Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-18
LONG ILLNESS FATAL
TO CARDINAL FARLEY
Catholic Churchman Dies nt Home
NJ Mnmarohcck. y. ", suffers
Relapse In Pneumonia Illness.
LONG PROMINENT LEADER
horn In Ireland Dead ChuTchmnn
Hose TO Emincncc After Coming
to United states.

" MAMARoNECK. n. Y, Sept H.
cardinal John NJ. Farley, archbishop
of New York, died at his country
home here tonight The aged pre-
late had been sinking rapidly since
he suffered relapse last Saturday
following partial recovery from an
attack Of pneumonia.
John Murphy Farley. ,r.h.
bishop Of New York, was created ana
proclaimed a cardinal OF the Roman
Catholic church on November ~
1911. nt the time that the late pope
Plus y named Archbishop O'conneli
OF Boston and Diomede FAlconio.
apostolic legate NJ Washington. also
an members OF the Sacred college. II
was considered bv the Catholic world
az great tribute to the church I'm
America Ia thus have It's represeu-
tauon In the supreme hierarchy in-
creased by two new American cardi-
nails and by third man who had been
In America for 30 many years that he
avs imbued with American ideals
For more than a quarter OF a cen-
tury North America had been rep
resented In the Sacred college By
only one cardinal. the vsfherabie Car
dihal Gibbons Of Baltimore.
Born In Ireland.
He was born AurlI 20, fgts. a.
Newton Hamilton, County Aramaeh,
Ireland tie son OF Philip and Cath
crime Murphy Farley Tis father
was an inkeeper. Doth parents died
when the boy was only sefen years
old, and he was left largely 10
make his own way He succeeded
In getting. a fair education nj 81.
harcarian's. college IN the neigh
borhood OF His home and he proved
10 he not only brilliant student.
but popular one, for he was known
AZ the comedian OF hls class and a
peace, maker among his fellows.
ThrouEh tho auspices of an uncle.
he oaufe 70 Ncw,york ana continued
his eduesti0n al ~. .Iohn's eofiers.
and az ~ Josephss sei1ii-
nary At Troy. ~ Y. -Four more yssrr
he spent az the American college IN
Rome. Italy and was ordained as a
priest there June II, 1870,
Returning 10 this country he spsnt
the first two years after his ordins-
ton as assistant rector OF S. Pc
ter's. az New RriEhton. staten Island
In New york harbor. The vlsor ana
ability he displayed In this, his fret
work, Attrncted the attention Of Car
dlnal Archbishop Mccloskev and he
enKn gsd him as his secretary, The
Young Father Farlev held this post
for twelve Wars. almost un 10 the
time OF the cardinals death. This
secfeiarial intimacy with THE first
American 10 be elevated 20 the car
dinalnte had n great influences on
Father Farley. lie lmbibed much OF
the GenNeneas OF spirit and plain
habits of hfe which were character.
istlc OF his superior, add after Car
dinal moCioskey's death he eulogized
him In a story OF his llfc
Had Large Jurisdictionf
Tie was the spiritual head OF nearly
I 800. 600 souls and under his iuris-
dtction were nearly ms many differ
ent nationaiitles as are found any
whore In the Roman Catholic world.
lie was an accom- plished llnguist
nblo TO converse with most OF his for-
eiEu people u their own tongue.
lie w6E~iot a great preacher or
speaker, 80 far az oratorical ability
was concerned. although he had q
sweet voice and q strong one, but bls'
sermons md addresses were inter-
estlifk ana convincing They were
consistently leyeied at certain things
which he considered the greatest
current evils--divorce, immoral
Ihcatrlcsls sabbath desecration and
socialism.
n was rather as manager or men
and money that the cardinal arch
bishop ranked highest. He displayed
great viRor IN carving out his plans
for the founding Of Catholic institu-
tions and In fostering those already
esta blished Under his administra-
ton six or seven new churches were
built in the Mex York diocese every
year home missions were extended,
and phenomenal gains ma le In doul-
ions FOR all church purposes. when
be- went 20 Rome, NJ he did every
lther year. he carried with him an
ifferinR OF Peters pence that has
,een said 70 he larger than from any
,ther diocese In the world