The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-06-28
FATHER MCINTYRE is DEAD.
Passed Away ON Tuesday Night a
st. JOSeph'S Hospital,

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1T is With ppigiAn. grief that The
Irish Standard records the death of
Rev. Michael Mcintyre, which took
| place at st. .Inscph's hospital. St Paul.
on last Tuesday night. June u. lie
had been i'll for some time and no
hopes of his recovery were entertained
by the attending physician. 4 year
ago last winter he went to Texas and
returned somewhat improved While
away his death was announced in the
papers, and he WAS enc + the few who
had tho grim satisfaction of reading
their own obituary before departing
from earth.
On his return North lie was assigned
by Archbishop Ireland us assistant pa
tor to Father O'Ncil Of st. NIcllacl's
church. West ST. Paul. There he faith
fully lnbored from October, 1901, up
to month ago. when he was attacked
with hemorrlagc of the lungs and
taken to the hospital 4 complication
OF diseases set in ana with ucrGcct
resignation he awaited death, fortified.
by the sacramcnts and chccrcd by his
brother priests and hosts of friends.
Father Mcintyre was Il native OF
Donegal. Ireland. whcic he WAS born
about IL years ago ANA where Il hr,,h
or and niece survive him. At an carly
age l,r entered Monaghan colc.r nnd
took Il classical co,rs' Afterwards hr
went to All llnl'ows Cntlcgc to study
for the prirStl,o"d. ANA On June ~,
1852, he WAS ordained TO the Amcri
can mission. In the fall OF tina. year
he came to st. Paul ana WAS appointed
/ TO the English speaking church at
Shaknprc. Subsequently he otlicintrh
ut Assumption, Carver county, at the
immaculate Conception and ST. StcpI,
ems. Minneapolis ana lastly at ST
Micllacl's. st. Paul.
For the ten years Or more die spent
in Minneapolis. he clldcArch himself TO
thousands by his many acts Of kintn s.
! TO the destitute and afflicted. His
and the unfortunate.
No Irish priest ever lWcJ ireland
more ardrntly than Father Mcintyre
He was Il member of the \. q. II. ana
always encouraged every movement
1. for the drlivrrancc Of his native land
from the yoke OF oppression.
The Office for the dead ana requiem
! high mass for the rcposc of the soul
of Father Mcintyre wCr, celebrated
yesterday morning at 10 o'cl ok in st.
Michacl's church. The large number
Of priests at the obscquics testified to
the esteem in which he was held hy
the clergy of the archdiocese. Several
attended from other states. The chant
crs of the office for the dead WIRE:
Rev. Oliver Dolphin ana Rev. ] I'm
GurSin; the crIc,rant Of the mass was
! Rev. p. O'Neill, pastor Of the church.
Rev. J. G. Byrne was deacon and
Rev. J. j. Hand suhdcacon. Rev. G.
CArcoran. Of Saltwater, acted as mas
ter Of ceremonies. The services were
most impressive and the church was
filled to nvcrflowing. I'll" sermon was
preached by Rev. Joseph Campbell, OF
st. Paul Seminary, and his culogy Of
the beloved priest moved many t.
tears. The following close friends OF
the deceased acted as palll:c II rs: Rev.
]. O'Connor, st. Paul; Rav. J. J. Slrv
/, in, Faribault; Rev. j. Harrington, Min
ncapolis: Rev. H. Cosgrovr. ST. Paul;
Rev. +. Herman. OwAtOnnh; Rev. X.
CahII. st. Paul. The remains were In
tered in the priests in Calvary
cemetery, and were followed by long
cGi'tcgc to their last resting place.
The prayers of tlr rcade. s are re-
quested for the rcpose of the soul Of
Rev. Michael Mcintyre.