The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-04
ALL LOVED HIM.
Testimonial to BE
rendered Father
Brosnihan.
HIS MINISTRATION BEGUN.
Monument Proposed In
Memory Of Late FIR.
Scannell.
HIS MINISTRATION BEGUN.

nan was helQ at 3 o CLOCK SuHudy eve
ming in The basement of the church. 1t
was presided over by John F. O'Con-
nor. William j. Fallon was secretary
and Father Hartigan, assistant to IA
Their Tuite. will be treasurer of the fund.
There we're addresses by the presi-
dent, secretary. Father Tuite, Father
Hartigan and Capt. John ]. Rogers.
The speakers spoke with great enthus-
iasm In favor of making the testimoni-
4 al as large as possible. y
/ Father Tuite said that he was heart
! and hand ia the testimonial and wished
to have IL in every way worthy of Fa-
Their Brosnihan. 1t was while speaking
on this point that the pastor preached
1 the subject of monument to Father
Scannell and the manner in which the
! people received the suggestion, makes
| it a foregone conclusion that the mem
DRY of the late pastor is to be perpetu-
4 ated in stone
This matter however, Father Tuite
said, will remain in allegiance until the
testimonial to Father Brosnihan is
| completed. W j. Fallon who was a
4 close personal friend of Father Brosni-
han, made a particularly fine address
1t was full of appreciation of the young
priest who is now assistant at ST. Bird
gets church in Millbury, and the man
| ner in which it was received by those
! who heard him proves the measure of
affeetlonate regard that the people of
st, Annes hold their late assistant IN
Rev. James p Tuite began his MN
istrat'ons as pastor of St. Anne
church yesterday. He appeared at all
the masses and preached to the people.
His words bore for the most part up
on his coming back to old ST. Anne's
after an absence of nearly two de-
cades
knowing that their pastor would be
/ with them the people crowded the
church AT the three masses and after
| the services gathered about Father
Tuite and extended to him an affection
ate greetings That Bishop Beaven's
| choiGa OF & successor to Father Scan
nell is popular one was evidenced by
the reception that Father Tuite receiv-
ed yesterday.
Tne most important announcement OF
| the pastor to the people is the fact that
he is to start movement within a
short time for monument to Rev.
! Denis ScGnneH. This. it is intended
shall be worthy of the man. 1t will be
erected over his grave in ST. Johns
cemetery. Practitioners with whom
The Spy man talked in relation to the
matter favor memorial in the form
OF Celtic cross, something like that
over the grave of Andrew Athy. The
strong national feeling that actuated
Father Scannell all his life would make
this mcst fitting memorial and one
that he himself might have selected
mad he been consulted on the matter
before his death.
In honoring the new pastor and pro-
yidina for lasting memorial to Father
Scannell, the people of ST. Anne's are
not forgetful of their late assistant
pastor, Father Brosnihan. At a. large
and enthusiastic meeting in the base
ment OF tie church last night, while
the storm was raging, steps were taken
toward the raising of a substantial
testimonial to him.
Active work will be begun this morn
ing by collectors chosen last night, and
it is the purpose of the parishioners to
make the testimonial in every way wor-
thy OF Father Brosnihan and large
: enough to demonstrate the affection in
which he is regarded by the people of
ST Anne's Church
: Father Tuite, who holds Father Bros
milan in high esteem is to take per-
sonal hama in this matter of a testi-
monial, and then he says that he shall
Ienter heart and soul into the project of
" IL
Few pastors have ever received such
a reception on entering upon the work
OF new parish as Father Tuite re-
lceived yesterday. Not only was he well
coined by the old people of the church
but the children of those who were tots
themselves when he first came to St
? Anne's as curate, gave tongue to words
, of love and Generalization.
In taking charge of St. Anne's Church
Father Tuite told the people that he
: needed no Introduction to them, as the
; first two years of his priestly life were
. spent as assistant to Father Scannell
He knew, he said, that he had hard
and perhaps impossible task before him
) in the endeavor to secure the affections
? of the people to the extent that Father
Scannell did, but if hard work would
count for anything, this was sure to be
his reward. He urged upon the people
!, 1.-THE necessity of appealing to divine
grace. BY doing their full duty, pastor
! and people were certain to work in har-
mopy and bring the church to even
, greater success,
The people Of st. Anne's Church. the
! speakers said, are anxious to show to
! the people of Worcester and of the do
! cese their appreciation of the sterling
character and solid worth of the ex-
> curate, who has transferred his services
to wider field of effort.
| I0ey WISH 10 convince L aInef brOSn1-
han and all the world that he holds an
abiding place in the hearts Of the peo-
pie, whose welfare was his sole aim dur
ing the ~ years that he was curate to
Father Scannell. In sickness he was
: the ministering angel to the people; In
, death the soiace of their sorrows.
The point was emphasized that Faith,
er Scannell regarded Father Brosnihan
with the affection of father for his
I son. His uniform kindness and cheer.
fulness endeared him to them all.
1t was their wish, therefore, to give
him so substantial testimonial that
there would be no question of the re-
spect and appreciation of his long
years of faithful service in their well
fare and behalf.
A large list of collectors were chosen
: and they will do Trojan work during
a the week, so that when they make re-
! port at the general parish meeting next
! Sunday. a gratifyingly large sum will
I be in the hands of the treasurer,
To guard against the possibility OF
fraudulent collectors soliciting money
} for this purpose, II was provided that
[ each collector be furnished with a book
; bearing the seal of the church and
signed by Fathers Tuite and Hartigan
All collectors not provided with such
book are spurious and fitting sub.
jects for the police. The date of the
presentation is uncertain, but If all goes
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