An edition of The life of Patrick Augustine Feehan
(1922)
The life of Patrick Augustine Feehan
bishop of Nashville, first archbishop of Chicago, 1829-1902
by Cornelius James Kirkfleet
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Illustrations xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xv
CHAPTER I
HIS CHILDHOOD
His Birth — His Parents — The Feehan Family Of Ancient Lineage — The Irish A Ubiquitous Race — Phil. Kearney — The Archbishop's Physique — His Ideal Catholic Home-Life — His Education — His Love For Books — The Ball-Alley — At The Home Of His Grandfather — The O'connell Monster- Meetings — He Returns To His Home — The Ivy-Covered Tree 1-10
CHAPTER II
THE YOUNG MAN
Condition Of The Poor In Those Days — Young Feehan Takes Their Part — Is Fond Of Athletics — Barney Healy Takes The Pledge — Patrick Studies Gaelic — Is Known To Be Destined For The Ministry — Is Guided By His Father In Reading Matter — Death Of His Sister — He Tells His Mother Of His Vocation — Goes To Castle Knock — Charles Russell — The Family Leaves Ireland — Patrick's Love For His Patron Saint — His Coming To America 11-21
CHAPTER III
THE MISSIONARY
Says Farewell To His Native Country — At The Seminary Of Carondelet — Is Ordained To The Priesthood In St. Louis — Teaches In The Seminary — The Talented Young Preacher — Cholera Epidemic In St. Louis — Mrs. Gotsel, The Housekeeper — Feehan Is Made President Of Carondelet — Becomes Pastor — Never Asks For Money — The Priest Of The Poor — His Visits , To The Jail — He Helps The Prisoners — His Visits To His Mother — Establishes A Hospital For Wounded Soldiers — Makes Numerous Converts 22-33
CHAPTER IV
THE BISHOP OF NASHVILLE
Death Of His Mother — Is Made Bishop Of Nashville — His Consecration In St. Louis — His Arrival In Nashville — Conditions In The South — The Diocese A Barren Morass — Consequences Of The War — The Bishop Brings Life Into The Diocese — The Dominican Sisters — The Bishop's Love For The Orphans — His Love For Catholic Schools — The Cholera Epidemic In Nashville 34-43
CHAPTER V
HIS EPISCOPAL VISITATIONS
His Work Throughout The Diocese — Results Of His Efforts Soon Visible — Some Of The Experiences On His Visitation Tours — The Church At Memphis — Transfer Of Father Walsh — The Bishop's Answer To The Committee — Some Fine Traits Of Character — Calvary Cemetery At Memphis — How The Bishop Hated Flattery — His Aversion To Travel — An Amusing Incident — His Work Of Fifteen Years In The Diocese 44-54
CHAPTER VI
THE YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC
The Extent Of The Plague — Every Worshipper At Church In Mourning — In Memphis Twenty Nuns And Five Priests Die — The Dominican Fathers — The Fever Of 1878 — Acts Of Heroism Of Bishop And Priests — Names Of Priest-Heroes — Trying Position Of Bishop Feehan — He Preaches The Funeral Oration Of Twelve Of His Priests 55-65
CHAPTER VII
THE BISHOP LEAVES NASHVILLE
Chicago Made An Archbishopric — Bishop Feehan Appointed Archbishop — His Farewell — A Committee Waits On Him — Their Speeches — A Purse Is Presented To Him — The Bishop's Love For The South — The Address Of The Clergy On The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of His Ordination — A Letter From Father Gleeson — Bishop Feehan And The Cathoiic Knights Of America 66-78
CHAPTER VIII
HIS COMING TO CHICAGO
His Enthusiastic Reception — His Investiture — Reading Of Papal Bull — The Sermon By Archbishop Feehan — Further Details Of The Celebration 79-95
CHAPTER IX
RECEPTION OF THE PALLIUM
Details Of The Solemn Installation In The Cathedral — The Sermon By Bishop Hogan — Meaning Of The Pallium — When And How Made And Blessed — The Pallium Is Placed Upon His Shoulders 96-114
CHAPTER X
THE ARCHBISHOP
Condition Of The Diocese — His First Official Act — The Consecration Of Bishop Mc Mullen — Death Of Father St. Cyr — The Consecration Of Bishop Riordan — The Archbishop Is Summoned To Rome — A Testimonial Banquet — Address By Vicar General Conway — Reply By The Archbishop — A Full Account Of The Departure 115-126
CHAPTER XI
HIS RETURN FROM ROME
A Large Delegation Meets Him — Object Of His Mission In Rome — Detailed Account Of The Archbishop's Reception At Valparaiso — The Speeches — His Return To Chicago — The Grand Demonstration — He Speaks In The Cathedral — The Welcome From His Clergy — Address Of Father Conway — The Welcome From The Laity — Address By Hon. Henry F. Sheridan — Speeches In Different Languages 127-148
CHAPTER XII
ECCLESIASTICAL DISCIPLINE
The Importance Of The Baltimore Council — The Archbishop's Interest In Education — The Schools He Built In Chicago — The Great Financier — A Celebrated Law Case — Progress Of The Archdiocese — The First Diocesan Synod — Permanent Rectors Appointed — Board Of School Examiners — Rural Deans 149-166
CHAPTER XIII
FEEHANVILLE
General Conditions In Chicago — Influence Of The Priesthood — Plans Are Formed For An Industrial Training School — Laying Of The Cornerstone — State Assistance — The Charter — Solemn Dedication — Account Of The Celebration — Various Speeches— Buildings Destroyed By Fire — Schedule Of Assessment Of Parishes For Rebuilding 167-188
CHAPTER XIV
HIS SILVER JUBILEE
A Spectacle Of Magnificence — The Celebration In The Cathedral — The Sermon By Bishop Hogan — The Dinner — Address By Vicar General Dowling — The Programme — The Celebration At Night — The Marching 189-200
CHAPTER XV
THE CHILDREN'S CELEBRATION
Five Thousand Children Present — The Programme — Two Addresses From The Orphans — Address By The Boys From Feehanville — Speech By Archbishop Feehan — Poem By John T. McNellis 201-211
CHAPTER XVI
THE EVENING CELEBRATION (Second Day)
The Archbishop Is Shown To Be A Father To All Nationalities — The Addresses In Various Languages — Address By The Negro Catholics — Speech Of The Archbishop — His Gratitude 212-219
CHAPTER XVII
THE PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH
Increase Of Catholic Population In Chicago — Increase In Number Of Churches, Schools And Charitable Organizations — The "New World" Is Established — List Of Original Promoters — The Consecration Of Bishop Dunne — Masterful Address Of The Archbishop On Catholic Education — His Generosity — His Kindness To The Nuns — His Untiring Efforts In Behalf Of The Outcast Of Society 229-233
CHAPTER XVIII
THE FRIEND OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
Why Certain Societies Were Condemned By Rome — The Archbishop Grasps The Situation — He Anticipates The Encyclical Letter Of Pope Leo Xiii — The Catholic Knights Of America — His Love For All Catholic Societies — He Becomes Their Champion— His Defense Of The A. O. H. — The Testimony Of Archbishop Ireland — The Promoter Of Temperance Societies — His Speech At The Tem- Perance Congress In Chicago — Sketch Of The Origin Of The Catholic Order Of Foresters 234-257
CHAPTER XIX
THE WORLD'S FAIR
Archbishop Feehan President Of The Second Catholic Congress — Topics Treated — His Welcome Speech — The General Interest In The Congress — The Catholic Educational Day — The Address Of The Archbishop — The Magnificent Catholic Exhibit — The "Protector Of Our Schools" 258-276
CHAPTER XX
HIS LOVE OF IRELAND
Speech On Moore — Sermon On St. Patrick — Speech In Answer To The Toast : "The Catholic Hierarchy And Clergy Of Ireland" — His Love For The Irish Societies — Colonel Finerty's Comment — His Love For America — The True American — His Love For The American Flag 277-298
CHAPTER XXI
BISHOP MCGAVICK'S CONSECRATION
Archbishop Feehan's Failing Health — Consecration Of Bishop Mcgavick — The Dinner — Speech By The Archbishop — Speech Of Bishop Mcgavick — Illness Of The New Auxiliary — Petition For Other Auxiliary 299-305
CHAPTER XXII
BISHOP MULDOON'S CONSECRATION
Impressive Scene At The Cathedral — Officers Of The Mass — The Number Of Bishops And Priests — The Celebration — The Rev. Tinan's Speech — Answer By The Archbishop — Speech Of Rev. Thiele — Answer By Bishop Muldoon — The Great Demonstration At Night 306-319
CHAPTER XXIII
HIS SICKNESS AND DEATH
His Sudden Death — Comments By Vicar-General Fitzsimmons And Mr. Luther Laflin — Body Lies In State — Notices For Funeral — Condition Of The Archdiocese — Statistics — Tribute By Newspapers — Letters Of Condolence 320-335
CHAPTER XXIV
THE SOLEMN FUNERAL
A Most Imposing Ceremony — Officers Of The Mass — Dignitaries Present — Sermon By Archbishop Ryan — Reference To The Crowley Scandal — The Relatives Of The Archbishop — Procession To The Cemetery — Removal Of The Body — The Monument 336-347
CHAPTER XXV
ECHOES OF THE FUNERAL
Editorial Comment By Secular Papers : Tribune, Inter-Ocean, Daily News, Journal And Evening Post — Catholic Press Comment: Pittsburgh Observer, Catholic Journal And News, Memphis, Tenn., Iowa Catholic Messenger, The Review, St. Louis, Mo., The Catholic Universe, The Catholic Transcript, The Western Watchman, The New World 348-366
Biographical Summary 367
APPENDIX — DOCUMENTS
NO. 1. TESTIMONIAL LETTERS OF THE ORDINATION OF PATRICK FEEHAN 369
NO. 2. BRIEF OF NOMINATION OF FATHER FEEHAN TO THE SEE OF NASHVILLE, TENN 370-372
NO. 3-4. LETTERS OF CARDINAL S1MEONI TO BISHOP FEEHAN 373-374
NO. 5. BULL OF THE ELEVATION OF BISHOP FEEHAN TO THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO 374-376
NO. 6. BULL OF ERECTION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF Chicago 376-378
NO. 7. LETTER FROM THE APOSTOLIC DELEGATE CONCERNING THE REV. JEREMIAH J. CROWLEY 378-379
NO. 8. LETTERS OF EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE REV. J. J. CROWLEY 380-381
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
The Most Rev. P. A. Feehan, D. D. Frontispiece
Feehan the Student 18
Feehan at Carondolet 26
The Bishop of Nashville, Tenn. 34
The Rt. Rev. John McMullen, D. D. 79
The Most Rev. Patrick W. Riordan, D. D. 117
The Very Rev. P. J. Conway, V. G. 127
The Rt. Rev. Maurice F. Burke, D. D. 160
The Very Rev. D. M. J. Dowling, V. G. 194
The Very Rev. James McGovern, D. D. 212
The Rt. Rev. Edward Joseph Dunne, D. D. 224
The Protector of Our Schools 273
The Rt. Rev. Alexander J. McGavick, D. D. 299
The Rt. Rev. Peter James Muldoon, D. D. 306
The Very Rev. M. J. Fitzsimmons, V. G. 322
Mother Mary Catherine Feehan 345
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