The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-18
CARDINAL FARLEY
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l,ryr with great enthusiasm. for ia his
years Of service IN III" metropolitan sec
Archbishop Farley had become ptioFeu
hr Il host of friends Of every creed
When lie sailed for Rome To have the
rcd hat conferred Upon him At q formal
..ousislory. -. 100 men. wumen ana
children Iinrd lhr cruSS-tnwn thorough
fare from 81. l'ltrirkS Cathedral Oh
fifth avenue Ia the watcri rnnI. lhp1l
flags were everywhere i'll evidence 1Iy-
in3 even from tn" t"p-'naSl "i t"'
steamer On which h" sailed
An ever greater dclnUHStrallnh-Cnc
of tho greatest any ccclcSIitStic lndiflo-
ual ever received in this cuuntrS-"as
accorded the new Prince al the Church
when h. returned To- New YORK on Jahu-
nry l.. 1917. Thousands Upon tn"u-
sands greeted hum when he liti'dro At
the BATTERY. In an OPEN carriage nc
jnincd the great prucrssinn tn ST. rat
rrck's. and saw the city dccked in papa!
rulnrS ;ls never before. The c;Ltheora4
mad been strung with gibbons "l elHctrIc
lights which vera illuminated cEtrS
night for ten nights after his return
Mad for ton days the ovation l." inc
nrw cardina continued in many lorna
including Il great pubic dcnonSlFh'Io'
ut the Hippudr"mc. and dinner ~
which Cardinal Farley heard ms lr"t
,.s,ant brethren Jay him tribute. ana
rdIctinn. rejoicing that the days OF
hj.u:ry were over.
Having accepted these SIEn2l hohoFH'
CARDINAL Farley returned Ia the sehtf-
ally simple habits "r life ana the tNa't-
ing duties which were still his as arch-
bishop OF New York. In this capacity
he had ALREADY made himself one OF the
most influential and popular FeuEi"uS
leaders of thu city. All or ms &C.
clrsiastic:ll life. with the exception Oh
New York
lie was born April 20. 1S+l. at New
ton Hamilton. County AramaEh; lrc-
land, the son OF Philip and Catherine
(Murplly) Farley. His father was an
] innkeeprr. Eolh parents died when tne
boy was only seven years old. and ne
WIS left largely To make his own way
He succeeded in eating fair cduca-
ton at ST. Malcartan'S. L college III the
nciEhborhuod Of his home. and he proved
10 be not only 4 brilliant student. put "A
i popular one. for he was known rs IN"
comedian Of his class and Il peace
maker among his fellows
Through the auspices uf an uncle ne
canIc 10 New York and continued ms
: education nt 81. Johns College. FUrdhan
and at ST. Josrph's Seminary ~ Troy.
n. Y. -Four more years nc spent At the
| American college in Rome, Italy. and
was ordained as priest there June
II. 1870.
Returning 70 this country. he spent
the first two years after his ordination
as assistant rector OF ST. Peters. Mt
New Brighton. Staten Island, in New
York Harbor. The vigor and ability ne
displayed in this his first work. at
! tractcl the attention Of Cardinal Arch
bishop McClnskcy. and he engaged him
as his secretary. The young Father Far
ley held the post for twelve years. al
most up to the tms CT the cardinals
4 rial with
the first American 10 b. elevated tn the
cnrd!nalate had great influence on
Father Farley. He iInbibcd much OF tho
EentleneSs Of spirit and plain habits OF
life which were characteristic OF his Su-
pcrior, and after Cardinal McC'ioskcy's
death he euloEizcd him in 4 story OF his
life
While serving under Cardinal Nc
C1oskcy Father Farley WAS also rector
of st. GahrierS. 4 populous and poor
parish on tho East Side Of New York.
where a priests life was one OF constant
toll and not little hardship. In that
parish he showed himself capable Of tho
greatest sacrifices for his people. He
| was Il great friend Of the poor. and il
became L nciEhborhood saying that no
man ever went hungry II Father aFrley
knew it
In 1854 Pope Leo XIII appointed him
a private chamberlain. and his title then
became monsignor. In 1891 he was APP
pointed vicar general OF the archdio Geese
of New York: in 1892 domestic prciato
notary and in the same year auxiliary
| bishop under Archbishop Corrigan of
New York. III this capacity Bishop
Farley took upon himself great bur
den OF the work in the archdiocese. Ills
influence and popularity Increased
steadily and upon Archbishop Corrigan's
death in 1902. the clergy and the bish-
ops were practically unanimous in ask
ing for the appotntment Of Bishop Far.
ley rs his successor. He was appointed
and from the first ne proved himself q
! master IN church government.
He was man of peace and gcntlencSS
but his success i'll governing the largest
Roman Catholic diocese. IN America in
volvcd an executive flrTnneSS which %;LS
also his when needed. He had remark
able success IN his CHOICE Of priests for
III" several hundred churches under his
care being Keen III his Judgment OF men
and situations.
He WIS the spiritual head of nearly
one and one half millions Of souls and
under his jurisdiction were nearly As
many different n:Itionalitics rs ar. found
anywhere in the Roman Catholic world
lIS WAS an accom- pliShed llnEuISt. iLblc Ia
convcrst with most Of his foreign poo
PIE in their own tongue.
He wa.s not Il great preacher or speak
CT. so far LIS oratUriCal ability was con-
ccrncd, although ne had sweet voice
and a strong one. but his sermons and
addresses were interesting and convinc-
ing. They were consistently lcvcled at
certain things which he conSfdercd the
greatest current e"ilS--diEorcc. immoral
thcntricaLs. sabbath Dissertation and So
cIaliSn.
1t WAS rather as Il manager Of men
and money that the Cardinal Archbishop
ranked highest lie displayed great
viEnr in carrying out his plans for the
founding of Catholic institutions and in
fostering those already established. Tn
der his administration SIX or seven new
churches were built in the New York
diocese every year home missions were
extended and phcnominal gains made in
donat inSt5 for I'LL church purposes. When
no went TO Rome. us he did every other
year III carried with him IN Offering
III l'ctcr'S pence that has been said To
be larger than from any other diocese IN
the world
On tn. occasion Of tho furtieth ami
versTlry Of Archbishop F'arlrys ordina-
ton the c1.rEy and laicty Of the arch
diocese made him the princcly gift OF
$3U0.Un0 with WHICH TO puy OF tho in
dcbtcincSS. against st. PAtrcltS C1thc-
dral and enabled him. a. hr said. {" con
sccratc it in f;tct as we'll rs in name as
the House Of God.
Cardinal tarlry lived in the archlepi5-
copaI mansion on Madison avenue. di-
rrc,ly behind the Cathedral on Fifth
avenue. Here. surrounded by his OFF,
cial hnus. hold. he lived n simpl" but
busy life. divided between priestly
duties, application tn complex problems
and recreation Ia keep fit. He owned no
lin, "uuippaGr al amy sort. u" took long
walks daily. II" ahstaIncd from tobacco
ami coffee lie was known among his
friends as 4 charming host and enter
tanned nj on" time or another several 81
tn, cardinals. and many distinguished
PERSONS in and ont Of TIL" church.