. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. Father Tormey grew to manhood in his native county. Hiscourse of instruction, after the elementary and prejjaratory periods,was all directed toward fitting him for his chosen work as a priest, andsome time before it was completed in the merely scholastic department,he had made choice of his future home and field of operation. In 1871he followed his desire by emigrating to the United States, and soonafter his arrival in this country entered St. Bonaventures College atAllegany, New York, as a student of theology according to the tea
. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. Father Tormey grew to manhood in his native county. Hiscourse of instruction, after the elementary and prejjaratory periods,was all directed toward fitting him for his chosen work as a priest, andsome time before it was completed in the merely scholastic department,he had made choice of his future home and field of operation. In 1871he followed his desire by emigrating to the United States, and soonafter his arrival in this country entered St. Bonaventures College atAllegany, New York, as a student of theology according to the teachingsof the Catholic church, and a candidate for admission to its was graduated from that excellent institution in June, 1874, and atonce came to Missouri and located in St. Joseph. On August 6th of that year he was ordained by Bishop Hogan andassigned to missionary work in Atchison and the adjoining built a church at Phelps and planted a colony at Irish Grove. x\fterremaining at his first assignment three years he was called to KEY. WALTEK TOKMEY HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY 637 JosejA, where he passed ten months in charge of a parish whose pastorwas away on leave of absence for the benefit of his health. On December31, 1878, he arrived in Brookfield and assumed charge of the church inthat city which was founded in 1859, through the admirable zeal andindustry of Bishop Hogan. This parish at that time contained about thirty-five families, andthese were not permanent residents, as the region was then in amigratory state. He succeeded, however, in maintaining the size of hiscongregation, even under such an unfavorable condition, as he was aszealous in securing the newcomers as he was regretful in parting withthose who left, and in a short time began to show his efiSciency andinfluence by making a steady increase in the number of his com-municants. A year or two after his arrival he founded a school, which con-tinued in useful operation for a number of ye
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