The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-23
ROMAN CATHOLIC NEWS
Mgr. Seton's Interesting AC-
count of the Congress Of
Religions.
HOLY R0SARY'S NEW PASTOR
Excellent Societies of St. Peters
New Holy Name Society to Be
Organized in st. Bridgst's.
R0SARY'S NEW PASTOR

Especially interesting It 10 to note the
different impressions produce upon ones
min when such q gigantic display OF
ingenuity and ponderous brain product
as the Chicago Fair IL made the object OF
ones study. 1t was with the Intention
OF learning the opinions OF a thinking and
studious mind concerning the Fair that
/ sought an interview with one Of jersey
Ciiy's most prominent clerRymen, Mon
signor Seton OF st. Joseph's Church.
Then. too, Monsignor Seton. as all read
ers Of The JERSEY CITY News are aware.
represented this diocese at the Con-
gress OF All Religions. held at
Chicago. aud perhaps It was a
trife more for this than for the
other reason ascribsd that l called on the
reverend gentleman. Mgr. Sston read q
paper at the Congress which. according
TO newspaper reports. was one of the
ablesf productions that was given forth
from that platform. Certain 1t is that
no other speaker SO electrified the au-
dience as TO solicit more vociferous plau-
dts than did Mgr. Seton. Cardinal
Gibbons made q wonderful address. but
Mgr. Seton commanded equal attention.
THE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
IL IFtQEl W buo EdtIs luz CAulQiI puhb
made a lasting impression upon Mgr.
Seton's MUD was the vastness Of the
educational exhibits. He sayS:-"The
educational exhibit is grand. 1t is the
grandest thing la the world. The Cath
ole exhibit was as great as all public
schools and all others. It was wonderful.
EVERYWHERE throughout the immense
place can be seen the symbolic Catholic
cross. Surmouutin9 the carrivals are
the cross. The cross of La Rabida WIS
truly a welcome sight. Close by the
water the convent OF Ia RaDida stands.
beautiful and grand. Palms and shrubs
are planted everywhere around IL. aud
1t seems as il Spain ITSELF were trans
ported. The white convent can be seen,
first as one rounds q point on the Welt
defined shore. 1t Is a great triumph. II
was thronged more than any other place
at the exhibition"
Then the clergyman deviatsd from ths
Fair aud. in a most entertaining way,
talked to Id for three quarters of al
hour about the Congress of All Reli2-
ions.
had scarcely room to add one small
word. but that | did not need to do. for
Monslguor was willing to tell all about
the religious congress. 1 admired SO
much his expressive description Of it all
that | could have sat for many more
hours In raDt attention, had not Mou-
signor an appointment which he would
I'LL. His first expression was:-
GAIN TO THE CATHOLICS.
1.-THE ouly people who will come out
with credit aud gain from the Congr ess
of All Religions are the Roman Cat no.
lies. Before l Left" he continued. can
Important Bishop aud ne dozen or
more other non-Catholics accosted me
and said that they knew, OF two scors of
laymen who were attracted to the Catno-
JIG religion by what they had heard from
the platform. Tney had come, not TO: tie
purpose OF eriticizing, but with
The courage OF their convictions
and were willing to listen TO instruction
In the Catholic religion.
tn the Congress OF Religions all the
speakers gave their views aud expressed
their tenets. / wan ID to make the people
who are not Catholics believe as l did.
Four thousand people sat in the audience
to listen to what Catholicism was. |
only spoke what was true, and from Z
full heart. convinced OF the proprietv
and the meaning OF the words l uttered.
! was appIauded. 1 was honored.
BADGES He IS PROUD OF.
II appeared on the platform of the Con-
gress OF Religions with. the badge of the
Sons of the Revolution aui the badge of
on associate member of ZabriskIe POST on
my coat trout. Wa | proud of its [
RssuredlY was. l could sss the eyes
directed towards .thoss badges aud they
applauded those badges. l wore them ali
the time"
M~ousignor Seton excused himself hers
and soon came downstairs with the
badges. He was proud of exhibiting
them, and said. with a deRree OF pleas
ure:-
81 can claim Iiueal descent from a good
Revolutionary officer" BE tnen re-
turned to the subject.
A / stood on the platform in Coiufn-
bus Hall last SATURDAY. afternoon aud
showed the relation of the doctrines OF
the Catholic Church t. che Sacred Scrip
lures. | could see the Few. Joseph Cook
sQuirm around In his cGsir. There were
Russians, Chinese. Rabbits, Presbyter-
iaus. Baptists. Swetlenborgians aud all
sorts OF religious preachers.
"On Monday. the 18th, / ave a lecture
In the evening for f0rty minutes IN the
place of Bishop King, who could not
attend. talked impromptu on the his
tory of the Catholic Church.
oh, there were a great many minis
tiers there. all Intelligent, too, They
were all courteous to me and others all
the time. and they listened to my talk as
though they were Interested. | saw them
vince once or twice, too.
II BENEFITS OF THE CONGRESS.
Il want to say Que thug espscialIy:-u
the Parliament of Religions has In no
otber way had good products. it has done
good in this, IL toned down auimosfties
rounded of irregularities. and taught the
members TO peaceably agree to disagree,
and this is another victory for the Cstho.
lie religion. for II was foremost in this.
CHRISTIAN RELIGION DEMOCRATIC.
1.-THE Cristtan religion. it was learned.
is the most democratic OF any instttutfon.
1t Is for the free man. for the slave, for
the black and for the white, aud the
different races Rave their rights Ia it.
The congress served to e~xtinguish big
otry. mutual hatred aud Ill will.
"The Catholic speakers made plenty OF
converts. Many embraced the tenets OF
the church after hearing the speakers
expound the light. ASH said, there
were all sorts OF people. AL one
session was sitting between Il
Russian Prince named Sergius VOL.
korsky, and q colored gentleman, coal
black ne was, who was Bishop Armett.
He IL AN Episcopal Clergyman. When |
had finished ms talk or that day the