The Irish standard., 1903-08-22
FATHER ALLAEYS DEAD.
Beloved: Montana Priest Passes Away
at Butte,

Father Honore Il. Alacys. priest in
charge of Saint Joseph's Catholic
church in South Butte, died at st.
james hospital Butte. Mont. Friday
hight, Aug. 1, after IL short illness of
four days. He WAS taken ill With
appendicitis on Aug. ,, and wls re-
moved to the hospital. where he UNDER
went an operation on Tuesday. \
rupture of ten years standing and Il
recent attack of typhoid fever comp'i-
Gated the attack of appendicitis so that
his attending physician had little hope
of his recovery from the effects of the
disease. which ncccsSit;ltcu an opera
ton as :; last resort. Father Alacys
WAS resigned to his fate and the end
approached peacefully. He was an
earnest worker in his church ana WAS
admired by all of the members of
his parish, He pronounced mass on
August LIST and md. in his church
For the past ten years he has been
troubled with IL rupture and when he
received his orders to come to Butte
last winter he expressed his "ratitic;-
ton. saying that he WAS glad to be
located where there WAS IL good hos
pital, for he felt that he would soon
need one Although the Catholic
church has been established in Butte
for Il great many years, Father Al
HeyS is the first priest to die there
Father .AllaeyS was born i'm Flanders.
Belgium in July. 1917. He began his
education in DiNmudr college. and Fa
ther De Siere, pastor of Saint Pat
| rick's church, waS his first professor,
and Il fond attachment existed be-
tween them. From DiNmude he went
to Roulers and then to Bruyes. where
he completed his education and was
ordained IL priest ut the age of ST
years. After that he was professor
of French and literature at Avrlyhcnl.
He then became principal of Il new
college ut Blankenber@he. In 1887
Father .AllneyS came to America and
town. near NliSSoull. After four years
of work there he WAS transferred to
Anaconda. where he succeeded Father
lie Sirrr as rector of that parish in
1888. He WAS at Anaconda about
five years and then went to Great
| Falls and took charge of the church
| there. From Great Falls he went
| back to Frcnchtown in 1902. and came
to Butte last winter and accepted the
rrctorship of Saint .Ioseph's parish in
South Butte, succeeding Father CUES
mel. Father .Allacys was IL scholarly
gentleman. and was Il very earnest
and Jealous worker. He had the well
fare of his parish at heart and a new
church is soon to be erected in his
parish. He was highly esteemed
among all of the priests and was a
favoritc with his parshioners He
leaves Il sister, l.coni. in Butte. and
two brothers in Belgium. His faithful
sister has been his housekeeper during
his priesthood. Father Allaeys comes
from an ariStOcrntic and wealthy fam
lily. His sudden taking off will be Il
shock to his pariShioners. who had
learned to love him for his high ideals
of Christianity and good citizenship
The burial of the first Catholic priest
who died in Butte was the occasion of
an imposing demonstration ut ST Pat.
rick'S church on August 18th, by the
clergy of Montana and the lay men,
bers of the church generally. The re-
mains of the late Rev. II. B. Allacys.
rector of st. Joscph'S church in South
Butte. were consigned to their earthly
resting place. The church, although
the largest in the parish. proved far