The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-25
CHURCH AND STATE.
Father Tighe's Remarka Bile
Words at St Johns Cor
ner Stone Laying.
"THE CRY OF NATIONALIsMn
Only Tolerance Asked-Father
Ter Woert's Hereule an
Enterprise.
Bishop Wigger Received With Great
HOnOrs-Imposing Cere.
monies.

The Rev. John J. Tighe poured shot
shot' into the ranks of those who raise
the cry of NationalIsm in matter of
church and STATE in his address YESTERDAY
at the ceremonies incident to the blessing
and laying of tie cornerstone of the new
church of st. John the Baptist, of which
the Rev. B. Henry Ter Woert is pastor,
Father Tighe snid:-"We can no mora
Americanize church Ia this country than
we can denationalize America. want to
say the church. as the church, recognizes
neither Jew nor Gentle, Teuton or Celt."
A silent but striking example of this was
given in the procession which took place
previous to the ceremonies, when the
members of the Ancient Order of HiDer-
nian acted as escort to His Lo rdship,
Bishop Wigger, who was accompan led by
Mgr de Concilio.
AT two O'Clock the Hibernians, the
Young Mems Society of st. Johns pari sh
and the male members of the parish as
sembled at Roche's Hall to escort Bishop
Wlgger to the scene of the ceremonies,
The Bishop had been dedicating Sc.
Aloysius' Church. Caldwell, in the morn@
ing and was delayed half hour. AT
Mgr. de Concilio Ex-Coroner Murrer,
the grand marshall, was aided by Messrs,
j. Corrigan and R. j. Murphy.
Bishop Wigger and Mgr. de Concilio
were seated in an open barouche. The
escorts were on horseback; and the fifteen
men. with their bright green uniforms,
surrounding the carriage, looked like so
many emeralds ranged round sparkling
diamond, all forming an harmonious
whole. The Hibernian Rifles followed,
and after them members of the A. D. H,
on foot. A band of thirty pieces led the
procession. In the second division were
the members of st. Johns Young Mems
Society, led by fife aud drum corps.
They were followed by the male members
of the parish.
At the parish limits, Newark avenue.
the procession was met by Father Ter
Woert ana all the church societies. The
childRen OF Mary and the Girls sodali-
ties wore long white wells, aud the boys
followed wearing their sodaliUy badges.l
THE CEREMoNNs
When t6he procession r1l:5 the scene
OF the days WORK, f6fIy 2 - -
in waiting. Several priests
had gathered in the parochi;
and with the Bishop partlci
ceremonies. They wore tt
surplices and bereuts. WhoOD- ~-,.s4
was robed with cope and nifJfu, the cere:
mony of blessing began, The procession
the cross. bearers leading, followed by a
numbes of acolytes. then the priests, and
Bishop Wigger, who was attended by
Fathers Sotis and O'Donnen. The walls
of the new church were blessed and then
the cornerstone laid, the box containing
number of coins. church documents aud
a copy of The JERSEY CITY NEWS.
Among the priests participating were
the Rev. Nicnolas Sotis. Rev. Peter
O'Donnell, Mgr. de Concilio, pastor St.
Mlchaeps Church; Rev. Patrick. Corr,
pastor St. Bridgets; Rev. Patrick Hen.
nessey, pastor st. Patrick's, and Rev. J.
J. Sheehan. his assistant; Rev. P. W.
Smith and Rev. j. McAale, st. Josep b 8,
Rev. Joseph Nardiello, Rev. l.. G. Car
roll, Vicar General o. Grady of tn Q Tren-
ton diocese; Father Nelson, Father Fisz;
gerald, Rev. Mathew S-csfsan, of St.
MichaePs; Rev. John A. Sullivan, of .
Newark; Rev. Fathers Busam and FigntrS
gan, of the Jesuirs; Rev. James 2. Poels,
OF Newark; Rely. Thomas Quinn, pastor
of the Church pf st. Paul Of the Cross.
and Rev. Father smits. 0. M. Cap. OF
At the conclusion Of the ceremony OF
blessing. Rev. John j. TYghe. the re-
nowned pulpit orator, addressed the large
gathering from the back porch of the
parochfal residence. Father Tighe's
voice rang out loud and clear upon the
crisp air, and every word he uttered could
be directly beard by his auditors.
FATHER TIGHE's ADDRESS.
He said be greeted all 'iu the name OF
our Lord Jesus Christ, in whose honor
we are assisting at the celebration of the
laying of the cornerstone today. / con-
graduate your pastor for the good work
he has hitherto accomplished, and in an-
tlcipation of what is TO come in this new
church. l congratulate you on this grand
work, and especially L felictate him and
you because, before he began to lay this
foundation, he first erected a Christian
school for the education Of the Catholic
children of the parish.
You are building this church in the
name of Jesus Christ, who said, My
kingdom is not of this world Be strong.
then, in His faith, that you may confound
calumniators aud those cowardly Pilates,
Who for popular applause are Wintp "a =
betraY Jesus Christ. W
"The religion of Jesus Christ fs1 5A
connected with any form of governm,nto. y
with no national boundaries. with no coxs
d1ton or race. .G is adapted to every
country. 1t demands no privileges.
neither does it ask for exemptions. I5
asks only the God given right to SOW its
religions seed in the fields God has pro-
vided.'
EATIoNALIsM.
As to the cry of Nationallsm. Father
Tighe said:-"We can no more American
lie the church in this country than we
can denationalize America. l want to
say that the church, as the church. recog-
nizes neither Jew or GENTLE, TeuGon or
Celt. All are elevated to the type of
highest humanity in the church.
''The Church of Christ is celestial In it's
origin and divine in its destiny. Trace
history and we will find not one attempt
at political aggrandizement. The king
dom of the church embraces the whole
world without exception; makes no dis
tinction between king and slave. the
church makes no change in mems civil
relations. 1t asks only for tolerance. 1t \
asks for tolerance and gives peace.
"I he church has been prosecuted, but
all in vain, for the works of Jesus Christ
will never pass away, and will remain
when state and government are no more.
Christianity has not fallen. The thunder
OF opposition may roll around it. and ha!e
and calumny and reproach may rail and
rage against 1t, but the church will never
fail, that heaven-built, rock bounded,
hell-defying church of Jesus Christ"
Father Ttghe urged parents to see that
their children received a Christian edu-
cation, that they be sent to the psrt chial
SchuOlS tRAlipton aIoua ~ said ho tsis