The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-18
Founder Of Seton Hall Passes
Away at Rochester After
Long Illness.
DISTINGUISHED PRELATE
WELL KNOWN IN NEWARK
Was Rector of St. Patrick's Ca
thedral-RebuiIf Seminary
at South Grange.
Especial to the Evening star.l

ROCHESTER,, X =. Jan. lg.-The
/ RI. Rev. Bernard J. MeQuade, Bishop
Of Rochester, founder G. Seton Hall.
in South Orange. N j., and one OF the
most distinguished prelates OF the Ro-
man Catholic Church in America, died
today in his residence here. He was
So years old.
Bishop McQuaid had been a sufferer
Tor years. For several months l,e mad
been losing strength and had been con-
lined to his home His death mad been
expected for several weeks. the phvsi-
clans attending him announcing that
there was not the least chance of his
recovery
Bishop McQuaid. or as he was more
lamiilarly known to Catholics in New
Jersey as Father McQuaid, was a
builder of churches, schools: colleges
and club houses for the people OF his
iaith. He was also known as the SOL
der priest, for when the war broke out
IN 1861 he went to the front as chaplain
Of the New Jersey Brigade, and was
captured by the Confederates. His
n.
he never ceased in advancing the in
terest and welfare of his church He
inherited the principles OF his faith
from his father, in whose house the
flrst mass was celebrated in Northern
New Jersey, at Paulus Hook, now Jer-
sey City, in November, 1879.
Bishop McQuaid was born in New
York and studied at ST. Joseph's Col
lege, Chambly, Canada. He was or
dained January 16, 1S4S. by the late
| Bishop Hughes, of New York. He be-
gan his priestly work at Madison on
January 21, 1S4S, as assistant to Father
| Senez. When the lafl1r Went to Eu-
rope two months later, Father McOuaid
was made pastor. His mission includ-
| ed Morristown, Dover, Boonton. Mend
ham and Springfield.
He built the first Catholic church at
Morristown, and also at Springfield.
With each church a school building
was attached, as he felt that thew were
absolutely necessary. He also built a
new church at Madison and erected tbe
first Catholic school there, which has
been in use ever since He was unable
to get teachers at first and had to teach
himself for the first six months.
Called to the Cathedral.
On September %, 1858, he was called
TO ST. Patrick's Cathedral by the late
Bishop Bayley. In October, the same
year, he brought the Sisters of Charity
to this city to take charge of the
Orphan Asylum. He built the chapel
and sacristy of the Cathedral, then pur-
chased the present rectory in Bleecker
street and had
modate Bishop Bayley. Next he took
up the work of founding Seton Hall
College at Madison, and a few years
later had it rebuilt at South. Orange.
When it was burned to the ground in
January, 1866. he set to work and had
it rebuilt in year. He was the first
president of the college.
When the news reached this CITY of
the fall of Fort Sumter, Father Nc
Quaid became interested at once. ON
the following Sunday he told the people
of his congregation of their duty. and
bade them to pe loyal to the old flag.
A few days later he addressed q multi
tude in front of the old Court House
building, filling the hearts of his audi
ence with patriotic fervor. The meet
ing was held on April %, and it was
said practically the whole city popula-
tion was there. The participants in
cluded Father, afterward Bishop. Nc
Quaid, Cortlandt Parker Theodore
Runyon, who afterward commanded the
Jersey Brigade and became Chancellor
and Ambassador to Germany; Joseph
p. Bradley. afterward United States
Supreme Court justice; Frederick T.
Frelinghuysen, afterward United States
Senator and Secretary of State under
President Arthur; Beach Vanderpool,
Anthony Q. Keasbey, Joseph c. Jack
son. Charles l.. c. Clifford, William
Pennington. Speaker of the House Of
Representatives; Marcus L. Ward,
afterwarl Governor and others. Bishop
McQu. id said:
A Sterling Patriot.
I'VE hold a common creed-obedience
to the laws and Constitution of the
land" 1t was not his place to be there.
but duty obliged him to come. strong
conviction of duty as an American
citizen. His religion commanded him to
give to his country all he had: it com
mandeo him to stand faithful to this
great free and independent government.
He knew of no other country like this
on the face of Gods earth We had
lived and prospered under the Consti-
tuition, and he hosed all might go on
prospering, that we may all be true to
to the laws and to the gov
ernment "If we hesitate now" said
the bishop. ''and permit the powers of
misbelief to prevail anarchy will en-
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