Evening journal., 1912-12-30
DEATH CALL
FOR PRIEST
AFTER VESPERS
The Rev. E. L. Brady, a Heart
Victim Alter Leaving Del
aware City Church
BURY HIM FROM
CATHEDRAL ON THURSDAY

The Rev Edward l.. Brady, one Of
the best known priests in the Cath
Ollie diocese of Wilmington died sud
denly of heart disease in ST. Pauis
Church. Delaware City. yesterday
afternoon only a short time before he
had conducted the usual Sunday af-
terHoOn vesper service and was on
his way tC St. James Protectory,
where he lived when the death sum
mons came Father Brady's body
was removed to the home of his sis
ters, Miss Mary Brady and Miss Maud
Brady. No. 619 West Fourth street,
this city, from which place the fun
erai will take place on Thursday
morning The body will lie in state
in st. Peters Cathedral from We'd
Aesday evening and the solemn Office
for the dead will be chanted at 93U
o'clock on Thursday morning and VIII
be followed by solemn requiem high
mass. The congregations of St
Paals ChLrch, Delaware City; St
Peters Church. New Castle, and ST.
Marys Church, this city will hold
meetings this evening to arrange for
attending the funeral. Father Brady
had been pastor of these churches. IL
is expected that the Hibernian
knights in full uniform and the State
and county officers and delegations Of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians also
will attend the funeral Father Brady
who was 90 years old had been in
poor health for long time. His
death. however, was unexpected.
He celebrated first mass yesterday
morning in St James Catholic Protec-
tory for Boys at ReybolL here Ne
resided and later offered the usual
amass in ST. Pauls Church. He at
tended the Sunday school and later
celebrated Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament AT the conclusion of the
services he walked through tho
fchurch to get into the carriage which
was in waiting to return to the Pro
tcctory when he was seen to place
his hand over his heart With smile
on his face Father Brady muttered
N'Oh my and the next instant col
lapsed He was caught by two o
his parishionors and Or w. w. ELI
summoned He hurried to the churcl
only TO find that the faithful prizes
was dead.
Word of Father Brady's suddel
death was sent to his sisters here "a
we'll as to Bishop John j. Monaghan
and arrangements were at once mad
for the removal of the remains to th
home of his sisters here.
In Delaware City the sudden deaf
4of the popular priest was a heav
blow not only to the members of hi
congregation but among the peopl
of the town in general Il was sa1
,.sad message indeed that reached tn
eSisters OF St Francis and the boy
at the Protectory. With them as we
~ as with others he was the genuin
IN favorite Special prayers for the re
pose of. his soul were offered by tn
lsisters and the little charges at th
Protectory.
Father Brady was in excehel
spirits yesterday. and was as brgl
9and cheerful as ever. He was
high giee over the prospects of ma
ing the interior of the little chur'
frescoed and painted with the fun'
4realized from the recent bazaar
Last spring Father Brady w
obliged to 80 to ST. Agnes Hospiti
Y philadelphia. where he remained L
NJ several weeks He returned to Re
tbold in Juue. feeling in fairly gJl
health, and from that time until d
hour OF his death had performed d
ministrations at both the Protecto
Aland St Paul's Church.
story OF His Life
Tie Rev. Edward l.. Brady was o.
OF the oldest and most popular prizes
in the Diocese of Wilmington.
administered here under Bishop Beck
Bishop Curtis and Bishop Monagha
His brother, the Rev Hubert +. BraC
is assistant pastor of the Church
VOur Lady of Loretto, Homestead. N
York Father Brady being a me-
!. Der of the American College Alum
was a close friend of several bisho
and priests throughout the COUNT
= hFather Brady was born in Philad
phia on September 2l, 1852. He
tended the public schools in that c
: until he removed to Wilmington wi
,his parents He began his stud
for the priesthood in st. Mary's G
lcge. which was located in this c
and over which the Rev. Patri
Riley presided He was sent by
Rt. Rev Thomas A. Becker, the fiji
bishop of the Wilmington diocese.
: st. Charles College. Ellicott City, NJ
to complete his classical course. AT
. shat Bishop Becker sent him to IL
vain. Belgium. Having completed
course of studies in that city, he IS
sent 20 the American College in Rol
and there in the chapel OF that ins
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