Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-09
BISHOP TO PRESIDE
HEAD OF PEORIA DIOCESE WILL
SAY MASS FOR DEPARTED
CLERGYMAN WHOSE BODY LIES
IN STATE AT CHURCH--HEART
TROUBLE BLAMED FOR SUDDEN
DEMISE.

blSHUp +. VI. DuliH' VI toil"' ''N"'
of the Peoria diocese OF the Catholi'
church, will come TO Ottawa TO OF
ficiate at the requiem mass, whicl
will be sung at the funeral services
of the Very Reverend Dean John +
Quinn. The funeral sermon will b'
preached by Rev William Mccarthy
Cf Chllcuthe, former assistant rec
tor of St Columba's church.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at 1890 O'Clock
in the church. Preceding the funera
a chanting of the office will be made
ly the large number of visiting
priests who will gather to pay theiI
last homage to the late clergyman
Burial will be made in st, COLUMBIA
cemetery beside tile grave OF the
late Dean Keatng
The former curates Of st. Colum
bas church who served under Dean
Quinn will FIJI the Offices of the mass
They will be Rev. CosgrOve, Rev lr
ish. Rev. Dunn and Rev Shields.
From 7 o'clock tonight until the
hour of the funeral on Thursday, the
body of Dean Quinn will lie in state
in St Columba's church
Probably never before in the his
tory of the city, has the passing OF
an Ottawa man caused so much genu
inc grief, as the demise of Dean
Quinn Fun Of vigor and able to re
main at the head Of the Ottawa dean
cry until the very hour of his pas
sing, his death left a void in the
hearts of his hundreds Of friends that
will be almost impossible to fill.
Mourned BY All.
Members of his own faith, and
Protestants as we'll, sincerely admir-
ed Dean Quinn for his bigness, his
absolute sincerity and his sterling
attributes of a Christian character
All classes were his friends, but the
poor, the oppressed and the troubled
felt that they had the highest inter
est in his heart.
During the ten years Of his resi-
dence in Ottawa, he accomplished
much good for the entire community
In his public work he was unselfst
and strOve for the betterment Of the
community. He was a member Of
the La Sale County Sanitarium board
at the>time of his death.
He was an active member of thf
Rotary club and of the Ottawa Cham
ber of Commerce, and did much fol
the upbuilding of the communitJ
Of +hnga ~,
CARNATIONS During his residence
here he worked for the remodeline
of St Columba's church, which wa.
made at an expenditure of about SAB,
600. He had the reCtory extensively
remodeled, and erected the st. Co
lunba's high school on La Sale
street Besides these improvements
it was largely due to his efforts tina
the handsome new Knights of Colum
bus home was erected last year. HI
served as chaplain of st. Xavier}
academy, and had made great stride
toward the upbuilding of that school
Aided Many Charities.
His charitable interests were nu
merous. He preached to the mem
bers of his parish the necessity o
showing charity for their fellow mel
and demonstrated his teachings b.
always giving literally to the worth,
poor. Many poor families neve
missed an excellent Christmas dime
which was furnished them by Deal
Quinn His practice was to call val
ious grocers on the day before Christ
mas. have them look over their az
count books, and send big Christina
baskets to all the families who wer
really unable to buy needed food TO
a CHEEKY Yuletide feast.
Charitable institutions were ais
his hobbies, and many of these receiN
ed regular financial contribution
from him for their general upkee
expenses.
Served at Morning Mass.
Dean Quinn was able to attend
his regular duties yesterday. He o
ficiated at a mass at the church !
the morning and ate his luncheon a
usual about / o'clock. Immediatel
after the luncheon hour he cam
down town. He visited the office {
his physician and a local drug stor
where he secured some medicin
While he had been in falling healt
for some time, and was not feelin