rector Of the church-which oc-
CURED at GAO O'Clock yesterday morning
The dead priest had wonderful hold
upon the affections of his people and the
announcement of his death at all the SER
vices held in the church yesterday was
received with sobs and tears.
This sadness is not confined to ST.
Bridget's Church alone but is shared by
Catholics generally throughout the city
and many others who were acquainted
with the gentle, charitable priest.
THIS MORNINGS MASSES
Three masses for the repose Of Father
Hanly's soul were celebrated in st.
Bridget's Church this morning at six.
seven and eight o'clock, and were largely
attended by the sorrowing parishioners-
| The body reposes in the chamber in which
death took place, in the rectory adjoining
| the church.
It will be prepared for burial during
the day and taken into the church,
| where, beginning at seven O'Clock this
evening, it will lie in state until tomor-
row morning at ten O'Clock, when the
| funeral will take place.
The church will be appropriately
draped with embiems of mourning.
HISTORY OF HIS SICKNESS.
| Father Hanly died of acute kidney
| troubles. For over two years past he has
been ailing, and during the past two
| weeks he has been confined to his bed.
\ Drs. Rae Nevin and Mclaughlin held a
| consultation some few days ago and de-
| cided that. while Father Hanly'S pnysi-
cal condition was not hopeless, it was at
| least critical.
| Since then the combined medical skill
| of these professional gentlemen has been
! tested in trying to relieve Father Hanly
| of the excessive physical pain he was suf-
! fering, and ultimately to bring about his
I recovery.
Father Hanly's assistants, the Rev.
| Fathers Smith and Clancy, and his friend,
| Father McGahan, have constantly at
| tended the dying priests bedside, never
missing moment night or day.
| At the last service in the church yesteT-
day the Rev. Father Smith preached
! very eloquent, instructive and touching
sermon, in which he drew many practical
! lessons from Father Hanly's death. Pray
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! in all the Catholic churches yesterday.
| A SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
| The Rev. Father James Hanley was
born in Iismacinagan, Parish of Cas-
4 tlerahanl, Diocese of Kilmore, County
Cavan, Ireland, about forty years ago.
He received his education for the priest
hood at All Hollows College, Drumcon-
/ dra, Dublin, and was ordained there for
the Diocese of Newark about seventeen
| years ago.
| His first appointment was as assistant
pastor to Father Gessner. of ST. Patrick's
/ Church, Elizabethport, N. j., where he
| labored assiduously eleven months
| Afterwards he was appointed assistant
pastor to the Rev. Cornelius L. O'Reilly,
| of PhilIipsburg, N. T., where his con-
| genial disposition and indefatigable
labors endeared him to the people Of the
| parish.
| From there he was appointed assistant
\ to the well-known temperance advocate,
| Father McNulty, of St. Johns Church,
! Paterson, where he remained until 1877,
and from there promoted to the care OF
| ST. Bernard's Church, Mount Hope,
| Morris county, N. j. Here he remained
| beloved by all for a year and half, when
he was transferred to the charge of st.
| Mary's Church, Dover, N. J.
| He found ST Mary's involved in hnan-
| cial difficulties and the parish greatly in
| need of Catholic schools. He invited the
| SlSLErS Oh CnaIlIY IUGTS. DullL ~ SCuOO1
| house, and established system OF Cath
! Ole education never known there before.
| He succeeded in placing the church in
| fair position to be relieved of its financial
| embarrassment.
| HIS LABORS HERE.
Six years ago he was appointed to the
| pastorate Of St. Bridget's Church, to sue
ceed the Rev. P. E. Smyth, who is now in
| Plaintield
| Here again he encountered financial
| difficulties. but his noted executive ahil-
| ity as q church financeer soon cleared
! away the debt, and now, instead of the
| little frame structure SO long known as
/ st. Bridget's Church there stands at
| the corner of Montgomery and Bruins
wick streets magnificent edifice of brick
| and stone dedicated nearly year ago,
| and filled to overfiowing with worship
| pers at five services every Sunday.
| The old church building is devoted to
| educational purposes, where accommoda-
tions are afforded for the education of
/ eighteen hundred children.
/ Under Father Hanley's pastorate, the
| parish has grown until it has become one
| of the most fourishing in the diocese.
Warren Councils New Officers.
The annual meeting of Warren Council
| No. 5, Royal and Select Masters, was held
| at their lodge rooms, No. 20 Newark ave-
nue., last Saturday evening. The reports