The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
MONSIGNOR
FLYNN DEAD
The Beloved Rector Of Church
Of the Assumption Passes
to His Reward.
ALONG AND BRILLIANT CAREER

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Church of the Assumption Wednes-
day morning at six-thirty. Tuesday
noon he suffered stroke of paralysis,
resulting from hemorrhage of The
brain, just after making tour Of the
parochial school and greeting the
children upon their return from the
holiday vacation. His physician, Or.
Clifford Mills, was called and stayed
with him until his death.
Joseph Michael Flynn was born
January I, ls48, in Springfield, Mass.
The early years Of his life we're spent
chiefly in New York. He attended
school, taught by the Christian Broth
ers, in st. Vincent's academy, until
1859 when on the removal of his fami
| iy to Newark, N. j., he was sent to
the parochial school attached to St.
Patrick's cathedral, then located on
High street, now occupied by the
Women s hospital connected with St.
| Michael'S.
| In 1861 he left school and entered a
printing office. Lii May, 1864, he en-
listed in Company B, Thirty seventh
New Jersey Volunteers, and was mus
tered into the service June %. AL
though their term of service was short
! the members of this regiment did
great service in the trenches before
Richmond and in front of Petersburg.
On his return from the war Monsig-
nor Flynn resumed work at the print
ing trade and enlisted in the Second
Regiment of the State Militia.
In September, 1866, he entered St.
Charles college in Maryland, and in
March, 1859, entered Seton Hall col
Ilege at South Orange, graduating in
1870, though in poor health. He was
ordained on May 30, 1874, after a
course in the seminary. On June ID,
1874, he was appointed assistant to
Rev. Patrick Corrigan, pastor of st.
Bridget's church, Jersey City. In
November, 1875, Bishop Corrigan as
signed Monsignor Flynn to assist
Father Sheerin at MorriStown, leay-
| ing here in February, 1876, for st.
Peters church, New Brunswick. Bish-
OBJ Corrigan called him three months
later to Newark to be his private sec
Rotary He successfully filed the otfi-
ces Of Diocesan Chancellor, Master OF
Ceremonies, Secretary of the Commits
sion of Investigation and for over a
year administered the parish of st,
Patricks while Vicar-General Doane
was abroad. On June Is, 1881, Mon
signor Doane appointed Father Flynn
rector of the Church OF the Assump
tion of this town.
| Special attention has been given By
Monsignor Flynn to the organization
of church societies, many having beer
under his guidance here. In 1881 the
late Father Wigger was made bishop
and his first official act was to bless
the bell secured through the efforts Of
| Monsignor Flynn for the Morristown
church. Shortly after coming to Nor.
rstown he gathered the scattered
Catholics of Morris Plains and organ
lied a church there and later one at
Whippany.
/ Many other great deeds for the
Catholics Of this section have beer
done by Monsignor Flynn. Though
working hard at all times 10 his parish
he took time to do extensive writing
and his story of the Catholicity ir
New Jersey won for him his elevation
to the Monsignorship on Septem bel
| 20, 1908. He has organized All Souls
hospital and placed it in sound
financial condition, secured the cree.
tion of handsome building for the
Young Mems Catholic association
erected extensive parochial school
buildings, parish house, secured the
property at the junction of Speedwell
and Sussex avenues for use by st.
Margaret's chapel, and established a
work among the Italians of Morris
town.
Funeral services will be held on Sat
urday morning The office of the
dead will begin at. nine forty-hve.
Mass will be sung by Monsignor Isaac
Whelan, of the cathedral in Newark.
The deacon will be the Rev. Eugene
Carroll, OF ST. Bridget's church, New
ark, and the sub-deacon the Rev.
Cornelius Clifford, of Whippany. The
Rev. T. Nj. Donovan, of Paterson, is
to be master of ceremonies. Monsig-
nor John O'Grady, of New Bruins.
wick, Will be the preacher and Bishop
/ O'COnnOr will give the last dissolution.
The Church of the Assumption was
filled to The doors Saturday morning
with clergy and laity to do honor to
the late Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph
M. Flynn, ric6or OF The church,
who died on Wednesday morning
The church was dlaped in black and
purple and the priests wore badges Of
mourning.
The ot1ice-of the dead began at 9.45.
! Mass was sung by Monsignor Isaac
| Whelan, OF Newark. The Rev. Eu-
gene Carroll, of Newark, was deacon,
and the Rev. Cornelius Clifford, Of
Whippany, sub-deacon. The Rev. 4.
| N. Donovan, OF Paterson. was master
If ceremonies.
An eloquent sermon, in which he ex
tolled The many virtues of the dead
prelate, was preached by Monsignor