The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-26
cA1A oL1c CHURCH xorES.
What is Going on in Catholic Circles
Throughout the state.

diocese of New York, and known as Peters
Pence, for the benefit of Pope Leon the
thirteenth, amounted to SIS, 205.06.
st. Patricks Church, GA Bramhall ave.
nue., was entered by thieves a few nights
ago, but nothing of any value was secured
by them. This is the third attempt of the
kind made at the same church within the
last three months, the first being the only
successful one.
The plate collection taken up at the two
masses said by the new rector of the
Church of st. Lawrence, Rev. j. j. Muir
ply, last Sunday amounted to thirty-two
dollars. This is very encouraging to
Father Murphy. as the collections of some
churches established for some years do not
exceed this amount.
The forty hours devotion was held in
st. Peters Church, Grand street, last week,
beginning after High Mass on Sunday. Rev.
Father Fullerton, s. j., was the celebant
of the mass. Rev. Father Finnegan, S. j.
deacon, and Joseph Hauselman, s. j. sub
deacon. Rev. Father Walker, preached
the sermon of the day.
The Church of Holy Rosary, on Sixth
street.-The Italian Catholic Church-was
entered by burglars on Monday night last,
and several articles stolen, viz !: Two
chssubles, thurible, cope and boat, or
vessel for holding incense. This is not the
first time that this church has been rob-
bed, although only recently built. and a
little police surveillance about that quar-
ter would seem to be in order.
Rev. NJ. J. Brennan, assistant at the
Church of st. Paul of the Cross, on Han
cock avenue on the Heights, has been
transferred to st. James's Church, Newark,
one of the largest churches in the State,
and Rev. Father Sullivan, of st. Jamess,
has been appointed to succeed him at st.
Pauls. Rev. James p. Smyth is rector of
st, Pauls, and Rev. Father Cody of ST.
James's.
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger made his eris-
copal visitation to st. Benedict's and to st.
Peters Churches, Newark, last Sunday.
On Monday visited st. Mary's Abbey on
High street, Newark; Tuesday st. Colum-
bias, Newark, and Wednesday st. Pius's
Church, East Newark. To-day he makes
his visitation to the Church of Our Lady,
Help of Christians, East Orange, of which
Rev. Father Kirwan is rector.
An elegant sermon on "The Blessed Vir-
gin" was delivered on Sunday evening, De-
cember IL, in the Church of st. Philip and
st. James, Phillpsburg, by the Rev. Father
Hanly, associate rector of the church, and
brother of Rev. James Hanly, of this city.
There were over ], 400 people in attend
ance, and the sermon, which lasted over an
hour, is very favorably commented on by
the press of Phillipsburg. The Rev. Father
Burke, rector of the church, delivered
very able address in the Catholic Church
at Passaic on tn. same evening.
very Rev. Dean McNulty, rector of st.
Johns Church. of Paterson, laid the cor
ner stone of the new Catholic Church 1t
Echo Lake, formerly called Macopin, in
Passaic County, on Sunday last. Maeopin
is the Oldest Catholic settlement in New
Jersey, it having been founded about the
middle of the last century by some Ger
man Catholic families, who came to this
country to work in the iron mines. The
first Catholic Church built in Macopin,
however, was in 1880, and was a small
frame edifce. which was dedicated in that
year by Rev. DR.. French, from New York,
assisted by Rev. Father O'Donohue, of st.
John Church, Paterson.
The annual election for officers of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion, Council No.
80, of Jersey City, was held at the rooms
of the Council, No. IT'S Erie street, on
Monday evening. December 90 The fol-
lowing officers were elected James p Hall,
President; William Burns, Vice President;
Michael Courain, Orator; John Carroll,
Collector; Michael J. Dewitt, Secretary; j.
w. Cunningham, Treasurer; Joseph Kear-
ney, Marshal Edward Reardon, Guard.
Trustees, Messrs. O'Connor, Crotty and
Larkin. This Council was established in
December, 1884.
Sister Mary Theresa died at the Sisters
IN AQrf1 ask ok
Is a. M, on Sunday last. She had been
sick only three days, and died of pneumo-
MIA. A Solemn High Mass of Requiem
was offered up in St. Bridgets Church for
the repose of her soul on Tuesday morn
ing, the celebrant being Rev. Father Muir
ply, Rev. Father Shannessy, deacon, and
Rev. Father Foley, sub deacon. Rev.
Father Hanly, rector of St. Bridgets, made
a short address, highly eulogestic of the
many virtues of the deceased. The inter
ment was made in the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulchre, Newark, whittier the re-
mains were accompanied by large funeral
cortege.
Mr. Christopher Nugent, Jr., and Miss
Isabella Burne, both of Newark, were mar
ried by the Rev. James Hanly, rector of st.
Bridget's Church, this city, on December
16, in st. Mary's Church, High street. New
ark. The large church was filled with the
friends of the bride and groom. After the
sumptuous supper was parta-
ken of at the residence of the parents of the
bride by over one hundred guests, among
whom were many distinguished citizens of
Newark, prominent among whom were DR..
Elliott. Dr. Richmond, Alderman Smyth,
John Stanley, Thomas Allen, and many
others. The happy couple started on
Southern tour, and will be gone several
weeks. The groom is first cousin of the
Rev. Father Hanly, of st. Bridget's.
This is about the season of high social festivity
and we mast all be well dressed to take our place
in the circle. Go renew or replenish your clothes
at J. f. Weinmann Sons, the tailors, of No. Is
Montgomery street.
Dispensing Charity at H dding Church.
1t is the custom every year, just before
Christmas to hold donation nartu in