Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
MISS |SEL|N IS
CHURCH COUNTESS
New Rochelle Woman Given
High HOnOrs by Pope
Plus X.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Cardinal Far
ley announced yesterday the full list
of ecclesiastical and lay honors which
had been bestowed upon the clergy and
Jaiety of the Archdiocese of New York
by Pope Plus X. to signalize the eleva-
ton of the Archbishop of New York to
the cardinalate.
Elevation to the rank of domestic
prelate with the title of Monsignor mas
been bestowed upon the following
priests: Very Rev. Dean Lings, pastor
of st. Joseph's Church, Yonkers; Rev.
John ]. Kean, pastor of the Church OF
the Holy Name, New York City; Rev.
Matthew A. Taylor, pastor OF the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, New
York City. The title of Monsignor also
has been bestowed upon Very Rev.
Dean Burstell, D. D., pastor OF st,
Mary's Church, Rondout, N. T.; Rev.
John Dunn, director of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith; Rev.
Ghiardo Ferrante, canonist of the ca
thedral; Rev. Charles r. Corley, pastor
of the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Yonkers; Rev. Francis P. Nc
Nichol. pastor of st. GATHERINGS
Church, Pelham, and Rev. Charles A.
Cassidy, pastor of st. Peters Churen'
Cardinal Farley's old church IN New
Brighton, S. |.
The highest of the lay honors, that
of Knight of st. Gregory of the Oroer
of the Grand Cross, was bestowed upon
James Butler, of 23o West Seventy
second street, head of the corporation
bearing his name.
Butler Gets Decoration.
Mr.. Butler received an early sum-
mons to attend upon the cardinal and
was there at 10 o'clock in the morning.
After warmly congratulating him his
eminence handed over to Mr.. Butler
the document and decorations of his
rank. Most priced of these was a per-
sonal letter addressed to him by the
pope and signed with the pope's name.
The letter was written in Latin and i'll
the hand Of his holiness himself.
A parchment document signed by
Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal Sec
rotary, formally bestowed pom Mr..
Butler the highest rank in the knight
hood of st. Gregory, that of the Order
Of the Grand Cross. Then there were
the cross itself, q gold enamel
jewel of beautiful Workmanship with
the broad ribband collar and a small
button with the colors of the order for
informal dress.
John r. Manning. a banker, whose
residence is at 81 Riverside drive, and
Major John T.. O'Rourke, the head OF
the O'Rourke Engineering Construction
Company, whose home is at s West
Fiftieth street, each was made Il
Knight of st. Gregory by patent from
Cardinal Merry Del Val, signed by the
seal of the Fisherman. An %octagonai
cross and button went to each of them.
Both Mr.. Manning and Major O'Rourke
have been long prominent members of
st. Patrick's Cathedral And free givers
in the work of the chur4,.
1.-The final lay-honor<NWent TO Miss
+ ieorgine Iselin, OF New Rochelle, who
was made a countess, a rank in the
temporal domain of the church, which
is only held by one other woman in
New York, Miss Anne Leary, of 1882
Fifth avenue. She is a daughter of the
late Adrian Iselin, who was the donor
OF st. Joseph's and st. Gabriel's
churches in New Rochelle and the
school attached to the latter, to both
of which institutions Miss Iselin her.
self has devoted much OF her time and
means.