The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-16
SACRED TO Youth.
Wigger Lays the
Corner Stone of St. Brid-
gets New School.

The corner stone OF the new parochial
schoolhouse of st. Bridget's Church was
laid yesterday afternoon with impressive
ceremonies by the Right Rev. Bishop
Wigger. Previous to the exercises there
was a procession in honor of the event
which was participated in by delegations
from the Ancient Order of Hibernians of
this city, New York and Brooklyn; the
st. Michaers Holy Name, Temperance
and Young Mems Societies. st. Vincent
de Paul and the Temperance Society and
the Sodality Lyceum, of st. Peters; the
Temperance and Holy Name Societies. Of
st. Lucy's; Young Mems and St. Vincent
de Paul, OF St. Joseph's: st. Vincent de
Paul's and Young Mems Societies. of St.
Paul Of the Cross, and the St. Vincent de
Paul and Temperance Societies of st.
Patrick's.
The procession formed at Montgomery
street and Jersey avenue. and marched to
the site Of the new building at Mercer
and Monmouth street. Bisnop Wigger
laid the corner stone OF q new church at
Fort Lee yesterday afternoon. and it was
abOt five o'clock when he came upon the
platform attended by the Rev Father
cassidy of St. Peters, this city, the Rev.
Father O'Connor, of East Newark, and
the Rev. Father Dorning OF Bellevilles.
ACCOMPANYING the Bishop were Resy.
Fathers Corrigan and Tigh Of St.
Mary's church.. Hoboken; the Rev
Father Masked, of Newark; the
Rev. Father Gillen, of st. Lucy's
Jersey City; the Rev. Father Sullivan, of
St. Johns, Paterson; the Rev. Father
Rev. Father O'Neill, Of St. Joseph's, Gut
tenberg; the Rev. Fathers McTammany
and Quill, of St. Peters; the Rev. Father
Murphy, of Fort Lee; the Rev. Father
Doane, of Paterson; the Rev. Fathers
George and AloysfuS, of St. Mary's Abb
bey Newark; the Rev. Father De Con-
cillio. of St. MichaePs, Jersey City, and
Newark.
THE LAITY PRESENT.
At that time there were seated on the
platform Chancellor McGill, Assembly
men Byrne and Boyle, Alderman Norton,
Freeholder Hennessy, Street and Water
dent Feeney, of the Police Board; Street
Commissioner Tumulty, DR.. Niven. Di-
rectors Moran and Muidoon, of the School
Board; NJ. ]. Holmes. Finance Commits
sioner Kenny, DIR. B. A. Watson, Michael
Doyle and ex7Assemblyman Patrick
Sheeran.
About 5000 people were gathered in
After blessing the building, the Bishop
delivered a short address. He congratu-
lated the people of St. Bridget's parish
upon their zeal in providing such an
excel ent building for the education of
their children. The immense gathering
before him, he said. was evidence of the
great desire the people had to see that
their children We're properly educated.
educated not only to be good citizens of
the State but good servants of the Lord
and thus attain the object OF their crea-
tion
IT am glad to see SO many non Catno.
lies present" the Bishop continued, be-
cause the future welfare of the country
depends upon the proper education OF the
l-chfldren. They are to be the mon and
women or the future, and if we bring
them up properly they will become use
full citizens and faithful servants of God.
Therefore an institution of this kind is a
benefit to the whole community, and
thus explain the presence of so many
Mons Catholics among this vast throng."
THE PONTIFICAL BLESSING.
The Bishop then delivered the Pontifi-
cal blessing and Father Corr thanked
those present for their attendance.
The new building will be of pleasing
style of architecture, four stories high
and of brick trimmed with brown stone.
1t will have q frontage of fifty-four feet
on Mercer street and extend along Mon
mouth street 108 feet. 1t will have ac-
commodations for 100 children and will
also contain hall capable of seating ZOO
people. 1t is expected 1t will be ready for
occ upancy by September.