The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-11
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A Prominent Priest Gives 3 Reason for
the Removal of Extremes.
IA lot OF busy bodies, quidnuncs and
know nothings," said a popular priest
last evening to a NEWS reporter. 'nave
ipdustriously circulated the rumor that
Bishop Wigger is preparing to remove
all Irish priests from the diocese Of New
ark, and has served a notice among
others on Father Nolan of st. Henry's
Church. Bayonne. TO get out by Deem
Der /. ihis rumor, so far as the re inovaI
OF all Irish priests is concerned, Is false"
1he rrvsrenI gentleman explained
that II u Eotics had been sent TO auy
priest it was within the bishoD's right 10
do SO. II seems that The priests TO who
the alleged notices have been sent are
Known IS ''externes," or priest not
affiliated to the diocese, Occasionally an
"extsrne" will come Go q diocese and ask
TO be smployed temporarily, aud in
many cases he is taken in AS al assistant.
should the bishop desire these "ex-
ternes" TO vacate aud return to their
W dioceses, so that yoa1R affiliated
priests may ind places, the blsnop, in
giving notice to the extremes to cave the
Church, is only dong what every other
diocesan ,hief would do. provide for his
own priests first.
Iu this action, HE NEWS informant
says. there may be an arrtere pensee, or
suspicion of the bishops procliviLy to
Cahsnslyism, but that is oniy conjec-
ture. Certain y Bishop Wigger IL exsr-
cisiug Il canonical right TO wnIcn no one
can take exception.
a NEWS reporter eried to interview the
Rev. Patrick hepnsssy of 81. Patrick's
aud the Rev. Father Anne of st, Henry's,
Bayonne, neither Of these clergymen
would express auy opinion upon the SUD
iect. Il Know nothing of tho matter you
let TO-" was the answer IN both iu-
stances. As to, Father NOIan, he was
from home and Of course could not be
seen.
Dame Rumor sought out Father
Mooney of ST. Mary's. aud lately of tue
Cuurch of the Holy Rosary. AS another
victiin of the Bishops attempt TO weed
out Irish priests; bus here, again, the
garrulous dame is wrong. Father
Mooney was only temporarily in charge
of this Italian church after the
vhmose oil Father Mazzieta and
ca ne from S.. MnrYis7 AZ y favor to the
b.snep. When Father Sehoener came to
The Holy ROSARY Churcn Fhtner Mooney
"a urued 10 St. Mary's. from which place
o'was never cnaHgeus Other names
~ aw{oned like Father Murphy OF PaGer-
s5raa Dr.. flaming of Newark are ell
mfe1idIfferent Cases. .1u tns frat instance
a n xsr Murphy was Inhibited by Mgr.
at bili tor ecclesiastical misdesds aud DIR.
81 inning really belongs to Chicago.
D .dteturning To Father Murphy. mis- eccen-
sgficities were q CONSTANT source of amase
Wen 10 Hvk ken people wniis ne was al
/ st. Mary's. Betote q meal ne would rush
duwn tue ste ps of the PASTORAL residence
and gallop malt i dozen Times around the
park IN front of the mouse AID tnen tear
up the stoop Dack to the dinner table,
conscious that he had worked up a fine
appetite. He never usod The side waiks
Tine middle OF tho road with all its
Inequalities was .ood enough for aim. He
did noL bellevs iu the smooth path which
lead to perdition, but tbs rouxn Road
which lead 10 rterual happiness When
he left Hobokeu Tie pe1pIe OF that place
were deprived OF q never failing source
OF amusement.