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 LIFE 
 
 BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
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 TO THE READEli. 
 
 Nrarlt five years have already elapsed since we were bereaved of 
 a worthy Bishop, who had taken possession of every heart and whoso 
 whole life had been one continued seriea of acts tending to the welfare 
 of a loving people* Ere I mention the name, Bishop Phelan, which 
 to this day sounds sweet to every ear, you must readily understand 
 whom I meant ; and though it demands an abler pen than mino ' 
 to portray his character and expose his virtues, 1 hope it will not be 
 considered presumption, on my part, to attempt to give a sketch of 
 his life, as I chanced to have a knowledge of umch of his labor, and 
 took a pleasure in watching his zeal. Not that this generation will 
 ever forget him, and the rising one will loVe to speak of his worth ; 
 but my object is solely to perpetuate his memory, and solicit in his 
 favor the prayers of a people — for whom ho prayed much— -and Who 
 will no doubt return gratitude for gratitude. 
 
 HIS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. 
 
 The subiect of the present memoir was bom in January 1705, in. 
 the Puri8h ( i Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Ho was of ' 
 " pious and Catholic parents," as testified by the Parish Priest — the 
 Rev. Edward Walsh — who furnished his Baptistcrium, oh the occa- 
 ,Bion of his emigrating to America ; and henoo their excmplai-y and 
 virtuous lives made suoh a deep and lasting impresslor upon his 
 religious character, that his whole life was characterized by virtuous 
 Works, and his zeal showed forth conspicuous, whether as a simple mis- 
 pionary or a distinguished Prelate. lie was baptistcd on the first day of 
 Fcrbuaiy, and on tliia ooca£iiou he received the ohorished name of Patrick 
 
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 — a name which scometl to htive a certaia iufliicnco over him, by re-- 
 ciillin:^ to his mind the Christian courige and perseverance or' tho' 
 (sJreat Patron Saint — a name whioh, however, he did not require to* 
 bespeak his love for, and fidelity to, the Irish race and creed: for" 
 whoever heard liini speak of his native country, or preacli the piue-- 
 j^'ric of the Apostle of Trelaitd, ncedcd-no more to know his feelings- 
 «»f undying attachment to that people, and the emotions he would ex- 
 perience in alluding to the old land of Erin — in line, a name which, 
 he merited to bear, and wliich, like St. P.itrick, he bore, by leading a 
 life of sanetityy.and by maintaining the union of the hoirt with God.- 
 
 llis piirents (Joseph Plielan and Catharine Brennan) destined liim 
 from his infancy to serve in the holy ministry, and they left nothing 
 undone thiit their ^yishes might be realized, he on his part making hii* 
 life, even at that eai-iy period, correspond with tliose lioly wishes. As 
 " truly religious pareuts" they, watclied carefully, over iiim, and con- 
 tinued to int-truct him in the Christian doctrine, until he ariived at 
 tiic age when he could be sent to school. He remained studying at .v 
 good English school until he came to th.e age of (Iftcen ywus, inl 
 made such proficiency and piotniscd so- much fcr the futlu'e, by his 
 past good ct)nduct and application, that the tcaclier became hiterested 
 in his favor, so as to nY\iO his father to semi yoving Patrick- to study 
 L;itin. Tliis must have pleased huu very much, as it tendixl'to p:o- 
 mote his views, ftn- he seems to have always had an ardent desire to 
 serve (jod in the Holy\Ministry. We learn that v.'hih-t his associates 
 :anused tjiemsolvcs, as youths are accustomed to do, his dilight was 
 to lie in church, both. bi:^i'ore and after 3lass, on SnnuViys and lloly- 
 ilays, insfcriicting the children in their Catecliiam,-and reading some 
 ])'ums book for their editieation. By this means he seems to have 
 stored up that fund;(»f knowledge, and acquired in ai'ter life the f icility 
 at' conveviirg such to his hearers — so much so, that he cxc.'llf'd- iii 
 religious lectures. Almighty (lod, by reason of his corrcf^ponding 
 witli ilis grac.\ gifltd hiu! with that rare talent of seizing the atten- 
 tion and alf.cting the hearts of his audience, even when he ti-i.'ated of 
 the most simple subject.s. His zeal' even then showed itself, and In; 
 displayed such wisdoni in his tender yea.rs, that he was respected in ;i 
 particular manner by all who knew him. I^Iauy of the coii'rregation 
 delighted to remain listening to him read for tlie children, and he on 
 bis ).)art felt happy in passing tlie Su)ulays and Jlolydays i^i this man- 
 ner — se'. N'ing Ood, and contributing his mite towards the s.dvation of 
 his neigldjor. This good conduct rendered him dear to the entinr 
 Palish, and, as I shall show hereafter, their a.jipreciatiua oC hi;i worth 
 dis))I;)yod it.vlf on the occasion of lii ■; dc])avting fin' Amcica. 
 
 I might seem to have exagg<>ratcd conci'rning the I'.ievits of the 
 vonnjj Pju'lan, but anvthing I c< uhl say wouh' not rnual th. fnllowing 
 t In'ravter, given him by his own l.*avish Prlvst. Tt soeii.s jippvoprir.te 
 bi in.Hcrt it h'.ire, as it I'clatcs not on'.v to his childiiood but e.lso to his 
 boyhood.. The il.'V. lild-.vard ^'v'als'h, Parish Prie.-t of 13 .lly.'ugj.ct, 
 liaving occasion, the iirst day of ^fav. U»l, to wv'A: t.i the Lvov.. 
 

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 LIFE OE Bisnop phelan:. 
 
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 Philip Laracy, of Boston, concerning Patrick Phelan, says: — '• I nm 
 " particuhirly anxious for his welfare — I havo known him in child- 
 " hood : in his childhood he gave presages of his subsecjuent virtue 
 '• and merit. I had an opportunity of witnessing the conduct of .his 
 '•boyhood: that conduct was exemplary. Providence had allotted 
 ''that I have been his Parish Priest these four years, and in that 
 '* C:ip.icity I pledge my public character that no one ever gave a Parish 
 '' Priest more gratifying satisfciction. I never met a young man of 
 '•better conduct." 
 
 To return to tli£>. subject of his education, we learn thai tlie Parish 
 Priest, the llev. Pather ilosey, had established a Latin school, and, 
 us he was intcresteil in Patrick's success, he offered him his choice of 
 commencing a course of classics or accepting a situuticm ui the Bank 
 of Dublin; but Patrick, whose sole intent was to prep:ire his studies 
 so as to be able to embrace, at some future day, the ecclesiastical state,, 
 preferred to choose the former. He then commenced the study of 
 Jjatin, under tlie direction of Father ILosey, but in conse(pience of 
 this reverend gentleman being shortly afterwards removed froui tli« 
 Parish, the school broke up. He Vv'as then sent to Freshford, whers 
 lliere was a Latin school established by the Parish Priest, the llev. 
 Fathei- Grady. Here he remained for tliree years, and Almighty God 
 blessed his labors with such success and enabled him to make such 
 proficiency, that he himself became an a.ssistant teacher, as v.^e lessru 
 from one of the certificates of character which was furnished him, 
 when there was (juestion o^ his leaving Ireland. As this document 
 has ref'oronca to his life and conduct at Fresliford, it will .be proper to 
 insert it here. Wa learn, conscipientl}-, according to tlie attestation, 
 made the first of 3Iay, 1821, by a number of priests and a rcspcct- 
 jible body of laity, that " Patrick Phelan resided for some years in the 
 '• Town of Freslitbrd, and assisted tlicre iii teaching the classic?-', "t a, 
 ''numerous and req)ectable school — that his conduct there had betu 
 '* every way laudable and correct, his attention to those under his care 
 •'' assiduous and unremitted, and his exemplary moral demeanor not 
 " only unexceptionable but liighly edifying." 
 
 About tills time: he was bereaved of his good fiflicr, and, as we 
 bhould naturally su[)[)ose, this loss wo,uld have weighed heavily on the 
 uiind of Patrick, were it not that a firm f lith sustained him in his 
 ufifietion. Knowing as he did the holy iiitentioiis of that fond parent 
 in his regard — how he sought to encourage and advance him in hi« 
 t;tudies, and conscious that his last prayer was breathed for his son's 
 welfare, Patrick could not but experience the greatest sorrow; more- 
 over, that at that moment, the loss might have ap])cared to him as a 
 means of frustrating his picms designs, or at least of rendering the 
 liroseeution of his studies much more diflicult. However, Providciieo 
 watched over him, and paved the way foi;^him to continue his course 
 of classics. The College of Castleinarket or Jjowhillmore, Ballyna- 
 ilill, in the Queen's County, had been in the course of erection, and 
 Vim just completed at the time; so that his mother, who tdways so 
 
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 LIFE OP BISHOP PHEIAN. 
 
 onded his wishes, and his, faithful brother Daniel, consented to his 
 going , there, though they required to pay for his education. This 
 they \^illingly did, and they received a happy recompense, by reason 
 of his success. It could not be otherwise, for in order to attend more 
 assiduously to the work he had commenced, he made it a point of duty 
 to shun idle company ; and at times he would bring his class-books to the 
 garden siynmer-house, in order that he could be in complete retire- 
 ment. He studied under able Professors at this College, and in the 
 course of three or four years, he completed his course of classics and 
 polite literature. Patrick now conceived the wish of entering May- 
 nooth College, but, as means were wanting, he found himself necessi- 
 tated to await the will of Divine Providence. It was not long, how- 
 ever, until he succeeded in fijiding a situation as teacher in the family 
 of a private gentleman in Carrick-on-Suir, Conoaty Tippevary, and by 
 this he raised some means to advance himself further in his studies ; 
 but owing to an incident of a religious nature which, as wo learn, 
 happened to him at this time, he determined to leave for America and 
 continue his course of divinity there. Were it not for the occurrence 
 of that circumstance, which he made known to his parent, he would 
 have appeared to bo acting imprudently, if aot rashly — for it was 
 with some rcluctaace that his mother and brother gave tlieir consent 
 to his departure,, and Father Carroll, the Parish Priest of Mooncoin, 
 oifered to take it ujx)n himself to see Patrick advanced in the study 
 of Divinity, in case lie remained. Even the lliglit Rev. Dr. Marm, 
 Bishop of Ossory, rccjuestcd him to remain with himself and pursue 
 the study of Divinity in the College of Kilkenny. The impression 
 that Crod luid called him to America, and thtit there should be the 
 field of his real usefulness, was deeply made aiad it remained. 
 
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 brother 
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 guardi£ 
 Boston 
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 THE YEARS OF HIS PRIESTHOOD. 
 
 In the year 1821, when the news of his intended departure 
 spread through the parisli, it caused much regret and sorrow that one 
 who had already rendered himself so useful to both parent and child, 
 and who promised to be an ornament to the church, at some future 
 day, should snatch Inmself away from so many fond friends and rela- 
 tives, and seek his fortune among foreign strangers Avho perhaps could 
 not furnish oiii! s^olitary a.cquaintance. His virtue however could not 
 remain hid, and the consequence was, he found friends and a liomo 
 every where he went. On the day of his departure not loss than fivo 
 hun(U'ed pei';sons of the Parish and vicinity assembled, through love 
 and renpect, to convey him on his journey, and they accompanied him 
 as far as Castle-Comer. Here, at the urgent request of Patrick and 
 his brother Daniel, they stoi)pcd and prepared to return, alter bidding 
 
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LIFE OF BISHOP PHKLAN", 
 
 nsented to hx^ 
 ucation. This 
 mse, by reason 
 to attend more 
 a point of duty 
 iss-books to the 
 juiplete retirc- 
 ?e, and in the 
 of classics and 
 entering May- 
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 Qot long, how- 
 r in the family 
 pevary, and by 
 n his studies;, 
 , as wo learn, 
 r America and 
 the occurrence 
 rent, he would 
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 tlieir consent 
 of Mooncoin,. 
 in the study 
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 le impression 
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 lined. 
 
 id departure 
 row tiiat one 
 lit and child, 
 some future 
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 lorhaps could 
 er could not 
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 npaniod him 
 Patrick and 
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 ft sorrowful farewell to one whom they esteemed so mnch. His 
 brother accompanied him to Ihiblin, whence Patrick determined to 
 set sail for America. It so happened that the first ship that wus to 
 put to sea was bound for Boston, and he without further delay look 
 passage in her. On his arrival in Boston, he placed himself under the 
 guardianship of Cardinal Cheverus, who, at that time, was Bishop of 
 Boston. The Rev. William Taylor, of Boston, who had charge of 
 transmitting to Montreal a copy of Patrick's Exeat, informs ns, in • 
 his letter of the 6th May, 1825, that "on his arrival at Boston, , 
 "he presented himself to Bishop Cheverus, and was canonically 
 " adopted as a child of the Diocese of Boston," Here I take the liberty 
 of furnishing some interesting extracts from the letters of character, 
 which Patrick either brought with him, or which were forwarded to 
 Boston after his departure from Ireland. That extract from the let- 
 ter of the Rev. Edward Walsh, P. P., of Ballyragget, and sigaed by 
 a number of clergymen as well as of many of the laity of the Towu 
 of Freshford, which I have already fumislicd, ought to suffice to make 
 known his character and worth, but others under whose care he was 
 fostered, looked upon it also as a pleasing duty to publish his virtuous 
 life. The Right Rev. Kyran Marum, Bishop of Ossory, hi ftJisiah- 
 his Exeat, the 27th of April, 1821, speaks admirably of him, and 
 certifies to his " probity and prudence." and ends by saying " iuteger- 
 " rima vita aliisque eximiis cordis et ingenii dotibus commcndanms/' 
 
 The Rev. Patrick McGrath, P, P., De Ooning, Diocese of Ossory, ' 
 in a letter, dated the 24th April, 1821, certifies to his being, two 
 years in that Pailsh, " and of good irreproachable morals — pious and 
 "honest." The Rev. N. Carroll, P. P, of Mooncoin, in the same 
 Diocese, in furnishing a certificate of character, the 21st April 1821,. 
 says : " Patrick Phelan is of honest, industrous, and truly religious- 
 " parents — his fiimily in general were well instructed. Ilis conduct at 
 " all times has been uniformly good ; his attention to his studies and 
 " religious duties unremitting •, and I have no doubt on my nnnd that, 
 *' if circumstances may allow his perfecting a course of studios, of his 
 " becoming a respectable priesl," 
 
 Having remained at Boston for three months, he was sent by 
 Bishop Cheverus to the Semin'iry of Montreal to pursue his ecclesi- 
 astical studies. From his former conduct, we cannot but infer that 
 these studies Avere scrupulously attended to, and th:it the three ye; 5?"^ 
 wliich were to prepi've him immediately for the Holy Ministry, found 
 him giving his undivided attention to the sublime subjects which wove' 
 propounded to him. On the 2Gth day of Scptembev, 1825, in the 
 thirty-first year of his age, he received the Holy Order of Priesthootf 
 at the hands of Bishop Lartigue, first Bishop of oMontreal. He wan- 
 the first Priest ordained in the late Cathedral of St. James, Montreal 
 — two days after its consecration — and the one thousand one hundred 
 and sixty-first Priest whom Providence desigued to labor in the Holy 
 Ministry in Canada. His wishes were now fulfilled, and that long- 
 dcaired moment arrived which was to render him capable of effecting 
 
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 LIFE OF BISHOP PIIELAN. 
 
 3«11 tlie good whicli a heart like his desired. Ilis zeal, notwithstand- 
 ing all the dilhculties ho had to cneoiniter in the course of his stiidief«, 
 <iid not in the least r.bate, hut ratlier increased. It soon became 
 juanit'est that the young Priest devoted liiniselt' so faithfully and suc- 
 cessfully to his calling, that he endeared himself to idl who had t\ 
 knowledge of his labors. lie did not fail to attract, belbrc many 
 weeks had elapsed, the attention of the Sulpician conniuuiity ; and. at 
 the earnest solicitation of the Seniinavy of ISt. 8ulpice, Bishop VAic- 
 ■ verus allowed him to remain to iidniinister to the wants of the Irisli 
 Catholics, who Nvere emigrating to Canada, and iixing their abode at 
 Montreal. According to Father Taylor, already mentioned, he merely 
 " departed to complete his studies in the fSeminary of j^Iontreal, and 
 '• had Bishop Chevi'rus' expressed permission to aggregate himself to 
 " the Sulpician comnnniity there." On the 21st day of November, 
 of the same year of his ordination, he was received as a meuiber of 
 (St. Sulpice, and he renainod attached to the connuunity and serving 
 the Irish congregatidn for nearly seventeen year.s, luitil shortly betbru 
 lie was called to the l*]piscopacy. 
 
 Here we enter a new epoch in Father Phelan's life — when ho lia« 
 to take charge of an importMnt station, the duties of which he iulfllled 
 with untiring zeal and ability. His own virtuous conduct and hi.s 
 instructions and preaching enabkd him to organize the Irish congre- 
 gation. The hajjpy results of his labors are still visible at MontreaJ, 
 where he was universally esteemed, for he may be said to have sown 
 there the seeds of a healthy Irish Catholic comnnniity. When not 
 in the jndpit or confessional, or instructing the cliildren, he was lound 
 on some duty <tf charity; but always ))reiiclii!ig to his jieople by 
 example. At the same time W(; must not forget that it \Vi!s not owing 
 j.olely to his own strength or ability th:;t he was so successful in tho 
 minislry, or th;it his exertions were crowned with such fruit. It was 
 Alniighly (lod who blessed his labors, and produced the desired results, 
 for Father IMielan gave himself fre(piently up to prayer, to that end, 
 that Clod wou'd shower down Ilis graces on Ilis ]H'ople. His con- 
 fidence iu the intercession of the Blessed \'irgiu Mary was sneh (as 
 I may have occasion to show herealU'r), that we cannot but iiiiir that 
 lie coiist:nitly placed his congregation under her ))ious j»roti'clion ; ibr 
 it re(|uii'('(l more than ordinary aid to bring about the ri'lbrniation in 
 morals which took jilace in the city during his time. As lor ircrea- 
 tion — it may ])e said to have consisted in vi.'itinn' the luhewaiin C.itlio- 
 lie, or iUo aged and distressid, and by depicting the judgments of 
 Cold against the ui'gligout and careless, he would arouse the oni>, 
 whilst liy words of coiisolati(ai and tenderness, he would sustain llio 
 others. All (his tinu* he had his cycH over the yiuUh, and frt'ipu^itly 
 collected them together to be instructed iu the Christian doeirine, and 
 ]»repared for tlu'lr Holy Connnnnions. Theimprovenient in their con- 
 duct may be said to have had u happy inllnenco over the parents, ho 
 much so, that it attacheil tlu-m more to their jiriest, and ti'nded (i> 
 draw them uj the iiiiniiictions, thereby creating in their souls a rcUsU 
 
 for holy 
 and howl 
 mcnts ofj 
 virtue, o| 
 morals, Ij 
 means, w 
 ijifornuitl 
 repeatedll 
 aware tlij 
 rising geil 
 lind liis \\ 
 exist to i| 
 ing tho s| 
 Jnaster ai 
 ticular ze 
 ;4tandiug 
 liame assc 
 Jmd "M. 
 ■to be dep 
 land lS:,i) 
 I the Hcco 
 '^I'^ather F 
 duties will 
 
 fharged, f| 
 low to ac( 
 |iuitti'd to 
 f.e.xhibiled 
 il.s:;4, wh( 
 he only 1 
 he truly s 
 Huidauiitei 
 the sick a 
 tongregtit 
 |\;:ain, di 
 ilo we tim 
 ntne.ssis 
 fer tlii> 
 tluriug til 
 '("anal, W( 
 ficc ision 1 
 'Jiislip.^ 
 ?|o Its hi- 
 jilieU'ectUii 
 The , 
 blaiuhi'in 
 l^riest, ai 
 iMiarilab 
 rent aud 
 
mtwithstand- 
 )i'lii.s studios-, 
 poon became 
 iillj and Mie- 
 
 wlio Imd ji 
 bclbro }nany 
 lity; and, at 
 Bisliop (,1ie- 
 i)t' tlio Irisli 
 eir abode at 
 'd, ho merely 
 fonti'cal, and 
 a Jiimsolf to 
 ' Noven>))cr, 
 
 mombiT of 
 and w>rvii!^ 
 lortlj beloro 
 
 ivlioii lio lias 
 ilioJ'u!li!loa 
 t(;t and hi.s 
 I'if'li ('(inm'o- 
 t MontroaJ, 
 liavo sown 
 When not 
 - was lijund 
 JK'ojilo by 
 not owiit;^ 
 'nl in tiio 
 It was 
 id ivsnltjJ, 
 tliat end, 
 His con- 
 .-ucli (iirt 
 iiiU /• lli;it 
 linn; till- 
 nation in 
 >i' I'tcrea- 
 in C.ithd- 
 iincnt.s (if 
 (iie tine, 
 slain llio 
 >'<|nt iilly 
 line, and 
 licir f(in 
 ri'nis, H> 
 ndtd li) 
 a iclisU 
 
 LIFE OP BISHOP rilELAN. 
 
 9 
 
 for holy things. Cliikh'cn and parents were thus taught to love Cod 
 and liow to serve llim. Having first attended to the spiritual retpiirc- 
 incnts of the people committed to his charge, until he formed them to 
 virtue, or, at least, until he brought about a ha}>py change in their 
 morals, he now inidertouk to oncourago their intellectual culture by 
 means, wliieli, at the same time, would provide them with Catliolio 
 hiformation. Thus, durhig the years 11S20 and ISoO, wo tind him 
 repeatedly encouraging C.itholic literature in ^Montreal. He was* 
 aware that a good sound Catholic education would alone protect tho 
 rislnt: ucncration and make them useful members of societv, so wu 
 find liis name constantly connected with the schools. Hocunicnts still 
 exist to prove to us that ho devoted much of his time in superintend- 
 ing t!io schools, and by liis presence giving encouragement to both 
 jnaster and child. I'rom the beginning he seems to have had a par- 
 ticular ze;il ibr the instruction and formation of youth, and notwith- 
 jEtanding the other nunierous duties ho had to })eri'nrm, we (ind his 
 lamo associated with tho conducting of tho sclu)ols in 18111, 'ij2, 'iW, 
 Old 'o4. The 151st .Alay. ISlj;}, we lind him procuring Catliolic books 
 •to be de)V)sited at the 1! "collet schools. The same he did in 18iJ7 
 and ISol); and in tho year 1F40, wo find him encouraging schools at 
 ^the Kccdllot Institution for Irish children. 2sow, when wo coii.^ider 
 ■rather JMielan's labors in connexion with the scliools, and tlio other , 
 ..duties whiel), owing to the unhappy events of the time, had to be dis- 
 ■i^harged, and that under trying circumstances, wo feel embarrassed 
 'Ijiow to account ibr the sncces.-lul management of every matter com- 
 iiuilteil to him, and for the great jiulgnicnt and presence ot' mind 
 'fc.\hil)iled under tins ordeal. .1 am alluding to the cholera of 18r,2 and 
 l^'.'A, when he had to do mnro than ordinary duty, ibr ho w.is tlun 
 he only Irish ])ri('st in .Moi-.treal. It was on this paiuj'iil occasion that 
 he truly showed himself the Pri(\-t ol' (iod and the p(op!e; and his 
 Undaiuited courage, accompanied by a zeal for tho spiritual wclliiro of 
 liie si(!L and dying, made such a great inijarssion on the minds of his 
 I'ongregtition, that they ever ai'ter had unlimited coulideiice in iiini. 
 a\;;ain, during the troubles of tho aboHivo Insurrection <if iS.'jT-'.'iH, 
 nilo wo lind Father riiehni liic jiriest of order, and tluro are living 
 Vitness{ s to-day t',» tislil'y to the great iiilhn nee which ho txerei;nl 
 Cer tlie ('allio'ie Irish in and around .Alontrral, Suhstipu ntly, 
 ibu'ing the distnrbanco whicharose among the Irish on tho Lachino 
 'Canal, we Iciirn wliat contro; he had o\er their minds, liir on that 
 iu'cision his niddm apjiearance amongst them, with a 11 w words frtnu 
 Ms lips, snllieed to (|uell that wild commotion, when passion had risen 
 ^o its hi-hesl, whilst an unncd f(;rce would then liavo proved but very 
 p,iK'ir<'i'tual. 
 
 The year IS;!,") witnossed alt th.'st nudiee could suggest, or that (i 
 slandering jmss nuild pmdnce, to tarnish the character of that saintly 
 JM'iest, and bring into disnpnte the eonduel of the inmates of tliat 
 l'!!ar!!:dile Institution, the Ilr.lil Diin; but tJod pinteeinl ilu? inno- 
 tent aud bullied tho dibits of tho aich-cnouiy, who, no doubt, wrought 
 
10 
 
 LIFE OP BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 through the instruraejitality of Iloyt, Dr. Brownlee, Bourne, Slocum, J <« (,f ; 
 and others of the same stamp. I allude to the fictitious " Disclosures" ^ <* to i\\ 
 of the notorious Maria Monk, who, as the Philadelphia Times, of i 
 July 28th, 1849, remarks: "'Since the publication of her book, has ; 
 ''plunged into every excess of female inicjuity," and only finished heri 
 criminal career — whilst an inmate of the New York Prison, September 
 8th, 1849 — when she was summoned before the tribunal of God. 
 *rhe slander was hatched by a Protestant clique at New York, and 
 was nourished by their abettws, who imported it into Canada, and 
 thought to make it show signs of life, by endeavoring to cause the 
 girl's niother to perjure herself. In this they failed, for the mother 
 swore, before W. Robertson, Justice of Peace, on the 24th October, 
 1835, that her dav.ghtcr "was frcrj^uently deranged in her head; that 
 " when at the age of seven years, she broke a slate pencil in her head ; 
 '' that since that time her mental faculties were dcranginl, and by 
 " times much more than at other times ; that as to the iiistory that 
 '* she had been in a nuimery, it was a fabrication, for she was never iu'j 
 *' a nunnery ; that at one time she wished to obtuiii a place in a nun- 
 " nery for her, but without success." It is a sutisfaetion for all lovers 
 of trntii to know that, though a Protestant New York paper, with its 
 eliquf writers, invented and ])ropagiited this Protestai\t slander, the 
 Protestant p:ipers of Montreal defended the reputation of the Catholic (luestii 
 clergy. The respectable jcmrnals of New York exposed the true ' ,»(' (su,- 
 charaeler of the "awful diselosui'es," — es|teeially the New York Cam- | -with t 
 mrrviil Adrcrti'scr, whose editor, Col. W. ]j. Stone, came exjnrssly ■ 
 from New York to test the truth or falsehood of Maria Monks pub- ';. 
 lication, and who, as ho remarked to one of the nuns of the Ilotel 
 Dieu, ''Sh(mld be satisfied with nothing short of a minute exaniina- 
 "tlon of any and every part of the Institution." lie with his 
 friends " were most actively engaged for about three hours," in exam- 
 ining the buildings, until they satistied themselves tliat the " Awful 
 Disclosures" contained a tissue of calumnies. '' The result is," said 
 the ('ohinel, " tluj most thorough ccmvietion that Maria Monk is an 
 " arrant impostor — that she never was a nun, and was never within 
 ** the wmIIs of (lu* cloister of the Ilotel J)i('u, and eoiiS('(|nciitly that % this w; 
 ** her disclosures are wholly and uiwMjuivoeiilly, from hegiuMiug to \'n(l, 
 "untrue." When the cluirges vn'W, first made agiiiu.st the priests and 
 nuns, they were, as we learn from the Montreal (i<i:,r(f<\ condennieii, 
 in the strougvsit terms, by the whole I'mtestant Press of Lower Can 
 lida. I will not tri'Spasts any i'urther on tlu; p.ilienee of tlu> reader 
 than to I'urnish the f()llo\ving extracts from a writer in the FrnnlcHii 
 Jit /laalhiri/. IF.e says, " 1 was fortuiiati* enough to meet at a friend's 
 ''house, a very inlelligeut I'reshyteriarv cKrgymiiii, tlie j{ev. iMr. 
 '' Kason, the l>astor of Maria. Monk's UKtllu'r. He expresse(| to me 
 " liis astonislnncnt at learning (hat tlieve were many I'roti slants in llie 
 ''United States who believed the statenu-nts of Maii.i Monk, 
 '' (>Miarg('S so monstrous, said lie, should not be crediled witliout a 
 *' ruck uf eviuonuu.. lie further dechiicd thai there were no Protestuuta 
 
 i5.y 
 
 acts ol 
 that he 
 but th;i 
 i!nd mil 
 instane 
 and CXI 
 iuteresi 
 devotee 
 one loo 
 
 to assi 
 
LIFE OF BISHOP PHllAir. 
 
 11 
 
 Bourne, Slocum, 
 s " Disclosures" 
 Iphia Times, of 
 f her book, has 
 •nly finished lier 
 ison, September 
 ibuiial of GoiLf 
 New York, and 
 to Canada, and 
 !•;• to cause the 
 ibr the mother 
 I 24th October, 
 her head ; that 
 3il in her liead ; 
 ranged, and by 
 he Jiistory tliat 
 ihe was never in ' 
 phice in a nun- 
 ion ibr all lovers 
 : paper, with its 
 mt slander, the 
 of the Catholic 
 posed the true ' 
 New York Com- k 
 came expressly ■ 
 I iNFoiik's pub- i: 
 
 <'!' the Hotel 
 
 Miite cxamina- 
 
 lle with his 
 
 Ills," ill exam- 
 
 t the " iVwI'ul 
 
 esult is," said 
 
 I Monk is an 
 
 s iKiver within 
 
 si'(|ii('iitly that 
 
 Jimiiiu' to vMid, I 
 
 ic pricsis and ''■ 
 
 f(\ (itiidi'iiined, 
 
 il' Lower Can- 
 
 ol' llu> reader 
 
 tlie /'i II II /i/ ill 
 
 1 at a Irieiid's it 
 
 llie Uev. 31 r. | 
 
 tressed to iii(< 
 
 tistiiiils in llio 
 
 iMaria Monk. 
 
 cd without u 
 
 10 I'rolestuuts 
 
 tl 
 
 *' of ;■ , character, in Canada, who gave the smallest shase of belief 
 *' to the '•' Disclosures." This I found to be the case without excej)- 
 " tion. The lliglit Rev. and Rev. clergymen, whom the autlior of 
 *' this work has so wantonly assailed, and represented as guilty of the 
 *' grossest immorality, are known throughout Canada to be the most 
 " excellent and exemplary of men. Dr. Lartique, the amiable, pious 
 " and learned Bishop of Montreal,, is univerwdly revered as the father , 
 '' of the poor, and the best friend of the forlorn orphan. The Rev. 
 " Mr. I'helan, a clergyman, who is also the subject of foul abuse, has, 
 " during fifteen years' residence in Montreal, secured to himself, by 
 " inmnnevable acts of charity, a high place in the affections of the 
 " Irish, Knglish, and Scotch Catholics and Protestants of the city. 
 
 I would not have alluded to this painful subject, were it not that 
 I imagine some ignoraut person may ([uestion why it was passed over 
 in silence, and that some Protestant, into whose hands this memoir 
 may fall, might assert that we dreaded to mention the matter, and 
 conclude thereby that we were not prepared to prove that the "Awful 
 Disclosures" were a ^fabrication. The rising generation, who may 
 hear of Matia IMonk, and who may be often associating with their 
 separated brethren, can probably benefit by the few remarks I have 
 UKide on the subject. It is most painful to me to have to call uito 
 (piestion the revered name of Father Phelan, as if the least shadow 
 of su,-])icion or (ioul)t could be attached to his conduct in connection 
 with the prostitute lAFaria ^lonk. 
 
 J}y eoiisidering more attentively or examining mdwe minutely tho 
 acts ol' ]'riest Piielan during his pious labors at Montreal, we learn 
 that he was uot only a spiritual director and father over his people, 
 but tliat he had actually tcv become a counsellor in temjioral matters, 
 mid many ixirsons relied si\lely on him to adjust their accounts. For 
 instance, to begin with the year 18;}2, seven years al'ter his ordination, 
 and examiiK! his dei'ds, vear after year, mitil 1(S42, we find that he 
 interested hiiiiself in the well'are of the poor Irish ol" tlu; city, and 
 devoted his lile. night aud day, to their service, so mi' ti so that each 
 one l(toked upon liiiii as a friend and benefactor. The (!oiise((aenee of 
 this was, (liat many of tliem entrusted their little means to his safe- 
 k(;eping — others were found applying to him yearly, and soniefiines 
 ol'tciier, to cast,. an eve over their accounts, in order that they would be 
 properly reuidated. Again, tlu! many deposits of money which wen^ 
 made to him, bespeak tiu^ conlidence that was reposed in him by all 
 who leanie(l of his holy life. Some of these d.^ponits, to the amoiuit 
 of ;ifl,K5((, were sent from St. doliu's — others were sent from Hytown 
 (now Ottawa) -otiiers, in line, were made by persons leaving tin? 
 country, with the understanding that, in ease they died or did nut 
 return, t lie good priest would have the money to disiiose of as ho 
 tliou'.rht |»ropei'. It fell t(t my lot to reside in Montreal Ibr a number 
 of years, a lew id" which I passeil tlu>re during the time i'^allier Phelan 
 li!!',! ("are of tiio Irish ccaigrcgatioii, and as T jiad ottenlimes occsasioii 
 to associate with nuuiy of both ridi. uud poor who. wuro fed by hia. 
 
1-2 
 
 LIFE OP BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 i 
 
 jii 
 
 instructions, I had an opportunity of lenrniiig liow much lie wr.s 
 i^cstoaaiod. Oi'tontimos did the words (wiiich I heard tiftci-wardi 
 repeated at Bytown, and wliich, yoars lu'terwardH, wero .so ol'ton licard ' 
 at Kingston and througliout too IJioco.so), '■ What a good mm he is !" 
 groot niy cai-, and then the person who uttered them wouhl find a 
 
 pleasure and pastime in prai.^iii;. 
 
 tl 
 
 10 
 
 pr 
 
 iest's u'ood ([U;ilit 
 
 ties or m rehi 
 
 ehi 
 
 ting some of his charitable acts. Shortly after Father Phelan's con- 
 secration as Bi.shop, it so happcmed thut his duties called him td 
 Montreal, wliere he consented to preach in St. Patrick's church on the 
 
 ' [ 
 
 ifcion, 
 
 Sundiy following. As I chanced to be present on the occ: 
 could perceive the great attachment which liad been formed for him, 
 und it was most interesting to sec the feeling that was exhibited v.'hilst 
 he was moving from the altar to the stairs of the pulpit. On his 
 entering the pulpit, you could witness amongst the congrogalion that 
 xnoLion whieli iiidic.ited happiness and coniidence, each one disposing 
 liimself to receive the admoniti(m or advice given. This tlien was 
 .followed by a revcretitiil and dead silence — all of which indie. ited that 
 liis presence. ag;iin amongst them rendered them happy, raid they 
 found an additional happiness in tendering him, by their conduct, that 
 recpjct and gr.ititude which, by his sixteen years of arduous labor 
 amongst tliem^ he could claim at their IuukIs. 
 
 In his endeavors to promote the haj)piness of liis congregation, he 
 ■directed his intention towards the removing of those Jow groggeries 
 which are the b uie of a community, and v.'hieh render the preacher's 
 ('(forts abortive, and he suceeeded to an extent at whic'a no other could 
 probably have aimed. His exertions in t!ie cause of tvinperancc are 
 htill proving i'ruitl'ul, and v.'ill serve, perha]>s, jur many yee.rs to come, 
 .t.) peij)etuale his memory. AViien he found iiiiittrrs rijje to glean tiio 
 fruit, he cstablisiied, iu']8-n, the "St. I'.ilrirlc's 'J'ot d Abstineneo 
 Society,"' which, as the 'JViic Wi'/ix'sh of .Inly l!hh, ISill, remarks, 
 " to-d.iy can boa.st of l.dOO members," and it adds: " Wi^ know of no 
 ^' soeiety that has worked Uiore unostcnt.itiously, or that h;is yet 
 *' accomi)li.ihed hall' the good iidiieved by the St. Patrick's Total 
 "Abslinenee Society," The tMIowii'ig year, IS 12. a change took 
 l)lac,', wliieli bore he.ivily on tlu! Irish (•ongreg.iti(ai of St. P.ilrick. 
 At the s(tlicilation of Right Itev. Uemigius (J lulln, l>i,-:hop ol' Kings- 
 ton, F.ither iMiel.ni einu( to I'pper Canad i, and btcamji Parish J'riest 
 of IJytiiwn (now Otlawa), .aftii- he had b 'cn rai.^'d to tlu! dignity of 
 N'ie.ir (Jeneral, His removal eaiiscd much sorrow iimongst those lo 
 whose interest he had devoted so many years of hi.s lil'e and labors, 
 and there wi're m.uiy who could hanlly ever reconcile their minds to 
 havi- him dip.u't I'rom amongst them. They, in their way ofjudging, 
 considered it a lo'S, and a lo,->s which tlu'y imagined to lie ii'r(parable ; 
 yet liod rewarded their respect and love for ijieir priest, by providing 
 tliem with other saintly pastors of t.alent and eneniv. ]'revio\is to 
 .l''ather Phel.m's depirture, the Irish troops, whom he servt'd, wishc(l 
 ilo acknowledges the debt of gratitudi! they owed liim, ho thoy iiresented 
 liiiu with «n ornuuicuted silver ruiiu-biix, to luurk how they iijipreci- 
 
 atcd 
 Irish 
 addrcl 
 take tl 
 cxces>] 
 poses 
 word, I 
 of M( 
 * luakcd 
 
 I g»'''^iM 
 "To 
 
 '■' bei-a; 
 " vou 
 '• for I 
 " belw 
 *• here; 
 '^ posfi 
 '■* emot 
 '" vou, 
 '" t! 
 
 ni 
 
 hnnii 
 "A 
 ings, 
 wluli 
 eaid 1 
 have 
 
 (. 
 
 or 
 
 " Thn: 
 
 '• reipii 
 
 '• trea.' 
 
 *' reimi 
 
 '• you 
 
 '' lavis 
 
 '• tenq 
 
 " I 
 
 •' r.ani 
 
 '• apo- 
 
 '• d« [it 
 
 '• \\m 
 
 '• bey( 
 
 '• you- 
 
 '•V.Pil 
 
 I 
 
 '' es a 
 
 " und 
 
much he wnsi 
 ird aftvji-wanli 
 so oReii hciird 
 d mm lie is /" 
 Moukl {irul a 
 tics or in lohi- 
 Phelaii';-! cori- 
 callcd hi 1:1 t» 
 church on the 
 lie nccafcion, [ 
 lucd for him, 
 :Iiibitod v.'hiLst 
 Ipit. On his 
 Lii-ogntion tliut 
 onu dis])i)s;iiLi; 
 'l;i.s tlu'ii w.is 
 indie. ittd tiiat 
 py, ;uid (iicy 
 conduct, that 
 tirduous hibur 
 
 ijiTcption, lie 
 
 •w !:;r(»;:>';^vrios 
 
 he |»ro.ichcr'd 
 
 lio otiicrc'juld 
 
 iip.'ranco are 
 
 eai\s to come, 
 
 to uId.ui the 
 
 Ab,-;iiiK;nco 
 
 il, rcniurks, 
 
 know ol* no 
 
 liat lias yot 
 
 riv'k's T.".tal 
 
 •!ianii(! took 
 
 St. i'aliick. 
 
 'p ol' Kini;s- 
 
 '.iir^h ]»rii.<t 
 
 ! disunity of 
 
 :'st timsi! to 
 
 and labors, 
 
 r minds to 
 
 ol'judLiiii^ir, 
 irreparable; 
 
 V providiiiiT 
 
 'revious to 
 I'll, wished 
 
 V presented 
 y ajipreci- 
 
 tlFE Of BISHOP PIIELA'N*. 
 
 15- 
 
 atcd his Hcrvicop. As notliiiip; could better express th.c feelings of the 
 Irish Catliolics, ou the oceasioi- of his departure, than the inovinp; 
 address wb.ich was presented to him, on the 10th October, 18421.1 
 take the liberty of inserting it h.ere. It exprof^ses the sorrow, almost 
 excessive, which they cxpeiicnccd in being bcreaA'ed of hiui — it ex- 
 poses u;ucli of the good achieved- through his instrumentality — in a 
 ■word, it sums up the great services rendered to the Irish coiniminity 
 of Montreal, tinough his zeal tnid labors; and at the same time it 
 makes a pilblic acknowledgment of their love, tlieir cbtccui, and theiv , 
 gratitiide.- 
 
 *■' To THE Rev. Patrick Piiklax,— 
 
 * 
 
 " Ivor., and dear Sir. — It was only this morning wo learnt of j'our 
 beiiiu: imUKdiitelv about to be removed from an;on'.;' us, with whom 
 you have dwelt in the most all'ectionate and unremitting intercourse- 
 lor the hist sixteen years; aiul altliough the brief period intervening 
 belwoefi the late hour when We nceived intimation of our intetided 
 bereavement and the time fixed icr your d(i>;iiture precluded the 
 possibility of any approjiriato or httin!^,' manil'cftation of the deep 
 emotii'iis of resj)ect, admiration and reverence with Avhieli we regard 
 you, still we cinnot pi'miit you, unrecordidly and silently. (0 di'p.irt 
 in the manner desired and coutomplatcd by your own retiring 
 humility and modest worth. 
 
 " \'\' e seek not, Kev. and de.ir Si;', bv anv ercfyrossion of th.e feel- 
 in::s, sad(hned and siibdiu\l, which now agitatvi and nearly over- 
 whelm us, to' aehnowiedge tlu' vasf and incalculable debt of gratitude 
 luul love we owi' von; we lei 1 and coidiss that your sirviccs to us 
 havi' been indeed inappreciable, and above any earthly compensation 
 or human acknowledgment. In our daily snpplicatii ns to the 
 Throne of Orace. we will iu'plore Our I'';;ther wh.o is in Ifeavcn to' 
 rei|nite ycnir manifold services to us; and, as iu the exhaustlcss- 
 trea /iires of His |)i\ ir,e (Ir.-ice mi'.v alone ]»e found your adecuuite 
 
 * t. i 
 
 reiiUnieralion, we will hnn.bly liut fervently boseccli Him to repay 
 you thi! unllring /eal. the boundless charity, and enduring' love, so 
 hivi'lily expended on us, not only in our spiritual, but evtn in our 
 teu'poral advancement. 
 
 '■ ll Would Ic' e(|ually vain and impossible, did we endeavor to 
 r.annnerate the hi.pl'V. the bless.'d re; tilts and ac'dc vemeuts of ;iour 
 .apo-loiic mission and e.\ertions in Ihis Oity and I'l'ovincc. Jn the 
 d. [ilh ol' our present iiiilietlon. it is consoling' to know that their 
 '• Vi pntalion h.is b.'en Ion<.rand loudly proelainied: that it hase.xtonded 
 '• b yond the limils of {I.inad;i; and that it will jirecede and bles.s 
 '•you — when sev( r<'(l I'lt.m us—'in the new iiouio i)f your more ex- 
 '• t, nded duties and exalted sphei'e. 
 
 '"iSixtein years sinco yon found us a dlvid.ed, and now yon Icnvft 
 '' i';t il uni!( d people. !)l,'>-tin,!ini-'iteil ll'.en lor our wastel'nl jiioi'ii.'Ien' 
 '■•nun brutalizing intemperance, we are iiov; prc-vniir.cnt fir tho^e in-- 
 
11 
 ill 
 
 14 
 
 XIFE OF BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 1 
 
 "*' dustrious haWts snd that self-denying abstinence, which raise and 
 " ennoble man in the social and moral scale. 
 
 " Our former extensive, and oftentimes distressing, wants have 
 "*' been superseded by more than relative independence, amounting in 
 ^' many cases to wealth and opulence^ And while on the one hand, 
 *' your unceasing labors have tended to repress and diminish the 
 " number of disorderly tavei'ns, whence the juvenile mind imbibed. 
 ^' the seeds of licentiousness and crime, you failed not, on the other, 
 " to encourage and augment the number of educational establishments, 
 *' where the rising generation are certain to acquire those instructive 
 '*' and moral lessons which will hereafter exalt them into useful citizens 
 *• and honorable men. 
 
 " You have been to us a friend in our adversities, a comforter in 
 *' our calamities, a counsellor in our necessities, and a kind and indulg- 
 " cnt Father at all times ; and well and aptly may you stiy to us, in 
 ^' the language of St. Paul to the Corinthians : * Quis iniirmatur et 
 '"egonou iufirmor? Quis scandalisatur et ego non uror?' Who 
 *' amongst you has suffered, and I have not partaken of his suiFerings ? 
 " Who amongst you has been scandalized, and I have not actually felt it? 
 
 " In contemplating the success of your spiritual labors, for our 
 " moral regeneration and religious advancement, it could not escape 
 '' our observation, nor can we avoid declaring how eminently applica- 
 *'ble to your present j»osition, surrendering tip your charge, are the 
 , ''words imputed by St. John to the Saviour himself: 'Whilst I was 
 ^' with them, I kept them in thy name. Those whom thou gavcst 
 " me, r have kept, and none of them is lost. Because the words 
 '• wliich thou gavest me I have given to them, and they have received 
 *' them, and have believed that thou didst send me,' 
 
 " Advanced, according to your distiuguished merit, in the I'anks 
 " of that Holy and Apostolic Church, of which you are, and havo 
 •" long been, so eminently useful and ornamental a pilhir, and about to 
 *'be removed to a more extensive licld, the exercise of your transcend- 
 "ci»t ze;il, ability and benevolence, perhaps we should rejoicii at what 
 " we caw hai'dly yet i-egard but as a great and afflicting personnl 
 ''calamity; but the blow has fallen too suddenly upon us, and its 
 "effects are yet too stunning to permit of our exhibiting the disinter- 
 *'estedness and magnanimity which unmixed exultation would at this 
 '^moment imply. 
 
 " \Vliithen;oi;vcr you uu\y bo removed, our fervent prayers shall 
 *' a?!ceud to the .Most High iur your temporal well'are and etiTual ha]>- 
 "pincss; mid W(> ;h;ill over gratefully cherish the remenibranci! of 
 <*yonr i)ietv, y.mr lorvor, imd your worth, with the most hallowed 
 ^' i'eeliniJiS of oiiv exi.'lenee. 
 
 "With hotirtrt oveHlowing with gratitude, esteem, veneration, ami 
 ■"anguish, lleverend ami Dear Sir, we most I'eluctantly say to you— 
 ^' I'arewcll, 
 
 l*eter Dunn, Wm. Casey, 
 
 Thomiui NougIC| Jumoa MuNVaruoek, 
 
 An 
 
 A. 
 
 D. 
 
 J. 
 
 H( 
 
 •Jo 
 
 Ch 
 
 Jo 
 
 Th 
 
 Jo 
 
 Da 
 
 Ec 
 
 Jo 
 
 Fr 
 
 Co 
 
 Til 
 
 Da 
 
 Jo 
 
 Ch 
 
 IllndPri 
 ing that 
 i himself 
 of jirivi 
 I never 
 liim. ■ 
 fcinner, 
 Igrog-slv 
 ijiitions. 
 *the pco 
 bel'ore 1 
 .spread 
 ulllieter 
 lilHt*. t 
 and cui 
 
 from. .1 
 
 Sj kiml n 
 i uc((U.uii 
 
 'I great c 
 
 T cottvei- 
 
vhich raise and 
 
 ng, wants have 
 e, aiuouuting in 
 
 tlie one hand, 
 d diminish the 
 
 mind imbibed 
 t, on the other, 
 ; establishments, 
 lose instructive 
 
 useful citizens 
 
 a comforter in 
 ^ind and indulg- 
 u say to us, in 
 s inhrmatur et 
 
 1 uror?' Who 
 i" his suiForings ? 
 -actually felt it? 
 
 labors, for our 
 luld not escape 
 inently applica- 
 charge, are the 
 ' Whilst I was 
 m thou gavcst 
 use the words 
 y have received 
 
 LIFE OP BISHOP PHEI.AN. 
 
 15 
 
 , in the I'anlcs 
 are, and havo 
 r, and about to 
 yoxn transceml- 
 rejoico at what 
 ictiiig porsoiial 
 i(»n us, and its 
 the disinter- 
 II would at this 
 
 Jir.iycrs shall 
 id eternal haj)- 
 UK'nibraiict! of 
 most hallowed 
 
 oneration, and 
 say to you — 
 
 U'uock, 
 
 Andrew Conlan, 
 A. Doyle, 
 D. Cottcrell, 
 J. P. Sexton, 
 Henry O'Donaughue, 
 -John Curran, 
 Charles Curran, 
 John Matin, 
 Thos. Hewitt, 
 John Mahony, 
 Daniel Murphy, 
 Edward Murphy, 
 John M, Tobin, 
 Francis Josej)h Ryan, 
 Council Gallagher, 
 Thos. McNaughton, 
 Daniel Mahony, 
 John Cassidy, 
 Christopher McCormick, 
 
 P, Muldoon, 
 M» H. Darraugh, 
 James Gleeson, 
 Patrick Murphy, 
 M. McDonnell, 
 Francis Clark, 
 Michael Purcil. 
 John Warnock, 
 James Lahay, 
 P» IJrennan, 
 Alex. McCambridge, 
 John McCann, 
 John Fitzpa trick, 
 P. Dromgoole, 
 Matthew llyan, 
 Michael Kcl'y, 
 John Kelly, 
 IMichael llyland, 
 Peter Henratty." 
 
 J THE YEAKS OF HIS EPISCOPACY. 
 
 ^ Let us now convey our readers to Bytown, and there wo again 
 
 I fmd Priest Phclan engaged in the duties of the missioner. Cousider- 
 
 iing that God had called him to that part of his vineyard, he devoted 
 
 himself heart and soul to accomplish all the good he could, regardlesji 
 
 of privation or fatigue. Duty always seemed a pleasure to him, and 
 
 I never found him so happy as when he had plenty of work beforo 
 
 him. His presence in Bytown soon attracted to him many a hardened. 
 
 fciinncr. and many of those whom intemperance had chained to tho 
 
 grog-shop, wen: attracted and bcnelittod by his inf.tructi(>ns and admo- 
 
 Jiitlims. It dill not vo(piive long lor him to form acf[uaintauce with 
 
 %he people, because his virtuous lil'o ar.d diaracler had reached there 
 
 jbel'ore him, and, tliouJi his stay in Bytov/u was but short, his namo 
 
 • .spread fir and ne.ir. To my knowledge, I am aware that persons 
 
 ulilicted with bodily diseases, have travelled on foot about i'orty 
 
 , ijiMt^fc to visit Father Phelan at Bytown, and God rewarded their faith 
 
 ^^ and cvinlidenee by a speedy recovery. Some time beibre his departure 
 
 'i from. IJytown, I liiid occasion U> ])artal-'e of his hosjiitality, by his 
 
 I kind re(piest, and I took llie opportunity of visiting sortie iriends and 
 ^ uc<|U.aintanecs in the locality — wlt'-n I was most surprised to learn tho 
 
 II great osteeiii and rev<u'eiu;e in which liu AVas held, considering tho 
 A trief ])eriod he had been amongst tlienu In fact, almost the eiitiro 
 ^ cwivcraatiou iu cvoljy family I visited, tui'iicd on their good pricat— 
 
IG 
 
 tIFE OP KISIIOP PHELAIf. 
 
 I 
 |i { 
 
 f i ' 
 
 liow he l:iborciI in their regard, and how lio seemed so fully ItitcrostCfll 
 in thcif welfare. Ifowovcr, Ahiiighty (iiod designed hiui for a inon 
 cxilted position in His church, so that one year of duty at Bytowu 
 liad not transpired before he was called to I'ank amongst the Hier- 
 archy. In 184)J, the Bulls from Rome — bearing date the 2()th 
 Fcbi'uary — arrived, by which the lute J'ope Gregory XVI, raised him 
 to tfiC See of Cari'hio ui, prrrfihus uiJidcHnui, and appointed him 
 Coadjutor to the llight Reverend ileniigius (jiaulin, liisliop of Kings- 
 ton. Having always cherished and preached obedience, lie at onco 
 bowed subtnixsion to that auihoriiy which forms the key-stone of 
 Catholie unity, aiul set about preparing hims'clf for that high and 
 onerous charnv. to which his rcuularily of life, S')undncf-s of iuduiucnt 
 mid virtuou.s (pialitics entitled iiim. His consecration as Bishop took 
 )ih:ce in the Church ci' Notre Dame, .Montreal, on the 2()th Augui-t 
 of the t^ame y;'ar, the Right Rev. Ignatius Roilrgct, the present Bishop 
 of 31o:itr(.'al, being the consecrating Bishop on the occasion — tlie 
 assisting Bishops being the Right llev. I'eter Flavins Turgeoii, Bisliop 
 of i-'idiuy, u!id the Right ll^^x. .Michael I'ower, Bishop of Torofito. 
 
 On tlie 8tli ol' tlie following montli he b!es;^ed thy ioundation, or 
 corner stoiu>, oi' that sjilendid c itliedral ;it Kingston, which had been 
 commenced, and which was to be a monument raised to the Living 
 (led, dodieali'd to His service, and in honor of " St. 3Iary of the 
 Imm-iculate Concei>tion."' Mvw. I take tlio liW>rty of making an 
 extract from a Jh-otcstant pv'.riodical v.'hich furnislics an account of 
 the proceedings on t!ie occasion, as it may prove interesting to the 
 pcoplo of Kingston, for many of tliem took a willing part, therein. 
 Otliers again who mi.y come after, and who will, ])erhaps, take a plca- 
 hure in adding their mite to Complete that grand edilice, may wisli to 
 read of its counnencoment o? some of the cireunistanees tonnected 
 therewith ; — " The corner stone of this building, which promises to 
 ''be an ornanuni; to the To\<'n of Kingston, Wa.s laid yesterday in the 
 '• presene;^ of :\ gr.'at concourse of ])eO])le, and with all the imposing 
 '' ceremonies of the Chni-eh to wIkih! service the; edilice is devoted. 
 '■ TI)C Right Rev. Bishop I'lielan officiated in chief upon the occat-ion. 
 ''After the performance of a solenm High .Mass at the Church, a 
 " pnicession was lotnied, headed ))y t"lie ])U[)il:'. of the Kingston Xuns, 
 '• all dressed in while, and making ii very interesting ealure in the 
 " bui-ine.s of the day, and followed by the priesthood and the Rishop, 
 " and the piincipal inhabitants of ilie Town. The nnflnislied walls 
 '' of the edilice were decorated Avith grcvn' boughs, and a pl.itlorm 
 "erected t()r tlu; accommodation ol' the actors and mnw of the spw- 
 '• talors in the interesting' scene. •''' •'' '■' •'•• At the close the 
 '' llisliop iiddrissed tlu! coiigri'gated mass of people, about 4, (100 in 
 '• number, upon th'! business that had brou'dit tlu ni touelher. Thi'V 
 '•had as eu;bled, 1;e observed, to build a H(uise for the Lord.- 
 '' Although the l^nrd filed all si)acc — was every whei'c — was inlinity 
 '■ itsi'lr. vi't hi! had designed that u])on earth he s^iudd bo found ii.<»re 
 '•(.;.- peri iJly la cjrtaia localitit;j by those wl;o j.'ought lum, tmd tho.fi: 
 
 '< « Ecus 
 I" erosity 
 !" had be 
 j" erectio 
 j<'est, m 
 i" consola 
 I" edifice 
 !" observe 
 - '' faith, f 
 ♦'com pre 
 f find att 
 ,,# to undo 
 'f' ed not 
 'I' the int 
 Christ, 
 acknow 
 cnt fait 
 ''of Kin 
 '' harmon 
 ' do so. 
 ' minds t 
 ^:«' bv all a 
 *<ful in 
 ii" shadow^ 
 'W cupied 
 4f ' devout 
 Ji" religion 
 
 It* made tc 
 
 we obs( 
 
 "'Mr. H 
 
 numy (r 
 
 This 
 
 it Kingst 
 
 ihc futur 
 
 luniber o 
 
 ind great 
 
 hisDL 
 
 'ft would 
 
 eteiordtion; 
 
 'In ordei' i 
 
 j^^Jishop r 
 
 'lit ailing — 
 
 nan litr t 
 
 iVo uniy 
 
 u)f. proiit 
 
 ircaljj oj 
 
fully interested 
 liim for a luon; 
 iity at Bytowu 
 in;v.st the Ilicr- 
 date the 2()tli 
 .VI, raised him 
 jippoiiitod him 
 i.sliop of Kings- 
 ic'C, he at onco 
 
 Lt^^ OP Btsirop PntLAtr. 
 
 it 
 
 *wcrfe the Temples erected to the Most High, emphatically in the 
 •' * House of God ! ' It was creditable to the religious faith and gen- 
 " erosity of Kingston, that a building so worthy of it and the country 
 " had been commenced. Many of those who had contributed to its 
 *' erection would find their contributions returned with manifold inter- 
 " est, in the solace and comfofts they Would hereafter derive from the 
 *' consolations of religion administered in the building itself The 
 edifice in which they all took so lively an interest was, his Lordship 
 *' observed, the work of faith, and there was no triie religion without 
 faith, for if nothing were to be believed but what was known or 
 c kcy-stonc of «' comprehended, then there could be no belief in God, whose essence 
 that high and ,'< and attributes no hu'man power of intellect could prcsuipe thoroughly 
 PS of judgment ,^* to understand. He was aware that many stood before him who belong- 
 as Bisliop took •^' ed not to his foith. But they were Christians, and showed honorably 
 le 20th Angu.'-t '|l* the interest they felt in the spiritual welfare of their brethren in 
 present Bishop ■# Christ, by their attendance that day, and by their support. Ho 
 occasion — the t# acknowledged thankfully the support received from those of a differ- 
 ent faith, and from the depths of his heart he exhorted the peoplo 
 'of Kingston, upon religious questions, to live in brotherly love and 
 ' harmony together. It was their duty as Christians and citizens to 
 ' do- so. He should do every thing in his power to inculcate upon all 
 ' minds the Christian duty of harmony, and to promote it jn-aetically 
 . Mary of tin,! I" by all available moans; and he prayed to God he might be success- 
 of mailing an ^ful in the holy work. The above sentences are but the merest 
 shadowy outline of the elaborate address of the Bishop, which oc- 
 cupied noaily half an hour in the delivery, and was listened to with 
 ' devout attention, worthy of the many valuable practical truths of 
 ' religion with which it abounded, 
 
 . " Uiwn the conclusion of the ceremony, a liberal subscription was 
 
 ir' made towards the completion of the building. Ifpon the platform 
 
 we observed the Honorable 33. Daly, the Honorable 11. Baldwin, 
 
 'Mr. Heyden, Dr. Melhoir, Mr. Dorbishire, Mr. Desibarats, and 
 
 'many other persons of rospeetability." 
 
 This seems to have been Bishop Pholan's first public official act 
 
 t Kingston, and it would appear to have its nuHming in reference to 
 
 |he future. It might be said to be a type signiiicative of the great 
 
 umber of churches, religious establishments, religious confraternities, 
 
 ind groat good, of which he was to connnonce to lay the fimndation 
 
 his Diocese; Bdoro we follow up any further his labors as Bishop, 
 
 It would be well to learn i'rom St. I'aul, in his instructions attd ad- 
 
 lnonition;4 to Titus, some of the characteristics and duties of a Bishop, 
 
 »' of the spec- Jn ordoi- that we may, with interest and hatisfiiction, see the life of 
 
 the closii tli(5 ^Jishop Plielan show forth the virtues and fulfil the obligations of liis 
 
 ailing — thereby proving to us that God had ])repared this apostolio- 
 
 lan Ibr the responsible charge which he had consented to accept. 
 
 Ve may truly say that he was '• intlinvt crime, as the tifeintrd of God ; 
 
 of. proud, not nuly'cct to aiujer, not qlreti to wine, no striker, not 
 
 yccdij of JiUhy lucre: hU (ficcn to ItoHpitalitij, (je.ntle, sober, juat,^, 
 
 urgeoii, Bishop 
 ' of Toronto. 
 Ibundalion, or 
 riiich had been 
 . to the Liviiiu' 
 
 an account of 
 cresting to the 
 : part, therein. 
 )s, take a plea- 
 may wii-ii to 
 leos' toimectcd 
 .•li promi'-es to 
 ti'i-day in the 
 the imposing 
 '(' is devoted. 
 1 tlie oceai-ion. 
 the Clmreh, a 
 ingston Nuns, 
 eatuvo in the 
 d the Hisliop, 
 !in!;-.lii'(l walln 
 1(1 a pi.itlorni 
 
 x'Ut '1 ,(;()() in 
 'llicr. They 
 r the IjokI.. 
 -was inliiiity 
 1' li'inid n;on' 
 ni. ;nid tlui.-i; 
 
 & 
 
IS 
 
 LIFE OF mS-HGP MIELAN. 
 
 
 rao befit 
 
 rwere al 
 
 |.B0 with 
 
 cerned, 
 
 ing iuij 
 
 n tlie 
 
 i/o?^, continent.'^ TiTUS i., 7. He showed himself " an example f) 
 jgood works, in doctnne, in integriti/, in gravitj/." TiTUS II., 7. In 
 .almost all his moral discourses, even in his first address to the mixed; 
 audience on the occasion ofblessing the corner stone of the cathedral, he 
 fieemed to have constantly before his eye the admonition of 8t. Paul 
 to Titus, as given at the beginning of the third chapter. Obedience, 
 parity, and brotherly love were , almost always inculcated, and thereB departu 
 ai'e tew of his hearers but can vouch for the observation. In this, asSwiil ass 
 I have just remaikcd, he only fulfilled the duty inculcated by St,:-! never k 
 Paul, who -desires Titus to admonish people " #o be snhject to priiiccn'ior after 
 and poice^fn, and obei/ at a word, and to be ready to every good icork. ,wretche 
 To apeih evil of no man, not to be Utigiovs, but gentle : showing all {-Niiiii ne 
 mildness toxoirds all men.'' The eflcct of his following up to thc*jgit alwaj 
 letter, this adiiionilion. was soon pcrcoplible in Kingston, and the mad- ^ho labc 
 •dened minds and feverish hearts of many who, perhaps, thirsted for Sentativ 
 Mood, pievious to hi« arrival, soon underwent a calm, and during his |||)reachit 
 <i;iy, prejudice and hatred were almost unobservable — all this in con- atouainte 
 ecquenee of his repeated allusions to charity, and he himself gave the m'onsidei 
 example, for lip practised what he preached, '^'pwith th< 
 
 ILirdly had he commenced to live amotigst his people, when he bo-Meither n 
 gan to exercise the functions of the Episcopacy. He was always aa|tinie wa 
 «i!traj>;ier to idleness, and th.e last years of liis life only forved to brinf''|lKingstG 
 <mt in relief his former labors and exertions in the holy cause of the ^hearts; 
 salvation of souls, Not three weeks had transpired, from the timo ^^i^'ivenli 
 <Tf his consecration as Bishop, before we find him on the missions, ,^ionuuu 
 pving coniirmation at J3olleviile and elsewhere, It may not seem Mit w*J i'is v| 
 «f place or snpcrfi'ious to remark, that it so liappcncd, that his firbtj^thi^^ stai 
 and last public oflici il act on the missions took place at Bellcviile. I »nd to ii 
 may observe, in the meantime, tl^ongli 1 shall l\ereaft'^;' take eecasioiijjgil'ted h 
 to treat niore fully of his labors on the missions, that whenever hi' 
 vii^ited the missions to give conlruKit'ca, he wrought as the missionary J|he dovoi 
 in propiring the childnn. lie continued, year aftc r yeav, I may s.tjSof meril 
 he ncivor ceased, to visit his DioC' so, and we find, by examining tlirj|ccrning 
 lv-.r^'isters of each l()e;ditY, tliat, en the whole, he visitol for eoniirm;!- 
 tion encli mis.sio!i of the Dioeose as much as fiiur time!; (.md many ol 
 them ol'teuer), during tlie fov, yciM-s ^^<^■\ spared h.jiu to his people 
 liOt it be Avell observed that I haw; not taken into consideration hi.' 
 three visits to Bytown, his visit to (lloucester, Osgood, Jlichmond 
 L'()ngin,i|. I'lantageix't, Caledonia Spciti -.s, Mount St. Patrick, Snaki' jj|):'ompte 
 Hiv>M', 8d C'hute, 2d ("liute, P.ikenl; r,!i, J{ cnisy, Nation lUvi-r — all a V^tomitau 
 which missions being for a lime attached to tlie Diocese of Kingston ii; 1 wi 
 Jseither tiid I iuckido the great number of \i;;:ts made- to the mi,s.sioii- '<|couside'r 
 for the pur])o.se of blc'^^ing' conuteries, bells, corner-stones of churches 
 
 • find fi)r other useful and neoossary obj^'ots connected with the g'ood c. 
 the Diooose, Ag; 'U, if circumstances permitted, it was not u]iusu;ii 
 for him to favor jioo.' mis.sioiis by his presence, in order to encourap 
 the people thereof to assist their priest, whether as to his maintenanci' 
 
 * QX relieving him from some pecuniary difficulty which uiight happci .flfc)iu;red J 
 
 aediatel 
 
 ppendi 
 
 ions, fo 
 
 or liina- 
 
 e will 
 
 people. 
 
 i.ieoi,)ie w 
 iod, an 
 he rest 
 stablisl 
 
LIFE OF BISHOP PIIELAN. 
 
 19 
 
 " an (sample r>/m^ befal him in his exertions for the benefit of his mission. His vi*ita 
 ITUS II., 7. Inftwere always attended with success. Here let me observe — and I do 
 Dss to the mixed»80 with the utmost gratification — that, so far as my mission was con- 
 the cathedral, ho8«cei*ned, he never visited it without leavini^- behind him a holy and lasfc- ' 
 tiou of St. PaulBing impression. His presence never failed to effect a happy changf 
 or. Obedience,"»on the minds of some hardened sinners, who cither then, or after hisr 
 Kated, and thereS departure, would retuni. to their God with compunction and penance. I 
 ion. In this, jiaBwill assert, and I pen this in the presence of the Almighty, that I 
 iculcatcd by StS never knew him to visit the mission, without witnessing, either then 
 ibject to privcc^kor a.1itcYwards, som wonderful — almost miraculous — change in some , 
 wcry good icorh. .wretched soul, nearly intidelized by neglect and careless habits. Hii 
 ie : sliowwg all . .A'isit never failed to produce visibly a blessing amongst the people, and 
 nving up to thfi*:|^t always gave me the greatest consolation, for it called to my attention 
 3n, and the mad- ^he labors and visits of the Apostles (of whom he was a true repre- 
 aps, thirsted for &ci:»tative), during their time, and how their presence, example and 
 , and during his lipreuching produced such godly results. To tlie stranger, unac- 
 ■all this in con- atouainted with the J3ishop's lite and exertions, and who would have 
 bimself gave the afc^^'^sidered attentively the extraordinaj-y amount of labor connected 
 nth these visits, it might seem, at fii-.-t sight, that the Bishop had 
 r)le, when he bo-!Meither neglected Kingston and its vicinity, or that little or none of his 
 ie was always aMtime was spent with his own congregation. But, no ! the people of 
 ' served to brinfiSKiugston, one and all, saw hiin, and that to the contentment of their 
 oly cause of the ^hearts; they heaid him with profit and advantage; they felt th» 
 , from the tinio i#icavenly instructit ns which he delighted to impart to them ; and tj^e 
 in the missions, ,^uonumenls erected there, and institutions he encouraged, still tcf-tify ' 
 lay not seem oi:t|»o his vigilance over every h)calily under his charge. A Bisho}) of 
 d, that his fir(-tiMtJii>^ stam}> could not tail to take possesj^ion of the hearts of his p;'opJe!, 
 t Belleville. iMiand to make his instructions prove effectual. It -is true the Almighty 
 take oceasioinl gifted him with a robust constitution, and endowed him with a pati- 
 t v,henev(;r licBonee and perseverance which are not eomnion to every individual, but 
 the missionary jhc devoted them to the -service of (jod, thereby making them a causa 
 yeav, I may s.ijSof merit. Now, lept I should be suspected to have exsurgcrated toii- 
 .^erning the Bisiiqp's extraordinary laboi's, which he counnenced ini- 
 aediately after his call to the Ejiiscopacy, I will furnish in the 
 •Vppcndix, which I mean to add, a synoj)sis of hi.s visits to the mis^ 
 ions, ibr the purpose of giving confirmation. Let each one examine, 
 'or liimself, and he will not be long in drawing the just inference, and 
 pie will also have occasion to admire the zeal and charity which 
 P.itrick, Snaki 'prompted such labor, and enabled him to luidergo the fatigue con- 
 m Iliver — all a it|Comitant. 
 
 so of Kinut;ton, ,1 T will now invite the reader -to turn his mind to Ivingstcn, atid 
 to thcmis.-ioii -s^iconsider what was taking place there for the spiritual welfare of the 
 nes of churche? ipjeoplo. The good Bisliop was aware that confrateniitios of pioua 
 ith the good (I'M'eopie would, by their united prayers, draw down many blcs.-^ii'gs from 
 k'as not u>msu;i '^lod, and that their pious example would exercise great iulluerieo over 
 [>r to encourapJJthe rest of the connnnnity, so, on the 7th June, 1? 14, we find hiia 
 lis nmintommci' ^establishing in the Town of Kingston the "Confraternity of tho 
 might happoi|jfc'iU,'red Heart of Jesus," in order to make reparation for the outragef 
 
 exammmg tlip| 
 ■•1 for ('oniirnK)l 
 !!; (.uul many oh 
 
 to his people 
 jusideration hi: 
 Dod, Jiicliniond, 
 
i: 
 
 28 
 
 LIFE OF BISHOP PHEtAN 
 
 
 ;i|iu 
 
 II'; 
 
 'if 
 
 committed against the heart of Jesus during his mortal life. A 
 M 'ond intention he had,' was, that people might benefit by the numer 
 ous ind ulgences with >vhich the confraternities of the Sacred Heart of 
 Jesus have been enriched by the Holy Sec, The following year we 
 litid him enlisted in behalf of the sufffercrs of the great fire at Que- 
 bec, and on Sunday, 'te 22ad June, I" imagine I see him, with that 5 
 taiergy and feeling which he coidd show on an Qeoa;^ion of this nature, 
 appe.il to the people for a subscription and collection in their favor. 
 His appeal was immediately met with the handsome sum of $228 
 Two years afterw:i ds, it fell to his lot to learn the heart-rending ac- 
 counts of the suffering people of Ireland. His sympathies with those 
 of liither land soon became manifest, and then could be recognized 
 that magniwiimous Irish heart and Irish feelings, which of all men, h? 
 could be ranked amongst the first, to show and make understi/od, it'i«i!Hl 
 Consequently, on the 7th IMarch, 1847., the people flocked totiards '«i^stac)o 
 liim to offer their mite in favor of their suffering brethren in IreLv.d. >jhieh th 
 I may with reason, observe here, that too much credit anno* !'.■ given 
 to the people of Kingston for their generosity on every rcf n.-ion which 
 demands the exercise of charity towards the poor and distressed. It 
 would be unjust on my part to pass them unnoticed, for whilst I am 
 penning these lines, they are again distributing abundantly th'eir S 
 means, towards the relief of the distressed j^eople of the West of j 
 Ireland 
 
 l)ack grouna, no matter what may 
 
 resemble their Irinli brethren of Montreal, l^oth people were trained ■•'^" table 
 up by Bishop Phelan, and I do not think I would be far wrong Averrt "■'essed ol 
 I to infer tl'.at he contributed much in forming hearts like theirs. ■••i|('^ the 01 
 
 It is worthy of 1 .murk, that whenever the Bishop made an appea? ^eedless t 
 
 Whi 
 
 ne moi 
 
 ncourap 
 
 rder ot 
 
 ers had 
 
 rhatthis 
 
 t— that it 
 
 J|elf, who 
 
 ** kni >wn 
 
 '-' vMtJi'il 
 
 un. A 
 
 the ch 
 [otel Di 
 lot in va: 
 le poor 
 TO years 
 
 Whenever there is real necessity, they never stand in the femes gav 
 md, no matter what may be the object; and in this they "■'^ it," foi 
 
 to the people on behalf of any one, for nrry useful or necessary ])wr 
 
 pose whatsoever, you could, disicern the interest he himself took in the 
 
 matter. You could observe him labor with all the energy possible to 
 
 move the Ibclings and touch the hearts of his hearers. Neither 
 
 (•ouragc nor words were wanting to obtain the object he had in view ; j 
 
 but when there was iiaGotion of making an appeal on his own behalf, 
 
 he would approach the subject, as one would be led to imagine, with a 
 
 .sort of diffulencc or pain. This I had occasion to observe whilst at 
 
 tending him on thts mi,ssions. The improvements he was making for 
 
 the benefit of the Diocese, and the proper and becoming home he was 
 
 preparing for its Bishop, recpiired hi);i rt .•.,11 'jccasi(>nally cu th'' 
 
 ])eo]>le of the miss: >: is to assist him. lih 'n ■ .'!'.' wfts-sv hat it 
 
 rendered him almost unable to give cy "• ■■■ '1 1 'Us want*. On such 
 
 occasions ho always felt so emba]TaSv**ed, m endeavoring .to solicit tin* 
 
 :>ubs!criptions of the people, that one acquainted with him would loo! f^^ Dioct 
 
 surprised to find him apparently so timorous and delicate, as if he wa.s ' 'l|nacquai 
 
 begging favors, or as if he was not well aware that his people Avere in 
 
 some measure obligated to contribute something towards the support 
 
 and I 'cent maintenance of their Bishop. In these apj)eals on his own 
 
 I) )*saU', I consider he always failed, at least so far as words were concerned 
 
 ideration 
 
 gahi, ho) 
 
 rofit, in 
 
 cir Bisl 
 
 ent — th 
 
 fer to t 
 
 ofusc 11 
 
 vor. 
 
 Not on 
 
 locose, ) 
 
 <|Utside tl: 
 
 the m 
 
 1850, he 
 
 'li|et:iblishi 
 
 ad, " it 
 those z 
 the Go; 
 Christ, 
 of the 
 
 '^.the Sci 
 
lortallife. A 
 
 by the numer 
 
 acred Heart of 
 
 lowing year wc 
 
 fit fire at Que- 
 
 him, with that 
 
 of this nature, 
 
 in their favor. 
 
 sum of $228 
 
 urt-rending ac- 
 
 hies with thoao 
 
 bo recognized 
 
 I of all men, he 
 
 ie understi .d 
 
 ©eked to'TViudH 
 
 ren in IreLvid, 
 
 ann(r ]■■,• given 
 
 or •! a which 
 
 distressed. It 
 
 or whilst I am 
 
 tmdantly th"eir 
 
 t' the West oi' 
 
 r stand in the 
 
 i in this they 
 
 le were trained 
 
 ar wrong werrt 
 
 iko theirs. 
 
 lade an appea? 
 
 necessary ])ur 
 
 slf took in tlu>. 
 
 y possible t^) 
 
 ■crs. Neither 
 
 had in view ; 
 
 s own behalf, 
 
 auiiie, with a 
 
 vc whilst at 
 
 s making for 
 
 home he Wiis 
 
 nally (u t]i<' 
 
 ■sv , .liat it 
 
 its. On such 
 
 to solicit the 
 
 m would i'oci 
 
 e, as if he wa.s 
 
 )eople wore in 
 
 the support 
 
 lis on his own 
 
 ore couccrncd 
 
 MFE OP lil(?HOP PHELAN. 
 
 21 
 
 Whilst laboring foF the benefit of those in distress; he did not for 
 
 ne moment loose sight of his Diocese, for this same year (1847) he 
 
 ncouraged, by an authentic document, that most famous and ancien* 
 
 rder of the Blessed Virgin, called the "^capillar," although mem 
 
 ers had been received therein since the year 1841. lie was aware 
 
 ihat this confraternity was spread throughoutso many Catholic nations 
 
 -♦—that it was favored in a; particular manner by the Holy Virgin her 
 
 tftilt', who is the patroness and advocate of it, so much so, that it " is 
 
 '** knv wn by daily experience, that the Scapular is a sovereign pressor 
 
 '•'■/ v'ltioii and remedy against all the evils of this life, both spiritual 
 
 ■ iic; 'I juiporal." He consequently lost no time in removing every 
 
 4^stao]e which might hinder people from enjoying any of the blessings 
 
 >^hieh the observance of the rules of the Order was calculated to ob 
 
 in. And the following year, 1848, we find him appealing once more 
 
 the charitable people of Kingston in favor of the Orphans of the 
 
 otel Dieu Hospital, and. we may rest assured that his efforts were 
 
 lot in vain, for both the people and himself always sympathized with'. 
 
 " e poor inmates of that institution, w^hich he had established ibout. 
 
 years before. I have heard the Bishop himself say, that he at 
 
 ■|jnies gave them " the last copper in his pocket, as they were wi^rthy 
 
 ^ it," for said he, "I have known them to have taken from thoir 
 
 n table the last half loaf they had in the world, to relieve some lis- 
 
 essed objects of charity that had come to them for I'elief." I am 
 
 ct the only one to authenticate these few facts^ nor do I think it. 
 
 -^eedless to refer to them— for they show, in the first place, the coii- 
 
 ideration in which that establishment was held byjthe Bishop, and 
 
 gain, how well any contribution made by the people, would be set Ut 
 
 rofit, in relieving sutFering humanity. The Kingston people, lik'.^ 
 
 eir Bishop, appreciated the services of the religious of this establi.sh- 
 
 ent — they do Bo even at this day — and a.s a proof of this, I may 
 
 ifer to the donations made them, and to the generous feeling and 
 
 profuse liberality, shown on the occasion of Bazaars got up in their 
 
 Ivor. 
 
 Not only did the good Bishop provide' for the wants of his own 
 
 'locose, but h'v charity led him to feel for the many souls, who wcwj 
 
 <(titsido the pal(> of the Catholic Church, and who required the presence 
 
 ••>#' the missionary to admit them into its bosom, so on the IGth July, 
 
 1850, lie issued a Pastoral Address to the- clergy and l.tity, for the 
 
 "ilBtablishmout of the Association tor the Propagation of the Faith iu 
 
 liJie Diocese of Kingston I will observe here, tor the benefit of thoso 
 
 injicquainted with the nature of this. Association, that, as the address 
 
 lad, " it has for its object, to assist, with alms-decd.s and prayers, 
 
 those zoidou.s apostolic missionaries, sent by the Church to preach 
 
 the Gospi^ ti> all nations, fulfiiling thereby the precepts of Jesus 
 
 Christ, who said, ' (,'o te(U'h nil V'tfiona. hi(/ttisi)if/ thmn ht. the name 
 
 of the. Father, and of the San, <ui,l if the llohi Ghost. Matt= 
 
 tXXVIii., 19., inip.ii-ting to them the knowledge of Salvation, and, as 
 
 /l^the Scripture says, ' to enlighten those that are wated in dark'nesn, 
 
ill it i 
 
 
 22 
 
 LIFE OP BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 'I 
 
 ** and in the sliadow of death .' Luke I. 79. It likewise assists tlicr 
 *' iiifiuit churches Uitely established, where persecution, oppression, or 
 '^ want of means, rendered numbers oC Catholics unable to provide 
 *' i'or the in-iiiitenanco of rolijii(;n, and the education of youth." Ho 
 was too well Jiwarc of the great good cftected by this society, not to- 
 |)ass it unnoticed ; for bej^ides the reward which each member would 
 merit for his charit.hlo donation, he would also be entitled to reap a 
 henelit from tlie Tndidgerices which the Sovereign Pontiii's grt'iited in 
 favor of the Associ-ation. The Bishop's address, on this occasion, is 
 jso replete with fhie sentiments, and of a nature to move tiie hearts of 
 the people to take interest in- this noble work, that I cannot refrain 
 from ujaking a lew extracts, by which Ave at this day might profit, as 
 they furnish matter for useful reflection : ''It would,'' says the pre- 
 late, " ill bi,'C-)n)e us, as children of the same Fatlicr, and mcmbei's of 
 *• the Church ol' which Jesus Christ is the liead, to remain any longer 
 '• inactive, withirit uniting our elForts also with them for the udvance- 
 ''jneiit <if an Institution f-o worthy of the zeal and charity of every 
 ^' (Catholic heart. For how can s(» many intidel nations beliovc; in Him 
 *•' of whom they have not heard '} and iiow shall they hear without a 
 '• Preacher'/ and how shall they preach u'dess they be sent.— lioM.X. 14. 
 
 " What wouM h;:ve become of us mi form(>r times if Preachers had 
 '•not been sent to impart to ou)' l'orcfithcr« the liglit of the Gospel'^ 
 *' "Would we enjdv all tho benefits of religi<M» whicli we now possess? 
 *'My Dear IJrctiiren, if we remain insensible to thir s))iritu;d Avants of 
 *• !«> many nations and kingtl(»ms, wl:o are dtstitnte of the advantages 
 "of Faith, we deserve not tho name of Christians, and sh.ould they 
 '•perish eternally, thmugh our avarice and inditference. Cod may rc- 
 '•(piireat our hands an aceonnt of tie* blood of His Divine Son. 
 *■ Secure then iiir yourselves tho advantaiics of this Society ami en- 
 '• deavcr to merit f rycuu'.si'lves and this Province theel.oicest l»lessing» 
 '•of Heaven, by ycnir small but united contrihutinns, and fervent 
 "prayers. ' (-{ive,' says Ji'sns Christ, ' and ii will be given to you 
 •* again; good measure, and ]ivessed down and shaken together, for 
 *^' with the same measure Ihat you shall mele withal, it shall be 
 '■measured to y<m again.' Lt'KK yi. ill). Thus, Hretlnen, lis our 
 *• IJlessed lledeemer assures, that a cup of cold water giveji in tho 
 " mime of Jesus, will not pass without it»» reward. You shall like- 
 *• wise bi' er(iwn<'<l with blessing'* pvnpoi tinnable to your zeal and 
 '•charity Inwards this truly pious Instilutinii. 
 
 " When w<' reflect upon the commendations given by our iJlesscd 
 '•Saviour to the pntu' widow's nlVering. we Would fiiil in our duty to 
 *^lhe poor, if we did not invite (hem also to a partieipation of tho 
 '•benefits of (his society; for, although it may not be in their power 
 **to give the snndl mite preserilied. it is- in their jiower always to pray 
 '"ll»r its sricoi'ss. Ther»>H)re, dearlv )>elo\ed llrelhren, the knowledge 
 
 •yiiur iiiviriabh' aiia(iinu'nt 
 
 (. 
 
 \vliii'!i we b.ave (sf your 
 
 •haiity and 
 
 Ill 
 
 *• to the faith once delivered to the Saints, tills us with conlideiu'e tiuit 
 ♦• you will not fail to concur with us in u cause so iniiH)rtant to religiou 
 " and benelieial to yourselves." 
 
 In 
 
 lake an 
 rho hac 
 ware, t 
 11 this 
 iiic sum 
 gl^eut, ()\ 
 gl'cgatio 
 <to theli- 
 iftd friei 
 ^stress;,: 
 4kert hit 
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 ficar G; 
 lards M 
 |t)t have 
 bo till 
 lanner, 
 sts of t 
 will-, the 
 Bislit)p"s 
 
 5u,st ii'i\ 
 The 
 escript 
 ©f i ra'i 
 teption ( 
 
 taving f( 
 ,, to inv( 
 «M!hurcii 
 sinners 
 We de; 
 Me'.-ey 
 ChapVl 
 * will be 
 ** ihiniac 
 " Merry. 
 ** ally f'oi 
 *• head a 
 In' 1 
 Ihe Uus.- 
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 •nly a I'.i 
 ind pe.ie 
 %y a cirt 
 l)ioceso 
 - rieavei 
 ** peace i 
 kima'lf I 
 
 \ 
 
LIFE OP BISUOP PHELAN. 
 
 ^ 
 
 rise assists tlicr 
 , oppression, or 
 ible to provide 
 f youth." Ho 
 society, not to- 
 member would 
 tifK'd to reap a 
 tilis gri'.iited in 
 !iis occasion, is 
 'e the hearts of 
 
 cannot refrain 
 lui^lit pi-otit, as 
 ' says tlie pre- 
 nd nicnibei's of 
 I) a in any longer 
 :>!• tlio udvancc- 
 lai'ity of every 
 b('liev(! in Him 
 liear without a 
 ■>. — llOM.X. 14. 
 ' Preachers had 
 of the (nispel? 
 1 now p()s>'.ess? 
 iritu:d wants of 
 the advantages 
 d .sl'.ould they 
 
 (tod may re- 
 Divine Son. 
 
 iciely and en- 
 
 y\wA ))lessing8 
 
 and iiMTent 
 
 iven to you 
 
 fniit'lher, for 
 
 it shall 1)0 
 
 tliren, as our 
 iven in the 
 
 lilt .'■liall llke- 
 
 oiM' /.eal and 
 
 y our Mlessed 
 I our duty to 
 pation of the 
 
 their power 
 ilways In pray 
 lie knowledgo 
 
 at(a( hnienl 
 niHdenee that 
 int to reiigiuu 
 
 In 1852, on the 1st August, Bishop Phelan had once more to 
 lake an appeal to his congregation at Kingston, in favor of thosa 
 ^ho had sutfered by the great fire at Montreal. He was no doubt 
 ware, from their past conduct, that their charity would be also shown 
 11 this occasion, and so it was, for tlie C(jllecliovi made amounted to 
 ilie sum of $140. His sympathy fur these sufferers must have been 
 gi'eat, owing to the tliought that many of them once fcn'med his con- 
 gi'egation, and that he liad wrought st) long amongst them; and they' 
 <»i their part could not but look \\\nni the good Uishopus a benefielor 
 itid friend, who had not yet forgotten them. Htill charity ibr the 
 «fistress;.;d, rather than any natural or human motive, urged' him to 
 ^ort hiiuself in the cause of their relief 
 
 On tiie 8th July, 1S54, lie appointed the Rev. Patrick Dullard as 
 
 'icar General, and I would remark, without any do;?ire to lean to- 
 
 [iu'ds aduhition or dissembling, that a iKore prudent suleclion could 
 
 jot liave been made ; for this good man was knt)wn then, as he is now, ' 
 
 be tlie model of a good priest, and characterized, in a particular 
 
 anner, for his regularity (»f life, and as-.-iduity in Undying the intcr- 
 
 Lsts of the congregation he served.- His eouni-iel bore great weight 
 
 will', the IJishop, whose faithful friend and !idvi..er he was — lor the 
 
 Bishop's prudenei! and humility was such, tluifc he seldom, even in the 
 
 fur.t trivial dilliculties, would act, without Ih'si seeking advice. 
 The same year, on the 14th October, alter having ri;eeived a 
 Itesoript i'rom Kome, the Bishop e.'Hablished in the Diocese the Society 
 ©f inrer, called th(^ "(ioldeii Association of tlie ImiiKienl ite ('ui»- 
 ^option of the Blessed Virgin 31ary," alias the " (i!(»ldi'n Crown," 
 
 tuviiig for its object " to do^ homage to the 3IoKt Adorable Trinity, 
 ,, to invoke tlu^ Immaculate Virgin, Mother i\\' (Ind, to as^ist tho 
 *' Ohureii in all her diilieiilties and trialvt, and elleei the conversion of 
 
 sinners."' At the end of hi.s i'astoral on (he occasion, he adds; 
 • We desire that an engraving or ]rict\ne of our Blessed l^ady of 
 
 iMeyey shall renvain, if jxissihle, always exposed in each Chureli or 
 I Chaprl, in uienioi'y oi' the erection ol' this Society. ''' ■*• =<■ This- 
 ** will be a standing monument to attach this Pious Association of the 
 * Ihimaeulate Oonceptiott morn ami mme to the lUessed liady of 
 "Meivy, and remiml them of the irleasing dnty of praying eontinu- 
 "ally tor the wants of the imtversal (Miurch, in union with her chief 
 ** head and all the mein)wrH thereof.'' ' 
 
 lu' IS").'), owing to the (Jlstnrbed state of l']uro|)e. by reason of 
 the Uus^iin war, the good Hishop sighed lor tht^ peace and prospuity 
 #f the Ohristiaii world; and on this occasion he showed hiinseif nofc 
 #nlv a I'dthl'id snhjeet of the Hritish Crowir, hut also a I'riend to order' 
 ind pe icii- in a word, the model of a gocnl ilisliop. We lind him, 
 ky a circular, bearing dote April 12th, cMlling upon the priests of hid 
 l)ioeese to unite with the "faithful to invoke the henedietions of 
 ** rleaven on the Ailied Armies, beseeching (hid to grant that durabit* 
 ** peace might be speedily restored to ('hristtaidom." He expressed- 
 fcimadf thus: " As faithful Catholics, and Brilishsubje.'ls, weeaiHWl' 
 
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 24 
 
 LIFE OP BISIIC^ PHELAN. 
 
 1 i' 
 
 t 
 
 fl„ 
 
 *' remain inclifFerent a.s to the issue of the present war with Rnssia, 
 " and its importance for the general interests not only of the British 
 *' Empire, but also for the protection and prosperity of the Christian 
 " Churcli. Our sympathy with the Allied Armies, would, however,, 
 " be of little or no avail, unless we were excited by them to raise up 
 " our voices towards the Lord of Hosts in their behalf, imploring 
 " Him to preserve them from all the horrors and calamities of this 
 *' war, and to restore peace to the entire Christian world." It might 
 appear to an unreflecting mind, that he should have borne so'ue 
 >;ympat]iv towards the Russians, by reason of the resemblance which 
 the Greek Church bears to that of which he was Bishop; but let it 
 be obs:!rved that he knew his duty as a good British subject, as well 
 as a faithful Bishop of the Church of Christ, and that swerve from 
 that duty he never would. 
 
 At the demise of llight Rev. Remigius Gaulin, which took place 
 on the 8th 3Iay, 1857, Bishop Phelan succeeded as Bishop of Kings- 
 ton, taking the title thereof by reason of liis having been appointed 
 coadjutor with the right of succession. Would that God had spared 
 him a little longer, to bear this title — for the happiness of his clergy 
 and the welfare of bis Diocese. 
 
 THE GOOD TRAITS IN HIS CHARACTER. 
 
 Havinii already noticed the principal acts (ospp<'ially those for 
 which I could find dates), in tlu; Bisluip's lilc, it still remains iur nu'. 
 to say, what charaetori/.(Hl him in particular. Were one to ((ue^stiou 
 ami ask, what virtue was \\c remarkable lor having jiractised? I wonld 
 lie at a loss to give a direct answer, because he seemed, at one time 
 or the other, to have reduced every oue to practice'. \ ni(>au to allude 
 to xitiHv of the many good ijualilies, I'or which I couf^ider his liii; \\\\. 
 characterized — which came under my observation — and to which 
 Kingsl(at and the Diocese of Kingston can bear witness. It was not 
 my intention, and be.-ides. trme and thi> circumstances under which I 
 hib(»r will not permit, furthermore J do not imagine it would be ex- 
 pected from me — to notice every good trait in the. IJishop's chanicter 
 whieli came to my knowledge, m* which might be apparent to the 
 geaerality ol' people. A W(U'k «»f this nat\ir«^ does not deniaml it 
 Rnrthcrmore, there are few, who were acijuainftHl with the Bishoj)'.>4 
 <!areer, but can supply any tleiiciency which ijiight be observable in 
 this litllv! work 
 
 Kiiisr. — Let m(! s|H'ak to the reader of the llishop'g </«wj/i/iH /?> 
 vf(ti'>fs l/ir /itrsKcd Vinilii Muri/. It is not necessary to enter into an) 
 great dotuil to unike tiiis known, fur uny |>erson who wuh witnesH U 
 
 is acts, 
 Ions fror 
 placed 
 trough t 
 
 ' bis Di 
 be Cath 
 
 Bvout c 
 
 Seople, 01 
 evotion 
 
 W ^^ ^^ 
 iotion w; 
 
 Sotectioi 
 ishop w 
 lowed h 
 vhich, i 
 Ircular t 
 Ding cal 
 ibjeet 
 ^jn then 
 rom abo 
 lind fre( 
 iimacul 
 Inuated 
 ..^ily thri 
 •^ fervent 
 •<" be now 
 4' to the I 
 
 ^' iiiii", *•!'' 
 
 \?' able HO 
 
 |jenten 1 
 
 ind fait! 
 
 fcstablislu 
 
 ^onlidenc 
 
 -f Veiuira 
 
 '*' Laity, 
 
 •" Associi 
 
 -«• Holy !i 
 
 ■" lor 'th( 
 
 *«' l»relat( 
 
 " anther 
 
 " devoti( 
 
 -" sullieii 
 
 !^'' strong 
 
 f" and til 
 
 Address 
 
 inaculat 
 
 people I 
 
 j,of the u 
 
 I 
 
XIPE OP BISHOP CHELAN. 
 
 25 
 
 ir with Rnssiia, 
 r of tlie Briti8l» 
 if the Christian 
 tvoold, liowever, 
 cm to raise up 
 3hiilf, iniplorini]; 
 amities of this 
 ■Id." It miyht 
 ve borne 
 
 soMie 
 
 js acts, heard his pastoral addresses, or was present at his instnic- 
 
 |ons from the pulpit, could not be ignorant of tho great confidence 
 
 placed in tho powerful intercession of the Holy Virgin, and how he 
 
 [rought to extend and perpetuate this devotion amongst the faithful 
 
 ' his Diocese. Were you, either morning or evening, to have entered 
 
 le Catliedral during the month of May, you would have heard this 
 
 3vout client of Mary either exposing his own wants, or those of his 
 
 Seople, or publishing her glories, or the happy ettccts resulting from 
 ©votion to her. Tlierc would he be found at the steps of the altar, 
 miblanco whicli l(|l an example to his congregation, to testify before all that his de- 
 lop ; but let it Ijjotion was real, and to invite all to place themselves under her niaternal 
 subject, as well njrotection. As has been already noticed, the first act he performed as 
 Bishop was one in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He again 
 owed himself contributing to her honor by encouraging the Scapular, 
 liicli, if I am not greatly deceived, I saw himself wear.) In his 
 rcular to the Clergy of the Diocese of Kingston, in reference to his 
 ii)g culled ujjon by the Pope to signify to him his sentiments on the 
 bjcct of the Innnaculate Conception, and the authoritative Uoelara- 
 u of his clergy if5«J'» thereon, and to appoint public prayers, in order to obtain light 
 om above on so solenni and so important a subject, he opened his 
 ijaind freely, and gave to understand that he was an advocate of the 
 ,|jijmaculate Conception. Furthermore, he wouUl appear to have in- 
 jpnuated that the only good we expected to clfcct, could bo obtained 
 ,.^ily through the intercessiim of the Immaculate Virgin. " Your 
 •/* fervent i^rayors," says the Bishop to his clergy, " no doubt, will not 
 •f ' be now wanting to obtain for the church a pledge of new coiujucsta 
 
 §' to the I'aith, of redoubled confusion to her enemies, and of ransom- 
 ' ing, through the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin, of iunumer- 
 •f able souls, hitherto innncrsed in error, heresy tiud sin." In his 
 |jenten Pastoral addn'HSof 1815, lie calls the attention of the clergy 
 Mid faithful to a confraternity in honor of 3lary, which had been 
 tiistablished by Bishop (Jauliii. lu tliis address he again publishes his 
 p»iiliilenc;5 in llt»ly Mary's intercession. He says, '* We conjure you, 
 rf> Venerable Hrethrin of the Clergy and beloved children of the 
 ''* Laity, to redonbhi yt)ur fervor in practising the devotion of th(* 
 
 it swerve from 
 
 lich took place 
 ishop of Kings- 
 )een appointed 
 od had spared 
 
 PTER. 
 
 lally those for 
 emains for ini^ 
 w. to ((U('>itiou 
 ised? I would 
 1, at one lime 
 uean lo allude 
 r his lil'i! \va. 
 nd to which 
 [t was not 
 inder which I 
 would bo v\ 
 »p's character 
 •areut to the 
 demand it 
 the liishctji's 
 observable in 
 
 ifri'iitutn fit 
 
 niter into an^ 
 18 witness U 
 
 As.xocialion of I'r.iyer, called the Arch Confraternity of the Most 
 
 '' Holy and lunnaeulate Heart of Mary, Mother of (lod, as established 
 
 (Min version of hiiuuus in this Diocese, by our Veneralde 
 
 '' Pielate. the IJi.shoi) ol' Kinirston, in the year 1H4I}. The 
 
 '" for the 
 
 to, the |{i.slio|) ol' Kingston, in tlie year IMI.J. Jlui various 
 
 •'authentic accounts given us of the immense good produced by this 
 
 "(l('Voti(»n throughout the; Christian workl, wherever it is practised, 
 
 -" suniciently attest the motives which induce us to rc(H)iuinend it so 
 
 •''strongly lltr the reformation of morals, the propagation ol'the I'aith, 
 
 r" and the siinctiliiMtioii of souls ill this jioly time." In his Pastoral 
 
 Address for Ihc; establishment oi'the "(Jolden Association of the Tin 
 
 maculate CoiiciDtion of the iJlessi'd Viruin Marv." lie calls unon tho 
 
 .jK>ople to invoke licr, and, from tho addross, it is plain, oven to thouw 
 
 *of the meanest capacity, that tiic good Bishop himself placed grcttt 
 
ill'ii 
 
 
 i 
 
 20 
 
 LIFE OF BISHOP PIIELANS 
 
 .ii 
 
 'lii 
 
 confidence in her intercession. '' Let lis," s:iya he, " therefore, invoke' ' 
 "the intercession of the I nnnacvilatc Virgin, as the help of Christians,^ . 
 •'the couitbrtrcas of tlio afflicted, and refuge of sinners. Yesf^- 
 "beloved brethren, this sweet name, Mary, will be to you a tower of | 
 "strength against your cncniics, a shield of protection, and a safe '^ 
 "anclior of hope in the agony of death, ' Mater misericord las tu noa 
 "ab hoste protege, ct in hora mortis snscipe.' " I was aware that the 
 Bishop himself, in private, also practised devotion towards the Blessed 
 Virgin. Whilst ho Was a priest in Montreal, I had occasion, one 
 afternoon, to cull at his room in the Seminary, and I found him en- 
 piged in reciting the Beads. "Whilst I was enjoying his hospitality at 
 Bytown, 1 remarked (as my bed-chamber was next to his), that the 
 last prayers he recited, before retiring to rest, wore those of the Beads. 
 He paced slowly tlirongh his room whilst lie recited them. This 
 custom he seemed to have strictly followed up Whilst Bishop, and I 
 had ample oppoitunity of knowing tliis, b'.'canse, for six months, only 
 a simple partition divided our bed-t3aumber.j, and I olVen felt surprised, 
 knowing liow fatigued he was by the labors of the day, and the night 
 being far advanced, to hear him pace through his room' saying his 
 Beads. Thi.'!, I consider was always his last vocal jv.-ayer at night. 
 
 Secondlv. — Let me notice his ckantjj trurards t He. pun'. This 
 matter 1 treat of with a certain reluctance, because it recalls to my 
 mind many sorrowful idesi:?, which I cannot commit to paper, any 
 further than to observe, that they wrought on my mind', and convinced 
 me that the Bishop himself was oi'fentimes poor; thougli he was too 
 delicate to make it known either to his ])ricsts or his people. Let it 
 be remembered, the Cathedral, the Episcojial residence, the Christian 
 Brothers' ef-tabiishment Were to be finished, some of them being 
 already greatly in debt. The Hotel Dieu Hti.sjiital liad oftentimes to 
 depend on him, yet, notwithatamling, he seldom made an appeal in his 
 own favor. Towards the poor he always showed himself a friend, and 
 seldom any obj(!ct of charity left his door with an empty hand. His 
 liouse was daily vi.'ited by tiiimbers of poor, and, if' circumstances 
 permitted, he would always afhdd them some relief. Wiioever heard 
 him address the j)eopl(^ in fivor of those who suffered by the great 
 (ires at Quebec and Montreal, or by the famine in Ireland, could easily 
 recognize in him that generous heart and those charitable feelinga 
 which he possessed in an en;inent degree. Who i's not aware of tho 
 Keeling apprals which ho used to nndie on St. Patrick's Day, and on 
 other occasions throughout the year, hi order fhat relief might bo 
 brought to the indigent. He felt tlu; greatest pleasure in encouraging 
 u society of j^ious and charitable ladies, established for the jturixise of 
 i.x;lieving ])oor childrt'ii ami clothing them, so that Ihey <(»uld be sent 
 t^) school and pi'e|)art'd for their first C')nnnunions. They bore tho 
 deserved title of " Jiadies of the IJenevolent Society," and nuuiy tx 
 ftithcr or mother luul reason to bear in loving remembranco hi'.n who" 
 *'!!cuuraged hueli an association. In conse(|nence of the maT\y charitable 
 ie)u:Uiuns uiudo through the instrumeulality of tlic.su pious pcruoua.' 
 
 Iilueatio 
 
 flready : 
 
 ind as li 
 
 ^ing it t 
 
 "..fiBrst tho 
 
 .yyouth, I 
 
 |o that 1 
 
 now led 
 
 !ven at 
 
 ioecso 
 
 le was 
 
 good B 
 
 fcct ol' 
 
 htnise," 
 
 ftery se 
 
 ItudenI 
 
 on fool 
 
 quaint' 
 
 oec isio 
 
 would 
 
 ior it i 
 
 ospecii 
 
 identil 
 
 >yatel'.! 
 
 rnooni 
 
 MNUS I 
 
LfFE OP BISHOP' PrrflLAN'. 
 
 2fF 
 
 therefore, invotel, 
 ^Ipof Christians^ J 
 sinners'. Ycsf 
 you a tower of || 
 ion, and a safe | 
 ricord;a3 tu nos 
 
 ven at this day, the Catholic community of Kingston appreciate' 
 
 tieir services. The worthy Bishop delighted in hein<j; able to bene^t 
 
 le poor in any way, but, as to hiuiseif, lie never could be contented 
 
 spare any means which came to his hands, for he woukl either dis- 
 
 ibute tlie money for charitable purposes, or expend it in improving 
 
 lither for the benefit of Kin;2;ston or the l)ioccse. I was often pained 
 
 IS aware that the |o henr liim express a desire to \mt Rome, if he had the means, (for 
 
 ards the Blessed each Bishop, and he was particularly invited, is expected to pay at 
 
 id occjisio)!, one feast one visit to the lioly Father, if circumstances permitted.) 
 
 found him en- Bspeclally on the occasion of the dogmatic deiinition of tl:c Imuiacu- 
 
 iis hospitality at feto Conception, ho ardently desired to be present. '^ I would like to 
 
 •»;p)," said h', •• but. Lord have mercy on us, hovr can I think of go- 
 
 ♦*i'..; and no mcana; I suppose I never will have mean:^ to ,^o." It 
 
 trao, ii' lie had made known his position to his clergy, liiey would 
 
 ive givi.;ii the last farthing to relieve him; but, alti.ough he had 
 
 livori'l r.umy of them, and contributed generously to beuelit {!;eir 
 
 kwr lui sions, yet he was so considerate, that, ratlior than cx;)cso' 
 
 iieni to an> iiietnivenieneo, he would not even allude to the Uiattcr,. 
 
 L\st the missionary might stand in need of all the nie;uis he oould- 
 
 ilc(juiie. 
 
 t TlllllDLY. — //As r:('nl in promothifffduv.iflnn. From his childhood 
 |lc was trainetl up to midei stand and appreciate the advantages of 
 filucatioii, ei-peeially mi education based on religion. As we have 
 
 ) his), that the 
 'se of the Beads, 
 id them. This 
 
 Bishop, and I 
 ix uionths, only 
 n felt surprised, 
 •, and the night 
 )om! saying liis 
 yer at night. 
 ho. poor, " This 
 
 recalls to my 
 
 lo paper, any 
 , and convinced 
 
 h he was too 
 eople. ],ot it 
 
 ilreatly .seen, he himself in his young days panted after knowledge,. 
 ♦nd US he grew up, liis happiness oftentimes consisted in e( niuiunioa- 
 jiiiig it to otli(;rs. Is'o sooner was he ordained priest, than one ol' his 
 tlui Christian »i|lir.>-t thoughts turned towards the education of youth — and not only 
 f them beinir v*|youtli. hut lie even sought to enlist those of riper years in the cause, 
 io that t!iey also might improve themselves, and acipiire a ta,-;to for' 
 " nowled.^e. After l\is consecration as Bishop, he sought (nery means, 
 ven at great inconvenience, to promote education throughout tiio 
 io.'e 0, nid some of the establishnu^nts of Nuns and Brotiiers, wi;ieh 
 e was iiislrnmental in forming, still live to tell jjosterity that the 
 #ood Bishop contributed his .share in educating and firming the intel- 
 ret of their fathers, lie even left what was called the "Bishop's 
 house," in Kingston, in order that it? might be converted Into a nun- 
 nery school, and took as a choice to live, as T might say, anumgst the 
 Itudcuts of Kt'giopolis ('olK'ge; which he was instrumental in selting 
 on loot, ami i'or which he had pro\ided Profes,>'orri. To those ac- 
 quainted with colleger liie, and the necessary bustle and noi.se which must 
 oceisioii.illy reign there, it would ajipear surprising that the Bishop- 
 wm\ld h.ive selected (hat Itic.ility as his residence, and I can account 
 i'or it in no other way than that he had always been attached to youth, 
 ospccially those who sought after knowledges and that he wished to 
 identily liimsell' with tlawe who labored to train them up, and keep (i 
 
 W.'ltltllt III r>V(> (iVl>f tliiiif I!1(!!"!!m [} 
 
 I oftentin)es to 
 1 appeal in liis 
 fa friind, and 
 .yhand. His 
 circumstances 
 i' hoover heard 
 
 by th(! great 
 il. could easily 
 table feelings 
 aware of tho 
 
 ^^•^y, and on 
 iof might bo 
 1 encouraging 
 he i»urpo)se of 
 ould ho sent 
 ley bore tho 
 ami many a- 
 ■■CO liiiM who' 
 tiy charitublo 
 ous per«ou3.. 
 
 
 
 » \\ »r n/ 
 
 « I IlkV.I V 111. 
 
 Mioourago by his {)re.sem;e tlieir lathers and mothers to send their 
 kmxH thiilier Ibr instruction. Ills zeal iil tho cau.so of cducutioui 
 
iiii 
 
 \0M 
 
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 ,28' 
 
 LIFE OF BISHOP PIIEI«A'N, 
 
 m^ 
 
 lU 
 
 also manifested itself on the occasion of his visits to theschools, where 
 you mighbsee him take such a lively interest in the advancemei>t of 
 the children, and always paying such kind compliments to those who J 
 merited them, as would move one and all to continue their little course 
 with more heatt and fresh courage. I might also venture to afisert 
 that one of the principal objects he had in view in encouraging the 
 Association of the "Benevolent Ladies" was, that poor children might 
 be educated and formed to virtue. 
 
 Fourthly. — His zeal in the cause of Tempcrana'. This was so 
 well known to every one, that I feel at a loss how to interest the 
 reader, for the Bishop's labors in this cause are, to a certain extent, 
 bearing fruit even at this day. He was well convinced that nothing 
 could prove more boneticial to a community, or be calculated to draw 
 down greater blessings from Heaven,, than the exercise of temperance, 
 60 he lost no time, wliethcr as Priest or Bishop, in inculcating into 
 th'i hearts of his hearers the indispensable necessity of practising that 
 virtue Ho was indefatigable in his exertions in this cause, and he 
 did not alone confine himself to the pulpit to remedy the evils of in- 
 temperance, and pave tbo way i'or tlie contrary virtue. He also 
 labored in the streets, and sought the negligent and guilty, in order to 
 gain them over to Clod. This he did, to my knowledge, during the 
 years of his Episcopacy. He had the expi>rienco of years in the min- 
 istry, and none knows better than the priest the curse intemperance 
 brings in a family, so that it requires the vigilant eye of the pastor, 
 his prayers, and those of the faithful, to efiect a change, when by that 
 vice people become thoughtless and obdurate. It is almost next to 
 impossible to banish intemperance from a locality in which it has 
 taken deep root — yet, notwitlustandiiig, Bishop Phelan succeeded 
 during the years of his priesthood in working wonders with regard t<> 
 this vice— all through perseverance and his ctwn good exam|)le. Whiit 
 can be more creditable to Montreal, or any city inhabited by Irish- 
 men, than to bo able to number over 4,000 faitiil'ul members of a 
 Total Abstinence Society. They have theri'fore good reitson to offer 
 up many a prayer for him wlu) reformed their city, and set this society 
 (»n foot, to b(! an exanii)le to others. When Cod called him to the 
 Diocese of Kingston, he made it one of his lirst duties to preach 
 temperance, not only in Kingston, but throughout the missions, and 
 to encourage that virtue by issuing cards and medals to remintl tln^ 
 bearer of the good resolutions he had made. In his L(Miten Pastoral 
 Address of IS-lf), he thus exorts the children of, his Diocese; "Wo 
 " most cordially exhort you to enter into the Soeiety of Temperance, 
 "so well calculated to eradicate all the evils that follow I'rom the vice 
 " of drunkenness, and to promote your temporal and eternal hapjii- 
 " ne.s>4. A strict adheranee to its rules will not fiil to render this 
 " sacrilice agreeable to (lod, who, we trust, wil' acee{)t of it as a sub- 
 " stituto for the fast and abstinence wliich the debility of constitution 
 "and the multiplicity of hard hibor preverit }()u from observing 
 " Moreovor, us this is the season that is set apart to comply with the 
 
 "obligl 
 and a 
 
 recepl 
 been 
 on till 
 lis lab[ 
 imperj 
 learts 
 %eU as 
 irords 
 iny pec 
 \h\ 
 •i^tcres^ 
 Ms exel 
 much \\ 
 •ilhis 
 rshadol 
 enteJ 
 »nlessi| 
 le fati] 
 iious td 
 have 
 Biiany c( 
 llructecl 
 1^ him 
 %wM aj 
 iompani 
 that he 
 r^nee be; 
 ,<*!M)anied J 
 ||)ahtor » 
 ■,jiions, 
 fnues V 
 [nstruci 
 »ast,or i 
 -fiishop 
 .Vaspi'.f 
 on tlie 
 Sacrain 
 This V 
 him m 
 Bend tl 
 the W( 
 >i!i wh; 
 ,he wa 
 ■lis the 
 '1 rope 
 tulway 
 
tIPE 6'A BISHOP PHELAN'. 
 
 2^ 
 
 lie schools, where 
 
 id tliat nothin _ 
 culated to draw 
 5 of teuiporance, 
 neuicating into 
 practising that 
 
 obligation of confession and communion, the practice of temperance 
 and sobriety will' facilitate for you a more ready and more worthy 
 reception of it. Alas! dearly beloved' brethren, intemperance has 
 been too often the cause of the neglect of this duty, and of bringing 
 aavancenietj,t of'«on the heads of the guilty the severest censure of the Church," In 
 ts to those who Mis labors on the missions, he seldom forgot to touch on the subject of 
 .lieir little course «Bmperance, and to endeavor to strike 'vith terror and disgust the 
 venture to Jifisei-t m^ of those whose God v/«s their belly, and to convince them, aa 
 encouraging the 'tell as others, of the evil effects of intemperance. The very last 
 r children might lirords he ever preached in my mission, were those of an exhortation to ", 
 
 , my people to fly intemperance. 
 
 '■<■'. 1 his was so Fifthly. — Mis labors on the mission to assist tlve missionary — tlte 
 
 to interest the interest he took in visiting the missions.---l have already alluded to 
 certain extent, Jus exertions on the missions; but to do the zealous Bishop justice, , 
 Uiuch more must be said. I merely hinted at the matter, whereas of 
 ij^ his labors or exertion under otlier circumstances, none could bear ■ 
 ^fishadow to the extr.iordinury Avork with which he would tax himself 
 Wbi entering a mission. I mean by this the exercise of the duty of the 
 •Ipnfessional and the catechising of the children, whom perhaps the 
 s cause, and he A^ fatigued pastor could not have prepared. lie was aware that pre- 
 the evils of in- »ious to his arrival the missionary of the jjlaee did his best endeavors 
 %) have all the children ]ii-cpared, but it generally happened there were 
 Biany confessions to be heard, and perhaps some persons to bo in- 
 Itructed. No sooner would the IJishop have arrived, than you would • 
 IjBe him wend his Avay fi^om the presbytery to the church, and there he 
 •||ould at once commeneo to relieve the priest. I may say, and I ac- 
 iouipanivjd him on his visit to thirty missions and sections of missions, 
 iihat he seemed relieved from the fatigue of the journey when he had 
 (■♦nee begun to do missionary duty. It' it was a priest who accom- 
 |b;uiied hini, he woiikl ''oon cut out work for him, in order tlrat tho 
 i|);ifctor of the place might get all the relief possible. In country mis- 
 ■jiions, owing to the distance some children have to travel, it is some- 
 inies very dilhenlt to prep:ire tlicni, and most all the work, that is, of 
 Instructions, examinations aiwl confessions, ooiiies together, so that tho 
 ■istor is sometimes p.iined at not being fully ]irepared to receive tho 
 ?ishnp. JTis Lord.-liin was always sensible of the diiliculty, and he 
 >|v.is po,-;sessed of too line a feeling to rcjiriniand or appear displeased; 
 0)1 the contrary, if there was nothing for him to do hut to confer tho 
 Bacrameiit of eontii'Uiiitii.n, he appeared t(t nn! not to feel so happy. 
 This was not so oLsei'vabii^ to jniy as to myself, because, by being with 
 him so long, I cinild not l:iil to remark it. I have even known him 
 Bend the pastor to tho presbytery to rest, he himscdf taking charge of 
 (he work amongst the children. All his labor did not, consist solely 
 <ia what I have jn;<t mentioned, for if he had a s])are moment at all, 
 (he was constantly oeeu]>ied in consoling or counselling some persons, 
 ^lis there were always nuiiibi^rs who wished "to speak to the lii.shoj)." 
 'I ri>peat hero what 1 said bd'ore. li(> never (elt so hajipy (at least I 
 lulways thought so), ua when he had plenty to do on the missiune, I 
 
 itue. He also 
 ilty, in order to 
 Ige, during the 
 'Sirs in the min- 
 3 intemperance 
 ) of the pastor, 
 >, when by that 
 dmost next to 
 which it has 
 u succeeded 
 ith regard to 
 iiple. What 
 d by Irish- 
 lenibers of a 
 I'ion to offer 
 t this society 
 him to the 
 s to prea(!h 
 iiissions, and 
 reniinil tlu^ 
 ten I'astoral 
 tce.se : " Wo 
 remperanco, 
 )iu tho vice 
 ■rnal happi- 
 render this 
 it as a sub- 
 constitution 
 observing 
 ly with thu 
 
s® 
 
 WFE OF BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 <will add furtlicrmoro, I consider that he appeared to cxperioncc more i 
 .comfort and happhiess in serving God on the missions than performing 
 •easier labor at home — and I think, that, exclusive of any other testi- 
 mony, the consideration of the many visits to which I iiave already 
 alluded, would serve to corroborate these statements which I take upon 
 myself to nialce. It was not that ho experienced much bodily com- 
 fort, for oftentimes in the sections «f missions the fare was not ahvaya 
 the best, but that did not signify, the Bishop was always contented 1 
 with it. We must also take into considenition that he was accustomed I 
 to s:iy mass and preach on almost every occasion of his visits, Tho I 
 exertion alone of preaching?, which would sometimes last so lon:^ — for 
 he sought to bonciit the fathers as well as the children — that I often j 
 felt surprised how he could endure such bodily fatigue. All these I 
 things considered, we can e:isily say why he was such (pormit the i 
 terms) a weleonied guest among priests and people. It will not, con- 
 sequently, be wondered at, that hundreds would collect to escort him I 
 cither into or out of the missions, and felt sorrowful at parting with! 
 him. lie was understood to interest himself so much in the spiritual ' 
 and temporal wellhre of the missions, that he seemed to make hia 
 home thoroin ; and the iDissionary himself was always left happy, byi 
 reason of the great good effected for the prosperity of lus people. ^ 
 This may account, in some measure," lor the improvements whicii wero 
 being made during his day. For, owing to tho khidness shown thol 
 ■clergy by the IJisliop, thoy took it as a plcasiiw!; and easy task to labor ^ 
 under him; and the lively interest he took in the well'aie of the mis-j 
 j'ioiis prnini)ted them to eontribute their share of cxeition and means 
 for the interests of religion and the benefit of their oongrcg.itions. 
 
 k^lXTIlI//. — ///,s hoApiiitlitji and Idvihirss to liin J'ricslti on the\ 
 occ'jsioii of thvlr rislfti t^) him. — It iijfnrds ujo a pleasing duty to! 
 allude to tliis trait in \\v.\ Bishop'n character, for, unworthy iis I was,* 
 I often enjoyed his kind hospitality, and often experienced affjction 
 which I had no right to expec^t. On this subject I can say nothing 
 new, ibr wliat Priest of his Dioce.s(i did not also receive marks of 
 kindness at iiis l.aiids. Kaeh one \secuied iuHy av.ai'o of the warm 
 reception tiioy Uiight expect when paying their visits, aud C()nHC([uently, 
 when tti"rc was <ii)osti(.m of con,sult;;(.ion, or tivating of matters con- 
 nected v.'iih the Dii.ssious. many of the priests pretertrd to apply in 
 person tluAigh a written conunuiiieation v.'ould have sufficed. It wm 
 not therefore unusual to find daily at tho Epi'-eo])al rejdd'ence s(nno 
 Prio;-t who had cov'ic i'rom the iiiissior.a 'Ib<y all felt tluy had a 
 home there, aiul if tin y had m )t money in thdr (Hirse, they would not 
 •have reason to expjrieU'.'e any inconvenience, in his dav, no Prie.-t 
 found liiinself a istrangci' in tho city. No sooner would tie Priest 
 have eiil.i'f'd the pidae i and paid his obedicjuce. than the. V' ry lirst 
 <luosti()ii ])Ut by till! Bishop woidd be if he had taken dinner, or tea, 
 UH the case might be, and oftener still would ho call the servant to 
 prepare something to cat, without putting any (juestion at all. lie 
 avould seem pained if tho visiting Priest would, during his stay in tlie 
 
 oUy, accep 
 
 table. Tl] 
 
 Immble aa 
 
 would disc 
 
 no frown t 
 
 The kind 
 
 .Korry wher 
 
 Ret at all t 
 
 it. His \s 
 
 was rcgan 
 
 meal. Noi 
 
 he could t 
 
 servimt an 
 
 commodat 
 
 could not 
 
 time can i 
 
 8eve; 
 
 of the Bi; 
 
 with him, 
 
 a share oi 
 
 memoir I 
 
 testant, v" 
 
 business, 
 
 ever left 1 
 
 and gentl 
 
 orality of 
 
 missions, 
 
 trivial, y( 
 
 that insp 
 
 have h;id 
 
 children, 
 
 good Bis 
 
 might no 
 
 attach tl 
 
 children 
 
 fdled to 
 
 yo.irs, in 
 
 excited 
 
 or so uid 
 
 }>Lib!ie al 
 
 desist ui 
 
 ner app 
 
 fither t( 
 
 Cin-isF. 
 
 11 av 
 and ton 
 might n 
 1 made 
 
LIFE OP BISHOP rnELAK. 
 
 31 
 
 ioncQ more 
 perlbraiing 
 other testi- 
 ive already 
 
 I take upon 
 3odily com- 
 not always f 
 
 contented 
 accustomed 
 isits. Tho ; 
 lon::^ — for 
 hat I often 
 
 All these 
 permit the 
 
 II not, con- 
 escort him 
 
 iitin^ with 
 he spiritual 
 > make hia 
 
 happy, by 
 lii.s pcoijle. 
 wliicli woro 
 
 shown tho 
 ask to labor 
 of the niis-j 
 
 and means i 
 'i^Mtions. 
 icsls on the i 
 ij^ duty to! 
 y ilS I w;)S, H 
 
 :d afii'clion-^ 
 say nothinr-iJ|i 
 i ni;irk.s ot"' '■'■ 
 I' lh(! warm 
 nsc((ucntly, i 
 ialt(M's con- 
 
 <' "li''y '•» ^f. 
 'd. It wafl ■*§': 
 
 Irnco s(aHO ^'l 
 
 tl;<y liiul n'}^'' 
 
 f would not , ;. 
 
 . ii'i Priest' /,• 
 
 tie JViist 
 
 '. v ry lirst , 
 
 ler, or tea, '' 
 
 servant lo 
 
 t all. He 
 
 stay in Ilia 
 
 «Uy, accept of an invitation to dine or sup olscwhcro than at liis own 
 table. The priests were always received with open arms — tho luoat 
 humble as well as the most learned — and diirinj^ their visit they 
 would discern in that open and pleasin,:; countenance, w h he bore, 
 no frown to indicate that their presence there was no loii. / required. 
 The kind Bishop, unless he was pressed with business, always seemed 
 .Borry when his priests would take their leave of him. His table was 
 set at all times, and come when the priest would, he was welcomed to 
 it. His kindness at table was what I might term excessive, for he 
 was regardless of himself, provided he could make one enjoy a good 
 meal. Nothing ia his houf e was too good for the visiting priest, provided 
 he could be made to feel happy. 1 have ovctj known him call his 
 serv.mt and order him to take the mattress from his own bed to ac- 
 commodate the missionary priest. His good niture on every occasion 
 could not fail to endear him to his clergy, and leave an impression that 
 time can never efface. 
 
 Seventiilv, — His mihhirss mid gnitlmcsa. — These good qualities 
 of tho Bishop were so well knov,'ij to every psrson who was ac(i[nainted 
 with him, that I will merely allude to thewi, in order that justice, or 
 a share of justice, might be done that great and good piolato, whoss 
 memoir I am endeavoring to pon. No p.nson, bo lie C.itiiollc or I'ro- 
 testant, who had ocoasion to deisl with iiiin, whether on a matter of 
 business, or an ailair of dilKculty, or simply in a soci d convevs:ition, 
 ever left his presence without b'.iing a',ie to bear vvilues,^ to his kind 
 and gentle manner. Thosa (jualities wer(! so avoU known to the gen- 
 erality of poople, that numlx'is of them, both in the city and en tho 
 missions, would trespass on his good nature with siibjoists the ma^t 
 trivial, yet he always manil'ef?ted a gentleiiv'ss and c.ilinnoss of temper 
 tliat inspired confidence and tended to eli'o<;t the goodwiileh he might 
 have, had in vicv*'. I have olton ivmark'.id on the missions how littlo 
 children, who no doubt must have heard tl'.eir n '.rents t:ilk about their 
 good Bishop, would throw themselves in his \. ly, in order that ho 
 might noti(;j tlii',111. rfo never hesitatcsd to do ,o, and by kind words 
 attach theiii to him, so as to make thein promise him to be good 
 children and obey their pirents, This littlo mark of kindness seldom 
 failed to have its linppy oIl'.H't with tliem, and would no doubt, in after 
 years, iiiilniMie.; them to good. IT the Bisliop did appcir sometimcH 
 excited or discontented, it W:>s when he htul to inveigli ;gaiaHtPC;Mulal 
 or se aulilous sinners. Wli'ii the glory of (Jod was coii(;onii^,d, and a 
 jiublie abu'^e had to bo orrccted, he was inexorable, and would never 
 desist until he h.ul ell'cctvd a reiaody thereto. If afterwards the sin- 
 ner appeared p-Miitent before hiiii^ he \vo\ild show hiiiiself a khid 
 fither to him, and by his gentleness towards him, gain him over to 
 (Jiirisf. 
 
 Having now gone over the principid avis of Bisliop Phelan's life, 
 and touched up/u s iiuo of the nniiy good trait,'* in his eharacter, it 
 might not seem amiss to rin-all the reader's attentinii to the n-ferenco 
 1 made to fcjt. Paul's admonitions to Titus, in order to see if my 
 
8S 
 
 tm& OP Bisfiop pmstAN". 
 
 observations were not applicable. It may also prove interesting to 
 learn here that the Bishop had pledged iiimseif to the intercuts of 
 his Diocese, not only on the occasion of his consecration as Bishop, 
 when the ring (a type of his union or alliance with that Diocese) 
 was placed on his finger, but also in his Pastoral Address of 1845, 
 whore he speaks thus :" Oar hearts being:filled with the warmest 
 "affection for you, we have not ceased to of!iir up our most fervent 
 "prayers to the throne of God in your behalf — and shall, with God's 
 " a^sistanoe, always feel the deepest interest and solicitude for yonr 
 "spiritual and temporal happiness." It is satisfactory to know that 
 lie fully redeemod-^this pledge, as the Diocc!«e itself can testify, or as 
 the stranger, if there be one, can have observed during the perusal 
 of this little work. As one periodical remarked : " For a period of 
 " thirteen years he discharged the onerous duty of Bishop of Kingston, 
 " with a zral and fervour beyond the power of man adequately to por- 
 " tray." " He was," says the Mirror, with the Dublin 7 ablet, "a warm 
 " declaimer, an eloquent preacher, a benevolent citizen, a most loving 
 "Bishop; but he was, before all, a venerable senator, a Prelate com- 
 "bining in his administration and functiMis the majesty and dignity 
 "of a Prince of the Church with tha iiiiiuility and tenderness of a 
 "Father of the Faithful, and with the patriotic fire of a Bishop in- 
 " spired with' the memories <jt' the famous councils of Kilkenny." 
 As the True IVitncKS very justly observed, ho was "indefatigable in 
 " his labors for the good of his tiock. His Lordship was always 
 " regardless of himself. No one ever better exemplitiod in his' own 
 "person the words of Our Lord about the 'Good Shepherd,' who 
 "gives his life for the sheo.p," 
 
 niS DEATH. 
 
 I hav« at last come to that soirowful moment which caused snchj 
 pain to the Diocese — that moment in which this worthy and dis-j 
 titiguishcd Bislioj) was snatched away, leaving bphind him a sorrow-] 
 ing clergy and a ihourning laity — that monuuit which, tliough 
 actually past and gone, is yet apparently present to many, whoso 
 grief is still as fresh, jis when the tolling bell conveyeil its moaningj 
 or the gloomy cenotaph icceived ita prize. It would bo suportiuoui 
 on my part to attemj)t now to convoy even a faint idea of the sorl 
 row and feelings of distress with which the people of Kin'j;Rton ancM| 
 of the Diocese were alteoted, when the sad and jiainful news of tlidP- 
 J>isho[)'s demise reached their ears. 'J'he few extracts wliieh I wil||. 
 produ<;e, and which have reference to his death, will ^pejdc mor 
 fully than I can do the sentiments of the people at the lime, an 
 .show how I'rotcstants as well as Catholics felt the loss of thcsaintl 
 Bishop, 
 
eresting to 
 
 intcrcsis of 
 
 as Bishop, 
 
 at Diocese) 
 
 ss of 1845, 
 
 le warmest 
 
 lOst fervent 
 
 with God's 
 
 le for yonr 
 
 know that 
 
 cstify, or as 
 
 the perusal 
 
 a period of 
 
 )f Kin},'Hton, 
 
 itoly topor- 
 
 et, "a warm 
 
 most lovinof 
 
 CI 
 
 ^relate com- 
 and dignity 
 orness of a 
 Bishop in- 
 Kiikenny.'' 
 jfatigabie iu 
 was always 
 in his- own 
 ^herd,' who 
 
 I^E OF BISBOP 'PEELkTX. 
 
 a 
 
 caused snchi 
 liy and dis-l 
 111 a sorrow -I 
 
 icll, tiMHlo^hi 
 
 iHiiy, whose 
 ts nio.'Uiiiij;^ 
 siipi'rfluoii^ 
 of tl;o tiorl 
 i Huston aiK 
 news of th( 
 vhieh I will 
 ^:poflk mnn 
 lime, an<l 
 f the sainth 
 
 I may observe, with the Mirror, that " on the day of tno burial of 
 Sbhop Gaulin he contracted a severe cold, from e^cposure to the air; 
 but the symptoms of his illness did not show themselves in a danger- 
 •ous form. On Sunday, the 24th May, finding himself somewhat re- 
 lieved, he proceeded to Belleville, in accordance with a promise 
 previously made to the Rev. Mr. Brennan, to whom he was much 
 attached, in order to attend the consecration of ihe new cemetery. 
 Here, from exposure to the open air a second time, he caught an in- 
 flammation of the lungs. Upon his jaeturn to Kingston, the disease 
 increased in virulence, and oa the night of Saturday^ the 6th June, 
 1857, he breathed bis last, in the aims of his faithful and beloved 
 clergy." ^ 
 
 *' It is with deep sorrow that we have to ^record the loss of our 
 "good and beloved Bishop of Kingston, Mg^- Phelan, in the 63rd 
 " year of his ^, and after a busy and useful life spent in the service 
 " of his Redeemer. Many an eye will be dimmed with tears, and 
 "many an Irish heart be oppressed with grief at these sad tidings; 
 ^' for if ever there was a man jprofoundly and «niversally loved, that 
 " man was his Lordship, the late Bishop of Kingston. * * * * 
 J " It is not easy te describe the sorrow which this great calamity has 
 " caused — not to the .people of Kingston alone, but throughout the 
 " Province — amongst Protestants as well as Catholics ; for by all men, 
 " of all creeds and countries, was the deceased respected. On Sun- 
 " day morning, when the death of their Bishop became known to 
 •i" them, one ciy of grief aixjse from the faitliful of Kingston, a crowd 
 "of whom had collected around the doors of the Palace. The vCvS- 
 " sels in port hoisted their colors half-mast high ; a mark of respect 
 " which was continued until 8:30 A.M,, on Thursday morning, when 
 " his honored remains were consigned to the vault that had been pre- 
 " pared for them in *he Cathedral" — True Witiiess. 
 
 " Death has been busy during the past month in the Diocese of 
 " Regiopolis. Only a few short weeks ago the amiable Bishop Gaulin 
 " was conveyed to the dark and silent tomb, foliowed by a cortege of 
 " mourners, foremost among whom was his coadjutor, Bishop Phelan, 
 *' his successor in the Diocese. 
 
 " He appeared on that day to have a preset of many years be- 
 *' fore him to'carry out the large-hearted and benevolent schemes for 
 " the good of his people, which he had in view. But, alas! while we 
 " write the muffled bell tolls forth his requiem, and the tears of hi« 
 "devoted people proclaim that the hand of the destroyer has struck 
 " down, not only a prince of his church, but a good man, one who 
 *' was known in the lowly dwellings of the poor as a father to the 
 " fatheriebc and a consoler of the distressed. 
 
 " It wai', therefore, a severe shock to them, indeed we may say lO 
 " the citizens of Kingston generally (where he was esteemed and 
 " respected by all classes and denominations), when it was announced 
 " on Sabbath morning that the Bishop of Regiopolis was no more. 
 
 "On Sabbath morning the body, arrayed in the Episcopal robc^ 
 
34 
 
 LIFE OF BISHOP PIIELAN'. 
 
 " lay in state in the palace, where it was vinited by thousands, anxious 
 " to pay a mark of respect and affection to one who had so long held 
 " sway over their church, and who was dear to all of them as a father 
 " is to his children. The remains of the venerable Bishop were also 
 " visited during the day by a large number of Protestants, including 
 *' many of the most respectable and influential persons of the city, 
 " who appeared- te feel, although differing in religious creed, that 
 " death dissdved all distinctions, and in Bishop Phelan's death recog- 
 "nized the loss of a great and good man. But it was the tears shed 
 " by the poor, the lamentations of the friendless and destitute, poured 
 " forth on that Sabbath morning around- the cold remains of the good 
 '' Bishop, which told in characters the pen cannot depict the paternal 
 "character of the father they luid lost. On many a toil-bronzed 
 "cheek the big tear rolled down from eyes that moisture had not 
 " softened since perhaps they- were children', while tlife last words he 
 *' had addressed to them came back to them, bringing with them the 
 "many gushing memories of the- past. It was an affecting, solemn, 
 " and iujpressive scene, and one whick will not soon piss from the 
 " recollection of- those who witnessed it. 
 
 "He was an Ii'ishman by birth, and ever cherished a warm affec- 
 "tion for. his native land : he well understood tlie generous traits in 
 " the character. of his countrymen, which enabled liim to exercise a 
 "powerful swiiy over them for good, and he was justly held by them 
 "in the highest esteem and- reverence, as a father of their church 
 " whose entire soul was in the work to which he had' devoted his life 
 " By the poor of his people his loss will be severely ftlt, for he was ji 
 " man of simple and unostentatious habits, easy of access, and had 
 " rare tact in fathoming the intricacies of the human mind, whicl 
 " enabled him to administer the balm of consolation with peculiar 
 " efficacy to the wounded spirit, to encourage the we»k and comfort 
 " the afflicted.! 
 
 "In thus paying • a tribute of respect to the late Bishop Phelan, 
 "we follow the dictate of our feelings for him as a man and a Chris- 
 " tian minister, without reference to his creed. Although differing; 
 " from him in faith, and more than once in antagonism to the measure 
 " of his clwM'ch, we were privileged with a degree of intimacy wit' 
 " him during the last ten years, and had thei-etbre many opportuiiitiei 
 " of becoming' a^quttinted with those many amiable and kindly traits i 
 " his character which makes his loss ap|x;ar to us, as it will to man 
 "other Protestants in s>miltir.oircumstances-,- to be that of a persont 
 " friend. 
 
 "On Monday merning, the- remains of the deceased prelate, aftoj 
 " being enclosed in a lea(ien coffin,' which was covered with a ban 
 "some black walnut shell, were conveyed to the cathedral, and d* 
 "posked. in ft-ont of tho'itltar, being covered with an elegant canop; 
 " of blaok velvet, trimmed with white fringe, and surmounted wi 
 " plumes of white ostrich feathers, around which some hundreds 
 " tapers, ia. siiver-Stauds, threw a flickcring.light, The cathedral wa 
 
 " claborat 
 " architra 
 "cornices 
 "Broad 
 " roof, hu 
 " tasteful 
 " crape, w 
 " the prie 
 " remains 
 " and ano 
 *• cathedra 
 " from dii 
 " half-pas 
 " conduct 
 " Catholic 
 "Itb 
 " readei's 
 " the grci 
 " Canada 
 " more ui 
 " of the 1 
 
 m 
 
 " that 
 " us for 
 " ing in \ 
 " since th 
 " our teai 
 '' offered' 
 " efforts ( 
 I " ing thii 
 '' would f 
 " that gr( 
 " fruitful 
 " sorrow, 
 " low ; th 
 " acfjuaii 
 " Kingst* 
 " Fin 
 " ing a h 
 " his W(n 
 "niinistr 
 '< Archbi 
 " regulat 
 " upright 
 '<and'af' 
 '< Churcl 
 " to brea 
 "tor th( 
 " Brock> 
 
LIFE OF BISHOP PHELAy. 
 
 35. 
 
 mds, anxious 
 
 so long held 
 
 n as a father I 
 
 op were also 
 
 ts, including] 
 
 of the city J 
 
 creed, that] 
 
 death recog-| 
 
 le tears shed I 
 
 itute, poured I 
 
 s of the good! 
 
 the paternal I 
 
 toil-bronzed I 
 
 ure had not! 
 
 ist words hel 
 
 th them the! 
 
 'ting, solemn I 
 
 iss from the! 
 
 I warm aiFec- 
 •ous traits inj 
 to exercise a| 
 leld by tlicm i 
 their church,] 
 ,'oted his life.| 
 
 for lie was a 
 ss, and had 
 
 mind, whieh^ 
 i\-ith peculiari 
 
 and eoaifortr 
 
 ishop Phelan,! 
 and a Chris-I 
 ugh ditt'erin^i 
 the measures 
 ntimacy with 
 opportunities! 
 iiidly traits iil" 
 will to nituij 
 of a persontii 
 
 prelate, aftoj 
 with a banc 
 dral, and dtj 
 egant cano])j 
 uounted wit 
 hundreds 
 cathedral wi 
 
 "elaborately decorated with the symbols of woe, the arches of the> 
 "architrave where the altar stands, were hung with black cloth, the 
 
 cornices and ornaments being dressed in crape f-nd white serge.. 
 "Broad streamers of crape, proceeding from the centre of the arched. 
 
 root^ hung in festoons radiating towards the wall, forming a very 
 " tastef Vil and elegant device ; the win\iows were all draped with blaclc 
 
 ' crape, which threw a^ sombre and gloomy light over the pale faces of" 
 " the priests wh© surrounded the bier. AH Monday and Tuesday tlic 
 " remains thus nsposed, while the melancholy tolling of the bell ever 
 " and anon struck dismally on the ear. Daring these two days the 
 " cathedral was visited by some thousands of people, many of them 
 " from distant jwrts- of thC' Province, On Wednesday morning, at 
 " half-past eight o-'<3loek, the funeral obsequies commenced, and were 
 "conducted with -the solemn and imposing form prescribed by the 
 " Catholic ritual onsuch occasions." — -Kingston Aihertlner. 
 
 " It becoines a painful duty for me to have to announce to the 
 " readers of the Thic Witness the tmexpected and lamented dtath of 
 " the great and venerated Bishop Phelan, than whom no one man of 
 " Canada — imd- it may not beexag-geration to say of America — was 
 
 more universally beloved'; or had gained such coBiplete possession 
 " of the hearts of his acquaintances. The Almighty, to convince us 
 " that ' man shall go'into the house of his eternity,' perhaps to punish 
 " us for our deeds, claimed; His right, and'merciless death, as if glory- 
 " ing in his conquest, bove off his prize. One month had not elapsed 
 "since the death of one Bishopy before we ^vere called- upon to renew, 
 " our tears and deplore tlie lo.ss of another, who may be said to have 
 "offered himself a martyr through his charitable zeal. My feeble 
 "efforts can but give a faint idea of our painful position — of the feel- 
 " ing that, on this sorrowful occasion^ pervades every breast. It 
 " would also be presumptuous for me to attempt to do full justice to 
 " that great and good man, who is gone to- reap the reward' of his 
 "fruitful labors. Let the Moceso speak; and declare in accents of 
 " sorrow, that it has lost its greatest consoler and benefactor here be- 
 "low; the priest — afather; the pioor — a friend; tlie stranger— a fond 
 "acquaintance; society — one- of its greatest philanthrorists; and. 
 " Kingston — a treasure. 
 
 " Finding that his histmoments were approaching, and still'breath- 
 " ing a heartfelt prayer for the prosperity of his Diocese, he appointed 
 " his worthy Vioar-Grcneral, the Very llcv. Patrick' Dbllavd, as Ad- 
 " niinistrator thereof: which appointment was duly ratified by the^ 
 "Archbishop, of the Ecclesiastical Province of Quebec. Hiiving' 
 " regulated. the temporal and spiritual affairs of his Diocese — as an 
 " upright, and; saintly. Bishop — he resigned; himself to the will of God ; 
 "and after having, received i the last Siicraments and rites of the 
 " Church from the hand* of the Very llbv.Mr. Dtollard, he turned 
 " to breath no more. On yesterday, (11th June), the .solenm office 
 "for the dead was chanted; after which the Kov. Mr. Kelly, of' 
 
 "Brockviilc, pronounced the weil-mcrited, cuiogium. The life audi 
 
86 
 
 LIFE OF BISHOP PHELAN; 
 
 " labors of the deceased Prelate were admirably Well sketched, and 
 " the preacher was listened to with marked attention. Amongst the 
 " Hierarchy present were the llight Rev; Igi Bourget, of Montreal ; 
 "Right Rev. E. GuiguCj of By town; Right Rev; John Farrell, of j 
 *' Hamilton ; and Right ReVi Ai Pinsonneaultj of London, C. W. 
 " Amongst the Clergymen present, I noticed the Rev. Mr. Granet, 
 "Sup. S. Si, Montreal; the Very Rev; Mr; Gordon, of Hamilton; 
 "Rov» Mr. Connolly, Pi P.j Montreal; the Rev. Mr. Langevin, Sec. 
 " of the Archbishop of Quebec ; Rev; Mr. O'Claire, of Quebec ; Rev. 
 "MefeerSi Leblanc and Valade, of the Episcopal Palace, Montreal; 
 " ReVi Mr; Birmingham, of Charleston, S, C., U. S. ; Rev. Mr. 
 "Mackey, of Ogdeueburgj U; S. ; Rev. Mr. Proulx, of Oshawa; 
 " besides the entire Clergy of the Diocese — numbering in all four ! 
 "Bishops and about forty-five Priests. At the conclusion of the 
 " High Mass, the Riglit Rev. Bishop Farrell being celebrant, and 
 " Rev. Mr. McDonagh, of Perth, Rev. Mr. Connolly, of Montreal, 
 " Deacon and Sub-Deacon, the Bishops pronounced the solemn abso- 
 " lution of the dead. As the weather was too unfavorable, the coffin 
 " was not lowered into the vault of the cathedral until after 6 P.M., 
 " when a procession of clergy and laity was formed for that purpose^ 
 " amidst the heartfelt prayers of thousands of the Prelate's grateful | 
 " people. Thus has closed the grave over one whose arduous labors 
 " redound to the interest of the Church in Canada. This worthy 
 " Bishop, whom God raised to forward His gracious designs, may be 
 " said to have been in a manner idolized ; and though called away, ho 
 "will still live in the hearts of his bereaved children; He has lettj 
 "us; but we yet see him thrnv.ghout the Diocese. The magnificent j 
 " churches, religious houses, &c., which were commenced or finished 
 " under his administration, will endear him to posterityi Let the 
 "missions of Bytown, Montreal, Kingston, Perth, Belleville, Port 
 " Hope, Brockville, Alexandria, and Petcrboro', and all the others, 
 "tell future generations who ho was." — Correspondent of True 
 Wihiess. 
 
 " His loss has been deeply deplored, and his obsequies were j 
 " kept with marked devotion; IndefaMgable in all the duties of a good 
 " pastor and faithful Bishop, his memory will not die, but will be kept! 
 "in eternal recollection." — Irish Pircctori/. 
 
 Memori 
 the purpose 
 numbers co 
 
 1843, Sept. 
 Oct. 
 
 1844, May 
 
 
 Sept. 
 
 Moy Ms ioul rest in 2>cace, — AmcUi 
 
 „ 1845,April 
 h " May 
 " July 
 
 « 
 
itched, an^ 
 mongst the 
 
 Montreal; 
 
 Farrell, of 
 ion, C. W. 
 yir. Granet, 
 
 Hamilton ; 
 figevin, Sec. 
 lebec; Rev. 
 , Montreal; 
 ; Rev. Mr. 
 )f Oshawa; 
 in all four 
 sion of the 
 lebrant, and 
 f Montreal, 
 olemn abso- 
 ,e, the coffin 
 rtcrGP.M., 
 lat purpose^ 
 te's grateful 
 luous labors 
 Phis worthy 
 gns, may bo 
 ed away, ho 
 He has leftj 
 magnificent | 
 
 or tinished 
 f, Let the 
 eville, l*ort 
 
 the others, 
 it of True 
 
 equies wero| 
 
 Lies of a good i 
 
 will be kept 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 Memorandum of Bishop Phelan's visits through his Diocese for 
 the purpose of giving confirmation — giving the localities, dates, and 
 cumbers confirmed : — 
 
 1843, Sept. 6. Belleville, 104 
 
 Tyendinaga, 92 
 
 Osgood, 17 
 
 Oct. 18. Kingston, 104 
 
 Gloucester, 47 
 
 Picton, 166 
 
 By town, 123 
 
 Osgood, 17 
 
 u 
 
 670 
 
 
 1844, MaylG. Cobourg, 37 
 
 Port Hope, 24 
 
 Poterboro', 129 
 
 Lindsay, 139 
 
 Sept. Perth, 152 
 
 Smith's Palls, 48 
 
 Richmond, 97 
 
 Brockvillo, 110 
 
 Prescott, 136 
 
 u 
 
 871 
 
 1845,AprillO.Bytown, 75 
 
 May 15. Kingston, 150 
 July 4. Gananonuo, 3 
 
 Cornwall, Long 
 
 Sault Point, 83 
 St. Andrew's, 102 
 St. Rnphaol's, 180 
 Alexandria, 84 
 
 (I 
 
 <( 
 
 <i 
 it 
 
 1845, July, 
 
 a 
 
 August. 
 Nov. 7. 
 
 L'Original, 130 
 
 Plantaginet, 87 
 
 Cal. Springs, 4 
 
 Bytown, 146 
 
 Wellington, 32 
 
 1076 
 
 184G, Feb'y. 
 
 u 
 
 August. 
 
 " Nov. 8. 
 
 1847, Feb'y. 
 
 u 
 u 
 (( 
 (( 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 1848, Sept. 
 
 Komptville, 8.^ 
 
 Merrickville, 84 
 
 Winchester, 53 
 
 Matilda Canal, 1 1 
 
 Mariatown, 45 
 
 Gananoquo, 33 
 
 309 
 
 River Trent, 55 
 
 Percy, 33 
 
 Aspliodtil, 66 
 
 Douro, 109 
 
 Lindsay, Ops. 95 
 
 Emily, ' 135* 
 
 Pot«rboro', 60 
 
 Cobourg, 37 
 
 Tyendinaga, 111 
 
 * 707 
 
 Cornwall, 180 
 St. RaphHol's, 166 
 
 i.'l 
 
•38 
 
 'riJ'E OP BISHOP PHELAJf. 
 
 1848, Sept. Alexandria, 202 
 " Oct. 18..Picton, 123 
 
 1849, Aug. IS.iPonh, 
 
 071 
 
 198 
 
 25. Amherst Isl'd, 43 
 
 
 July 6. Kingston, 4it 
 
 Oct. 0. Kingston, 32 
 
 Smith's Falls, 123 
 
 Kitley, 124 
 
 ,Nov.'9. Loboro', 13 
 
 8ai 
 
 1854, Oc 
 
 
 1855, Feb 
 
 
 
 
 
 '.ta 
 
 
 1 " 
 
 K 
 
 
 
 -241 
 
 1852, 
 
 from Jan. 22d to Feb. 
 
 Ist I " 
 
 (( 
 
 
 
 
 
 and 2d. 
 
 
 i II 
 
 II 
 
 1850 
 
 Jan. 14. Ops., Emily, 
 
 88 
 
 u 
 
 'Cobourg, 
 
 33 
 
 II 
 
 Jun 
 
 (( 
 
 " 20. Peterboro', 
 
 100 
 
 il 
 
 Lindsay, 
 
 35 
 
 a 
 
 Jul3 
 
 ^i 
 
 " 22. Douro, 
 
 70 
 
 i( 
 
 Emily, 
 
 33 
 
 
 iyid 
 
 (( 
 
 " 24. Asphodel, 
 
 13 
 
 l( 
 
 Ennismore, 
 
 091 
 
 ston 
 
 <( 
 
 25, 2H. Percy, 
 
 43 
 
 l( 
 
 Peterboro', 
 
 701 
 
 the 
 
 a 
 
 " 27. Trent, 
 
 120 
 
 u 
 
 Duro, 
 
 44 
 
 a 
 
 Jub 
 
 it 
 
 " 29. Belleville, 
 
 81 
 
 « 
 
 Asphodel, 
 
 24 
 
 (( 
 
 II 
 
 (t 
 
 Feb. li. Tyendinaga, 
 
 00 
 
 l( 
 
 Percy, 
 
 25 
 
 II 
 
 Aug 
 
 u 
 
 " 19. Mt. St.Patrick 55 
 
 .(( 
 
 April 18. Kingston, 
 
 40 
 
 u 
 
 II 
 
 (( 
 
 'Sniike River, 
 
 08 
 
 (( 
 
 Aug. 22. St. Raphael's, 
 
 49 
 
 ■ II 
 
 K 
 
 (( 
 
 3d Chute, 
 
 
 
 <( 
 
 " 24. Alexandria, 
 
 .97 
 
 11 
 
 ti 
 
 {( 
 
 2d Chute, 
 
 40 
 
 11 
 
 " 28. St. Andrew's, 
 
 107 
 
 II 
 
 Sep. 
 
 (( 
 
 " 28. Pakenhum, 
 
 39 
 
 u 
 
 " 29. Cornwall, 
 
 127 
 
 II 
 
 Oct. 
 
 <( 
 
 IMarchl. Eauisy, 
 
 02 
 
 (( 
 
 Nov. 5. Piescott, 
 
 51 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 June 0. Kingston, 
 
 94 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 Aug. 21. Picton, 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 810 
 
 
 
 <( 
 
 Sept. 12. (iananottue, 
 " 17. Urockville, 
 
 38 
 138 
 
 
 
 
 1850 
 
 Jan 
 
 t( 
 
 1853 
 
 , May 8. St. Raphael's, 
 
 90 
 
 
 (( 
 
 " 22. Prescott, 
 
 144 
 
 II 
 
 " 20. Kingston, 
 
 120 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 " 24. Matilda, 
 
 10 
 
 II 
 
 Juno 1. Picton, 
 
 144 
 
 tt^W 
 
 (i 
 
 " 25. Winchester, 
 
 39 
 
 II 
 
 " 5. Pertli, 
 
 201 
 
 13 year.'j. 
 
 (1 
 
 " 28. Cornwall, 
 
 98 
 
 II 
 
 July 31. Cobourg, 
 
 43 
 
 
 
 •<. 
 
 " 29. St. Raphael's 
 
 , 108 
 
 II 
 
 '< Belleville, 
 
 121 
 
 
 
 (1 
 
 Oct. 3. Alexandria, 
 
 75 
 
 II 
 
 Oct. 10. (Jananociue, 
 " liong Island, 
 
 5(1 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 " St. Andrew's 
 
 198 
 
 II 
 
 2; 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 II 
 
 Nov, 7. Ciundcn, 
 
 41 
 
 
 
 
 • 
 
 1300 
 
 
 
 841 
 
 
 
 1851 
 
 , Jan. Camden, 
 
 90 
 
 
 
 .._ 
 
 
 
 ► " 
 
 Sheflield, 
 
 50 
 
 '54,Jan.29,30 Bedford. Crosb) 
 
 ^3 
 
 
 
 (i 
 
 lluiigerl'ord. 
 
 91 
 
 II 
 
 Feb. 12. Najmneo, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 <i 
 
 I^Iarniora, 
 
 20 
 
 II 
 
 " 14. Tyendinaga, 
 
 4' 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 Feb. 2. Tyendinaga 
 
 
 i( 
 
 J'.Penitentiary | 
 
 ' 
 
 
 
 r)th Con. 
 
 27 
 
 
 Kingstoi 
 
 ' 1 
 
 
 
 ii 
 
 " 23. Kemptville, 
 " 24. Merriekville, 
 
 70 
 
 II 
 
 Juno 29. Kingston, 
 
 1^1 
 
 
 
 II 
 
 52 
 
 II 
 
 July PeterlM)ro', 
 
 loi 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 March 1. Bedl'ord,Crosby 22 
 
 II 
 
 Sept. 8. Brewer's Milh 
 
 1, 31 
 
 
 
 u 
 
 June 19. Cobourg, 
 
 43 
 
 II 
 
 Out. 2. Lochiel, 
 
 4| 
 
 
 
LIFE OP BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 39 
 
 4^ 
 
 32 
 
 iFalls, 123 
 '124 
 
 Teb. 1st 
 
 1854, Oct. 4. St. Raphac'/e, 69 
 " 8. CornwaU, 99 
 
 Dl'O 
 
 lol, 
 
 1855, 
 
 jpluicl'."*, 
 
 itOll, 
 
 11, 
 
 1, 
 
 irir, 
 ville, 
 
 tKMlUC, 
 
 IhIuiuI, 
 Ion, 
 
 u 
 u 
 (( 
 l( 
 
 a 
 (( 
 
 u 
 
 ■ u 
 
 a 
 
 u 
 
 715 
 
 Feb. 11. Hungerford, 9 
 '< 15. Marmora, 2 
 
 " 18. Sheffield, 76 
 
 « 21. Tyendinaga, 110 
 " 23. Napanee, 5 
 
 June 8. Kip;j;ston, 120 
 July 15. Brockville, 150 
 lyid blessed the corner 
 stone of the church on 
 the 16th. 
 
 July 18. Gananoque, 18 
 
 " 20. Alexandria, 126 
 
 Aug. 1. St. Raphael's, 60 
 
 '• 5. Williamstown, 114 
 
 " 9. Trooptown, 52 
 
 " 12. Prescett, 116 
 
 Sep. 16. Camden, 54 
 
 Oct. 3. Oananoque, 5 
 
 1856, 
 
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 May 22. Peterboro, 
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 May 27. Duro, 
 
 June 1 . Port Hope, 
 " 8. Kingston, 
 " 15. Loboro', 
 " 19. Tyendinaga, 
 
 July 18. Merrickville, 
 " 20. Kemptville, 
 " 22. Nation River, 
 " 31. Gananoque, 
 
 Aug. 3. Wolfe Island, 
 " 19. Smith's Falls, 
 " 24. Williamstown, 
 St. Raphael's, 
 
 Aug. 31. Alexandria, 
 
 Sept. 7. Cornwall, 
 " 9. St. Andrew's, 
 " 28. Cobourg, 
 
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 a*^ AVhich madv 152 Visits, and 11^520 persons Confirmed, in 
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A LIST 
 
 OF THS 
 
 CLERGYMEN ORDAINED BY BISHOP PHELAN, WITH 
 THE DATE OF THEIR ORDINATION. 
 
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 1844, FeWj. 11th. Patrick McEvay, 
 
 1844, Dec. 21st, Denia Begly. 
 
 1845, May 18th, Bernard Coyle. 
 
 1 846, July I9th,. Alexander Mc-Donell. 
 
 1847, August 8th,. John Vincent Foley. 
 
 1847, Augupt 8th, John O'Neil. 
 
 1848, Dec. 23, Michael Mackey. 
 1850, Deo. Ist, Jamea Richard Rossiter. 
 
 1851, Jan. 6(ih, John Hogan. 
 
 1851, April laih, John Burk. 
 1 851 , April 1 2th^ James Farelly. 
 
 1852, Oct. 3d, John R. Meade. 
 
 1852, Oct. 3e^ Kyran O'Keef. 
 1854, Jan. 15th,. Thomas McMahon.. 
 
 1854, April 23!il, Michael Clune. 
 
 1856v March 25th, Edmund B. Lalor. 
 
 1856, April 6th, John O'Brien. 
 
 185(>, April 6th, William Harty. 
 
 1836, May llth.. Rev. John Francis FarrcU consecrated Bishop. 
 
 1856, Sept. 20th, Henry Byrne. 
 
 In nil, 10 Prie»t» aiu} 1 Bishop, exclusive of those who rcccivedl 
 •omc of the lesser <i<r<icD9). I»<at «f which I took no notice. 
 
 •1841, 
 
 1844, J 
 1850, J 
 1852, J 
 
 1854, 
 
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 THE PIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND RELIGIOUS CONPRA- 
 
 TERNITIES ESTABLISHED AND ENCOURAGED 
 
 BY BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 • 1841, " St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society," Montreal, 
 The Temperance Association, Kingston, encouraged. 
 The Association of the " Ladies of the Benevolent Society," 
 encouraged. 
 
 1844, June 7th. The " Confraternity of the Saered Heart of Jesus." 
 Tho " Order of the Scapular." 
 
 1850, July 16th. The " Associatio» for the PiropagatioB of tho 
 Faith." 
 
 1852, Jan. 19th. The " Arch Confraternity of the Most Holy and 
 Immaoulato Heart of Mary^" encouraged in his Pastoral 
 Address. 
 
 1854, Oct. 14th. The " Goldea Associatbn of the Immaculate Con- 
 ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary/"^ alias the " Golden, 
 Crown." 
 
 THE RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISH- 
 MENTS ORGANIZED OR SET ON FOOT DURING 
 BISHOP PHELAN'S ADMINSTRATION. 
 
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 ho reooivedM 
 
 College of Regiopolis, Kingston. 
 
 Christian Brothers' School, Kingston. 
 
 Female Academy, St. Andrews. 
 
 Female Academy, Belleville. 
 
 Select and Free School, Alexandria. 
 
 Hotel Dicu Hospital and Orphan Asylum, Kingston^ 
 
 Congregational Couvout, Kingston, encouraged.. 
 
SOME OF THE MANY CHURCHES ERECTED DURING 
 BISHOP PHELAN'S ADMINISTRATION. 
 
 
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 INDEX. 
 
 HIS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. 
 
 To the Reader 3 
 
 His birtli , ih. 
 
 ^lis Baptism ib. 
 
 The solicitude of his Parents for him 4 
 
 His good and exemplaiy conduct during youth ib. 
 
 Jlis study of the Chissics .., lb. 
 
 His desire to study for the Holy Ministry 5 
 
 THE YEARS OF HIS PRIESTHOOD.. 
 
 His departure for America 6 
 
 His reception by Bishop Cheverus. 7 
 
 The characters given him ib. 
 
 He goes to Montreal ib. 
 
 His Ordination ib. 
 
 He joins the Sulpician Community 8 
 
 His labors in Montreal ih. 
 
 His care for Youth ib. 
 
 He encourages Catholic Literature 9 
 
 The interest ho took in iho Schools ib. 
 
 The Cholera xb. 
 
 The troubles of the Insurrection in Cauada ib. 
 
 The Disturbance at Lachine ib. 
 
 The Maria Monk affair exposed 9 
 
 The confidence the people placed in him a 11 
 
 The esteem in which ho was held 12 
 
 The reformation of morals lie effected ib. 
 
 Total Abstinence Society Instituted ib. 
 
 Jlis appointment to Bytown... ...i.... i/a. 
 
 The parting address to him 13 
 
 THE YEARS OP HIS EPISCOPACY. 
 
 His removal to Ottawa..... 15 
 
 lie is called to the Episcopacy 10 
 
 His Consecration us Bishop ..,,.. ih. 
 
44 
 
 LIFE OP BISHOP PHELAN. 
 
 The laying of the corner stone of the Cathedral 16 
 
 His visiting the Missions 18 
 
 The establishment of the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 1 9 
 
 Appeal in favor of the sufferers of the great Fire at Quebec 20 
 
 Appeal in favor of the poor of Ireland ib. 
 
 His appeals in his own favor ib. 
 
 The Institution of the Scapular 21 
 
 His appeal in favor of the Orphans ib. 
 
 The Association of the propagation of the Faith ib. 
 
 Appeal in favor of those who suffered by the great fire in Montreal 23 
 
 llev. Patrick DoUard appointed Vicar Gene|al ib. 
 
 Establishment of the"6olden Crown." i6» 
 
 His conduct during the Russian War ib. 
 
 Bishop Gaulin's death 24 
 
 THE GOOD TRAITS IN HIS CHARACTER. 
 
 His devotion towards the Blessed Virgin Mary 24 
 
 His charity towards the poor 26 
 
 His zeal in promoting education. • 27 
 
 His zeal in the cause of temperance 28 
 
 His labors on .e mission to assist the missionary etc., 20 
 
 His hospitality and kindness towards his {nriests 30 
 
 His mildness and gentleness 31 
 
 Extracts concerning his life and labors .,....,. 32: 
 
 HIS DEATH. 
 
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 1762, J 
 1804. 
 
 Extracts regarding his djseth......... . . . . . 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 33. 
 
 1816. 
 1819, J. 
 
 His visits for the purpose of giving coafirmatioDy etc. 3T 
 
 List of the clergymen ordained by him ,.s .,. . 40 
 
 Pious associations and religious confraternities established 41 
 
 Religious and educatioaal establishments organized ib. 
 
 Some of the many churches erected during his administration.... 42; 
 
 POSTSCRIPT. 
 
 A. brief notice of the two first Bishops of Kingston , 
 
 4S. 
 
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 1825. 
 1826. 
 1826, Jj 
 
 1839, Ji 
 
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 POSTSCRIPT. 
 
 Before having penned the last words of this little memoir, it 
 (occurred to me that it would not be out of place to add the following 
 brief notice of the two first Bishops of Kingston, lest no other would 
 give a synopsis of their lives. My main object, however, is to oflFer it 
 to the good people of Kingston, from whom I have received many 
 marks of respect and unexpected kindness. It is true it is a meagre 
 return of gratitude from me ; but it, with the life of Bishop Phelan> 
 may prove interesting to them, and profitable to the souls of the 
 Bishops, and that ie all I desire. The matter is no doubt very short, 
 but let it be remembered (and I do not regret it), it was attended 
 with some little research on my part. 
 
 1762, July 17th. Bishop Alexander McDonell was born atlnchlagan^ 
 
 InvernesshirC, Scotland. 
 1804. He first arrived in Upper Canada, and found but tWo wood«n 
 
 Catholic Churches and one stone Church in the whole Pro^ 
 
 vince* 
 1816. He returned to England. 
 
 1819, Jan. 12th. He was named, by t*ius VIIi, Bishop of JRhesine 
 
 (m Mesopotamia), suffragan and auxiliary to the Bishop of 
 Quebec, for the l*rovincc of Upper Canada. 
 
 1820, Deoi 31st. He was consecrated Bishop in the Church of the 
 
 Ursulines, Quebec. 
 
 1825. He again went to l^ngland. . 
 
 1826. He returned tt) Canada i 
 
 1826, Jan. 17th. Upper Canada beltlg fbrrtiisd into a Diocese by Pope 
 Leo XII., Bishop McDonell was promoted to this See — ■ 
 under the title of Bishop of Kingst^ni Rev. Thomas Weld had 
 been named his Coadjutor, under the title of Bishop of Amydes, 
 " in partibus,'^ dx,, b\tt as he was promoted to the CardinaU 
 shipj Pope Gregory XVl; appointed the Revi Remigius 
 Gaulin as Coadjutor td the Bishop of Kingston. 
 
 1839, Juno 11th; The foundation stone of the Catholic College, in 
 Selma Park, Kingstortj U. C.j was laid, in presence of a highly 
 respectable and nuiltorotis audience, by the Right Rev. Bishop 
 McDonell, Bishop of Kingston, accompanied by his Coadjutor^ 
 Right Rev. 11. Gaulin, Very Rev. A. McDonell, and otheif 
 dcrgymeu; 
 
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 WPE: OP BISHOP PHiXAN.. 
 
 1840, Jim. 14th. Right Rev. Bishop McDonell died at Dumfries;. 
 
 Dumiresshire, Scotland — in the 78th year of his age. 
 1861. The present Bishop of Kingston, the Right Rev. E. J. Horan, . 
 
 was instrumental in procuring his remains, and having them. 
 
 deposited, in one of the vaults of the Cathedral, Kingston. 
 
 1787, June 30. Remigius Gaulin was bom at Quebec. 
 
 1833. Hfe received from Rome tiro Briefs A'postdic (tlatcd at Rome 
 
 in May) — ^by one of which he is named to be Bishop of 
 
 Tabraoa (in Numidia), ^Hn partihun infidelium," and the 
 i - other, Coadjutor, with the right of succession to the Bishop of 
 
 Kingston^ U. C. . He had (then charge of the Parish of Sault 
 
 au Recoilet. 
 1833, Oct. 20. He was consecrated Bishop at St; Jame's Church, 
 
 Montreal, by Right Rev. J. J. Lartigue, Bishop of Telmesse. 
 1839, June 11th. He assisted Bishop McBonell at the laying of the 
 
 foundation stone of Regiopolis College. 
 1857, May 8th. He died in Lower Canada, whither he had gone for 
 f the benefit of his health, and his remains were con\eyed to 
 
 V, Kingston, to be interred in the vault of the Cathedral. He 
 
 had nearly completed his 70th year of age. . 
 
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 PRIxESTS ORDAIj^ED BY RIGHT. REV. REMIOIUS. 
 
 GAULIN.. . 
 
 1 836,. October 23d-John Fox; 
 
 1836, October 23d— Hugh Eitzpatrick.. 
 
 1837, March 11th — Alexander Kiernan.. 
 
 1837, June 4th — Amable Charest. 
 
 1838, January. 28th — Peter Lefevre. . 
 
 1838, November 25th — Augustine Vervais. . 
 
 1838,. November 25th— Philip O'Reilly. 
 
 . , 1838, December 2d— Charles Burk. . 
 
 ' ■ 1843, May 21st^Peter. Cool'.. 
 
 Most of whom are now in eternity; and. may the Lord have' 
 mercy on their souls ; and\ may Hb grant eternal rest and happinesa 
 to those Bishops. ■ . ^ " 
 
 May I ask the charitaUc reader for a Pater and Ave. in my ov:n> 
 
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