The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-08
COLUMBUS HONORED.
Observance of the Centen-
nial in City Churches
Tomorrow and on
{, Tuesday Next.
THE BISHOPS CIRCULAR LETTER
Parochial Schools Will Not Parade
The Tabernacle Will Sing
the Te Deum.
THE BISHOPS CIRCULAR LETTER

1t will be remembered that in the early
part of September. a circular from the
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger was read in
all Roman Catholic churches N the vicin-
ity. which directed that on the anniver-
sary OF the discovery of America by
Columbus, solemn high mass should be
sung. 1t was advised that a committee
be appointed from the clergy to draw up
plans for celebration on October 81 In
accordance with these instructions. next
Tuesday, Oct ober IL, will be observed in
all the city churches by solemn high
mass of commemoration, for which or
ganists ana choristers have been in prep
ara'ion. At St. Peter's Church, Grand
street, Professor Ferry, with his large
aud well trained choir, will furnish the
music. There will then be no sermon,
but on the following Sunday, October II,
there will be lecture by the Rev. Father
Halpin. s j.. Vice President of the Col
lege OF st. Francis Xavier. New York
City, at half-past seven P. NJ. for which
the theme will be the work of Colum bus.
Organist Dessert has drawn up fine
musical programme for solemn high mass
al st. Bridget's Church, on Montgome
street. There will be a short discourse
on the WORK of the great discoverer and
the progress of the country. st. Mary's
Church, the Rev. Father Kelly, pastor,
will commemorate the day by high mass,
for which unusually fine music has beeu
selected: Mrs. Quinn, organist OF St.
Patrick's Church. Ocean avenue. will be
| IN charge OF the music on Tuesday.
NO SCHOOL PARADE.
| The committee appointed to draw up
plans for celebration on the 21st took
under consideration the question of
| parade OF parochlal schools, as recon-
mended. with several other forms of OBJ
Monseigneur De Concillo of st. Michaels,
Rev. Father Kelly of st. Mary's and Rev.
Father Corr of st. Bridget's. The result
| of their deliberations has not yet been
communicated to the clergy. but mem
| Der Informed representative of The
JERSEY CITY NEWS that owing to the
| celebration in New York, which would
attract the greater part of Jersey City, it
had been decided to abandon all idea OF
a school parade or other observance of
| Octo Der 81. The students of st. Peters
College will unite with the college in
| New York during next weeks celebration
and take part in the anniversary eXer-
cises at ST. Francis Xavier's College.
The Protestant Episcopal Church. as d
body, will not make especial observance
OF COLUMBIAN Sunday" tomorrow. The
| Methodist Episcopal churches will, with
| few exceptions, hold special services
either morning or evening. Those who
| do not celebrate tomorrow will observe
the following Sunday. The Rev. Dr. j.
G. jackson OF Hedding Church will preach
on ''The Providence of God in Four Cen
| turies" at half past seven p. M, and the
| choir Will render special musical SER
vice of thanksgiving and praise. The
church has recently been thoroughly rem
ovated, and new heating apparatus put
| in, so that with the rapidly increasing at
tendance to boot, the congregation may
| join in than ksgiving with good grace,
OTHER CELEBRATIONS.
| At st. Pau's NJ. +. Church, Third
street, there will be special sermon by
| the pastor on ''f'our Hundred Years of
Progress" In the evening there will be
a platform meeting, aud Mr.. w. H. Beach
of West Bergen Is announced as one of
the lay speakers. At the Lafayette
Church. the Rev. G. E. Little will bring
his successful ''Rally Week" to a close
with communion service in the morning
aud commemorative exercises at 73O
Z. NJ. The Rev John Krantz, pastor of
Trinity Church, will also observe the day.
The Rev. DIR. David Mitchell, of the
Scotch Presby terian Church, will link
Two great names in his evening discourse
which will pe of the Memory of Colum-
bus and Tennyson." The choir, which
has greatly improved during the last few
weeks, will render special music. The
The Tabernacle will have a special Col
umbian service tomorrow night, Victor
Baler conducting. A Te Deum by War
wick Jordan. an anthem by Arthur Sui
ivan and the Gloria from Mozart's
Twelfth Mass are on the programme.
Pastor Scudder will deliver an appro-
pirate address.