Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-21


The Rev. f. sohl, Mt. Carmel to st.
Mary's Church, York.
DIR. Hassett has peen rector of st.
Patrick's Cathedral since 1899. He
was stationed at two other places be-
fore coming to this city. The late
Bishop John w. Shanahan who sue
ceeded the late Bishop Thomas Nc
Govern, appointed DR.. Hassett to the
Cathedral. They came to this city
within a week of each other.
DR.. Hassett prepared for the church
at the University of Ottawa, Can,
where he took the classical course, the
seminary at Mt. st. Mary's( the Catho-
lie University at Washington, d, c.,
and in Rome. He was ordained by
Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore Dec.
21, 1896. In 1897 he was made an as
sistant rector at st. Mary's church,
Lancaster, where he remained for a
year and eight months. For two
months he was rector at the Littles-
town Catholic Church. In October,
1910, brief from Rome gave him the
title of Monsignor.
DIR. Hassett was born at Bird Hill,
Tipperary county in Southern Ireland.
He spent eighteen years of his life
at home. He went from there to OF
tawa, and came to the United States
after his university course in Canada.
DullIS Ills DIS T6CIOE
at st. Patricks Cathedral much has
been accomplished. From two par
ishes five were organized. Three
were cut from st. Patrick's. They are
st. Francis in Market street; Scored
Heart, South Cameron street, and St.
Marys, Maclay street
st. Patrick's Cathedral, q magnifi-
cen edifice, costing almost a quarter
of a million dollars was built under
DR.. Hassett's direction. In addition
to this achievement he paid off a debt
of $4,000 against the parish, and
erected Cathedral Hall at a cost of
$4,000. He has always been recog-
nized as power in the diocese, and
at the death of the late Bishop j. w.
Shanahan, he was placed in charge of
the diocese of Harrisburg. as admin
istrator until the ordination of Bishop
Philip r. McDevitt.
A writer sometime ago referred to
DR.. HaSsett as q keen eyed business
man, strong adviser, helper of the
humblest and neediest of his peo-
ple.''
Authority on History OF Church
In addition to being a successful
rector DIR. Hassett has distinguished
himself as an authority and writer, on
the history of the Catholic Church,
and the relation of church and State
from the beginning of the modern era
ne mas IudQe exhaustive STUDIES In
Christian archaeology. having taken
special work in this subject in Rome,
where he received his degree of doc
tor of divinity in 1908.
For two years he was professor of
church history and archaeology at
the Catholic University on Washing
ton, d. C. He spent six months in
Rome in special preparation for teach
ing. He is a strong advocate of social
center work.
At Shamokin the congregation num-
bers 5000.
Rev. Carey Priest is Years
The Rev. d. ]. Carey, pastor of St
Francis church, who succeeds DIR.
Hassett as rector at st. Patricks s
Cathedral, was ordained q priest If
teen years ago tomorrow. He was
born at Bridgeport, Conn. Graduating
from Holy Cross College in 1897, he
took a course in philosophy at St
Mary's College, Baltimore, and was
ordained q priest ut Niagara Univer-
sity February %, 1902.
His first parish was Conewago
chapel, Adams county. From this
place he was transferred to CentraIia.
Later he was sent to York. He came
here seven years ago as assistant rec
tor at the Cathedral. From Harris
burg, he was sent to the First church
at Lewistown. Five years ago he was
made rector at st. Francis church.
The Rev. d. j. Carey has built up a.
large congration at st. Francis. He
has also cut down an indebtedness of
S23, 900 to $4,000, having raised Sill
900 in a very short time.