The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-30

When the Civil Wal broke out Father
McQuaid, in an eloquent speech in a
great union meeting in front of the old
Court House, urged Catholics to enlist
in defense of the Stars and Stripes.
Father Doane did not make speeches
for the cause, but he was an enthusiast
tic patriot. Bishop Bayley said to the
w enthusiastic priests that as they
had so strongly urged men to enlist that
one of them should volunteer as a chap
lain, and he said the one who did would
be made pastor of the Cathedral when
he returned. Father Doane went to the
front as chaplain of the First New Jer-
sey Brigade, and when he came back
was made pastor of the Cathedral, and
Father McQuaid was made president Of
Seton Hall College.
1t was a custom to have Saturday
night dances on the second floor of
local engine houses in the days of the
volunteer firemen, especially west of
High street, and the young people often
danced until 2 or 8 o'clock Sunday
morning. Father Doane resolved to
stop his young people from attending
these and other Saturday night frolics.
He drove to n place after midnight,
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young men and women. took them to
his carriage, drove to the rectory and
put the articles in his study. When
the owners called for hat, shawl, cloak
or overcoat he or she got a lecture and
had to promise not to attend the Satur-
day night dances He broke up the
custom. Old men and women tell of
his raids in their young days, and
they bless his memory for what he did.
After Bishop Bayley was consecrated
archbishop of the see of Baltimore his
rooms in the rectory were occupied by
Father George, as he called Father
Doane. When the archbishop's health
failed and he became very weak he re-
turned to the old rectory to die, and
Father Doane surrendered to him his
old bed chamber.
There are many Newark people who
remember the enormous crowd in front
Of the old rectory or in near streets
the day the body of Archbishop Bay
ley was taken out of the rectory to a
hearse and escorted to the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad station, through streets
lined with people. who bowed their
heads in respect. At the station 100
leading men of Baltimore received the
body to act as a guard of honor on the
trip to that city.
on the day the Rev. DIR. NJ. A. Cor
rigan was consecrated bishop of New
ark in the cathedral, in 1873, five arch
bishops and over twenty bishops, mon
signors and deans were entertained in
the old rectory. There was a similar
scene when, in 1881, the Rev. DR.. wy
nant NJ. Wigger, who had served as a
curate at the cathedral, was conse-
Grated bishop after Bishop Corrigan
was made coadjutor archbishop of the
New York see. At the conservation
of the Rev. John ]. O'Connor as bishop
there were many dignitaries of the
church in the rectory.
Father Doane had as guests at the
old rectory the eloquent Mgr. Capel,
Mgr. Nugent, of Liverpool, the famous
Dominican preacher; the Rev. Tom"
Burke, and also distinguished brother
members of the exclusive Athenaeum
Club, of London, England, and United
States senators and governors, besides
great scholars. Monsignor Doane died
suddenly in his study, the old one of
his dear friend, Archbishop Bayley, the
evening of January 20, 1905. He had
served forty-eight years as a priest,
forty-three as a pastor, and during all
those years the old rectory was his
home.
Among those who served as curates
at old st. Patrick's Church, and after
it was made the cathedral church, and
who lived in the rectory, were Bishop
James A. McFaul, of the diocese Of
Trenton, which was created when the
old diocese Of Newark was divided; the
lie Bishop Wynant NJ. Wigger. Mon
signor Doanc, John +. O'Grady, Joseph
NJ. Flynn n j. A. Sheppard, and the
Rows. John Hogan, Victor Beaudavin,
Hugh p. Fleming. DR.. G. J.. Garvey,
Fathers Gervais. John Callan, Thomas
T.. Hickey, James A. Dalton. John j.
McGahan, Charles A. Reilly, NJ. j. Hol-
land, Thomas j. Toomey. John Brady,
Maurice p. O'Connor. Pierce Mccarthy,
M. f. Mclaughlin, Thomas A. Wallace,
U.lo became chancellor; John f. Nc
Carthy, Thomas J. Herman, J. II. Ha-
gan, Michae Brennan, M. j. White,
William p. Smith. WI +. Grady, w.
j. Richmond, and William Brennan
II John Il. Herman, who are curates
n I under Father Whelan. During the
years Monsignor Doane was pastor he
had sixty-four curates. Many in the
foregoing list became pastors and are
alive, but others passed to their re-
ward.
Among the laymen who we're so act.
i've in assisting Father senez by
! liberal money subscriptions when called