The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-15

they were to meet Mgr. Satolli. There
were fully 5000 people In tue neighbor-
hood at the time. Throughout the city
the residences of Catholics were decor
aLed.
The processionists waited at the City
Hall for over an nour and u half. At this
point fully 10000 persons had gathered.
and all along to the church the streets
were jammed. A great shout announced
the coming OF the Monsignor, and iinme :
diateIy the processionists got in line. AS
the carriage caine iuto Washington street
from Newark avenue there was Ia cheer
which was repeated a few minutes later
when Mayor Fagan entered the coach.
The procession was then started.
THE PROCESSION.
First came u body OF the Htbernians,
who were followed by the Catholic Bsne-
VIOLENT Legion. the Young Mems Lyceum
the Catholic B~enevejeht AS snciation aud
the parishiouersW st. Mary's L. A.. B.
Society acted as a guard Of honor to the
Apostolic Delegate.
The procession was headed by the
Grand Marshal, L. H. O'Rafferty. The
line of march was up Washington street
to Seventh, to Garden, to Fifth. Here
1900 school chilren wers drawn up in
liue and through his the process1onists
marched, breaking line a block
further to allow the carriage with
the visitor to drive through.
The little ones cheered and waved their
handkerchiefs. while the older:spectators
cheered. At the church, Mgr, Satoilt was
assisted to alight by Mayor Pagan. He
was met at the door by Fathers Callaghan
and Fitzpatrick, ana the acplytes. The
prayers of welcome were sad, and then
the party proceeded to the altar, where
Mgr. Satolli was gwen the seat OF honor,
the visiting priests ana altar boys taking
seats within the sanctuary. In a few
momente the church was crowded. and
the ushers mad hard work to keep the
people from crowding into the sanctuary.
FATHER coRRIGAN's WELCOME.
Wien al. had secured seats. ana quiet
had been restored. Father Corrigau as
cended the pulpit, and addressing the
Monsignor, welcomed him to the church.
He said:-"I am only q. siDole priest ad-
dressing you. for you are the represents
tive Of Leo. the Great Master OF US all; he
who rules the minds and hearts OF us all.
You have come with all the power and
might of Rome, aud We ask, why this
honor to u.s. aud We seem To be lost ia
admiration Of ourselves. to think that we
nave done anything that calls
for the honor that your presence
does us to-day. You nave
made yourself lear to the American
heart. and no mar has come to our
shores is SO beloved by the American
people as.vou. You are received with JOY
because Won represent the Ideas OF the
HOLY Father. You have made clear the
great ideas of our Holy Father, and you
have taught us THAI the church may en-
10y the privileges of the State"
Father Corrigau heIe referred to the
subject of education. and incidentally to
the right of Catholic parents to have
their children Taught by the state, and
the right of the priests TO compromise in
the matter of parochial schools.
Some don't understand this yet" con-
timed Father Corrigan, 'but we are
Americans aud lawabidiug. and when we
know thai our superior authority declares
a law constitutional we obey Its man.
dates" He referred TO the work of the
Church in H~oboken, aud said the great
est reward they could receive WAS the
presence of the Pope's delegate to APP
prove OF their WORK.
MAYoR FAGAN'S ADDRESS.
Mayor Pagan then stepped TO the altar.
and addressing Mgr. Satolli, read The fol-
lowing address on behalf of the parish
oners:-
May it please Your Excellency: 1t is
impossible for me on behalf of the parish
toner's of the Church of Our Lady of
Grace. to express even in a small degree
the great pleasure and joy your presence
affords us today. Your visit fills u
minds aud hearts with great satisfaction
and qualification, as 1t never occurred to
us, nor could we bring ourselves to hope,
that we should be honored by a visit OF SO
distinguished a person, no less than the
representative of our Holy Father the
Pope himself. We appreciate the high
favor bestowed upon DE-. aud ara hattsred
by your presence in our midst realizing
that it is a signal honor for which the
Catholics of Hoboken may well be proud,
owing it. Ms We feel to the Zeal and energy
of our beloved pastor. Nor does this honor
belong to us alone, but to all the citizens
of Hoboken whatever may be their relig-
ious belief, because there are assembled
here today persons of many different
sects. ready and willing to acknowledge
the great honor conferred upon them by
the presence of the Delegate of Our Holy
Father.
yet our joy is but a small part of the
great rejoicing which Is daily felt by our
fellow Catholics throughout this broad
land, that cur Holy Father deigned TO ap-
point u delegate for our beloved country,
aud that the honor fell npon SO distin-
guished and learned a prelate as your
Excellency has shown yourself TO be.
Your ExceliencY is familiar with the
liberal ideas that actuats our country
men, aud since your entry upon your
holy mission you have shown yourself TO
be thoroughly imbued with the ideas thas
touch the American hetrt. and have
proved yourself to be a true american in
the real seuse of the word
"Your sound and liberal views on the
different questions that o heve acted
upon prove FOUR true Americanlsm aud
your knowledge of the wants of u
Holy Mother Church in this country.
BIGoTRY EXTINCT.
"The great Columbian celebration has
brought many distinguished men to our
shores, but none has been received with
the same joy aud respect as your Excel
lency. This shows a great change in our
country Within the last thirty or forty
years. at that time intense religious
bigotry prevailed to a certain extent
against the Church, bat with true Ameri-
can spirit, our fellow citizens have cast
that bigoLry to the winds and they now
hold out their hands to US in fr%aternal
greeting.
1--WE are now their honored and valued
| associates III all professions, crafts u
trades. And may God still continue un-
to all ages. to give us His Divine grace to
| continue in this Onward course for His
own honor and glory and the goot or our
fellow citizens. Your Excellency, twea-
ty-ive years ago the Catholics of Hobo
ken were but u very small proportion OF
the Inhabitants, but now you ses the
| great change that has taken place. Inis
magnificent temple Is a proof That u
Catholicity is not on the waue, but keeps
pace and marches onward as we umer
caliy Increase.
Wonderful work has been accom-
plished in this parish within the last If
teen years. but the crowniug works of all
are our great church, which is the largest
church In New Jersey. aud our great
| parochinl fraa school which ia the largest