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 . ers. St. Andrews Cluu-ch, of wliich the pastor and peoplehad been so proud, was a wreck, tinged with sad andmournful memories; but the main structure was still firm,and the Rev. Mr. Curran proceeded to restore it oncemore, and fit it for his people. The falling Avail had crush-ed in a part of the roof, carrying rafters and beams with it,and filling the church wit
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 . ers. St. Andrews Cluu-ch, of wliich the pastor and peoplehad been so proud, was a wreck, tinged with sad andmournful memories; but the main structure was still firm,and the Rev. Mr. Curran proceeded to restore it oncemore, and fit it for his people. The falling Avail had crush-ed in a part of the roof, carrying rafters and beams with it,and filling the church with ruin. The restoration re(piirednew care and expense; but St. Andre\vs came forth more at-tractive than ever, and was again dedicated to Gods service. The zeal of the congregation may be seen in the factthat, in the last collection for the benefit of the AmericanCollege at Rome, that seminary, erected by Pojie PiusIX. of blessed memory, wliich has sent forth so manylearned and zealous priests, the little Chm-ch of St. An-di-ew led all others in the amount of its Holiness Pope Leo XIII. evinced his appreciation ofthis liberality by presenting to the venerable pastor anelegant gold chalice for the {j]yl^^yA^^<.^.^<L^ ST. ANDREWS (JUUllCH. 143 REV. ]\riCnAEL OURKAN, PASTOR OF ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. THE venerable pastor of St. Ancli-ews is now, inpoint of ordination as well as in the lengtli of hispastorship, one of tlie oldest priests of the Diocese of NewYork. He was born neai Emyvale, in the County ofMonaghan, Ireland, in 1813. His boyish ideas all lookedto America as his future home, and he studied away inthe determined Avay natvu-al to him, to lit himself for thebattle of life. Thouj^li he left his native countr}- at theearly age of thirteen, it is characteristic of him that liisname was already signed in his bo}^ chirography to amonster ])etition in fiuor of Catholic Emancipation. He landed in Dehuvare, and was welcomed in Penn-sylvania by
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