The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-10
FATHER KlLLEEN WINS.
He Takes a Vote Upon His Re-
moval and is Overwhelmingly
Sustained.

There is trouble In the Church of st.
Mary Star Of the Sea of Bayonne. of
which the Rev. Father Thomas VI. Kill
lie en- Is Rector. A small number of dis
satisfied parishioners formed an orgaui-
zatioD, and ex-Posrmaster Thomas Brady
wrote a letter to Father Kil!een, it which
IL was stated that in tbs opinion OF the
writer the, majority of the parishlo ners
desired the reiaoval of the rector. A
meeting OF the dissatisfied was held last
week.
The gathering organized with Recorder
Connolly as Chairman and Letter Car
rier mann as Secretary. The grievances
they 1temlzed and considered we're
First, the higher education of the chill
dren of the parish: second, the non
attendance OF many Pensioners of the
church at the services; third, the denial
to the practitioners of a voice in the choice
of trustees for the parish; fourth, the
betterment OF the parish's financial con-
dition. The gathering, after much dis
cussion. decided to lay these grievances
before Bishop Wigger. and to request an
Investigation that would afford q solu-
tlon TO the vexed questions. 1t also de-
cidsd to call a public meeting of the
Darishioners for a further discussion of
the troubles, and to invite Father KIIieen
TO attend this meeting.
Father kiileen made arrangements to
circumveut his enemies. AT all the
masses yesterday he read a statement in
which be said he had received a letter
from q certain p%arishoner who expre ssed
his opinion that the majority of the par
ishoners were desiruuS of his removal
from the rectorate. 10 test the verify of
OF this question, he o caused to be
prepared ballots for the attendants at the
services TO vote. These ballots read as
follows. For Father Killeen to stay"
ana For Father Killeen to leave" re-
spectively, and some of each were dis
tributed in each pew of the ediice.
Father kiileen clso informed the con-
gregatIon that his opponents intended 10
hold their public meeting at Brady's
Hall at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, addIng
that he would be pleased to nave those
favorable to him also attend the affair.
In alluding to eX-Postmaster Brady's
letter to him he cited extracts from the
communication, and characterized Mr..
Brady's action as audacious and ignorant.
Recorder Connolly and ex-Postmastsr
Brady were present at one OF the masses.
and Father Kiileen named them as tellers
of the ballots. The result of the vote cast
was 1878 for Father Ktlleeu to stay
against "a for him to go.
The afternoon meeting was crowded
aud stormy. A motion TO allow reporters
to remain was carried without q dissent
Ing voice. Ex-School Trustee Hickey
read a set OF resolutions. citing the vote
Of the morning. and sustaining Father
killeen. There was much discussion
over the resolutions. and at one time it
looked as il there would be a row. The
resolutions were iHally adopted.
Ex-postmaster Brady gave notice th at
the petitions for and against the removal
of Father Killeen would be prepared and
circulated amoug the parishioners. Alter
adjournment the delighted partisans of
Father Killeen gave cheers for him and
for the parish.