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raise money and awareness for the school and to provide a showcase for the many talented Xavier students.
raise money and awareness for the school and to provide a showcase for the many talented Xavier students.


Murphy wrote The Scarlet Lily which was one of the "first Catholic best-seller". He continued on to write more successful novels, though he continued
Murphy wrote "The Scarlet Lily" which was one of the "first Catholic best-seller". He continued to write more successful novels, though he  


to stay with his missionary work within the African-American community during his long career.
to stayed with his missionary work within the African-American community for his long career.


Murphy wrote an autobiography "Yankee Priest: An Autobiographical Journey" in 1952.
Murphy wrote an autobiography "Yankee Priest: An Autobiographical Journey" in 1952.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
[https://catalog.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1646821?locg=63 Yankee Priest] Edward F. Murphy
[https://catalog.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1646821?locg=63 Yankee Priest] Edward F. Murphy
"Late Salem priest had a remarkable life" ''Salem Evening News''(Essex County Chronicles), Nov. 15, 2010

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Salem priest, Edward Murphy (1892-1975) was also a writer of novels. One particularly popular book was "The Scarlet Lily."

Edward Murphy was born in 1892 into a large Irish Catholic family in South Salem. He attended St. Mary's Parish School and church.

He went on to Catholic University where he earned a doctorate in philosophy.

In 1932, he was assigned a dual role at an African-American parish and college in New Orleans. Xavier College had just opened. Murphy began staging musical revues and operas to

raise money and awareness for the school and to provide a showcase for the many talented Xavier students.

Murphy wrote "The Scarlet Lily" which was one of the "first Catholic best-seller". He continued to write more successful novels, though he

to stayed with his missionary work within the African-American community for his long career.

Murphy wrote an autobiography "Yankee Priest: An Autobiographical Journey" in 1952.

See Also

Yankee Priest Edward F. Murphy

"Late Salem priest had a remarkable life" Salem Evening News(Essex County Chronicles), Nov. 15, 2010