Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-06
CROWDS WEEP As
FATHER NJ MANUS
IS BORNE To REST
Sacred Heart Church Filled at
Funeral of Its Beloved
Pastor.
STIRRING TRIBUTE IS
PAID TO DEAD PRIEST
Bishop O'Connor Pronounces
Final Blessing-Protestant
Clergy Among Mourners.

Every inch of space in the Church
of the Sacred Heart, of the Vailsburg
section was crowded this morning
when the funeral of the Rev. James
McManus, the late pastor or the
church, who died suddenly Friday, was
held. Friends of the beloved priest, in
GLIDING many of other denominations
were among those who paid tribute
The eulogy by Rev. DR.. Charles II.
Mackel, pastor of st. Paul Of the Cross
Church, Jersey City, a lifelong friend
of the deceased, was a glowing n Q
and pathetic, and during its delivery
there were many moist eyes In the
crowd.
While the corpse was being carried
from the edifice the choir sang the ia
vorite hymn of Father McManus,
s'Take Me, Jesus, UP to Heaven"
The Ri. Rev. John j. O'Connor, bishop
of the diocese, pronounced h final
blessing. Rev. John A. Westman, OF
st. Stephens Church, Arlington, was
the ~celebrant of the mass; Rev. Will
lam Carlin, of st. Johns Church, Pater-
son, was deacon; Rev. William Broth
ers, of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Montclair, was ~sub-deacon;
Rev. Joseph Butscher, of the Church
of Our Lady of Good Counsel, and Rev.
Charles A. Smith, chancellor Of the do
cese, were masters of ceremonies.
Chief among the mourners were the
three first cousins of the dead priest.
Mrs. william Furlong, Mrs. Martin
Corbett and Mrs. Edward Kane, all of
Paterson.
r. Ia 49, INn4I~4a nIAA1ynI GnAIyn
of the career of Father McManus from
boyhood. He told of his inclination at
that time Of entering the priesthood,
and just as he was bou to enter the
seminary he answered the call to sup-
port his widowed mother and accepted
the position as instructor in n of the
best-known educational institutions in
New York city. There he established
a reputation as an educator, but desir-
ing to be nearer his moth-r established
a private academy in his home town,
Paterson, and many of his scholars are
today among the leading clergy n
statesmen.
Known as Prof. McManus, he
achieved much. and when a half CEN
fury old drifted back to his old love
and again entered the seminary n
was ordained.
Father Mackel spoke of the numer-
Gus good qualities of the departed
priest and of his good work to the
parish, diocese and entire community.
His interest in st. Mary's Orphan
Asylum, opposite the church, was re-
ferred to, and his disposition to lov
all, regardless of religion, was one of
his traits.
In concluding Father Mackel said
that Father .McManus was one of the
most jealous and beloved priests in
the diocese, and the proof was the
many good deeds that he performed.
The honorary pall-bearers were Jo-
seph Deerin, Michael j.. Murray, M. J.
Scanlon, Michael Noll, ST., John J.
Coen, William Mullaney, Adam Berg,
Alexander Reilly, ST., James Smith.
Conrad Koellhoffer, Thomas Crowley,
Thomas Connolly, Thomas Tracy. Pat
rick Lennon, Stephen Palkowitz, Will
lam ]. Murray, Francis j. Reynolds,
William E. Gormley and Thomas Nc
Grath, ST.
The active pall-bearers were Michael
j. Tansey, James Lynch, ST., Frank
Milbauer, Joseph Noll, George A. Reil-
", James McGrath, Joseph Luby and
William J. Lynch.
John Reilly, Clemens Rachel, Frank
Oft, James Lynch, jr,, Joseph Nc
Mahon, Alfred Rachel and Martin Len
nan acted as ushers.
Seated in the church were Rev.
George j. d. Peters, pastor of st.
Georges Episcopal Church, and Rev.
b. r. Dickson, pastor of the Walls
burg Methodist Church, both intimate