The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-25
| FICNIC PROHIBITED
Bishop Wigger Forbids St
Joseph's Lyceum to Hold
Its Summer-Night's
Festival.
TIE MEMBERS WILL GO AHEAD
Severe Criticism Of the Bishops
Attitude---Probable Trouble
to Come.

At all of the masses IN st. yosephH
Roman Catholic Church in Hoboken yes
terday, letter was read from Bishop
Wigger prohibiting the annual picnic and
summer nights festival of St. Joseph's
Lyceum which is advertised to take place
at Pohlman's Pavilion tonight.
The reading of the letter created gem
ufne sensation and the members decided
at a special meeting held at their rooms
adjoining the church last night. to hold
the picnic Notwithstanding the Bishops
edict
The Lyceum was organized about two
years ago. 1t has now ninety members in
good standing. The members are all
young men sand the society is extremely
popular. A little over year ago They
held a picnic at Pohlman's and it was be-
yond doubt one of the most successful
and fifty young couples were present On
June 25 of this year the society held an
excursion which;was also grand success
Preparations were then made for the pic
which has now been prohibited by the
Bishop's letter.
The letter arrived at the pastorate of
the church on Saturday evening and the
popular pastor. the Rev. Father Francis
Lenner, at once acquainted the members
of the Lyceum with the contents and adj
vised them to abandon their preparations
for the picnic.
PREPARATIONS ALL COMPLETED.
The indignation of the members was
great. The preparations had been COM
pleted for the picnic and everyone looked
forward to pleasant tlme- Then yes
Terday morning the letter was read from
the altar at all of the masses. It pro-
a 1f ia
lateness of the hour and the fact that
beer and Intoxicating beverages will be
sold
gsAt the meeting of the Lyceum held last
night there was very full attendance,
and all but a few were in favor of holding
the picnic, and there is no doubt but what
it will be held tonight
One of the members said to a JERSEY
CITY NEWS reporter this morning:-.I
cannot see why the bishop should dis
criminate against us. Other church
societies have neld summernight's
festivals without being stopped. It is
within the past month that the picnic OF
S.. Aloysius' Lyceum. of Jersey City
Heights, was held at Kroebel's Park.
That society is exactly similar to this.
Then there was the picnic of the Catholic
Benevolent Legion, which was held at
Schuetzen Park on Saturday night.
There was also the picnic of the Churc b
| of SIS. Peter and Paul, which was held
! at KroebePs Park. and now that church
has tickets out for another picnic"
| IT MEANS DISRUPTION.
What do you think will be the conse-
| quence of the refusal Of the society to
heed the Bishops letter?'' asked
Il suppose" said he, sit will be the dis
ruption of the society as far as it's con nee
tion with the church is concerned, but the
members will form new organization
which will not be connected with the
church in any way. would rather, how
ever, see this matter amicably settled.n
Another member expressed himself
very freely, and said that the Bishop
would not have sent the letter had he not
been prompted to do so by one who has
been opposed to the success of the society
| since its organization.
| The affair was the sole topic of CONVEX
satlon yesterday and this morning, and
the members of the Lyceum have the
\ sympathy of many who are familiar with
| the facts of the case. There is no doubt
but what the picnic will be held, although
| it may cause a disruption of the society