The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-31
MOURNING FATHER CORR
The Friends of Home Rule
EulogiZe the Dead Priest
Services Tomorrow.

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ireland was held at the residence of Mr..
Michael b. Holmes. No. 50 Montgomery
street, last evening. to take appropriate
action On the death of the late patriotic
and liberty-loving minister of God, the
| Rev. p. M. Corr. Pastor OF st. Bridget's
Church. who lately died In Dublin. Ire
land, The mestiug organized by the
election of Mr.. M. B. Holmes as presi-
dent and Philip a. MeGovern as secre-
tary. Among those present wers Mr.. NJ.
B. Holmes. p. J.Condon. Robert Blewitt,
John Powers, Patrick Jen nings. Bernard
MeCormick. Peter Manley. john Nc.
Mahon. Patrick D .smond, Philip A. Nc
| Govern, William r. Holmes, Patrick
Hart, j. j. O'Crowley and Others. Tne
chairman Id calling the meeting to order
spoke fseliugly as follows: My friends
| aud friends of Ireland. we have met under
circumstances of great sorrow. The warm,
generous heart OF the patriot priest
the true friend and fearless patriot of the
| rights of his native land Is stilled for
ever. Father Patrick NJ. Corr is dead.
may God have mercy on his soul. 1t is
| hard to thing that his voice, fearless in
deneuneing his eountry's oppression. so
eloquent in nicturiag her former glary
aud SO hopeful when speaSlng of her
career of future greatness when she had
won back her own again, will never
more be heard pleading fer his native
laud. Gentleman, the passage CT the bill
| giving home rule to ireland will not
bring us that qualification aud pleasure
it would have brought US were cur dear
friend and eloquent advocate standing by
our side. We owe the priesthood Of
Hudson County a deep debt of graft
tude for the generous sapport they have
given the Irish national cause. They haye
been, as a rule, warm advocates and geH-
| erous contributors to the Hotne Rule
movement. but in Father Corr we always
had q friend and co-worker upon WHOM
| we could always rely for advice aud elO-
qaent advocacy of our cause. Three
weeks ago, when 1 took his hand, IS he
was leaving these shores for ever, lkuew
that his constitution was shattered. bat.
hoped that the geuiat air of his native
land would bring the bloom Of health TO
his cheek and renewed vigor to his
frame; bur, alas, my hopes were doomed
to disappointment. aud his noble heart
has ceased to beat, and Mother E;iA has
taken a beloved son to her bosom. Mueh
as he loved his nutive land, he also loved
with great affeetiod IS all true Irish
patriots dol this glorious land Of Amer-
lea. the land of his adoption. Bold rs
a lion and advocating freedom and
I0ofhSS " GiA IVA ~ WcS ffNt
Sympathetle, AZ - LOVING woman, TO
those who S sasht his aid. His heart and
hand were ever uaen to relieve distress OF
poug balm iuto the wounded sou He
| left a m0aanleut of his zeal DO mother
| church III the beau 'iful grounds aut
bea utilized house OF worship. 5. BriaGet's
Church, the magnificent school aud the
Young Meas LYeeam which ha built.
| Bus he left a more enduring monument
| than even those, a monument which will
Influence futnre generations. i'll the
| good seed which he suwed Ia the mieds
OF thousands of little chiilreu. whose
education he toek snch pride I'D snperfn-
tending. He fontly hoped to return to
| the people Of St. Bfidget's parish, whom
he loved SO well, aud be buried by the
loving aHd geusrou< hearts wac had 81
generously aided him in all his good
works. But God ordained il otherwise;
he is buried among his people, aud, Nh
Ireland's national poet, Fhomas Davis.
wished to be-
On an irish hill sid,.
Ga an opening lawn. but not too wide;
For he loved tile drip of the wetted trees;
He loved not the gales. hut q gsntls breeze
10 fFesiien the turf, put no TOMBSTONE there,
But green sods deck.d with daisies fair,
Nor sods TOO deep, but 50 thar the qsw
The matted grass may trickle through.
Be his epitaph writ on bis country's mini.
He served his country and loved his kind.
= WI. IbObb. 0iCHltt 4. a. SOuQOUs u ~
A McGovern aud several Others spnks
feelingly in the anne strain. judge
Jonn kenny, who was unayoidably ALI
sent from the city, sent the following
letter.
DEAR Mr.. TloLyEs:--I am in receipt of your
postal card Of the 9th lust. notifying ms Of
your Intention 10 call a meeting of the friends
OF Ireland for Sunday evening. for the purpose
OF giving expression to the regrets upon the
death Of Rev. Father Corr. I can scarcsly
4 - A. 49, L. = l--l mk. r1.;,rf ,,.l 49,
loved so welL alas. that his words o me- a. short
tune previous should turn out true. He said
that he feared that he would never return, alt
that he would soon be laid at rest in the land
that you and / knew. he loved so well. No
man of our race loved the. old land
Oh the cause Of Irish liberty more than Father
Corr, may his soul rest in peace; he was
my ideal of an. Irish priest; I knew him well.
IN my prayers, while ! live. he, shall always be
remembered. In conclusion. | hope you will do
ill you can q know you witD to do all honor to
the name and memory of our departed friend,
the Rev. Father Corr. she true Irishman and the
true priest.
Your friend.
JOHN KENNY.
of Mr.. B. Holmes, Philip A. McGovern
and Robert Blewitt to draft suitable re-
solutions. The meeting then adjourned,
subject to, the call of the chair.
MASS OF REQUIEM.
At ten O'clock tomorrow morning q
solemn ale mass OF eQuieM Will D9
celebrated at st. Bridget's Church.
Bishop Wigger will be present in the
sanctuary. Father Cody, Of Newark,
will De the celeprant; Father Gillen. OF
ST. LucY's. his city, deacon: Father
James Smith. of Crawford. snb-deacon,
and Father Thomas A.. Wallace, Chan,
cellor. Of the. diocese. master of ceremon-
les The enlogy will be delivered by
Father Ks}lE Of So Mars's, this city.
a special programme, Of music will be-
arranged by Dr. Dosasrt.
Vice PRHElBENE STEVENSON COMING
E4Sf,
SroKEANEs WASH July ST. 1Sa3-Vles
Presidents Stevenson and party spant
Sunday in Spokane. they were mset in
the Cascade. Mountains. beyond. Columbia
by q committee sent QUE exer,the Great
Northern and we're received at the trata
and eonxeye6 ta the heteA. Saturday
eyeniRg phe Vice Presi dent add meHfheps
of his partY spoke to 0,000 people from
al ilnproNised piasferm In front Of ths
hotel, md after thaa a public reesHtAeg
WAS held in the DarlOrS of the. h0tnl