Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-11-26

but extended to the entlre commune
| ty and the feeling prevailed that he
was the friend Of everybody. Those
who followed his career from the time
when he first came to Denison until
his death are able to testify that he
constantly grew in influence from
| the time he first came here until his
death. 1t is said that his illness did
not manifest itself until o'clock the
! morning OF his death, when he was
seized with chill which was followed
| by high fever and .unconsciousness.
A doctor was called at 4 o'clock at
| ter he hadskeen taken with a chill and
he did not regain consciousness before
his death. M
From the history Of Crawford coun-
ty printed in 1911 we take the follow
| ing concerning Father Farrelly's life:
lett is doubtful whether in the state of
Iowa more faithful and efficient pas
tor can be found than Father M. ].
Farrelly, Of the st. Rose of Lime Cath
| Ollie Church Of Denison, He has
officiated as head OF the church of
this place for twenty-four years and
the great respect in which he was
lheld by his parishioners as well as
by the entire community. is proof of
his work. Born at Aughavass, Ire
Hand, March i. 1854. he was reader as
a farmer boy by good Catholic par
ents and received his early education
4 in his native land. The fathers
business was principally that of buy
ling and selling cattle and shipping
them to England and Scotland. He
died in 1892 at the age Of 81 years.
The mother came to America IN 1893
and passed away in Denison, Iowa,
ON the 18th day OF December 1889
4 being then seventy-three years Of age
There were seven sons and two daugh-
trs in the family, namely: Luke,
now deceased; Patrick who is pas
tor of st. Joseph's church at Carroll;
Thomas, who died at the age of eigh-
teen years; NJ. J. the subject of this
review; Mrs. b. Mcguire, at st. Paul
Mimi; whose husband died October
i26, 1910: James, a commission 4 mer-
chant Of Chicago, Philip who is far
mer and lives near Denison; Peter
of Denison, and Mary, wife Of ]. T.
1 Haugh, deceased.
Father Farrelly came to America in
l1S72, and for two years worked by the
month on farm near Lawler in Chick
asaw county, Iowa. In 1874 he enter
ed the Christian Brothers school at
Prairie du Chen Wis, and in the fall
OF the following year became stu
dent In St, Joseph's college at Du-
buque, Iowa, where he spent two
years in the study OF classics, gradu-
ating in moral philosophy in 1877.
In the fall Of the same, year he went
| to Montreal, Canada, where he en-
gagged for three years In the study Of
theology. Returning to Dubuque he
was ordained priest Of the Roman
Catholic church on the 21st day of
September, 1880. His first appoint
ment was in charge of a parish at
Manchester, Iowa, where he continued
for seven years, i and while there built
a church ct Ryan and Earlville, and
a parsonage at Manchester. He also
secured for the congregation new
cemetery and carried out other impor-
tant undertakings Under the appoint
|ment Of Bishop Hennessy he has serv-
ed since October /, 1887, as pastor
of the st. Rose of Lima church al
Denison He has also been for nine
Years in charge Of the Charter OaA
/ church as an out mission. In 1890
he built the Catholic school known as
the st. Rose OF Lima parochial school
which now has seventy-five pupils ex-
elusive Of those taking instructions In
music who number about sixty. In
1896 he erected q new church in this
city which cost $4,000 and has q
seating capacity Of 700 persons. It Is
elegantly furnished and was recent,
handsomely redecorated and frescoed
being known as one OF the most beau.
tiful churches in the state. In thu
fall OF 1910 Father Farrelly affected
the purchase of the handsome resi-
fence OF Geo. w. Nicholson, one Of til,
inest In the city, and 1t Is now tn,
4 parsonage OF the church.
/ Father Farrelly has always retain
ed his interest in his studies and Ii
deeply yersed in history, literature
science, theology and all subjects
THAT interest a wide awake and pro
Igressive scholar and religious teacher
10 fthe twentieth century. He was al
eloquent and convincing speaker ant
was often invited to deliver addresses
before patriotic, literary and religious
bodies in the state. He is powel
for good and his influence has eve
been exerted in behalf Of the weake
members of society and in the up
building Of the best interests of tn
state and nation"