The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-28
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What Is Going on In Catholic Circles
Throughout the STATE.

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Paterson, TO the Sisters in charge OF st.
Josephs Hospital,
Rev. Michael White, one of the assistant
priests of the Cathedral parish. Newark,
has had the honor of being appointed. one
of the Synodal Examiners He is the only
curate appointed to any Office at the Synod
recently held in St. Patricl's Cathedral,
Newark.
The Y. M. f. G. A., of st. Brdget's
parish, held their fourteenth entertainment
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
This association is one of the most sue
cessful in the State both in material and
intellectual advancement.
Of the ten Synodical Examiners elected
for the Diocese of Newark recently, Mon
signors Seton and DeConcilio were APP
pointed from this city, and Monsignor De
Concilio was likewise appointed Defender
of the Matrimonial Court.
Rev. M. j. Holland, rector of st. Colum-
bias Church, Newark, has recently pur-
chased large plot of ground on Pennsyl-
vanla avenue, in that city, on which to erect
Sisters House for the Sisters OF Charity
in charge OF the schools of bis parish. The
tract is ITO by 80 feet, and is part of the
property purchased several years ago as a
l site for the proposed new Cathedral
The new Bishop of Wilmington, Del,
Right Rev. Alfred A. Curtis, was installed
IN his new sphere of duty last Sunday,
He YVES formerly an Episcopalian M mister,
| but has been for many years a Jealous
priest of the Catholic Church, in the Arch
diocese of Baltimore. The ceremonies at
the installation ceremonies was delivered
by Cardinal Gibbons.
| The friends of Reverend Father Senez.
the venerable rector OF st. Mary's church.
corner of Second and Erie streets, as we'll
as those of Right Reverend Monsicnor
| Seton, the learned rector of st, Jcsephs
church, Baldwin avenue, are much gratified
| at the honor conferred On them at the
Diocesan Synod which was held in Newark
| last week, when Bishop Wigger appointed
them members of his Council. They are
the only members OF this important body
appointed from Jersey City,
The fair in aid of st. Joseph's Hospital.
Paterson, closed last week. 1t was great
success, netting the very large sum of
So, 400. The Hospital was founded in 1869
by Rev. William McNulty, rector of st.
Johns church, Paterson, that indefatgable
builder OF churches, schools and other re-
lgious institutions. Father sMack." as he
is Familiarity called, is also a persistent
worker in the temperance cause. holding
frequent meetings, rallies, etc., and by
these means adding great numbers to the
army OF teetotallers.
The corner stone of the new parochial
school of the Church of the ASSUMPTION
at Morristown, N. j., was laid with impress
sive ceremonies on Thanksgiving Day by
the Right Reverend Bishop Wigger. A
most eloquent address was delivered on
the OCCASION by Right Reverend Bishop
McQuaia, of Rochester, N Y, who was the
Of Mt
afterwards President of Seton Hall College
for many years. He has always made the
subject OF education a special study, and
he ranks very high as brilliant orator and
en- able writer. He is native of Jersey
City.
The fair in aid of the new school house
q. Morristown, closed on Monday evening.
1t was very successful, and a large sum
was realized Ia aid of the building fund.
The Y. III. G. A of Morristown, helped the
good work very materially. They also
gave reception in honor Of Bishop Nc |
Quad, of Rochester, on Wednesday even
ing last. In honoring him they honored
themselves, and showed their appreciation |
of the fact that it was he that organized the |
first association of the kind in this State.
W., the Y. M. G. A. of the Cathedral
parish, Newark, now located at the Catho-
lie Institute, New street.
Rev. Joseph II. Meehan, who was
brought up in Jersey City, is now assistant
pastor at st. Patricks Church, Elizabeth |
port. He is great favorite with the |
young men, and is President of the Cath.
Ollie Young Mems National Union, one of
the most important and influential socie- |
ties in the United States He accom-
panied the young men on their target excur-
sion to Trenton on Thanksgiving Day and |
carried eff the first prize. He is fond of |
athletic exercises, and was in his college
days a member of the famous base ball |
nine, the Alerts, of Seton Hall.
The sum of three thousand dollars was
realized at the fair recently held in aid of |
the grand new building for school and
meeting purposes, the corner stone of |
which was laid in the parish of the Church |
of the Assumption, Morristown, on Thanks |
giving Day The edifice will be yery |
large, the Dimensions being 1876 by 80 feet. |
The principal part of it will consist of two |
stories, the lower for school purposes and |
the upper for reading room, library, gym |
nasium, ETC. In the center will be court |
which will bs used as playground for the |
school children. Very Rev. Joseph M. |
Flynn, rector of the parish, was appointed |
Dean Of Western New Jersay at the recent |
Synod in Newark.
A reception was held in honor of Very
Rev. VIM. McNulty, rector of ST. Johns |
church, Paterson, on Monday evening last |
at the rooms of the Catholic Young Mems |
Literary Association, Church street, Pater-
son. 1t was the occasion of the monthly |
reunion of the society, and it was thought |
fitting to seize the opportunity to show
| the JOY of the members and Of the citizens |
| generally at the new dignities conferred |
on that eminent and jealous clergyman,
Father McNulty, at the diocesan synod |
held in Newark on Nov. 17th, when he
was made Dean of Norih ern New Jersey
and ameember of the Bishops Council |
On the arrival of the Very Rev. Dean at
| hon q nj