| Show MGR SECRETARY A former new york priest who goes to important duties in manila A former new york estand a very remarkable man as the english secretary of mgr guidi the apostolic delegate to AIani Lt will have much to do with the shaping of the results of the final conference with alie taft commission in regard to the much vexed friars question lip is the icv J oconnor a member of the italian order gnoun ns the fathera of the society of pious siiri it was started for alio purpose of supplying priests to the colonies of immigrants from italy who have located in various parta of the world A branch of this birder has charge of alic church of our lady of carmel in east lodth street and father oconnor was located there for some time the present rector is father john dolan S P M it is asserted that the italians hero have acry little regard for priests of their ov n nationality but that they arc very partial to those who arc english and can speak italian father oconnor wag born in liverpool england of irish parents ali father and mother were both natives of cork his mother died some twelve years ago and then his father turned hij thoughts to religion and after some time entered a seminary to prepare for tho priesthood lie finally joined the ame order as his son the society of iho pious missions and for a time both inmates of the same houe that attached to the church of t sylvestro in capita in kolc this is alie attended by most of the english visitors to inome and the junior father oconnor hat for some time recently been alio favorite preacher there he n very highly thought of by alie vatican authorities and the pope is said to have been much pleased at his selection for the post of secretary to archbishop haidi the latter predate pre fate it will be remembered wa first named as adov delegate to india he had also chosen father oconnor to go there with him hig post was changed to aia enla i |
