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Succeeeding Fr. Livingston came Rev. Joseph F. Sheahan. Fr. Sheahan was born in Lowell, Mass., July 22, 1861. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier's College, New York City, in 1882, and was ordained at St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary at Troy in December, 1886. After his ordination he was sent as assistant to the Church of the Nativity on Second avenue, New York City. He was also assist- ant at St. Agnes's Church on East 43rd street, New York City. From this church he was sent as pastor to the Church of the Magda- lene at Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, N. Y. From here he was sent to St. Peter's Church, Poughkeepsie, as its pastor, March 24, 1906. During his brief pastorate he has made many improve- ments to the church. It has been repainted and redecorated, and he has also improved the boys' school. He was very active in raising the funds for the memorial windows for Fr. Riordan and Fr. Nilan. Since he became pastor he has brought the Marists Brothers to St. Peter's for the purpose of teaching the boys in his parish, using the Mill Street school for that purpose. Fr. Sheahan has also greatly im- proved the cemetery belonging to St. Peter's Church. He is deeply interested in the various societies within his parish. The Aquinas Club, which is in St. Peter's parish, under Fr. Sheahan's assistant, the Rev. Wm. J. B. Daly, has become noted for the literary advancement made by its members.
Fr. Sheahan is noted for his kind and sympathetic nature and his genial and affable manner has won for him a host of friends among all classes, who admire him for his many noble qualities and especially
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because of his priestly character and zeal. His love and care for souls marks a beautiful trait in his priestly career.
The lay trustees of St. Peter's Church since its incorporation were John Hart, John Kelly, Peter Shields, William Maher, Hugh Lavery and John Nevins.
The present lay trustees are Peter Shields and John Nevins.
At the time of the Civil War many Catholic immigrants, or sons of immigrants, sprang bravely forward from the two parishes then in Poughkeepsie, to defend the Stars and Stripes. Many of them never returned to their homes, and of those who did return many are now buried in St. Peter's cemeteries. In a recent article in the May, 1907, Fraternal News, by Mr. Andrew G. Corcoran, it is stated that at least seventy-one graves in St. Peter's cemetery are those of Catholic sol- diers.
In the year 1808 Pope Pius the VIIth cut off from the See of Balti- more, which then embraced the entire portion of the United States lying east of the Mississippi River, the four Sees of Bardstown, (Ky.), Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. The Centennial celebration of the diocese of New York was celebrated in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 26, 1908. The celebration consisted of a parade in the after- noon in which all the Catholic societies in Poughkeepsie took part. After the parade, a public meeting was held in Columbus Institute, which was presided over by Hon. Joseph Morschauser, Justice of the Supreme Court. The speakers on the occasion were: Hon. Lewis S. Chanler, Lieutenant Governor of New York State; Hon. John S. Whalen, Secretary of State; Hon. John K. Sague, Mayor of the City of Poughkeepsie; Dr. John G. Coyle, of New York; Rev. Francis Donnelly, S. J., of St. Andrew's, and Richard E. Connell, editor Poughkeepsie News-Press.
The committee in charge of the celebration were: Rev. Dean Pat- rick Daly, chairman ; John J. Mylod, treasurer ; James A. Tolland, secretary ; Rev. Joseph F. Sheahan, Rev. Gallus Bruder, Rev. Charles Galuska, Rev. Nicolas Pavone, James A. Lavery, John Nevins, Pat- rick C. Doherty, Thomas A. Waters, Dr. John E. Patterson, John J. Hogan, Richard E. Connell, James H. Mullen, Peter Miller, John B. Wermuth, L. L. Herles, Nicola Manna, P. A. Tesone, S. Gawli- kowski, A. Wierzhoski, Frank Zenkier, T. Dettmer.
The churches in Poughkeepsie on this date were St. Peter's, Nativity
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(German), St. Mary's, and St. Joseph's (Polish). The Church of "Our Lady of Mount Carmel" (Italian) is about to be organized.
THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY. During the time that Rev. Patrick F. McSweeney was pastor of St. Peter's Church, he purchased from the Universalist Society their church property on the south side of Cannon street, near Academy street, for the sum of $10,000. This property is now owned by the Young Women's Christian Association. On July 20, 1873, the church was dedicated by Most Rev. John Mc- Closkey, Archbishop of New York. The ceremony of dedication com- menced with the celebration of a solemn high mass, the Rev. Dr. Pat- rick F. McSweeney, pastor of St. Peter's Church, acting as celebrant ; Rev. Dr. R. L. Burtsell, pastor of the Church of the Epiphany, New York, Deacon; Rev. P. S. Rigney, of St. Peter's, Sub-Deacon, and Rev. John M. Farley, Secretary to the Archbishop (now Archbishop), Master of Ceremonies. The sermon on the occasion being delivered by the Most Rev. John McCloskey, Archbishop. At the evening ser- vice the Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn, pastor of St. Stephen's Church, New York, delivered the sermon.
Dr. Edward McSweeney, brother of Rev. Patrick F. McSweeney, was appointed pastor, and thus began the Church of St. Mary. Rev. Edward McSweeney, S. T. D., was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1843. He came to New York in 1850; graduated from St. Francis Xavier's College, in New York, in 1862; went to Propaganda, Rome, where he remained for five years and where he was ordained a priest in 1867. Returning to New York, he was stationed at St. Stephen's, afterward at Newburgh, and came to Poughkeepsie in 1873.
St. Mary's Church was incorported by certificate of incorporation, dated March 12, 1879, and filed and recorded in the Dutchess County Clerk's office, March 18, 1879, the trustees named therein being John McCloskey, Archbishop; William Quinn, Vicar-General; Edward Mc- Sweeney, Pastor, and James Mulrein and John Coghill, Lay Trustees.
During his (Dr. McSweeny's) pastorate of St. Mary's Church, the funds to purchase the school property and build the school house and for the purchase of the priest's house, on the northwest corner of Cannon and South Hamilton streets, were raised.
In 1880 Dr. McSweeney made a trip to Europe, and during his absence, Rev. Michael M. J. McSwiggan was acting pastor, and it was during this time that St. Mary's parochial school, on South Hamilton
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Street, was built. Fr. McSwiggan remained until November 15, 1880. Fr. McSwiggan was born in Ireland and died while pastor of St. Joachim's Church, Matteawan, N. Y. The Poughkeepsie News-Press, in speaking of him said:
"Fr. McSwiggan was one of the finest specimens of manhood in Dutchess County. He was of massive frame and giant strength. He was a man of studious babits and of an aggressive temperament that made him a conspicuous priest in the diocese. He was a man of positive opinion and fearless in opposing and attack- ing that which he deemed it his duty to oppose. He was above all things, a priest, and his life and best energies were devoted entirely to the discharging of his duties as a priest and pastor. His church and his people were the sole objects of his care. He held aloof from all association outside of his parish and at times seemed rigid in his exactness. But to know Rev. Michael J. McSwiggan was to know a giant in heart and kindness as well as in structure. One grasp of his great hand left a memory for a lifetime. He loved the poor and sought them out while he was able. He was a temperance man of the truest type and by precept and the example of his own life did much good work for his people. His sermons were plain statements of truth, and while he made no pretentions to oratory, he always had something edifying and instructive to say, and the courage to say it."
On January 7, 1881, Rev. John B. Creedan was appointed assist- ant to Fr. McSweeney. In 1883 Dr. Edward McSweeney left Pough- keepsie and went to teach philosophy and theology at Mt. St. Mary's College, Maryland, but continued as pastor until January 2, 1885, when he resigned.
Fr. McSweeney, while pastor of St. Mary's, was always very solici- tous for the flock committed to his care. Every member was dear to him, and he took a lively interest in each one's concerns, temporal as well as spiritual. They were all his chidren. No father's heart ever warmed with more generous affection or overflowed with more tender solicitude. He was noted for his culture of mind, soundness of judg- ment, knowledge of men, tact and affability of manner. It was there- fore not surprising to those who knew him that his fitness and ability were recognized and that he was chosen as Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Mt. St. Mary's College, Md., the second oldest Catholic college in the United States.
During the absence of Fr. McSweeney at Mt. St. Mary's, Rev. John B. Creedan was the acting pastor and continued as such until Febru- ary 2, 1885. Fr. Creedan was educated at Manhattan College and ordained at Troy Seminary in 1881. He began his mission as assist- ant at St. Mary's Church, where he remained eight years. He was
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then appointed, by Archbishop Corrigan, pastor at Warwick and Florida, Orange County, N. Y. From there he was transferred to Ossining, N. Y., where he became widely known through his adminis- tration as Chaplain of Sing Sing prison. Fr. Creedan was noted for his kindly nature, and he was beloved by the people of St. Mary's parish. He died at Ossining, N. Y., January 4, 1903. He was a member of Ossining Council Knights of Columbus.
On February 2, 1885, Rev. Cornelius Donovan was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Church and remained as such until May 18, 1886, when he was transferred to the Mortuary Chapel at Calvary Cemetery, N. Y. Previous to coming to Poughkeepsie he was assistant at the Cathedral, New York City. He died in Montreal the latter part of September, 1887.
On May 18, 1886, Rev. Terence J. Earley was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Church. Fr. Earley was born in Drumshambo, County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1843. He came to this country in 1860 and entered St. Francis Xavier's College, New York City, remaining two years, and then went to St. Mary's College, Emmitsburgh, Md. Owing to the Civil War, he returned to St. Francis Xavier's College in Sep- tember, 1863, where he graduated July 5, 1864, with the highest hon- ors of the College. He completed his theological studies at St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, N. Y., and was ordained a priest December 21st, 1867, and was sent immediately as assistant to St. Stephen's Church of New York City. He was also assistant at St. Bridget's Church, New York City. Cardinal McCloskey recognized the zeal and industry of Fr. Earley and appointed him rector at West Point and Highland, where he remained for sixteen years. During Fr. Earley's pastorate at St. Mary's Church the property was purchased upon which the present church is built. The corner stone of the new St. Mary's was blessed September 10th, 1888, by the Most Rev. Michael A. Corrigan, Archbishop. The Rev. Dean Mooney, of St. Patrick's, Newburgh, preached the sermon for the occasion. Among the large concourse of people present was the Common Council and acting Mayor F. J. Nesbitt. The stone came from Poughkeepsie Bridge, Pier No. 2, one which had been removed. The Bridge Com- pany presented it to the church. All the various Catholic Societies in the city took part in the ceremony. The committee in charge of the affair was Peter B. Cusack, Pierce J. Hayden, Owen Cook, Thomas
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A. Waters, George Hughes, John Gaffney, John Fitzpatrick, Timothy Shay, and William J. Talbot, secretary. About May 1st, 1891, Fr. Earley was appointed by Archbishop Corrigan to the rectorship of the parish of St. Peter's at New Brighton, Staten Island. Fr. Earley is now pastor at Irvington, N. Y. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Succeeding Fr. Earley came Rev. Edward J. Conroy. Fr. Conroy was born in New York, July 10, 1853. He was educated in the New York schools, and in 1866 he entered St. Francis Xavier's College. He graduated with honor in 1873, and in 1875 sailed for Europe and in the same year entered the American College at Rome. He was or- dained to the priesthood in 1877. Fr. Conroy was first assigned to do missionary work in New York. Subsequently he was made assist- ant to Rev. Arthur J. Donnelly at St. Michael's Church, New York. After a lapse of three years he was transferred to St. Monica's. His first charge as pastor was ten years later when he completed the Church of St. Francis Assisi, at Mt. Kisco. From there he was trans- ferred to St. Joseph's Church, Kingston, N. Y., where he served as pastor for three years. He was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Church, Poughkeepsie, April 23, 1891. During Fr. Conroy's admin- istration of the affairs of St. Mary's Church the new Church of St. Mary's was dedicated, October 22, 1893, the ceremony of dedica- tion being unusually grand and imposing. People professing ad- herence to all Christian denominations crowded the edifice. In the absence of Archbishop Corrigan the church was blessed by Bishop Silas Chatard, of Vincennes, Ind., formerly director of the American College at Rome. The Chaplains to the Bishop were Mgrs. Calasrini and Raimondi. Masters of Ceremony, Rev. James J. Connelly, secre- tary to Archbishop Corrigan, and Rev. John J. Barrett. In the even- ing Pontifical Vespers was held and a sermon delivered by Very Rev. Joseph F. Mooney, V. G. Rev. Edward McSweeney was the Officiant, and Rev. Edwin M. Sweeney, Deacon. During the evening services the following cablegram was received from Rome:
Rome, October 22, 1893.
Rev. E. J. Conroy, Pastor, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
For the inauguration of your Church the Holy Father sends to you the Apostolic Benediction.
MAZZOLLINI, Papal Secretary.
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Fr. Conroy died at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, Tuesday, February 14, 1899. Fr. Conroy was a member of Florentine Council, No. 304, Knights of Columbus.
After the death of Fr. Conroy, Fr. Patrick Daly was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Church. The Very Rev. Patrick Daly, V. F., was appointed rector of St. Mary's Church March 3, 1899. He was born in Ireland, November 12, 1859. As a boy he attended the dis- trict schools of his native place. In 1876 he became a student at St. Brendan's College, Killarney, from which he graduated in 1878. In September, 1878, he entered St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, where, at the end of a seven-year course of training, he was ordained a priest June 29, 1885. He served as curate in St. John's Church, Glasgow, Scotland, from November, 1885, to June, 1889. With a promise from Archbishop Corrigan of an assignment in the Arch- diocese of New York, he came to America August, 1889. On his arrival he was appointed as one of the assistants to the rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City. He held this position until his appointment as rector of St. Mary's, Poughkeepsie.
Upon the promotion of Fr. Livingston to St. Gabriel's, New York, Fr. Daly was appointed Dean of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam. In this capacity it is his duty to make periodical visits of inspection to the Catholic churches of these counties, and to report to the Arch- bishop the conditions which such visits disclose. Under Fr. Daly's wise and careful administration, he reduced the debt of St. Mary's $30,000, notwithstanding the fact that during the same period he expended for improvements and repairs the sum of $25,000.
The Centenary Celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the New York diocese was celebrated in Poughkeepsie by a monster parade of Catholic men and a mass meeting in Columbus Institute, and this celebration was carried out under Fr. Daly's direction.
Fr. Daly is chaplain of Florentine Council, No. 304, Knights of Columbus.
The Sisters of St. Dominic have charge of St. Mary's parochial school and have a convent at No. 32 South Hamilton street. The lay trus- tees of St. Mary's Church since its organization have been James Mulrein, John Coghill, Michael Lawler, John J. McCann, John Colle- ton, John Talbot, Timothy G. Kelly, James H. Mullen and Dr. Daniel
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M. Sheedy, James H. Mullen and Dr. Daniel M. Sheedy being the present lay trustees.
THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY.1 Fifty years ago the German Catholics in Poughkeepsie depended upon priests from New York City for holding their church services. Fr. Joseph Schaeffler was among the first to officiate. The Irish Catholic rector, Fr. Riordan, allowed them to use St. Peter's Church for this purpose. Fr. Schaeffler en- couraged them to form a society under the leadership of Frank Heng- stebeck, which they called St. Michael's, and soon raised funds enough to purchase the property on Union street on which the church, school and rectory now stand.
In 1852, after paying $991.00 for the land, they erected a frame building twenty-five by fifty feet, which was for both school and church purposes. This served as a place of worship until 1859, when the increase in numbers necessitated a new building which was erected at a cost of $4500.
Most important changes took place during the pastorate of Father Metzler from 1864 to 1873. A fine building with two school rooms and dwelling for the teachers of the parochial school was added. The Right Rev. Franz Joseph Hundhausen, who was next in charge, brought the Franciscan Sisters from Peekskill to serve as teachers in this school.
During the pastorate of Rev. Dr. Schraeder a rectory was added.
The Right Rev. Gallus Bruder was appointed rector, July 20, 1879. At this time a church cemetery was purchased, an organ placed in the church, and later the steeple and additions were completed. A fire on the 9th of January, 1894, injured the interior of the church to such an extent that new altars had to be built. A chime of bells and new chalice were consecrated September 8th, 1895, by Arch- bishop Corrigan of New York.
The parochial school had increased so that in 1895 an addition to the building became necessary.
The prosperous condition of this church is largely due to the inter- est taken by the older as well as the younger members of the many flourishing societies connected with it, whose contributions so greatly assist in carrying out the plans for continued improvement. The Right Rev. Gallus Bruder, to whose zeal and encouragement the
1. Translated from the German by Amalia Halght.
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church owes its strength and prosperity, is the leader and organizer of these.
The St. Elizabeth Society, composed mostly of mothers, numbers about 150, and is one of the most helpful institutions. The Ladies' Auxiliary and the Cecelian Choir are the next important factors in the work of the church. The Society of St. Philip is composed mostly of young men under twenty-one years of age, and is the so-called kindergarten of the church. St. Michael's Society, the oldest, in- cludes all the men, and is most interesting, not only on account of its starting with the pioneers of the church, but also that it has a military company in its organization which saw actual service in our Civil War. The Knights of St. George, who held their first regular meet- ing September 4, 1883-twenty-six in number-has, since grown into a strong company, finely uniformed and of great importance to the church. Beside the German societies, there are three Slavish organi- zations, numbering nearly one hundred members.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the pastorate of the Right Rev. Gallus Bruder and the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nativity were celebrated with great ceremony in 1903. This church is now one of the most influential and attractive ecclesi- astical edifices in Poughkeepsie.
The vestrymen are Elias Spross, John B. Wermuth, L. L. Herles, Florian Hall, Martin Heller, Aloys Muller.
THE POLISH CHURCH, POUGHKEEPSIE.1 The Poles came to the friendly and beautiful city of Poughkeepsie in the year 1887. After finding work here, they induced others of their nationality to immi- grate, so that their numbers increased rapidly. In 1893 they founded a society which they called Josephsverein and united with the German Catholic Church, as many of them were able to understand German. Various circumstances and differences of opinion induced some to separate from the Josephsverein in 1897, and to form a second society to which they gave the name of Maria von Czenstochan Verein.
The members of the Josephsverein remained with the German Catholic Church, while the new society joined the Catholic St. Peter's Church.
In the year 1900 both societies took measures to found a church for the fast increasing population of Poles, and presented to the 1. Translated from the German by Amalia Haight.
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Right Rev. Archbishop Michael Corrigan a petition to send them a priest. He granted their request, and commissioned Father Franz Fabian, pastor of the Polish Church of Rondout, to take up the work of organization.
The Poles bought the hall of the Germania Singing Society ou Lafay- ette Place, which originally had been used as a place of worship by the Baptists, and rebuilt it for their use as a church.
Father Fabian held the first service there March 17th, 1901. In the following year, on the 12th of October, the church was solemnly consecrated by the Right Rev. Archbishop John M. Farley, the suc- cessor of the deceased Archbishop Michael Corrigan. Father Carl Galuska, who had been assisting Father Fabian in Rondout and Poughkeepsie, was appointed by the Right Rev. John M. Farley as the permanent pastor.
During his pastorate, the rectory on Lafayette Place was pur- chased; a vestry room, new transept, organ, and two new side altars were added to the church.
To this congregation belong one hundred and ten Polish families, and about one hundred unmarried persons, making in all about eight hundred members.
The trustees are Stanislaus Garlikorski and Peter Koralski.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE TOWN OF FISHKILL.1 The follow- ing facts concerning this church are gathered from a historical sketch made by the Rev. T. F. Kelly, formerly pastor of St. Joachim's Church, Matteawan, and printed in 1897. He says :
"According to the earliest and most authentic records, the first Mass in this vicinity was celebrated in Fishkill Landing some time during the Revolutionary War, by a French clergyman from Rhode Island. This priest visited the conti- nental troops, then stationed at New Windsor, Orange County, New York. Having administered to the spiritual wants of the Catholic soldiers, he crossed the river to pay a visit of courtesy to Baron Steuben, who occupied the well-known Ver- planck mansion, and it was on this occasion that the Holy Sacrifice was offered here for the first time. At the successful termination of the war the troops re- turned to their homes, and the few Catholics remaining in this neighborhood were subjected to many and grave inconveniences in order that they might comply with their religious obligations. In the year 1836, however, a resident pastor was ap- pointed to Poughkeepsie, whose parish included all of Dutchess County. But two years had elapsed when St. Patrick's parish, Newburgh, was organized under the
1. Contributed by Rev. J. H. Briody.
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pastoral care of the Rev. Patrick Duffy, and although the Catholic residents on this side of the river were still members of St. Peter's Church, Poughkeepsie, they frequently attended Mass and received the Sacraments in Newburgh, and as a matter of convenience, Father Duffy was often called upon to minister to the sick and dying, though no reliable mention is made of his having said Mass here."
The writer tells us that in the year 1845 Father Sullivan was ap- pointed pastor of Wappingers Falls, from which sprung, five years later, the nucleus of what later became St. Joachim's Church. This Mission was successful principally through the efforts of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toohey and others. The building used in this Mission was situated on the corner of Main and Cliff streets. The Rev. George R. Brophy was the pastor in charge at this time. Not long after the Rev. Denis Sheahan succeeded to the pastorate of Wappingers Falls, which included Matteawan and Fishkill as mission stations, and finding the building incapable of accommodating the rapidly increasing congregation, he sold the property and thereupon purchased the site of the present church from the late Mathias Toohey, and gradually began the erection of the new church, which was called St. Mary's. In the fall of 1860 the Rev. James Coyle was appointed the first resident pastor of Matteawan, which also included Fishkill Landing, Low Point and Fishkill Village. The continued growth of the parish led to the purchase of additional property. Soon after the church was completed, and on the 18th day of August, 1861, the new building was dedicated under the name of St. Joachim's by Archbishop Hughes. A short time after the dedication of the church wherein the congregation worshipped for several years, there was opened a parochial school under the tutorship of Mr. James Mac- Hugh, who also provided here and at Glenham a night school for such young men as could not attend during the day. To Fr. Coyle also belongs the credit of having erected St. Mary's Church, Fishkill Vil- lage, which was dedicated in October, 1864. He also purchased land in Matteawan for the cemetery. Soon after his death, which occurred suddenly in the City of New York, the Rev. C. H. Farrell became the pastor, which was in the year 1867. "His eloquent preaching quickly increased the size of his congregation, and induced many persons who had been careless for a long time to return to the prac-
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