The Irish standard., 1908-08-01

cess in store for him and . long and
happy life"
Father Greenes career has been an
interesting one. In his long life he has
been the editor Of several newspapers
both in Ireland and America, and has
also attained some note as poet. Ho
was born in Tipperary, Ireland in 1921.
He went to the parish schools in his
homo town, and after finishing there
spent three years in Trinity College,
Dublin.
He started his newspaper work as
reporter on the Tipperary Free Press.
Later he became an editorial write.
and one of the staff ON the Dublin Ma
ton, which was then the leading nat
ional journal Of Ireland. In addition
to his editorial work he wrote consid-
cradle poetry. Father Greenes work
is mentioned in a book called The
Poets of Ireland" He continued to
write poetry until his eyesight began
to fail. One Of his latest poems was
written at the time of the Tooth ami.
versary Of the Cathedral It is called
the Baltimore Cathedral" and appears
below.
In 1856 the Dublin Nation. which
was owned by Sir Charles Gavan Duff
fy, was sold and the whole staff Of the
paper dismissed. After that Father
Greene was sent to Sligo, ireland, and
started paper called the Sligo indie.
pendent. He remained there only a
short while, and then left for London
the Independent is still going. He
remained in London three years and
taught in Mazda Hill Grammar school.
When he left London he came to
America and went to Cincinnati. He
soon became city editor Of the En-
qutrer in that city. He held that posi-
ton until the Civil War broke out,
when he enlisted in the Tenth Ohio
regiment and started out as a war
correspondent for the Enquirer. In
the battle Of carinfex. West Virginia.
he was shot through the body.
After remaining in field hospital
several days he began to improve and
one day while he was alone in his
tent he thought of the story Of the
battle not having been sent to his
paper. He did not wait, but got a
horse, rode a distance Of two miles to
telegraph Office and wired the news.
When he came back General Rose
crantz reprimanded him for his action
and his condition grew worse. For
two weeks he fingered between life
and death, but finally pulled through.
At the end Of three years in the
service he went back to Cincinnati
and resigned his position with the En-.
quirer to become editor Of the Cath.
Ole Telegraph in that city. He re-
NAMED in that place two years, when
he gave up newspaper work alto
gether to study law. He finished at
the Cincinnati Law School and re-
cieved his degree Of doctor of law.
After that he went to WASHINGTON
and received an appointment as legal
clerk in the treasury department,
where he remained six years.
While in Washington he was grant
ed the degree Of master Of arts ty
Georgetown University. One day he
was on his way to Baltimore on a
train when he met Cardinal Vaughan
of London. Father Greene said 1t had
always been his ambition to become a
priest and after that talk with tho
Cardinal he decided to. give up every
thing else and study for the priest
hood He went back to London and
entered Mill Hill College He was
ordained by Cardinal Vaughan in 1876,
He came to America and became
assistant pastor OF St. Francis Cath
Ole Church, on Calvert street, where
he remained until a few years ago.
when he had to resign on account Of
his health. He started St. Joseph's
Advocate. an illustrated magazine.
which lasted IL years.
When he found it impossible to re-
main at his church he went back to
England and spent two years travel
ing through the British isles to re-
cover his health He was very much
improved and came back here. Since
then he has been living with Father
Lesson. on Hill street
The Baltimore Cathedral.
Father Greenes poem on 1.-THE Balti-
mors Cathedral" is as follows:
OF earth and heaven. ring! ring out
Up with the choirs and blazing lights,
Thy bells and organs making rout
Thy Jubilee we shout!
One hundred years ago today,