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Show Father Dorney Frorgets His $68,000 The intense absorption in his many interests of "the busiest priest in Chicago" Chi-cago" was illustrated in a startling manner last Saturday when it was learned that Rev. Maurice J. Dorney. pastor of St. Gabriel's church, had J $6S,000 owing to him and didn't know it. Two decides ago, when Father Dorney Dor-ney had been serving but a few years In his stockyard parish, a close friend of his, John B. Sherman, one of the "kings of the yards," presented him with a block of stock in the National Live Stock band, which Mr. Sherman had just founded. Years went by and no dividends were paid, and Mr. Sherman Sher-man died, and all memory of the transaction passed from the mind of the priest. Then the bank grew prosperous, pros-perous, and in late years has declared dividends of ." per cent annually. Recently it was decided to retire the bank and merge its business in the Live Stock Exchange National. National Na-tional bank examiners were called to go over the books. When they had finished their calculations they found that one M. J. Dorney was entitled to $68,000 for his stock and unpaid dividends. divi-dends. As a result all St. Gabriel's parish is rejoicing, and the many charities which have had practical demonstrations demonstra-tions of the eood nriest's henifippnr. are quietly expectaant. and Father Dorney , himself is busier than ever planning how to give away his riches. "I propose to spend this money for the welfare of my church and in assisting as-sisting the schools of the parish of St. Gabriel," said Father Dorney. "The money I have received from the bank will relieve suffering and make many homes happier, and I will get as much pleasure as anyone from it in giving it away. If I had ' ft.00n.000 I , could spend it for my people." Father Dorney is one of the best known, best loved, and most influential priests in Chicago. He has built up in his parish a free high school, which i has won wide recognition in Catholic circles, anel has at his own expense sent many of the poorer graduates of his school through professional schools. He has interested himself deeply and sympathetically in every activity of his parishioners, and their pride in and love for their pastor is I widely known. Catholic Citizen. |