The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops . e ability and zeal he had dis- 452 CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF NEW YORK. played, apjiointed liim pastor of St, Pauls Church, Har-lem, aud he remained in charge of that church till theyear 1864. He was then called to the more importantcity parish of St. Marys, which he directed till hisappointment as pastor of St. Josephs, in 1857. His career in tliis parish has been one


The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops . e ability and zeal he had dis- 452 CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF NEW YORK. played, apjiointed liim pastor of St, Pauls Church, Har-lem, aud he remained in charge of that church till theyear 1864. He was then called to the more importantcity parish of St. Marys, which he directed till hisappointment as pastor of St. Josephs, in 1857. His career in tliis parish has been one in which hehas won the esteem of the people confided to his care,as an earnest, pious, solid priest. Among liis fellowpriests he is esteemed as one of clear and vigorousmind, a wise comisellor in diificulty. The Rev. Mr. Fai-rell was one of those who took adeep interest in the late Orestes A. Brownson. Whencircumstances compelled that illustrious convert to stopthe publication of the Review, which had done such ser-vice to the cause of truth from the time of his conver-sion to the faith, the Rev. Mr. Farrell, with the lateRev. Dr. Cummings and others, raised a fund and pm--chased an annuity for the great Catholic CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH (GERMAN). EAST EIGHTY-SEVENTH STREET, YOKKVILLE. ALTHOUGH a Catholic chm-ch at Yorkville hadafforded Catholics for some years the opportu-nity of taking part in the Holy Sacrifice and approach-ing the sacraments, still, as the number of GermanCatholics increased, they began to thinlc of forming acongregation by themselves. The right reverend Fathers of Third Stieet freelypermitted mass to be said in the asylum for the Cathohcsof their nationality. For some years, the Rev. TheresiusS. GezoAvsky attended this little flock withovit being ableto obtain such aid as would justify conunencing to builda chiuch. The congregation had, however, grown so rapidlythat the most influential German Catholics of Yorkvillethought of having a church o


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