Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-12

Rev. Father Mallon's silver Jubilee
A Notable Celebration-AL Large At
tendance OF the Catholic Clergy
General naaGs OF tho Town.
The celebration of the silver jubilee of
the twenty-ifth anniversary of Rev. Fa-
Their Mallon's passionate of the Holy Trinity
church here took place yesterday In &C
cordance with the program given yester-
day. The services opened with pontifical
high mass at the church, at which Father
Mallon was celebrant and Bishop McMshon
and seventy five priests were present. His
people crowded the church, and the music
al program was very fine. 1t was under
the direction of the organist of the church,
Miss Margaret Kennedy. Father Tierney
of New Britain, classmate of Father NAL
Ion, preached the sermon, beautiful trib-
ute most appropriate to the occasion. The
afternoon exercises, parade, athletic sports.
etc., came off In fine shape. Among those
present at the church services were: Fa-
thers Carroll of Bridgeport; MCCARTHY.
New Haven; Synott, Ansonia; Cooney,
| Colchester; Cummings, Middletown; Swee-
ney, Portland; Duggan, Torrington; Fox,
iNtW AnFch, Duhhctts Q
Putnam; Drs. Higgins and Hartigau, New
Haven; Synott, Hszardville; Furlong,
Rockville; Broderick, Meriden; Hunt,
Southington; Walsh, Providence; Broder.
iok, Hartford; Debruycker, Willimantic;
Kennedy, Norwich; Mullholland, New Hs-
| ven; Vandennoort. Putnam; Schneider,
| New Britain; Doolan, Manchester; Gro
gan, Seymour; Tierney. Now Britain;
DAILY, Thomaston; Van Open, Meriden;
ODonnell, Watertown; o'Brien, Bridge.
port; Dunn, Broad Brook; Rigney, Corn
wall Bridge; Sicily, Remington; McKeon,
New Haven; Smith, Guilford Gibbons, New
Britain.
Rev. Father Mallon was settled In Wal.
lipgford in 1867, when the town had Cath.
Ollie population of about 300 Twenty years
before there were but 115 of that denomina.
ton In town. Father Mallon was born In
the parish of Claugher, county Tyrone,
Ireland, on the Goth Of October, 1927. He
came to America In 1884, and settled In
Providence, r. l. He was an orphan And
very poor. He had aspirations for the
priesthood from boyhood and diligently
directed his efforts in that direction
Learning the trade of stonemason he fol
ten years saved every penny of bis earning,
that he might reach the goal of his ambi-
ton. He began his studies at Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind. but by illness wa,
obliged to change to st. Thomas seminary
ct Bordtown, KY, fnishing his theologioa
course at St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore
In 1858. Here he had for classmates Car
dinsl Gibbons and Bishop Keane of the
Catholic university.
He began his duties as a priest in Provi
denoe; afterwards he went to Hartford ant
Norwich. On the 18th Of August, 1867, h,
was made pastor of the Holy Trinit,
church at Wsllingford, where he has re
manned ever since. His success In thi
parish has been marked by o degree o
prosperity that Is simply wonderful. From
being one of the poorest parishes In thi
, diocese, by his energy, rigid economy snt
. foresightedness an elegant brick church
handsomely decorated and equipped, ha
been built, fine psrochial residence I'D
joins 1t, and 1t is the boast of his parish
toner's that they have sufficient investment
In the choicest business property of tn
borough to discharge every dolla
OF indebtedness and leave sul
, plus. When II Is known that tn
church, the parish house and the Ian
: upon which they stand cost upwards O
$i25, 900, some idea of Father Mallon'
business capacity and the result of IL ma
be realized. A weeks absence from hi
, charge here II all the vacation he has pei
l mitted himself to take.
2 For nearly twenty Ave years he also ha
> charge of the mission church Of Handler
: of which Father Winters 10 pastor. .
ine brick church 10 left as the memoirs
: of his work In this parish. After III
tornado which destroyed the old churc
:. he went about the diocese, to every ohurc
he was permitted to speak In, and told {
this terrible storm. He lectured at Mus
hall and left nothing undone that woul
II materially assist In strengthening q paris
70 very much shattered and plunged In dee
?. distress.
There was an immense crowd in the A
ISOLATION grounds yesterday afternoo
sweltering in the hot sun. II
70 contests were few, and Cannon AZ
1t Cahill from New Haven won the ON
Ia prizes offered. The parade was not
large as it was expected 1t would be,
70 owing to the intense heat many of t
" members failed to turn out.
In Tom Reilly of Meriden was in town "
es terdsy afternoon trying to get Clune, {
la pitcher of the Wallingfords' new batter
as to play with the Meridens against {
1t Winsteds Saturday.
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