The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-02

The funeral of Rev. Timothy R. Sweeney, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whose death occurred at the parochiaI residence at
 11:15 last evening, will be held on Tuesday morning. The solemn high
 mass of requiem will be sung at the Sacred Heart church at 10:30. It will
 be preceded by the office for the dead which will be chanted at 10 o'clock.
 The remains will be taken on an early
 afternoon train to New London, Conn, for interment in the Sweeney plot
 where repose the bodies of the priest s
 parents.
 Rev. Walter J.. Shanley, D. D., per manent rector of St. Peters church Danbury, will preach the euIogy. while Rev. James B. NihiI1, pastor of St Patrick's church, this city, will be ce1ebrant of the mass. The other of hcers of the mass will be Rev. C. J. McE1roy, P. R., of St. Augustine's church, this city, deacon; Rev. Timo- thy Crowley, New London, subdeacon; Rev. John G. Murray, chancellor of the diocese of Hartford, master of ceremonies; Rev. John Donahue, Lake vile, and Rev. w. F. Fitzgerald of Hartford, formerly a curate at the Sacred Heart church, here acoIytes; Rev. Frank, Murray, Gui1ford, censer bearer.
 While the death of Father Sweeney. was not altogether unexpected, there has seldom been demise in this city that has occasioned such widespread sorrow, and such sincere manifesto tfons of grief.
 The body of Father Sweeney will be borne from the rectory to the Sac where it will lie in state until the fu- neral services on Tuesday morning The various societies connected with the parish will maintain a guard of honor about the bier throughout the night.
 Rev. Timothy R. Sweeney was a. na- tive, and, aside frofn his preparation, in Montreal, for the priesthood. a life long resident of Connecticut. He was the son of the late Michael and Joanna Sweeney, and was born in Norwich Conn, 57 years ago. When a small don where he received his funda- mental education. He was graduated succeasively from the Bartlett school and the New London high school, and then he entered the Grand seminary at Montreal, where he completed his prepara ton for holy orders. He was ordained to the priesthood June 8, 1873.
 Father Sweeney celebrated his first mass in New London. His first as- signment was to a curacy at St. Roses church. Meriden, under the pastorate of ather Walsh. He served in other curacies in Moosup and Norwich, be- fore he was assigned to his first pas torate, in Litchfeld.
 It was here that Father Sweeney displayed the acumen that later won recognition in more responsible posts. l While in Litchfield he built St. An thony's church, a handsome monu- ment to his zeal and skill. In 1899 he received the appointment of pas tor in Portland. There he practical l 1y rebuilt the church and built a fine parochia1 school, though his pastorate | was very brief.
 It was in September, 1900, that he received what was destined to be his | most important, and his last, pastor i ate. The late Bishop Tierney assign | ed him to the pastorate of the Sacred | Heart church in this city to succeed 1 Rev. James c. O'Brien, who became | pa stor at Stamford, when the entire | city of Stamford was embraced in the l one Catholic parish of St. Johns.
 Father O'Brien had but recently com | pleted the commodious parochial | school. one of the finest in the dio- 1 cese. When Father Sweeney took up | the administration of the parish, there was an incumbrance of $54,000
 Father Sweeney, with foresight that