The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
BISHOP MILAN TO GIVE ABS0L UTION
 TO DEAD PRIEST
Scores of Visiting Clergyrnen Expected for Obsequies
 of Father Jankola.
GUARD OF HONOR
 STAND ABOUT COFFIN
Body, Vested In Purple, Will Lie Tn State Tn Church
 Sunday Night.

of Father Matthew Jankola, pastor of the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Roman Catholic church, will take place in the bereaved church on Mon aay morning at 10 o'clock.
 Father Jankola,s death occurred shortly after midnight Stricken on the altar of his church, on Sunday. Asordl 2S, as he was about to complete thes celebration of high mass, he died a victim cf apoplexy. His par1sh1oL- CTS, inspired with the hope that ms strong constitution would enable him to withstand the attack, were pro- foundly shocked this morning at the news Of his demise. or several days phvsic1ans were ho2efu1 that his slight Improvement gave promise of com plete recovery, but since TuesoayI l me priest had failed steadily
 were Dr. B. l.. Smykowski, his phy- sician. and Rev Gregory zablonsk1. assistant pastor of the Polish Gathohe church of St Michael the Archangel The physician had not left the recIory for many hours before his death ba- ther Andrew KomaTa, pastor soI Iiie Slavonoan Catholic church Of John Of Nepo1nuk, left the rectory about 1aa5dYlfz1It V It was 12:5O when Father Jankola breathed his East. Early t tnis morning, a. few hours later a proIher, Francis JankoIas of Scranton, arrived.
  rather JankoIa. as an invaluable worker among the Slovenian Cathor lies 11l America and who visited the stricken priest several times since his shock. arrived in Bridgeport this afr ternoon to assist in preparation TOT tn ebsequies.
 Fatl1er Pavco. an intimate of the dead priest. vii come from Freeland, Penn to ofT1ciate as cele ebrant or fne solemn mass of requiem. Father Dl-s aniska of Plymouth Penn, for several years a fellow worker of Father Jan Jan, kola in the scranton diocese, will preach the euIogy. Arrangements TOT other def Is are in charge of Father Konara, who has been delegated to the duty by Bishop Milan The orher officers of the mass have not yet been chosen It is expected that over 50 priests will be in Bridgeport from Other cities at the obsequies-
 There will be a. procession from the rectory to the church on Sunday af- ternoon. The body, garbed in the priests purple vestments, will lie in state through the night Several church t,trr societies. have selected delega- tions to act as guard of honor about the bier.
 A native of Budapest. Hungary, F'a- ther Jankola prepared for the priest hood from his early youth. He 9ona-s pIeted. in his native city, his classical
  to America as a student Of theology. Bishop Michael J. Hogan of the Scran-s ton diocese in need of young priests who possessed the polygIot faculties of Father Janko1a, took the student uT-s der his patronage, and arranged for completion of his theological studies in St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore. Md Here he realized his ambition to become a CathoIic priest, whens in 1885. Cardinal Gibbons ordained him.
 --<.<ra i, ,4r- prisetly functions in the erantOn dio- scese, working for 12 years in several curacies and pastoIhtes. Possessing a natural faculty of leadership, he in spfred his Aocks with such confidence that he was able to accomplish much in the way of building. No less than five churches stand as monuments to his priestly zeal His first church was. built at Pfttston, Penn, then followed another at Hazleton, a third at Scran- ton, and, during a brief pastorate in Binghamton, N. r., fourth was com pleted.
 During 1907 the late Bishop Michael Tierney felt the need of more foreign speaking priests in the Diocese of Hartford. His call, extended through out the land. for volunteers to assist in the work Of maintaining the Cath oIic faith among the foreign born, brought many responses, none more acceptable than that of Father Jam ko1a-
 when Father JankoIa came to the Hartford diocese, he was assigned di- rectIy to Bridgeport. He found his housed in the old St Mary's church, at Church and Pembroke streets This building had served the Catholics of Bridgeport for more than half a cen tuzy. It was the, original home of St. Mary's parish. It was vacated by St. Mar Tvs q Of in tf1 TT79I @ way for parochia1 school, then was taken over by the Polish Catholics as a church It was vacated by them when they had completed their Ster- ling street edif1ce-the Church of St. Michael the ArchangeI-and left for the parish of the Slovenian Catholics. F ger JankoIa found the church too small for the parish requirements, and -1th the experience of his pas forates in Pennsylvania standing him in good stead he at once set himself to the task of erecting suitable place of worship for his flock
 The imposing edif1ce, with commodi- ous rectory, parochia1 school and con vent, all are the direct result of his lsId7fu1 direction of the parish. Tn Icongregation numbers about 2,o0e souls.
 Father Janko1a was of retiring dis position He was an indefatigable worker among the poor of his parish. kept in close touch with the Wantslof his humbIest parishiopers ana gave physical as well as spiritual aid to them He took an especial interest in the children, and spent much time in watching the progress of his paro- scf1a1 school Though he kept &Ese watch upon civic affairs he did not care to be prominent in the public life of the city, preferrfng to bend his en- ergies to the spiritual uplift of his Hook. He commanded the respect of Ahnse+o6 all sects with whom his bus 4neHs affairs threw him into contact
 ESzt17eF Janko1ass parents are dead EazD bzoczrers who arrived here this n1oKnfngs Is his only relative in Amer zra- There arc three sisters. living in
 1uHnpe. Iuz1anna, Marie and Louise.
 Q4 kAezr aeszdeucea are not known,