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ning, and the church at Freeport, which were jointly under his care. 

 He later became chaplain at St. Paul's Orphan Asylum, Pittsburgh, 

 and then on January 7, 1874 took charge of St. Mary's of Mercy 

 congregation, Pittsburgh. He remained tlierc for some time, 

 when he was transferred to St. Jaines Church in Wilkinsburg, 

 where he served for more than a third of a century, the congre- 

 gation growing under his care to be one of the largest in western 

 Pennsylvania. 



In 1884 he undertook the publication of a quarterly magazine 

 called Catholic Historical Researches, the first of its kind devoted 

 to the history of the Catholic Church in this country. It is now 

 continued in Philadelphia as a monthly. For some years after- 

 ward he was an active member of "The Old Settlers' Association," 

 a society out of which grew "The Historical Society of Western 

 Pennsylvania," of which for some years he was the President. 

 In 1915 he was honored by the Pope with the title of " Monsignor." 



Father Lambing published a number of important historical 

 papers, one of the most excellent of which is the "Baptismal 

 Register of Fort Duquesne," by Frere Denys Baron, to which 

 he prefixed an historical account, and which he copiously annotated. 

 He also published "A History of the Catholic Church in the 

 rJioceses of Pittsburgh and Allegheny." He was a constant con- 

 tributor to the pages of church periodicals, and was greatly in 

 demand on anniversary occasions, where he frequently made 

 addresses replete with historical information. 



The writer of these lines recalls with gratitude Father Lambing's 

 faithful discharge of his duties as a member of the Committee 

 upon the Museum, and later as Honorary Curator of the Historical 

 Collections. In quite recent years, owing to age and growing 

 infirmities, he was not able to do much, but still faithfully attended 

 the meetings of the Board of Trustees, and whenever information 

 of an historic character was called for, he was ready to put the stores 

 of his knowledge at the service of his associates in the Museum. 



Personally Father Lambing was a most delightful companion, 

 abounding in good nature and wit. He was a man of very vener- 

 able appearance, and one who attracted the immediate attention 

 of those who saw him. His tales of the early vicissitudes through 

 which he passed when western Pennslyvania was still regarded in a 



