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economic matters, and it was judged not contrary to the doctrine constantly taught by the Church, and as recently confirmed by the Holy Father in the encych- cal 'Reruni Novarum'. Also it is hereby made known that Dr. McGlynn, besides publicly professing his adiicrciiii' Id all the doctrines and teachings of the Catholic C'liun li, has expressed his regret (saying that he would lie the lirst to regret it) for any word or act of his that may have seemed lacking in the respect due to ecclesiastical authority, and he hereby intends to repair as far as he can any offense which may have been given to Catholics. Finally, Dr. McGlynn has of his own free will declared and promised that, within the limits of a not long period of time, he will go to Rome in the spirit and intention which are be- coming to a good Catholic and a priest." In 1S94 Dr. AIcGlynn was appointed pastor of St. Mary's church, Newburg, where he remained quietly until his death in 1001.

Archbishop Corrigan made his last visit ad Umina in 1890 and after his return, until his death in 1902, devoted himself entirely to the duties of his high office. His death brought out the fact that he was the foremost figure of the community in the respect and affection of his fellow-citizens. His unassuming personality and his gentle method, his considerate kindness and his unaffected piety were pathways to the love and veneration of his own flock. His stead- fast adherence to principle, as well as his persuasive manner of, not only teaching, but also of acting out the doctrines of his reUgion, his profound scholarship, his experienced judgment, were ever employed when there was question of a religious, moral, or civil import to his fellow-men. The truth of this is to be found in the testimony of Leo XIII, himself, of the civil digni- taries of the land, of his brethren in the episcopate, of his own clergy and laity, on the mournful occa- sion of his death. Under the second and third arch- bishops, Mgr ^\'illiam Quinn, V.G., was a prominent figure, and among his associates of this era were Mgr Thomas S. Preston, Mgr Arthur J. Donnelly, Mgr James McMahon, Mgr P. F. McSweeny, Fathers M. Curran, William Everett, W. H. Clowry, Felix H. Farrelly, Eugene McGuire, Thomas Farrell, Edward J. O'Reilly, M. J. O'Farrell (later Bishop of Trenton), and Edmund Aubril.

G. — As fourth archbishop, the Holy See confirmed the choice of the diocesan electors, and appointed to fill the vacancy the auxiliary, the Right Rev. John Murphy Farley, titular Bishop of Zeugma, who was promoted to the archbishopric 15 September, 1902. He was born at Newton Hamilton, County Armagh, Ireland, 20 April, 1842. His primary studies were made at St. McCartan's College, Monaghan, and, on his coming to New York, were continued at St. John's College, Fordham. Thence he went to the provincial seminary at Troy for his philosophy course, and after this to the American College, Rome, where he was ordained priest 11 June, 1870. Returning to New York, he ministered as an assistant in St. Peter's parish, Staten Island, for two years, and in 1872 was appointed secretary to the then Archbishop McClos- key, in which office he served until 1884, when he was made pastor of St. Gabriel's church. New York City. He accompanied the cardinal to Rome in 1878, for the election of Leo XIII, which event, however, took place before their arrival. In 1884 he was made a private chamberlain; in 1892 he was promoted to the domes- tic prelacy, and in 1895 to be prothonotary apostolic. In 1S91 he was chosen vicar-general of the diocese by Archbishop Corrigan, and, on 21 December, 1895, was consecrated as his auxiliary, with the title of Bishop of Zeugma. At the death of Archbishop Corrigan, he was appointed his succe.s.sor, 15 Sept., 1902, and Pius X named him assistant at the pontifical throne in 1904. He made progress in Catholic education in the diocese the keynote of his administration, and within

the first eight years added nearly fifty parochial schools to the primary list, encouraged the increase also of high schools, and founded Cathedral College as a preparatory seminary.

In the proceedings of the annual convention of the Catholic Educational Association held in New York in 1903, and of the National Eucharistic Congress in 1904, Archbishop Farley took a most active and directive part. Synods were held regularly every third year, and theological conferences quarterly, to give effect to every instruction and legislative act of the Holy See. A monthly recollection for all the priests of the diocese assembled together was instituted. Provision was made for the religious needs of Italians and other Catholic immigrants — the Italian portion of his flock numbering about 400,000 souls. The great work of issuing The Catholic Encyclopedia owed its inception and progress to his help and stimulus. The centenary of the erection of the diocese was celebrated under his direction by a magnificent festi- val lasting a week (April 27-May 2, 1908); the Lady Chapel of the Ca- thedral was com- pleted, the Cathe- dral debt was paid off, and the edifice consecrated 5 Oc- tober, 1910, Car- dinal V i n c e p z o Vannutelli, papa! legate to the Twenty -first Eu- charistic Con- gress, Cardinal Logue, Primate of All Ireland, Car- dinal Gibbons of Baltimore,70prel- ates, 1000 priests, and an immense congregation of the laity being present at the Mass of the day. Archbishop Farley was given an auxiliary in the Right Rev. Thomas F. Cusack, who was consecrated titular Bishop of Themiscyra, 25 April, 1904. Bishop Cusack was born in New York, 22 Feb., 1862, and made his classical course at St. Francis Xavier's College where he graduated in 1880. His theological studies were pursued at the provincial seminary, Troy, where he was ordained priest in 1885. He was a very successful director of the Diocesan-Apostolate (1897- 1904) before his consecration as bishop, after which he was appointed Rector of St. Stephen's parish.

IV. — Diocesan Institutions. — The Cathedral. — St. Patrick's Cathedral, standing on the crest of New York's most magnificent thoroughfare, is the noblest temple ever dedicated, in any land, to the honour of the Apostle of Ireland. It is an edifice of which every citizen of the great metropolis is justly proud. Its style is the decorated and geometric Gothic of which the cathedrals of Reims, Amiens, and Cologne are prominent examples. It was planned in 1853 by James Renwick of New York ; construction was begun in 1858, and the building was formally opened and dedicated on 25 May, 1879 (building ojierations hav- ing been susprndi ,1, nwiiig to I lie Civil War, from 18(il -06). The Hlf 1.1 III.- c-alheihal. flic block bounded by Fifth A\(iiiic. 1 iliiclh Street, I'ourth Avenue, and Fifty-first Street, has been in the possession of the church authorities, and used for ecclesiastical purposes, except during a very brief interval (1S21-1S2S), since 1 March, ISIO. The block on which the Cathedral stands was purchased at its then marketable value

. Augustine Corrigan Tliird Arclibiahop of New York