Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-20
immense ThrOng Present at
Last Rites of Rector of
HOb0ken Church.
CHURCH DOORS CLOSED;
CROWD GATHERS OUTSIDE
Nearly 5000 Men in COrtege.
Church Dignitaries and Promi-
nent Laymen Present.
IFrom a stan correspondent.l

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Our Lady of Grace Church, today was
probably the most impressive sigh. ever
witnessed in the city. For hours be-
fore the time set for the services there
was o steady stream OF humanity
towards the large church at Willow
avenue and Fourth street. The CROWD
in the church was so great that at S;So
o'clock the doors had to be closed. 1t
was estimated at that time that more
than 1000 were wedged in the large
edifice.
Chief of Police Hayes and seventy
uniformed men had the street cleared
for a block i'm both directions and the
thousands who were unable to gain
admission gathered in Church Square
Park opposite the church.
Every class and creed was repre-
seDted in the throng inside and out
side the church. Flags were at half
mast on all the public buildings in the
city, including the public n private
schools. The same mark of respect was
shown on many of the private dwell
ings in the vicinity of the church.
1t was the occasion of the largest
gathering of clergy at a funeral in the
history of the diocese. More than Jul
priests were present when the chanting
hogan for the office of the dead at $50
o'clock. In the gathering were two
bishops, a half-dozen monsignori and
other dignitaries.
Two Classmates Present.
Two of the three surviving class
mates of the deceased were present.
They are Monsignor John II. Fox,
vicar general of the Trenton diocese;
the Rev. James 2. McKeever, restor of
st. Rose of Liml's Church, Newark,
Rev. DR.. William Marshall, former
president of Seton Hall College, is in
Algiers, Africa.
There were also present about 3O0
nuns of different orders. Every rell-
gious community in the Newark do
sese and some in the Trenton diocese
was represented.
Bishop O'Connor CcIcbrant.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop John j. O'Con-
nor was the celebrant of the solemn
pontifical mass of requiem, which be-
gan at 10 o'clock. Monsignor Isaac 7.
Whelan, pastor of st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral Church, Newark, was a~rch-priest,
and the deacons of homo were Rev.
James p. McKeever, of st. Rose of
Lima's Church, Newark. and Rev.
Eugene p. Carroll, of st. Bridget's
Church, Newark. Rev. John t. an,
rector of st. Bridget's Church, Jer-
sey City. was deacon of the mass, and
Rev. George l.. Fitzpatrick, of st. Alloy
sius's Church, Newark, was s~ub-deacon.
Rev. Charles A. Smith, chancellor or
the diocese, was master of ceremonies.
Bishop James A. McFaul, of Trenton.
had a seat of honor within the chancel.
Others present were: Monsignor
O'Grady. of New Brunswick; Monsig-
nor Aloysius Stecher. of st, Peters
church. Newark; Monsfgnor Mulligan.
of Camden; Monsignor Brady, of South
Amboy; the Very Rev. Dean Smith,
of st. Joseph's Church, Jersey City;
the Very Rev. Dean william McNulty,
of Paterson; the Very Rev. Dean Pat
rick Co6--r of st. James's Church. New
ark; Rev. JOIN A. Sheppard, vicar
general OF the Newark Diocese; Mon
signor James F. Mooney, president of
Seton Hall College. and the Very Rev.
w. L. McAdam, S. p. NJ, consular
general in Rome. who is in this country
on a special mission. He was a warin
friend of the deceased.
From Newark and vicinity there
were present the Very Rev. Father
oiyNdip p VI Oh MARY y 1nulCl, NOW
ark; Rev, NJ. j. White, of st. Column
ba's Church, Newark; Rev. NJ. P.
O'Connor and Rev. Thomas Gallery, of
the Church of the Holy Cross, Harri-
son; Rev Edward F, Quirk. of st. Jo-
seph's Church, Newark; Rev. Fred C.
O'Neil. o, the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament, Newark; Rev. James p.
Smith, of st. Peters, Belleville: Rev.
DR.. ]. ], Duffy. and Rev. T. f. Nc
Laughlin, Of Seton Hall College.
Public officials and prominent lay
men from HobosSen, Jersey City and
other cities and towns throughout the
State We're present in large numbers.
Mayor Gonzales and Mayer-elect Cook
and former United States Senator
James Smith jr., were seated near the
clergy and nuns.
From the time the body of the dead
priest was placed on state in the
church yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock until the services began today
the church was never empty. The
children of the parochial school and the
parish were given the first opportunity
&c view the remains. Afterward the
doors were thrown open for the crowd
in the streets to enter. A solid mass OF
humanity waited in the park for an
opportunity to pay their respects.
All night long and up until 8 o'clock
tits morning crowds passed in and out
of the church. There was a guard of
honor of about 200 men of the societies
OF the church, who watched in re-
lays. Members of Hoboken Council.
Knights of Columbus, acted as ushers
at the funeral. 1t is estimated that
more than 10000 people took a last
loving look at the lead ~rector's re-
mains.
DIR. III
DR.. Mackels eulogy was an earnest.
heartfelt review of Monsignor Kelly's
career. He was an hour in delivering
it. His text was: Beloved, great and
good priest who in his days pleased
God and was found just" He said in
part:
THE primary purpose for which we
are here today is to offer to God. our
Creator and the adjust judge before
whom we must all appear, our sincere