The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
REV, FATHER BRADY
GOES TO HIS REWARD
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Senior Priest of Diocese Passes
Away in Portsmouth After
Brief Illness.
PASTOR FOR FORTY YEARS
First Service in Richmond.
Sketch Of His Useful
Life.
FOR FORTY YEARS
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NJ NORFOLK VA, November 1.-THE
lRey. 1ratherT. j. Brady. pastor of st.
Paul's Catholic Church, Portsmouth, and
the senior priest OF the Diocese OF Nir-
ginia. died early this morning ut his
rectory. Death resulted from paralysis,
with which lie was stricken about a
week ago.
The funeral will take place from tue
Catholic Church in Portsmouth ,Tuesday
morning at 40 o'clock, and will be ut.
tended by priests from all parts OF
Virginia and some from West Virginia,
Father Brady was distant relative
OF Father O'Reilly, who. OIL receipt OF
the sad news, Immediately left for
Portsmouth.
Father Brady was the senior priest
OF tho diocese, having lahored faith
fully In Virginia for forty years. His
f,rst mission was at st. Peters Cattle.
ldral. In 1857, where, after two or three
years cfIlcient work he was stationed
at Portsmouth, where he has since re-
mained. His present assistant 10 the
Rev. E. r. Lackey. His death has
caused profound sorrow TO the bishop
and clergy Of the diocese. all OF whom,
flowed and admired him. Up until a
few days ago. when stricken with
paralysis, his life had been one round
dCQuOuS ana UlOSl ouCCSaSlul WI hs
His Useful Career.
Father Brady was born OF Catholic
parents In the county OF Cavan. Ire-
land, OH May 1. 1913. and entered All
Hallows Coll &c. at Dublin. in 1860.
graduating in 1867 at the age of twen-
ty-four He was ordained priest on
June nth. OF tho same year, and came
INN diately to American and to Rich
mond. Va. where ne was stationed at
the cathedral for three years. on oc-
tober /. 1870. Father Brady went to
Portsmouth to assume the pastorate OF
st. Paufs Church. Here no found a
comparatively small congregation, but
during his administration wonderful
progress developed. and there are now
more than 2,0ou souls attached to the
joseph's School for girls. conducted
by the Sisters of Charity, ana through
his efforts r. Paul's Parochial School
for boys was erected In 1891. G
When Father Brady became pastor
of st. Pauts he found the church heav.
lily IN debt and the congregation UNI
able to meet the obligations incurred
IN building the edt6ce. on account OF
the conditions Immediately following
the Civil WAR.
Through his zeal and good huaIness
I Judgment. wonders We're accomplished,
the church was practically freed of
debt and to-day. that value OF its
property Is conssrvatively placed at
| $1so.o0O.
When old st. paul,a Church was
hurned in the awful opnflagration that
swept Portsmouth on March s2s, 1897,
Father Brady was active In the dlrec-
ton OF the work around thu church
and witnessed the sacred edifice
crumhle and fall q mass OF ruins. He
immediately went to work Tor an
other place OF Worship and In a few
years mad seen erected on the site vi
the old church. ona OF the handsom-
est buildings In the State.
In 1892 Father Brady celebrated his
silver jubilee. an event Of unusual
note In this diocese, for at that time
he had the Distinction OF being the
only priest who had oelebrated his
twenty-ttrth year In the priesthood. AT
this celebration he received cable.
j Gram from the bishop, who was at
that time IN Rome, consratulatins him.
After the services ne was presented
by this priests with . sol!d golden
chaltce and gold pix.
Writ Of Error Allowed.
Il, the Supreme Court OF Appeals ycster.
day writ OF error was granted In the case