The Washington times., 1925-04-20
FATHER .MACK|N
MOURNED At
St. PAUL.
Body of Distinguished Priest
to Lie in State There Until
Funeral Thursday

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Catholic prelate, who died yester-
day, viii be taken into st. Paul's
Church, Fifteenth and " streets
northwest, at 1880 o'clock tonight
to lie in state until Thursday morn
ing, when funeral services will be
held.
Guards of honor at the bier of
the great Catholic leader, who came
to Washington more than forty
years ago, founded and built up
| st. Paul's parish, until now 1t ranks
as one OF the largest in the Bal
timore diocese, will be his par
ishoners. The members Of the
| parish Holy Name Society Will
watch throughout the night.
| The church win be open continu-
ously until Thursday, and services
tomorrow and Wednesday are
planned in addition to the funeral
ceremonies. At 1890 o'clock to-
morrow morning children and men,
bers OF religious orders will attend
a solemn high requiem mass. An
other mass viii be celebrated at
1880 o'clock Wednesday morning.
at which members of the parish will
attend.
Archbishop 70 P0ntificate.
The Most Reverend Michael J.
Curley, Archbishop Of Baltimore,
will pontificate at a solemn high
mass. to be celebrated at 1890
o'clock Thursday morning. This
will be preceded by recitation Of
the office OF the dead by several
members Of the local Catholic
clergy.
Arrangements for burial are not
completed, but interment will prob
ably be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be members Of the
parish.
1 Monsignor Maclxin died, yesterday
morning in Georgetown University
Hospital after an illness Of nine
days. He was stricken at dinner
in st. Paul's rectory on April IL.
Believed to be suffering with a
cold, he was ordered to bed. Sew
eral days later he was taken to
the hospital.
His illness was diagnosed as
acute pneumonia. Until several
DAYS ago recovery was expected.
Saturday, Monsignor Mackin's heart
began to fail.
At the bedside yesterday, were
Miss Margaret Maclxin. Of Balti-
more, his sister, and the Reverend
Lee j. FAaly, the Reverend James
T. Coen and the Reverend Edmond
J. Fontaine.
Announced I'm All Churches.
News of the death of Washing
toms leading Catholic clergyman
] was given to all Catholic churches
early yesterday morning ano an:
nounced at all masses yesterday.
Prayers for the reposse Of the soul
of the priest were asked by pastors
throughout the city.
Father Mackin was born in Bal
timore June 20, 1888, the second OF
five children. His father was
Francis Machin, a native of County
tTyrenne, ireland, and his mother,
Mary Matthews, was a native OF
County Longford,. ireland.
/ He was educated at st. Patrick's
School and the Central High School
In the late fiftfes. MonsignOr
Mackin went to sea-" He spent
four years roaming the Atlantic
ocean and cruising around the seas
of Europe. In 1857 he was ship
wrecked on a coral reef in the
West Indies and rescued some
hours later by a British cruiser.
In 1861 he quit the sea and re-
sumed scholastic work. For sew
leral months he was a. teacher in
la small private institution outside
of Baltimore. In the same year
he entered st. Charles School in
Baltimore to study for the priest
hood.
Father Mackin was ordained q
priest by the Most Reverend Mar
tin p. Spaulding, archbishop of Balti-
more cathedral on June 80, 1868.
First Post Here.
His first assignment was as as
sistant pastor Of st. Matthews
Church, this city. He remained
at this post for two years and was
then transferred to Rockville, Nd,
as pastor of st. Mary's Church. He
stayed there for seven years and
was transferred to st. Martins
Church, Baltimore, where he re-
manned for five years. His next
assignment was st. Joseph's
Church, Baltimore, where he served
four years as pastor. He was re-
assigned to st. Matthews here in
1886. 1t was then he founded st.
Paups parish.
| At a cost of $4,000 he erected
Il a SCnOOlnOuS0 ana CHdpS0I at
Fifteenth and v streets northwest.
His parish then had 800 Catholics.
Since that time Monsignor Mackin
has built large church and
school. His parish at the time OF
his death had nearly 1000 COM
municants.
Father Mackin was made a
'monsignor" in 1908.
On June 8, 1914, Monsignor
Mackin opened the United States
House of Representatives with
prayer, the only Catholic priest to
have done so.
The Christ Child Society, one OF
the most famous Catholic charities
in the world, had it's beginning in
his parish where it was founded by
Miss Mary v. Merrick.
Monsignor Mackin always at
tributed his long life to mot worry
ing"
"Take life as it con1es," he once
declared in an interview. Never
worry about anything. Take things
as they are, try to improve them
If you can, but never be perturbed
over what happens in your 1ife."
Until his last illness, Monsignor
Mackin was active. He attended
and said mass daily and preached
every Sunday.