The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25

ana as pastor OF the church at Lexing-
RON.
lie later took up editorial writing. and
-- editor ~ rNe ''f'1tnoli. Advocate" won
r.arTn a- - deep THINKER a clear and
cog. lncins writer. lfe published learned
l---eisfl ot Nacaulay "En-l-ul and
'l-er works owing % lls qletv. learn
-os and executive ahi ties be was chosen
Nicar-le- erll OF LouisviI. At f0rty-one
years no on tho 10Th day oF Novcrr-
aer $50. Bishop McGM was raised &c
t.e ranks ot tle ep4sco.a. 4r..-
BISHOP herrick. OF ST. louis. Eard--
town. where he had made DIS first COM
an and received tle holy orders.
AFTER rho cHnsecration. Doc proceeded %
-la s- ll Richmond and took up his
res.d' r.s with Father Brien Tie was
me i-r-- Bishop or Richmond TO reside
Permanently ar his cathedral Father
Br.ea. w deeiuing that his eighteen
years ~ hitting labor entitled HIM
% "a rest departed 70 Lowell. Mass. there
20 spend his closing days with his
brother Row John OBrien. Behind him
Doe loft great love for himself gratitude
for als earnest labors FOR the church. and
"a sincere sret at his departure. Rarely
IS man sd beloved. on the 18th day OF
october. ,S5. he rendered back his soul
90 Ais God and his Maker
State Of the Church.
At the time of Bishop McGms COM
ing says Father MaEri "fhore were ten
churcnes within the diocese. the Catholic
population being a little less than 1000
souls, attended by eight priests noted for
taeF Ill-- .onary zeal
Rev. john feeling. who had come with
Bishop MeGll. was soon after tile dee
partlre az Father O'Brien made vicar
general and assistant 20 Bishop McGW
Tn l~f Bishop McGu visited Rome.
"-Nols from all parts Of the world. IL
was 20 tnls time that Pope Plus ix de-
fined the dogma Of the immaculate Con-
cepuau. While on his visit % The Eter-
nAl city Bishop McGiu purchased two OF
tho of paintings the cruciflx and q pieta,
now hung in old st. Peters Cathedral
tt was during this same year. after the
return ot the bishop. that the yellow
fever broke out in Portsmouth when the
Catholic priesthood manifest true Chris
tlan forttlle and heroism fee combating
the terrible plague. Eer. Matthew
O'Ncefe. al regardless OF the danger TO
himself spent hours at the bedside of
the sick and dying, and in Portsmouth
Father Derln proved himself equal 10
the martyrs of old. for his services cost
him Lis life. The same year is historical
for tho preccdent in law which cstab-
lshrd the feeling Law case which
upheld the view Of Catholics that priests
by the stcredness Of their position as
receivers OF confessions not TO reveal
what has been told them. and for the de-
feat OF the Know-Nothings who had
taken a decided stand again Catholic
ism.
ON October II. 1856. the first Diocesan
synod ever held In Virginia was COM
touef. Great attention was now being
given 90 the estab lishmeut OF schools,
and Richmond had besides St Joseph's
Orphan Asylum and Academy. two free
schools for girls There We're also a FREQ
school and parish schools at Petersburg.
Lyuelburg and ITarpcrs Ferry St Vim
cents Hospital was established ina Nor
folk lu 1856
Father O'Keefe completed ST. Mary's
Church ON October 3. 1888, ana on that
date it was solcmnlv dedicated by Bishop
McGm ST. Patrick's Church was built
later. and was dedicated june -. 1883.
The Civil War.
From this time on Bishop McGm de-
voted an his energies 20 the upbuilding
OF lbs diocese. New churches were erect
cd and dedicated. and great care was
taken in regard to building schools for
the young. In the calm and prosperity Of