The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-02
DIOCESE Of DENVER.
Death of Father Sherr.

At the dawn of a new year retros-
pect is always in order. In fact, it is
from what the old year has taught thai
the lesson for the new year is to be
learned, and when the closing year
tells story of prosperity, the dawn
| ing year may be looked at in a rose
ate hue.
This year. as in many years in the
past, the Denver diocese passes into a
new period in its history, with no re-
grets for what the past twelve month
has done and with brilliant hopes for
a future of peace and bIessedness. II
is with prayer and Thanksgiving that
the new year is inaugurated by the
Catholics of Colorado. Religious
prosperity such as the state has never
before witnessed bids fair to fall to
their lot during the coming months,
and in retrospect only what is good
can be seen. Any of the misfortunes
which may have come to the diocese
are lost sight of in, contemplation of
the many blessings which heaven has
showered. In no part of the state can
it be said that, considering all things.
the year 1903 has not been one of
peace and prosperity.
Throughout the state at intervals,
labor troubles have agitated the peo-
pie and have seriously interfered with
the states advance along commercial
lines. In the face of these difficulties
the church has struggled bravely and
has offered encouragement to the dis
heartened' congregations The dawn of
a brighter era is now looked for and
the coming year promises many things
for the church in Colorado.
In Denver alone the past year has
been a fruitful one. Many of the
churches are far better situated. finane
cially, than they were at the begin
ming of 1903, and still give promise of
better standing next year. Spiritually,
the same prosperity has been felt
throughout the diocese. Bishop Matz
has stated authenticity that the new
cathedral will absolutely be begun in
the spring. and he is rapidly accumu-
lating funds for that purpose. The
collections at the cathedral are in
creasing substantially and everything
points to the fact that the new church
will go up next year
FATHER SHERR DIES AT ST. AN
thongs HOSPITAL.
Death came on Sunday evening as a
relief to the Rev. George Patrick Sherr,
who has been i'll with tuberculosis for
many months. Always bearing his
sufferings with patience and resigna-
ton. Father Sherr endeared himself
to the nurses of st. Anthonys hospital
where he was for a few months preced-
ing his demise.
He devoted his entire life to the
cause he loved, and it is said by his
physicians that it was his steady at
tention to study and duty which un-
dermined his health and caused him to
fall a victim of pulmonary troubles.
He was born in Bremen, o., Sept. q,
1863, and studied at Columbus and at
ST. Lawrence, Canada, near Montreal.
He was ordained at Covington, KY,
eighteen years ago, and his first work
was at Armourdale, Kan. as assistant
to Father Thomas Moore. Shortly aft
erward he was transferred to Olathe,
Kan. 1t was in this latter place that
his health began to give way and his
lungs became affected. In 1892 he was
sent to Colorado in the. hope of bene-
fitting his health, and took up his work
at Silverton. He labored there for two
years, but was finally obliged to give
up active ministerial work. He trav-