The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
cArHoLIc oHUR cH NOTES.
what is Going on Catholic Circles
Throughout the state.

Inc Arch diocese OF Chicago, Ill, con-
tains 100000 Catholics, presided over by
264 priests.
1t is reported that Rev. Father Sheeran
has left st. Peters Parish, and that Father
Finnigan, of st. Johns College at Fordham,
is now connected with the parish.
Right Rev. Bishop wigger made his Epis-
copal visitation to St. Peters church. Belle
vile, on Sunday morning last. Rev. Father
Dornin is rector of the church.
$4,000 was bequeathed by Mrs Stratford,
recently deceased, of No. $50 Sixth street,
to be equally divided between st, Mary
| Orphan Asylum. st. Frapcis's Hospital and
the Reverend Fathers Carr and Callahan.
The Very Rev. Robert Fnlton. P. j.,
Provincial of New York and Maryland
Province of the Jesuits, has been dele
| gated by the General of Order to visits It's
establishments in Ireland. During his
three months absence the Rev. Robert N.
Brady, p j., President of Holy Cross Col
iege, Worcester, Mass, will act as Vice
| Provincial.
| There will be midnight Mass also in the
| Church of Our Lady o. Grace, Hoboken, on
| Christmas morning. An especially fine
musical programme has been arranged.
| The choir of this church is one of the finest
III the State. The other masses in this
| church on Christmas Day will be at the
/ same hours as on Sunday.
In the Church of ST. Paul of the Gross,
| on Hancock avenue, there was also SINH
lar ceremony on the same evening, only on
| more extensive scale, there being recep-
ton held by several societies of the chill
| dren of the parish. The rector, Rev. J P.
Smyth, made an address appropriate to the
occasion in very pleasing manner.
The Pope has formed commission con-
| sisting of Cardinals Parocchi, Ochiaffno,
Cimeoni, Laurinzi and Czacchi for the pur-
| pose of stuGying questions of public policy
| The commission Is to make daily report
| to the Cardinal Secretary on all current
matters and to address a special report to
the Pope himself should any very i'm
portant questions arise.
Rev. Hugh P. Cullum, who gave up in
the parish of st. Paul of the Gross, JERSEY
City Heights, was elevated to the dignity of
the Catholic priesthood at the Ecclesiasti-
cal Seminary, December, 10Th inst. He
will celebrate his first High Mass on Christ
mas Day, at 1890 a. M, in the Church of
st. Paul of the Cross, Hancock avenue,
Jersey City Heights. He belongs to the
Arch diosese of New York.
Rev. Father Sullivan. assistant at st.
| Joseph's Church, delivered an eloquent
sermon on the Immaculate Concepsion,"
on Sunday evening last, in st. Patrick's
! church on Ocean avenue Areception was
afterwards held by the Children of Mary,
and many new members were enrolled,
Rev. Father Sullivan, assisted b Rev.
Father Hennessy, investing them with their
medals at the sanctuary railing.
The music in St. Lucy's Church, on Fiji
teenth street, at the Christmas midnight
| Mass will be the following
Bollman's Sixth Mass in D, for soprano, alto
tener and base.
veni Creator. contralto solo-Guglielmo
/ Adeste Fideles, offertory-Novello.
| Tantum Ergo, grand solo and chorus-Goeb.
The choir of st. Lucy's Comprises the
following members Miss Lizzie OCon-
nell, sopranos; Miss NJ. Dynes, alto; Mr..
Frank Mooney, tenor; Mr.. Vincent Glossy,
basso; Mrs. Theresa Mooney, organist.
On Sunday evening the Bishop also visit
ed st. Marys church, Avondale, where he
delivered an address to the congregation on
| subjects connected with the recent chur CHI
| legislation at the Council of Baltimore and
| the Newark Synod. Rev. John p Morris,
| for many years rector at Plainfcld, is rec
tor of the church at Avondale. He was
succeeded in the pastoIate at Plainfield by
| Rev. P. E. Smith. formerly pastor of ST.
Bridget's church, this city.
St. Lucys parochial school, which has
been only recently established, is in a
| fiourishing condition. There are about
| two hundred pupils, male and female, in
charge of two Sisters of Charity from St.
Mary's Orphan Asylum, on Jersey avenue
The boys and girls are in separate depart
ments, and present very neat and order
ly appearance. The two school rooms can
be in moment transformed into one large
hall by means of the sliding panels which
separate them.
The officers of the T. A. B. Society, or
ganiz ID few weeks ago in ST. Lucys
parish, are: President, Robert Brapg gan
Vice-President Michael Curry; Chaplain.
Rev. A. NJ. Hammer; Treasurer, Patrick
| Murphy; Recording Secretary, John Ken
Try; Financial Secretary, Patrick Melon
aid; Sergeant-at-arms, Michael Kitson.
This society does not intend to join the
State Union for reasons which the Rev
Chaplain and the members consider good
and sufficient.
Midnight Mass will be celebrated on the
great Feast of Christmas, this year, in tn g
| following churches: st. Mary's, corner of
Erie and Second street; st. Michael's,
Hamilton Square; st. Lucy's. Fifteenth
street; St. Pauls of the Gross, Hencock
avenue, Jersey City Heights; and at st.
Michaels Monastery, West Hoboken. Spe-
cial and elaborate musical programmes
have been prepared for the occasion.
Bishop Wigger has given permission for
the holding of midnigh services on condi-
ton that strict order be maintained.
Believing that youth is the best time for
the formation of good habits, Rev. Father
Corrgan has formed temperance societies
among the youth and school-children of
his PARISH There are lbs members among
the school-children, and 200 of the youths,
who have left school and who are called
the est. Marys Cadets" All are pledged
to abstain from the use of tobacco and in