The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-05


many more names will be added to the list
Rev. A. M. Hammer, the energetic rector
OF st. Lucy's Parish, is gradually estab-
fishing the different societies in his parish,
which he thinks will be most conducive to
the spiritual and temporal welfare of his
| people. He will in future have more time
to devote to such work, as Rev. Father
Kelly, who was recently appointed his as
sistant, arrived on Friday evening at his
post.
Mr.. Francis Mooney. of Hoboken, and
Mrs. Theresa McAnally nee Clossey, of
Jersey City, was married by Rev. Father
Hammer, in st. Lucy's Church, on Thanks
giving Day. A Nuptial Mass was cele-
brated and the church was filed with the
friends of the bride and groom. Both are
members of tee church choir, the bride be-
ing likewise organist of the church.
| A grand temperance rally will be held on
| Sunday evening next in the Church of Our
| Lady of Grace, Hoboken. Rev. Father
Corrigan, who is President of the State I.
| A. B. Union, will preside, and other WE'LL
known temperance advocates will address
the meeting.
Rev. Father Hanly has decided to alter
the new st. Bridgets Church, now in
course of erection, SO far as relates to the
columns in the interior of the building
designed to support the roof. They were
to be of brick, but will now be of granite.
The change has the unanimous approval
of the parishioners.
Last Sunday the Season of Advent be-
gan, and the fact was announced in all the
churches of the city, as well as the regula-
tions to he observed during it. The Fri
days in Advent are days of fasting and abb
stinence from the use of flesh meat. Mar
riages are also forbidden to be solemnized
and the faithful are exhorted to prepare
themselves by penance and devotional ex-
ercises for the Advent, or coming of Christ,
to be commemorated on Christmas Day.
Rev. Father Reynolds, who was recently
appointed rector of the Catholic parish at
Mount Holly in the Diocese of Trenton, is
making strenuous efforts to reduce the
large debt with which his church is bur-
dened. With a view to this desirable end
he has established an Art Union-that is,
the collection of good many works of art
and objects of vertu, which he will DISPOSE
of by grand drawing. tickets for which
he is selling rapidly at so cents each. 1t
is hoped he will be literally patronized4in
his laudable enterprise.
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger to-day begins
his Episcopal visitation of the different
churches of his diocese, commencing with
the Cathedral, Newark. This visitation is
made triennially, and consists of a
thorough personal inspection by the
Bishop of each church and of everything
connected with the service of the altar.
Next Sunday he will visit st. Marys, Jer-
sey City, for the same purpose.
Right Rev. Bishops Keane, of Rich
mond, and Ireland, of St Paul, are now in
Rome on business connected with the es :
tablishment of the new Catholic University
which is to be located in Washington, D.
@. The two prelates were entertain ed at a
grand dinner on Thanksgiving Day in the
American College, at Rome. 1t is said that
nearly one million dollars have been al
ready subscribed towards founding the
q University.
Jubilee services will begin this evening in
st. Johns church, Van Wrinkle street, Jer-
! sey CITY Heights, Rev. b. Fl. Ter Woelt,
rector. The sermon will be delivered by
Rev. III. j. Beeman, of st. Paul's church,
| Hancock avenue; and the exercises will be
concluded by Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament. The subject Of Father Bren-
mans discourse will be "The general his
tory and scope of Jubilees," with special
reference to the nature and object of the
present Jubilee. Appropriate sermons will
DO also given during the week by others of
the reverend clergy of this city and
vicinity.
Rev. j. j. Murphy, who has been for
some time one of the assistants of Rev.
James Hanley, rector of st. Bridget's
Church, was on December l first rector of
the newly-created parish of Weehawken.
This is new parish formed from the north
ern portion of that of Our Lady of Grace,
Hoboken Mayor Kelly has been very
active in securing funds for the erection of
the new church, and very successful, too.
1t is to be named after St. Lawrence.
Rev. Father Murphy was educated at st.
Charles College, Maryland, and at Seton
Hall College and Seminary, South Orange.
Rev. Father Foley succeeds him at st.
Bridgets.
Rev. Matthew Lyons, who died in ST.
Francis Hospital at l p. m. on Thanksgiy-
ing Day, has been in poor health for some
years, suffering from complication of DIS
eases, the immediate cause of death being
hemorrhage of the lungs. He was about
forty years of age, and had been on the
mission as a Catholic priest for about If
teen years in the Dioceses of Newark, Nash
vile and Wilmington. On Monday morn
ing in st. Mary's church, corner of Erie
and Second streets, Solemn High Mass
was offeref up for the repose of his soul,
Rev. Father DAILY, s. j., being the cele-
brant, Rev. Fathers Kelly and Carroll, of
st. Marys, Deacon and Sub-Deacon; and
Rev. NJ. J. Brennan, of st. Paul's of the
Cross, Master of Ceremonies. His brother
is rector of the Pro- Cathedral, Wilmington,
Del, and he and several of his brother