The Sun [Baltimore, Md] 13 Aug 2000
The Rev. Bartholomew Francis Hines, a retired Josephite priest, died Monday after a long stroke-related illness at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 83.
Known for his cheerful demeanor, Father Hines worked extensively with churches in the South, and recruited members into the priesthood while he was director of the Josephites' vocation department, fellow Josephites said.
A native of Belmont, Mass., he attended public schools and studied at Boston University for three years before entering Josephite Preparatory Seminary in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1939. The Rev. Peter J. Kenney, who gave the eulogy for Father Hines at a funeral Mass on Friday, recalled their boyhood together and the family friendship that linked them all their lives.
Another friend in the priesthood, the Rev. Eugene P. McManus, said that, as a young man at seminary, Father Hines played such "lilting" piano melodies that it was hard to tell his music from that played on the radio.
After two years of study, Father Hines and his classmates spent a year mostly in silence as part of their training in Josephite spirituality. In 1948, he was ordained as a Josephite priest at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
The Josephite order has served the African-American Catholic community for more than a century. Father Hines worked to improve conditions for African-Americans in churches in Houston, Baltimore, Washington and Baton Rouge, La., where he oversaw the building of a parish church. Late in his career, he was a pastor at churches in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. Five years ago, he retired to St. Joseph Manor.
In every city where he lived, Father Hines became a spiritual adviser to priests, said some of his brethren. "He brought in candidates to study for the priesthood and he was very, very good at that," said the Rev. Peter E. Hogan.
"He put the best face forward for the Josephites," said Father McManus.
Father Hines is survived by two grandnieces.
The Rev. Bartholomew Francis Hines, a retired Josephite priest, died Monday after a long stroke-related illness at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 83.
Known for his cheerful demeanor, Father Hines worked extensively with churches in the South, and recruited members into the priesthood while he was director of the Josephites' vocation department, fellow Josephites said.
A native of Belmont, Mass., he attended public schools and studied at Boston University for three years before entering Josephite Preparatory Seminary in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1939. The Rev. Peter J. Kenney, who gave the eulogy for Father Hines at a funeral Mass on Friday, recalled their boyhood together and the family friendship that linked them all their lives.
Another friend in the priesthood, the Rev. Eugene P. McManus, said that, as a young man at seminary, Father Hines played such "lilting" piano melodies that it was hard to tell his music from that played on the radio.
After two years of study, Father Hines and his classmates spent a year mostly in silence as part of their training in Josephite spirituality. In 1948, he was ordained as a Josephite priest at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
The Josephite order has served the African-American Catholic community for more than a century. Father Hines worked to improve conditions for African-Americans in churches in Houston, Baltimore, Washington and Baton Rouge, La., where he oversaw the building of a parish church. Late in his career, he was a pastor at churches in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. Five years ago, he retired to St. Joseph Manor.
In every city where he lived, Father Hines became a spiritual adviser to priests, said some of his brethren. "He brought in candidates to study for the priesthood and he was very, very good at that," said the Rev. Peter E. Hogan.
"He put the best face forward for the Josephites," said Father McManus.
Father Hines is survived by two grandnieces.
The Sun [Baltimore, Md] 13 Aug 2000
The Rev. Bartholomew Francis Hines, a retired Josephite priest, died Monday after a long stroke-related illness at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 83.
Known for his cheerful demeanor, Father Hines worked extensively with churches in the South, and recruited members into the priesthood while he was director of the Josephites' vocation department, fellow Josephites said.
A native of Belmont, Mass., he attended public schools and studied at Boston University for three years before entering Josephite Preparatory Seminary in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1939. The Rev. Peter J. Kenney, who gave the eulogy for Father Hines at a funeral Mass on Friday, recalled their boyhood together and the family friendship that linked them all their lives.
Another friend in the priesthood, the Rev. Eugene P. McManus, said that, as a young man at seminary, Father Hines played such "lilting" piano melodies that it was hard to tell his music from that played on the radio.
After two years of study, Father Hines and his classmates spent a year mostly in silence as part of their training in Josephite spirituality. In 1948, he was ordained as a Josephite priest at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
The Josephite order has served the African-American Catholic community for more than a century. Father Hines worked to improve conditions for African-Americans in churches in Houston, Baltimore, Washington and Baton Rouge, La., where he oversaw the building of a parish church. Late in his career, he was a pastor at churches in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. Five years ago, he retired to St. Joseph Manor.
In every city where he lived, Father Hines became a spiritual adviser to priests, said some of his brethren. "He brought in candidates to study for the priesthood and he was very, very good at that," said the Rev. Peter E. Hogan.
"He put the best face forward for the Josephites," said Father McManus.
Father Hines is survived by two grandnieces.
The Rev. Bartholomew Francis Hines, a retired Josephite priest, died Monday after a long stroke-related illness at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore. He was 83.
Known for his cheerful demeanor, Father Hines worked extensively with churches in the South, and recruited members into the priesthood while he was director of the Josephites' vocation department, fellow Josephites said.
A native of Belmont, Mass., he attended public schools and studied at Boston University for three years before entering Josephite Preparatory Seminary in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1939. The Rev. Peter J. Kenney, who gave the eulogy for Father Hines at a funeral Mass on Friday, recalled their boyhood together and the family friendship that linked them all their lives.
Another friend in the priesthood, the Rev. Eugene P. McManus, said that, as a young man at seminary, Father Hines played such "lilting" piano melodies that it was hard to tell his music from that played on the radio.
After two years of study, Father Hines and his classmates spent a year mostly in silence as part of their training in Josephite spirituality. In 1948, he was ordained as a Josephite priest at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
The Josephite order has served the African-American Catholic community for more than a century. Father Hines worked to improve conditions for African-Americans in churches in Houston, Baltimore, Washington and Baton Rouge, La., where he oversaw the building of a parish church. Late in his career, he was a pastor at churches in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. Five years ago, he retired to St. Joseph Manor.
In every city where he lived, Father Hines became a spiritual adviser to priests, said some of his brethren. "He brought in candidates to study for the priesthood and he was very, very good at that," said the Rev. Peter E. Hogan.
"He put the best face forward for the Josephites," said Father McManus.
Father Hines is survived by two grandnieces.
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