The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
DEATH PRECEDED
BY ODD INCIDENTS.
Father NJ. J. Mclaughlin Two
Weeks Ago Preached on I'm
certainties of Life.
AMOUNTED OLD PARIsHIoNER.
Father kielty to Bury at Eanli.
bal Former Assistant, Who
Had Been His Friend for
Forty Years.

Lies uncertainties and the necessity of
constantly being prepared for death were
the central theme of sermon preached
TWO weeks ago yesterday in the Holy An
gels Catholic Church by the Reverend
rather NJ. j. Mclaughlin. rector of the
church of the Immaculate Conception Of
Hannibal, Mo-, who died at his home SAT-
urday night
Father Mclaughlin was in the civ a,
the time visiting his close friend. the Rev
erend Father F. NJ. KieIty, pastor of the
Holy Angels Church. whose assistant he
was for twenty years.
To add to the dramatic features of his
last visit to st. Louis. in view of what
mas now taken place, Father McIo.ghlin
Whiie here anointed and prepared for
death Patrick Cassidy of No. 1884 Papin
street. Mr.. Cassidy was parishioner of
the Holy Angels Church when Father Nc
Loughlin was ordained, and during the
time OF the priests labors at the church
was his warm friend.
The incident deeply affected Father Nc
Loughlin. and inspired the sermon on
9 TaIv a me preaehed the next day at the
In this sermon Father Mclaughlin spoke
OF .ne closing of the year, saying that
as men In business took a reckoning, so
should men sum up their spiritual lives.
put their accounts with their Creator In
shape and prepare for better things.
ne went pack to his parish in Hannibal,
D Dne ne mad been for nineteen years.
when typhoid fever made his condition
bedside.
The priests for forty years have been
the warmest of friends. Father kelly,
the elder, often said that his funeral
should be preached by Father Mac" as
ne amectionately called him.
FATHER KELLY OFFTCIATES.
Instead of that. Father Kelty will to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock sing the
requiem mass over the body of his friend.
Father kielty was with Father McLough-
ate at his last.
News Of the death of the Hannibal pas
tor, tor has deeply affected st. Louis catho-
generation of the church he is well known.
Coming to this city when a boy. and
making his literary studies at st. Louis
S University; he BECAME early in life ac-
took his theological course at the school
conducted by the Sulpiciau Fathers in
Montreal. and, returning here. was or
da LahS,sb In the n Holy Angels Church by
For twenty years he was Father Kielty's
assistant, this position being the only
charge ne ever neld except that in Hannl-
bal.
Two weeks ago, when he preached at
the Holy Angels. he spoke Of his work
there. saying that Of the great eongrega-
ton, all of whom he once knew by name,
he could recognize but q few. There were
in his audience the children of many of
the former infants he had baptized, and q
tinge of sadness permeated the whole adj
dress as he talked Of the scenes OF the
past.
Nineteen years ago he went to Hanni-
bal The charge there is such an impor-
tant one that long ago 1t was made an ir-
removable rectorate. Father Mclaughlin
built up the Church of the Immaculate
Conception until 1t is one of the strongest
of the diocese. The finest rectory out of
st. Louis is there, and splendid con-
vent.
He was beloved by the citizens of the
eral years ago. when Mark Twain re-
turned for a trfumphal visit to his old
home, Father Mclaughlin was selected
by the citizens to deliver the address Of
welcome.
As the charge is an irremovable recto-
rate. the pastorate will be filled only aft
er q concursus Is held. Father O'Connor,
merly Brother Felix of Christian Broth
ers College here, is not eligible to enter
the concursus, as he has been q priest
scarcely three years.
One of Father McLoughlin's particular
friends in St. Louis was the Reverend
Father Lavery Of the Holy Rosary
Church. Father Layery yesterday after
noon. in speaking Of him. said;
English literature in the diocese. No
words of praise can be too strong for
him."