Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-21
CLINTON IS
CALLED TO HIS
FINAL REWARD
Well Known Catholic priest
Of Kansas City Diocese.
Passes Away in Albuquer-
que After Brave Fight for
Health.

Rev. Anthony Al clinton. 80 years
old, Tor nfteon years mtmbef ~ me
lloman Catholic pflcsshood, during
~ that thine am active worker lD ant
Kansas ems diocese. cted Isl ST. Jos
cph's hospital Ia AlbuuuerQuR at az
o'clock last niEhl. following brave
and ecoscicss dRhi for health. extend
ing over a periVd ~ more than nye
teafs Tho NEWS Of the naNlne Of
Father clinton Win De received with
murh SORROW Ia Albuquerque. nhtrot
ne had made many friends during It's
stay and VIII be cause for universal
sorrow and rrafet in the cathedral
parish In KANSAS city ana Joplin, Mo-.
where ne had giVcn Tor many years hiA
best eiferts ln The Vineyard Of TIE
Master for the cauan OF Christianity
and the btttermcnt of his fellow men.
Born IN County Mead. ireland, forty
years ago, Father Clinton received
his early education IN tbs fcnOola in
that district. inter going 10 All Hall
lows college and 70 Mnynooth sellil-
nary. IN which latter institution hu
completed his philosophy and thco-
lngV nrd was ordained I,AfhOllr
priest "a the age ~ twenty-five years
Inspired with zeal and with q desire
20 work among his country men
across the aea Ia America Father
Ctintnn left fsc shores ~ ms native
land aud came 70 tho United states
Attaching himself 20 the Kansas Gay
dioceae. the yeanE priest was s. once
made assistant pastor IA the fmmAr-
uiato Conception cathedral parish.
brilliantly rdncnted with a pleaAinN
pcraonaNty and she warm ANA gen.
frous heart characteristic 81 the irish,
Father Clinton WIS enabled 10 ~
splendid work IN kansas CITY where
he iohorpd for nine Years ite Was
then sent go Joplin. Mo4 whore nc
bulls "a costly and magniieent caufnh
which Mill ha lasting monument 20
his nnme ANA ueiuufy and the cause
Tor which he Worked Tie burden ~
Gazing inr the Joplin parish and AZ
tending a. the details Of the cpn&irnf-
ton and financing az Che church there
8roted too much for Father cllntou's
health and ho was taken vi. ne
sought rest IN Europe ana amer a
STAY of nearly "a suar - ite old 1onn
try returned a. the kNusea cry dl"-
cest and again attemf'ed 20 fennne
his work ordered hy his auperiora
Ia Ia $50 au indefinite vocation and look
west. nfat tp Colorado SPRINGS ana
later 10 Albuquerque. For tnt last
4everal yenrs Father Clinton had
made MS horne in 81 losepn's Anul-
iarium here aud came 90 kucn Wutf
people 81 this clly. only last Hun-
UUN ne NtItfiNiHN iHhNN IVY ffRt f'f"' ~
ehapel aud sprint tns day WITH hiahpp
i4uis ~ Kansas city on Tu~r ~
rather clinton WAS Jason to Ills Jed
ana despite his Efforts ga regain ms
feet failed steadily THE end fuine
last nlrhl l9ei ia lound Father tiin-
ton prepared and resoscilrd.
Tho hadv IN Father N.inton WIS
shipped thia tfisfnuuu on santa W
ltaln 80 y ~ KANSAS CTS. Nasge =
VIII % in siatp in tho iWnAcuiAtr
ConccpiIon cathedral after arrival uut
tll "Wednesday morning, Nhei! freoitn'
nass slll ha celebrated Cos ihe ferose
~ the soul
During the yoars If bis illns@.
Father Clinton WAS ever nusicnf en-
during hla sunerinsA Nlth foruiunh
and suhmlsslon fiis uaht Tor nfnitn
and strength WAS brave one. tiit
constant hopt was thai some day no
would feaain nls health siliieiently 81
arain take up the work ~ inn priest
hnod and accomplish WthN tninHs Tor
the h0nof and glory oi cod